Skull Session
| Skull Session | ||||
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| Studio album by Oliver Nelson | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded |
January 7, 8 & 10, 1975 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:11 | |||
| Label | Flying Dutchman BDL 1-0825 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Oliver Nelson chronology | ||||
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Skull Session is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
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".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Oliver Nelson
- "Skull Session" - 6:06
- "Reuben's Rondo" - 3:00
- "125th St. and 7th Avenue" - 6:24
- "One for Duke" - 4:35
- "Dumpy Mama" - 4:43
- "Baja Bossa" - 7:24
- "In a Japanese Garden" - 3:11
- "Flight for Freedom" - 4:29
Personnel
- Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
- Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear (tracks 1-6 & 8) - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Paul Hubinon, Buddy Childers - trumpet (tracks 2-4)
- Grover Mitchell, Richard Nash, Chauncey Welsch - trombone (tracks 2-4)
- Maurice Spears - bass trombone (tracks 2-4)
- Vincent DeRosa, Davis Allan Duke - French horn (tracks 2-4)
- Don Waldrop - tuba (tracks 2-4)
- Jerome Richardson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Bud Shank - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
- Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor flute, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
- Billy Green - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 8)
- Billy Perkins - tenor saxopnone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1-5 & 8)
- John Kelson Jr. - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 6 & 7)
- Lonnie Liston Smith - electric piano (tracks 1-5 & 8)
- Mike Wofford - electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, piano
- Laurindo Almeida - guitar (tracks 6 & 7)
- Dennis Budimer, Lee Ritenour - electric guitar (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Chuck Domanico - bass, electric bass
- Shelly Manne - drums, percussion
- Jimmy Gordon - drums (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
- Willie Bobo - percussion
References
- ↑ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Skull Session – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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