The Blues And The Abstract Truth, recorded in February 1961, remains Nelson's most acclaimed album featuring an incredible lineup of legendary musicians:
Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes. And also baritone saxophonist George Barrow who does not take solos but remains a key feature in the subtle voicings of Nelson's arrangements.
Among the great songs on this album, "Stolen Moments" is the best known and has become a true Jazz classic: a 16-bar piece with solos in a conventional 12-bar blues structure in C-minor.
MUSICIANS
- Alto and Tenor Saxophone: Oliver Nelson
- Alto Saxophone and Flute: Eric Dolphy
- Trumpet: Freddie Hubbard
- Baritone Saxophone: George Barrow
- Bass: Paul Chambers
- Piano: Bill Evans
- Drums: Roy Haynes
SIDE A
- Stolen Moments
- Hoe-Down
- Cascades
SIDE B
- Yearnin'
- Butch And Butch
- Teenie's Blues
RECORDED TO TAPE
- Date of Recording: February 23, 1961
- Location: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- Original Tape Number: B0033428-01
- Recording Producer: Creed Taylor
- Session Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
BOOKLET CONTENT LIST
- A Risograph copy of the technical sound check protocol
- A Cyanotype of Oliver Nelson after a photograph by Pete Turner
- Polaroid of microscopic view of the real groove from side B, track 1: "Yearnin´"
- A Risograph after an original photo of the Supersense Living Room studio. Photographer: Ákos Burg, 2021
- "How to caress" by Florian "Doc" Kaps. An info sheet about the Supersense master records and how to care for them
- "Project Mastercut" by Florian "Doc" Kaps. An introduction to the Mastercut Editions
- Cutting engineer notes, Supersense, Vienna 2023
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