John McNeil/Tom Harrell: Look to the Sky - 1979

John McNeil, Tom Harrell, trumpet, flügelhorn · Kenny Barron, piano · Buster Williams, bass · Billy Hart, drums

Chasing the Bird · Namely You · Terrestris · Little Dancer · Look to the Sky · Unit 7 · Look to the Sky · Chasing the Bird

"A must for all jazz trumpetophiles... A real gem."  --Jazz Review

John McNeil Quintet: Faun - 1979

David Liebman, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute · Richie Beirach, piano · Buster Williams, bass · Billy Hart, drums

Down Sunday · CJ · Faun · Iron Horse · Samba de Beach · Ruari

"McNeil can play hot or cool... A fine synthesis of European sensibility and American swing."  --Down Beat

John McNeil Quartet: The Glass Room - 1979

John McNeil, trumpet, flügelhorn · Bill Bickford, guitar· Tom Warrington, bass · Mike Hyman, drums

Blewbo · Cheyda · Hank's Shuffle · Salvador · The Slope · The Glass Room · Blewbo

"McNeil has the talent to convey almost any musical impression he wishes. [He] provides freshness and lasting interest."  --Jazz Journal

John McNeil Quintet: Embarkation - 1978

Bob Berg, tenor sax · John McNeil, trumpet, flügelhorn · Joanne Brackeen, piano · Rufus Reid, bass · Billy Hart, drums

Greenwich · Out · Blue Samba · But Now · Sea Breeze · Ev'rything I Love

"John McNeil is a real find.  [He] has arrived at his own musical language.  There is never a superfluous note."  --Chicago Tribune