More Blues and the Abstract Truth
{{Infobox album
| name = More Blues and the Abstract Truth
| type = Album
| artist = Oliver Nelson
| cover = More Blues and the Abstract Truth.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 1965[https://books.google.com/books?id=2igEAAAAMBAJ&dq=oliver+nelson+More+Blues&pg=PA36 Billboard Jan 30, 1965]
| recorded = November 10–11, 1964
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 43:10 original LP
49:54 CD reissue
| label = Impulse!
A-75
| producer = Bob Thiele
| chronology = Oliver Nelson
| prev_title = Fantabulous
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle
| next_year = 1966
}}
More Blues and the Abstract Truth is an album by American jazz composer, conductor and arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9000-series/#a-75 Impulse! Records discography] accessed March 23, 2011.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Unlike the original classic Blues and the Abstract Truth set from three years earlier, Oliver Nelson does not play on this album. He did contribute three of the eight originals and all of the arrangements but his decision not to play is disappointing... The emphasis is on blues-based pieces and there are some strong moments even if the date falls short of its predecessor".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-blues-and-the-abstract-truth-r69784 Allmusic Review] accessed March 23, 2011.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = Down Beat
|rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}Down Beat: April 22, 1965 vol. 32, no. 9
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 151
}}
|rev4 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1071}}
}}
Track listing
All compositions by Oliver Nelson except as noted
- "Blues and the Abstract Truth" - 5:14
- "Blues O'Mighty" (Hodges) - 6:48
- "Theme from Mr. Broadway" (Brubeck) - 5:45
- "Midnight Blue" (Neal Hefti) - 4:06
- "The Critic's Choice" - 2:21
- "One for Bob" - 6:07
- "Blues for Mr. Broadway" (Brubeck) - 8:12
- "Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) - 4:37
- "One for Phil" - 3:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Night Lights" (Arnold Shaw) - 2:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded on November 10, 1964 (tracks 4 & 6–9), and November 11, 1964 (tracks 1–3, 5 & 10).
Personnel
- Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
- Thad Jones, Danny Moore (tracks 1 & 5) - trumpet
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- Ben Webster - tenor saxophone (tracks 4 & 7)
- Phil Bodner - tenor saxophone, English horn
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
- Roger Kellaway - piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
References
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Category:Impulse! Records albums
Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Category:Albums produced by Bob Thiele