Released 1970 Artist Oliver Nelson Producer Bob Thiele Genre Jazz | Black, Brown and Beautiful
(1969) Zig Zag
(1970) Release date 1970 Label Stardust Records | |
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Recorded October 1969
Los Angeles, CA Similar Oliver Nelson albums, Jazz albums | ||
1970 oliver nelson black brown and beautiful
Black, Brown and Beautiful is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band recorded in 1969 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label. Selections from the album were released on Nelson's 1976 compilation A Dream Deferred while the title was also used for the CD rerelease of Johnny Hodges album 3 Shades of Blue.
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Black brown and beautiful
Reception
Douglas Payne called it "A stirring tribute to Martin Luther King that is as searching and angry as it is contemplative and compassionate. Nelson mixes dissonant orchestral moments that nearly lapse into free zones with lovely, more familiar territory which celebrate a joy of love and life. Highly recommended but (as of yet) unissued on CD and very hard to find.".
Track listing
All compositions by Oliver Nelson
- "Aftermath" - 5:29
- "Requiem" - 7:03
- "Lamb of God" - 2:28
- "Martin Was a Man, a Real Man" - 4:08
- "Self-Help Is Needed" - 4:06
- "I Hope in Time a Change Will Come" - 2:33
- "3, 2, 1, 0" - 3:24
- "Black, Brown and Beautiful" - 3:26
- "Requiem, Afterthoughts" - 4:00
Personnel
Songs
1Aftermath5:29
2Requiem7:03
3Lamb of God2:31