Oliver Nelson

Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions (MCD6-233)

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1962

Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions

Oliver Nelson

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8437012830103

COM 114336

MCD6-233

JAZZ

6

Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions

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Includes 90 tracks, spanning 1962 to 1967. Including some of his more recognizable compositions, such as "Miss Fine," "Teenie's Blues" and "Patterns for Orchestra," as well as tunes from others associated with Nelson (such as W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues."). In addition to dates he led under his own name, this set includes the sessions he wrote, scored and conducted as Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz All Stars and the Jazz Impressions Orchestra; with Shirley Scott, Ray Brown and Milt Jackson; five sessions with organist Jimmy Smith and another headlined by Smith and Wes Montgomery; plus an awesome date from 1967 co-chaired by Oliver Nelson and the incomparable Pee Wee Russell.

DISCOGRAPHY:

(A) OLIVER NELSON - FULL NELSON
RCA Studios, New York, November 19, 1962

(B) OLIVER NELSON - FANTABULOUS
Universal Studios, Chicago, March 19, 1964

(C) LEONARD FEATHER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAZZ ALL STARS:
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, November 3, 1966

(D) JAZZ INTERACTIONS ORCHESTRA - JAZZHATTAN SUITE:
Capitol Studios,New York, November 13, 1967

(E) SHIRLEY SCOTT - ROLL 'EM
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, April 19, 1966

(F) RAY BROWN  /MILT JACKSON
New York, January 4, 1965

(G) OLIVER NELSON - SOUND PIECES
Western Recorders, Los Angeles, September 27, 1966

(H) OLIVER NELSON - THE KENNEDY DREAM:
Capitol Studios, New York, February 16, 1967

(I) PEE WEE RUSSELL AND OLIVER NELSON - THE SPIRIT OF '67
Capitol Studios, New York, February 14, 1967

(J) JIMMY SMITH - BASHIN'
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, March 26, 1962

(K) JIMMY SMITH - HOBO FLATS
A & R Studios, New York, March 15, 1963

(L) JIMMY SMITH - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLFF
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, January 20, 1964

(M) JIMMY SMITH - PETER AND THE WOLF
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey May 11, 1966

(N) JIMMY SMITH - HOOCIE COOCHIE MAN
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, June 14, 1966

(O) JIMMY SMITH & WES MONTGOMERY
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, September 21, 1966
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DISC ONE:
01. Full Nelson (A)
02. Skokiaan (A)
03. Miss Fine (A)
04. Majorca (A)
05. Cool (A)
06. Back Woods (A)
07. Lila's Theme (A)
08. Ballad For Benny (A)
09. Hoe Down (A)
10. Paris Blues (A)
11. What Kind Of Fool Am I (A)
12. You Love But Once (A)
13. Hobo Flats (B)
14. Post No Bills (B)
15. A Bientot (B)
16. Three Plus One (B)
17. Take Me With You (B)
18. Daylie's Double (B)
19. Teenie's Blues (B)
20. Laz-ie Kate (B)

DISC TWO:
01. St. Louis Blues (C)
02. I Remember Bird (C)
03. Ricardo's Dilemma (C)
04. Patterns For Orchestra (C)
05. The Sidewalks Of New York (aka East Side, West Side) (C)
06. Greensleeves (C)
07. John Brown's Blues (C)
08. Twelve Tone Blues (C)
09. A Typical Day In New York (D)
10. The East Side/The West Side (D)
11. 125th And Seventh Ave. (D)
12. A Penthouse Dawn (D)
13. One For Duke (D)
14. Complex City (D)

DISC THREE:
01. Roll 'Em (E)
02. For Dancers Only (E)
03. Sophisticated Swing (E)
04. Sometimes I'm Happy (E)
05. Lined With A Groove (F)
06. Lazy Theme (F)
07. Now Hear My Meaning (F)
08. In A Crowd
09. Sound Piece For Jazz Orchestra (G)
10. Flute Salad (G)
11. The Lady From Girl Talk (G)

DISC FOUR:
01. Let The Word Go Forth (H)
02. A Genuine Peace (H)
03. The Rights Of All (H)
04. Tolerance (H)
05. The Artists' Rightful Place (H)
06. Jacqueline (H)
07. Day In Dallas (H)
08. John Kennedy Memory Waltz (H)
09. Love Is Just Around The Corner (I)
10. This Is It (I)
11. Memories Of You (I)
12. Pee Wee's Blues (I)
13. The Shadow Of Your Smile (I)
14, Ja-Da (I)
15. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (I)
16. Bopol (I)
17. I'm Coming Virginia (I)
18. Six And Four (I)


DISC FIVE:
01. Walk On The Wild Side (J)
02. Ol' Man River (J)
03. In A Mellow Tone (J)
04. Step Right Up (J)
05. Hobo Flats (K)
06. Blueberry Hill (K)
07. Walk Right In (K)
08. Trouble In Mind (K)
09. The Preacher (K)
10. Meditation (K)
11. I Can't Stop Loving You (K)
12. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (L)
13. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolff, part one (L)
14. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolff, part two (L)

DISC SIX:
01. The Bird/The Duck/The Cat/The Grandfather/The Wolf/The Hunter/Peter (M)
02. Duck Theme/Jimmy And The Duck/Peter's Theme/Meal Time (M)
03. Elegy For A Duck (M)
04. Cat In A Tree (M)
05. Capture Of The Wolf (M)
06. Finale: Parade/Peter Plays Some Blues (M)
07. One Mint Julep (N)
08. Blues And The Abstract Truth (N)
09. Down By The Riverside (O)
10. Night Train (O)
11. 13 (Death March) (O)
12. Milestones (O)
13. 'Round Midnight (O)