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Oliver Nelson – The Blues And The Abstract Truth (LP, Vinyl Record Album)
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Oliver Nelson – The Blues And The Abstract Truth (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1961

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Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Comments: Close to EX, superb copy, matrices differ on side B with omission of LW and inclusion of greek E (omega symbol).
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  • The Blues And The Abstract Truth is an LP by Oliver Nelson from 1961 released on the Impulse! label.

    About this album

    Oliver Nelson’s The Blues And The Abstract Truth is a landmark of modern jazz, balancing hard bop drive with the modal openness that would shape the 1960s. Recorded in 1961 with an extraordinary line-up including Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes, the album gave Nelson’s writing a rare combination of sophistication and direct emotional force. The best-known piece, “Stolen Moments”, became one of jazz’s great signature tunes, while the rest of the programme confirms the record’s status as a concise, brilliantly arranged classic. Its blend of ensemble colour, flowing solos and inventive harmony keeps it central to the jazz canon.

    Genre: Jazz

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  • Artist: Oliver Nelson
    Label: Impulse! – AS-5
    Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
    Units: 1
    Country: US
    Released: 1961
    Genre: Jazz
    Style: Modal, Post Bop

  • A1 Stolen Moments
    A2 Hoe Down
    A3 Cascades
    B1 Yearnin'
    B2 Butch And Butch
    B3 Teenie'S Blues