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Oliver Nelson Skull Session 180g LP (Neon Yellow Vinyl)

Olier Nelson

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Light In The Attic 20th Anniversary 180g Neon Yellow Vinyl LP!
Cosmic Jazz-Funk Classic From 1975!
Limited To 300 Copies!

Oliver Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer and bandleader. Oliver was born into a musical family in Missouri (his brother was a saxophonist who played with Cootie Williams in the 1940s, and his sister sang and played piano) so he began learning to play the piano when he was six and started on the saxophone at the age of eleven. In 1947 Nelson already started playing in local bands in and around the Saint Louis area. After his military service Nelson returned to Missouri to study music composition and theory. Upon completing his education and getting his degree, Oliver moved to New York City, playing with Erskine Hawkins and Wild Bill Davis, and working as the house arranger for the Apollo Theater. In the late 1950s, he was the leader of various groups and began recording for Prestige Records.

From 1960 to 1961, he played with legendary artists such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington before joining the Quincy Jones big band (touring both in the U.S. and in Europe). After recording many successful records on various labels he had already made a name for himself as a distinctive composer/arranger and moved to Los Angeles where he started composing background music for television and films (including large productions such as Columbo and The Six Million Dollar Man). He also arranged Gato Barbieri's music for Last Tango In Paris.

Next to his own recordings...in the following decade Oliver Nelson has worked as an arranger, writer and instrumentalist on large ensemble albums for artists such as Thelonious Monk, Leon Thomas, Burning Spear and Louis Armstrong. Next to his Prestige and Impulse! albums he also recorded for big labels such as Capitol, Columbia and Verve Records. Nelson produced albums for big acts from the likes of James Brown, The Temptations and Diana Ross. Oliver Nelson's work was sampled on records by Moby, Beastie Boys, DJ Shadow, J Dilla and countless others. But he is perhaps best remembered for his 1960 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth, often regarded as being among the most significant recordings of its era. Oliver Nelson was unfortunately lost to the world of Jazz in 1975 when he died aged 43 from a heart attack. He left an impressive legacy...to say the least.

Today Tidal Waves Music presents to you another classic recording by Mr. Nelson (Skull Session) recorded in 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label. Here on this album, Oliver Nelson plays with a HUGE all-star line-up consisting of Jerome Richardson (Miles Davis-Alice Coltrane), Bud Shank (Ravi Shankar-Astrud Gilberto), Bill Perkins (Dizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker), Chuck Domanico (Prince-Mary J. Blige), Maurice Spears (Herbie Hancock-Betty Davis), Buddy Collette (Charles Mingus-Chet Baker), Shelly Manne (Ornette Coleman), Bobby Bryant (Lalo Schifrin-Dennis Coffey), Oscar Brashear (Count Basie-Marvin Gaye), David Duke (Ella Fitzgerald-Lionel Richie), Vincent DeRosa (Jim Sullivan-Pharoah Sanders) and on the keyboards Mr. Cosmic funk himself: Lonnie Liston Smith!

Skull Session is a monster of an album that keeps Nelson's 1960s trademark sound but takes a deep dive into Jazz-funk and adds disco, groovy soul, Bossa nova and electronic funk in the process. Oliver Nelson successfully included electronic instruments (like the Moog & ARP) and the incorporation of the rhythms that are often associated with them...all this without detracting in any way from the high-quality recordings he became known for. Every track is an original composition with a strong melody line and an imaginative arrangement...all living up to Oliver Nelson's tremendous reputation as an arranger and composer. A sonic testament in every sense of the word. This is a GEM that is a must-own for any kind of Bop fan.

This reissue is now available as a deluxe 180g NEON YELLOW vinyl edition (limited to 300 copies w/obi strip), packaged in a gatefold jacket featuring the original artwork and sleeve notes by jazz novelist Nat Hentoff.

Features

  • Light In The Attic 20th Anniversary Edition - Limited to 300 Copies
  • 180g Vinyl
  • Neon Yellow Vinyl
  • Gatefold jacket with original artwork
  • OBI strip
  • Sleeve notes by jazz novelist Nat Hentoff

Musicians

Oliver Nelson alto saxophone
Bobby Bryant trumpet, flugelhorn
Oscar Brashear trumpet, flugelhorn
Paul Hubinon trumpet
Buddy Childers trumpet
Grover Mitchell trombone
Richard Nash trombone
Chauncey Welsch trombone
Maurice Spears bass trombone
Vincent DeRosa French horn
Davis Allan Duke French horn
Don Waldrop tuba
Jerome Richardson alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
Bud Shank tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
Buddy Collette tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor flute, alto flute
Billy Green tenor saxophone
Billy Perkins tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
John Kelson Jr. baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Lonnie Liston Smith electric piano
Mike Wofford electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, piano
Laurindo Almeida guitar
Dennis Budimer electric guitar
Lee Ritenour electric guitar
Chuck Domanico bass, electric bass
Shelly Manne drums, percussion
Jimmy Gordon drums
Willie Bobo percussion

Selections

Side A:

  1. Skull Session
  2. Reuben's Rondo
  3. 125th St. And 7th Ave.
  4. One For Duke

Side B:

  1. Dumpy Mama
  2. Baja Bossa
  3. In A Japanese Garden
  4. Flight For Freedom

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