Jim McNeely – The Plot Thickens (1979)

 Jim McNeely (born May 18, 1949) is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and faculty. 

 Jim McNeely was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois, and moved to New York City in 1975. In 1978, he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. He spent six years as a featured soloist with that band and its successor, Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra).

00:00 - 09:23 01 the plot thickens 09:23 - 12:42 02 the light at the end of the cave 12:42 - 19:03 03 burgundy and the virgin snow 19:03 - 25:20 04 inner ear 25:20 - 37:48 05 chelsea litany_feng liu 37:48 - 40:28 06 chelsea litany (piano solo) 40:28 - 50:26 07 the plot thickens (alt. take) 

 Bass – Jon Burr, Mike Richmond (tracks: A1, B3) Drums – Billy Hart Engineer, Mixed By, Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder Guitar – John Scofield (tracks: A1, B3) Liner Notes – David Feinman, Leslie Ladd* Photography By – Deborah Feingold Piano, Composed By – Jim McNeely

 Producer, Artwork [Portrait Of Jim McNeely], Design [Album] – David Feinman Recorded May 4 and June 27, 1979.