Meet Oliver Nelson. Taking care of business. Screamin' the blues. Soul battle. Blues and the abstract truth. Straight ahead. Main stem. Afro/American sketches.
Notes:
Title from disc label. All tracks written by Oliver Nelson, except where noted. Oliver Nelson, saxophone ; with additional musicians. Disc 1, tracks 1-6 originally released as "Meet Oliver Nelson" (1959); disc 1, tracks 7-12 originally released as "Taking care of business" (1960). Disc 2, tracks 1-6 originally released as "Screamin' the blues" (1960); disc 2, tracks 7-11 originally released as "Soul battle" (1960). Disc 3, tracks 1-6 originally released as "The blues and the abstract truth" (1961); disc 3, tracks 7-12 originally released as "Straight ahead" (1961). Disc 4, tracks 1-6 originally released as "Main stem" (1962); disc 4, tracks 7-12 originally released as "Afro/American sketches" (1962).
Contents:
(6:27). Groove (7:02) -- Passion flower / Cahn, Van Heusen (6:50) -- Don't stand up (3:43) -- Ostinato (5:29) -- What's new? / Burke, Haggart (6:51) -- Booze blues baby (6:33) -- Trane whistle (9:58) -- Doxy / Rollins (6:59) -- In time (5:33) -- Lou's good dues (6:18) -- All the way / Cahn, Van Heusen (7:35) -- Groove (6:27). (7:30). In passing (11:01) -- March on, march on / Drake, lenk, Tizol (5:03) -- The drive (5:52) -- The meetin' (6:44) -- Three seconds (6:27) -- Alto-itis (4:59) -- Blues at the Five Spot (5:43) -- Blues for M.F. (Mort Fega) (9:37) -- Anacruses (5:43) -- Perdido / Drake, lenk, Tizol (9:22) -- In passing (7:30). (3:31). 111-44 (8:46) -- Hoe-down (4:44) -- Cascades (5:32) -- Yearnin' (6:24) -- Butch and Butch (4:37) -- Teenie's blues (6:34) -- Images (5:45) -- Six and four (7:18) -- Mama Lou (5:05) -- Ralph's new blues / Jackson (9:57) -- Straight ahead (5:36) -- 111-44 (3:31). (4:39). Freedom dance Mercer, Schertzinger (6:53) -- J & B (5:52) -- Ho! (4:34) -- Latino (6:13) -- Tipsy (5:20) -- Tangerine / Mercer, Schertzinger (7:03) -- Message (5:52) -- Jungleaire (6:29) -- Emanicipation blues (8:09) -- There's a yearnin' (4:20) -- Going up north (6:08) -- Disillusioned (5:33) -- Freedom dance (4:39).
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