John McNeil - There Is No Greater Love

John McNeil (March 23, 1948 - September 27, 2024) launched his professional career with debut LP Embarkation (SCS 1099) on SteepleChase in 1978, a few hours before he turned 30. Age 30 was his goal to release his first, and he remarked, I just made it!John McNeil's There Is No Greater Love (SCCD 34007) unveils a previously unheard 1983 Odense, Denmark session, capturing the trumpeter at a creative peak during his extensive Scandinavian tour. Joined by Danish masters Jesper Lundgaard (bass) and Aage Tanggaard (drums), McNeil delivers a warm, incisive set blending standards, bebop classics, and his own Out. His bright, agile phrasing-long praised for it's roots in Miles, Hubbard, and the Parker lineage-meets a deeply swinging Nordic rhythm team. This newly discovered trio date highlights McNeil's lyrical clarity, spontaneous invention, and enduring place in the modern jazz tradition.