| Afro/American Sketches | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 29 & November 10, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7225 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Down Beat |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Afro/American Sketches is a jazz album by Oliver Nelson recorded in late 1961 and released in 1962. It is his first big band album as a leader.[6]
In a June 7, 1962, review for Down Beat magazine jazz critic Richard B. Hadlock said this of Nelson: "In his penchant for melodic simplicity and inner complexity he is close to the secret of Duke Ellington's most enduring scores, and in his thick linear voicing there are echoes of Gil Evans at his best."[7]
- ^ Billboard Feb 24, 1962
- ^ Down Beat: June 7, 1962, vol. 29, no. 12
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 151. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1071. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Afro/American Sketches at Jazzdisco
- ^ Down Beat: June 7, 1962, vol. 29, no. 12