Oliver Nelson

Artist:  Oliver Nelson
Born:  June 4, 1932.  St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died:  October 28, 1975 (Aged 43).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Saxophone Jazz, Soul Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, composer, Arranger
Instruments:  Soprano & Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet

Oliver Nelson was an American Jazz Saxophonist, Clarinetist and Composer, Arranger and Bandleader, best known of his album The Blues And The Abstract Truth in 1961, considered as one of the most significant recordings of the Modern Jazz Era.

Title:  The Blues And The Abstract Truth (2015)
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Saxophone Jazz, Soul Jazz
Label:  Hallmark
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Stolen Moments  (8:46)
 2.  Hoe-Down  (4:43)
 3.  Cascades  (5:29)
 4.  Yearnin'  (6:23)
 5.  Butch And Butch  (4:36)
 6.  Teenie's Blues  (6:34)

Personnel:

Oliver Nelson:  Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Eric Dolphy:  Flute, Alto Saxophone
George Barrow:  Baritone Saxophone
Freddie Hubbard:  Trumpet
Bill Evans:  Piano
Paul Chambers:  Bass
Roy Haynes:  Drums

The Blues And The Abstract Truth is an album by Oliver Nelson, originally released on August 1961 by Impulse!, remastered and reissued May 18, 2015 by Hallmark, featuring Eric Dolphy, George Barrow, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Roy Haynes.