Nat Hentoff and Oliver Nelson comment in the sleeve notes on the Trumpet playing of Oscar Brashear, I am surprised that we have not heard a lot more of him. Arght! The seller must be commend for fast service. Don't comment just to troll/provoke. Featured peformers: Bobby Bryant (trumpet), Oliver Nelson (alto saxophone, arranger, conductor, composer), Chuck Domanico (bass), Willie Bobo (percussion), Bob Grossé (aka_text artwork role_id 1314.aka_text), Acy Lehman (art direction). The Allmusic site awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "For this interesting session, Oliver Nelson (who wrote and arranged all eight numbers) utilizes electric keyboards and rock and funk rhythms in what is still a big-band jazz date". Be respectful! It is good to remember those that played. Released in 1975 on Flying Dutchman (catalog no. Any spoilers should be placed in spoiler tags as such. Oliver's use of different textures is wonderful. All tracks arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Nimbus ), WFMU's Beware of the Blog (America's best radio), Waxidermy Forums (records, records, records), Your Favorite Music Blog Sucks (Metafilter List), cicodelico-obscure-grooves (obscure grooves), one base on an overthrow (punkers and shitz). Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014. This has been attempted before and usually results in the most horrible ‘hodgepodge’ of sounds that please no one. I throughly enjoy this album. Keep your comments focused on the release. 3.0 out of 5 stars. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. It has memorable themes. Please try again. Classical MusicWeb ] [ 4.0 out of 5 stars Nice groovy jazz. 3 out of 5. Thank you.As usual, an informative and interesting post. Préalable After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Verified Purchase. Lyrita CDAccord Every time I play this in the company of other people someone asks me what it is and comments that they like it. Please try again. Alto This page works best with JavaScript. to our free weekly review listing. Don't get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. All the community rules apply here. Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2014. I'm really disappointed. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Hallé The shipping was incredibly fast. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Skull Session; Studio album by . Oliver Nelson's discography is wrong. There's a problem loading this menu right now. If I had to critical about something, the drums really don't stand out all that well. Talent Bill Perkins on Baritone has the lead in the Sax soli. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is a very good album; every track is an original composition with a strong melody line and an imaginative arrangement. Read and write album reviews for Skull Session - Oliver Nelson on AllMusic Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer. Oliver Nelson's family was musical: his brother was also a saxophonist who played with Cootie Williams in the 1940s, and his sister sang and played piano. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. ], Lonnie Liston Smith – Electric & Acoustic Pianos Mike Wofford – Arp & Piano Chuck Domanico – Bass Dennis Budmir, Lee Ritenour – Electric & Acoustic Guitars Billy Green, Billy Perkins – Tenor Jerome Richardson – Alto Sax & Flute Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear – Trumpets Shelly Manne, Willie Bodo – Percussion Jimmy Gordon – Drums, As previously, but Billy Perkins changes to Baritone. Hot damn! I'm really disappointed. A Dream Deferred is only available on vinyl. Edit Release All Versions of this Release Review Changes . Skull Session, an Album by Oliver Nelson. I throughly enjoy this album. I like the the interplay of the horns heavy electronic keyboard. It has memorable themes. On some songs it sounds like electric big band. AllMusic Review by Douglas Payne Skull Session is hardly up to snuff for the talented and overworked Nelson, who was busy scoring TV shows at the time.