Oliver Nelson Blues And The Abstract Truth ( 180g vinyl LP )

Release date 30-01-2023( Originally released in 1961)

2023 EU reissue ( 180g vinyl LP )

A must buy for all jazz fans, and a Top Ten or Top Fifty favorite for many. Recorded by the founder of the Impulse label, Creed Taylor, Oliver Nelson's The Blues And The Abstract Truth is a historic landmark,  recording Oliver Nelson plays alto and tenor saxophone on his own compositions and arrangements here with generous support from such jazz luminaries as Bill Evans piano, Freddie Hubbard trumpet, Paul Chambers bass, Roy Haynes drums, and Eric Dolphy alto sax and flute.

The Blues And The Abstract Truth is Oliver Nelson's lasting contribution to the heritage of the American jazz idiom.

Tracks:

Nelson sextet:
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Eric Dolphy
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By – Oliver Nelson
Baritone Saxophone – George Barrow
Bass – Paul Chambers
Drums – Roy Haynes
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Bill Evans
Producer – Creed Taylor
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard