A 16-bar composition derived from the blues in C-minor. Oliver Nelson - tenor sax Freddie Hubbard - trumpet Eric Dolphy - flute Bill Evans - piano Paul Chambers - bass Roy Haynes - drums George Barrow - baritone sax The soloists are: 1. Hubbard, 2. Dolphy, 3. Nelson and 4. Evans Recorded February 23, 1961 at the Van Gelder Studio, NJ Originally released on the album The Blues And The Abstract Truth, Impulse! A-5, 1961
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Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Nelson was born on 4th June 1932 in St Louis, Missouri. His family was musical: his brother was a saxophonist who played with Cootie Williams in the 1940s, and his sister sang and played piano. Nelson began learning to play the piano when he was six, and started on the saxophone at eleven. From 1947 he played in territory bands around St Louis, before joining the Louis Jordan big band from 1950 to 1951, playing alto sax and arranging. After milita… read more
Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Nelson was born on 4th June 1932 in St Louis, Misso… read more
Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Nelson was born on 4th June 1932 in St Louis, Missouri. His family was musical: his brother was a… read more