Hat Trick (Jackie McLean album)

Hat Trick is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean, released in 1978 on the Blue Note label. The album features McLean alongside Walter Bishop Jr. on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Michael Carvin on drums. The tracks consist primarily of original compositions by McLean and Bishop Jr., showcasing McLean's signature hard bop style. Hat Trick represents a later period in McLean's recording career, following his return to the United States after a period living and teaching in Hartford, Connecticut. It is considered a solid, if not groundbreaking, entry in his extensive discography, and demonstrates his continued commitment to exploring harmonic and rhythmic complexities within the hard bop framework.