| The Blues and the Abstract Truth | ||||
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.jpg) 1995 US CD issue/ Original LP cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1961[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 23, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Post-bop[2] | |||
| Length | 36:33 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Oliver Nelson chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 Second LP cover/1990 US CD issue | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
"Teenie's Blues" (stereo mix) | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| DownBeat (Original Lp release) |   [3] |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [7] |
The Blues and the Abstract Truth is an album by American composer and jazz saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in February 1961 for the Impulse! label. It remains Nelson's most acclaimed album and features a lineup of notable musicians: Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy (his second-to-last appearance on a Nelson album following a series of collaborations recorded for Prestige), Bill Evans (his only appearance with Nelson), Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes. Baritone saxophonist George Barrow does not take solos but remains a key feature in the subtle voicings of Nelson's arrangements.[8] The album is often noted for its unique ensemble arrangements[9][10] and is frequently identified as a progenitor of Nelson's move towards arranging later in his career.[11]
- ^ Khan, Ashley (2007). The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 44. ISBN 9780393330717.
- ^ Palmer, Richard (1990). "The Nelson Touch". Jazz Journal International. London: 10.
- ^ DownBeat: December 21, 1961, Vol. 28, No. 26.
- ^ Nastos, Michael G. "The Blues and the Abstract Truth: review" AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 151. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1070. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Oliver E. Nelson: Liner notes from Impulse! A-5, March 1961.
- ^ "Hard Bop Heaven: Oliver Nelson - "The Blues And The Abstract Truth". The Jazz Record. jazzrecord.com. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Shadwick, Keith (2007). "Oliver Nelson - The Blues & The Abstract Truth". Jazzwise Magazine. Mark Allen Group. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ The Music Aficionado (2018). "The Blues and the Abstract Truth, by Oliver Nelson". The Music Aficionado: Quality articles about the golden age of music. The Music Aficionado Blog. Retrieved October 2, 2020.