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Impressions of Phaedra

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Released
  
1962

Length
  
24:10

Artist
  
Oliver Nelson

Producer
  
Alan Douglas

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1962 New York City

Impressions of Phaedra (1962)
  
Full Nelson (1962-63)

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
United Artists Records

Similar
  
Oliver Nelson albums, Jazz albums

Impressions of Phaedra is an album by saxophonist/composer/arranger Oliver Nelson recorded in 1962 and released on the United Artists Jazz label. The album features Nelson's arrangements of Mikis Theodorakis music from the 1962 motion picture Phaedra.

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Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 2 stars stating "Moody and long-forgotten, like the film it was inspired by, Phaedra interchanges film-like cues with some torrid jazz content (mostly courtesy of Phil Woods). Makes an interesting case for "Greek Jazz"".

Track listing

All compositions by Mikis Theodorakis except as indicated

  1. "Phaedra Love (Theme)" - 3:40
  2. "London's Fog" - 2:00
  3. "Dirge" (Oliver Nelson) - 4:50
  4. "Phaedra (Tragedy)" - 2:20
  5. "The Fling" - 2:45
  6. "Rendezvous" - 2:55
  7. "Too Much Sun" - 2:18
  8. "One More Time" - 3:22

Personnel

  • Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
  • Clark Terry, Bernie Glow, Doc Severinson, Snooky Young - trumpet
  • Urbie Green, Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman, Tommy Mitchell - trombone
  • Don Butterfield - tuba
  • Phil Woods - alto saxophone
  • Barry Galbraith - guitar
  • Lloyd G. Mayers - piano
  • George Duvivier - bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy - drums
  • Ray Barretto - bongos
  • Unidentified string section

    • References

    Impressions of Phaedra Wikipedia
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