Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags
1974 studio album by Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Oliver Nelson | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | April 1974 London, England with overdubs in New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Flying Dutchman BDL 1-0592 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Oliver Nelson chronology | ||||
|
Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags is an album by Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in London in 1974 for the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2] Supporting Nelson was the band Oily Rags, which featured Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock (later of Chas & Dave), who also wrote three of the album's songs.
Reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 1½ stars stating "Nelson plays well and there are some good moments (particularly on Jobim's "Meditation") but most of the backup musicians sound quite anonymous and little of significance occurs".[3]
Track listing
- "Lucille" (Little Richard, Albert Collins) - 6:13
- "Woggles" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 1:56
- "Cairo to Benghazi" (Joe Jammer) - 10:06
- "Working Man" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 3:49
- "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 6:00
- "Mailman Bring Me No More Blues" (Bob Katz, Ruth Ann Roberts, Bob Thiele) - 4:42
- "Hillbilly" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 3:42
Personnel
- Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Jimmy Maxwell, Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 2 & 7)
- Mike Moran - piano
- Hugh Burns (tracks 1 & 4–7), Joe Jammer (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7) - electric guitar
- Chas Hodges (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7), Dave Peacock (tracks 1, 2 & 7) - guitar
- Pat Donaldson - electric bass
- Pete Gavin - drums
- Chris Karan, Frank Ricotti - percussion (tracks 4 & 5)
References
- v
- t
- e
- Meet Oliver Nelson (1959)
- Taking Care of Business (1960)
- Screamin' the Blues (1960)
- Nocturne (1961)
- Soul Battle (1960)
- Straight Ahead (1961)
- The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)
- Afro/American Sketches (1962)
- Impressions of Phaedra (1962)
- Fantabulous (1964)
- More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964)
- Happenings ( 1966)
- Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966)
- Sound Pieces (1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66)
- The Sound of Feeling (1966–67)
- Jazzhattan Suite (1967)
- The Spirit of '67 (1967)
- The Kennedy Dream (1967)
- Soulful Brass (1968)
- Black, Brown and Beautiful (1969)
- Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (1974)
- Skull Session (1975)
- Stolen Moments (1975)
- Live from Los Angeles (1967)
- Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra (1970)
- Leon Thomas in Berlin (1971)
- Swiss Suite (1972)