Released End of August 1963 Release date August 1963 Label Compulsion | Length 41:05 | |
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Recorded November 19, 1962 (#1, 2, 8, 9)February 26, 1963 (#3, 4, 7, 10)March 28, 1963 (#5, 6, 11, 12) Similar Fantabulous, Afro/American Sketches, The Blues and the Abstract T, Nocturne, Soulful Brass |
Oliver nelson full nelson
Full Nelson is a jazz album by Oliver Nelson recorded in 1962 and 1963, and released on Verve Records. It is one of his first big band albums. Nelson has also arranged his Hoe Down, a composition that initially appeared in a septet version on The Blues and the Abstract Truth, in a driving big band arrangement that features Clark Terry.
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Reception
Down Beat magazine critic Harvey Pekar wrote that, "Nelson's alto work is featured on Full Nelson, Skokiaan, and Leonard Bernstein's Cool. He plays fluently and melodically with a somewhat harder tone than he has used in the past. Back Woods is a humorous piece, dedicated to Phil Woods and spotlighting his biting alto playing."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Oliver Nelson, unless otherwise noted.
- "Full Nelson" – 2:47
- "Skokiaan" (Msarurgwa, Glazer) - 1:54
- "Miss Fine" - 4:11
- "Majorca" - 3:06
- "Cool" (Bernstein, Sondheim) - 4:55
- "Back Woods" - 3:32
- "Lila's Theme" (Goldsmith) - 3:55
- "Ballad for Benny" - 2:36
- "Hoe Down" - 2:50
- "Paris Blues" (Ellington) - 2:57
- "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Newley, Bricusse) - 3:51
- "You Love But Once" - 4:31
Personnel
Songs
1Full Nelson2:49
2Skokian1:54
3Miss Fine4:12