Compil. US 1976 on Flying Dutchman label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Bossa Nova, Big Band, Soul-Jazz, Funk, Swing, Vocal)
Released in a heavy card gatefold sleeve. On sleeve: A product of Flying Dutchman Productions, Ltd. New York, N.Y. © 1976-Flying Dutchman Productions, Ltd. Manufactured and Distributed by RCA Records A Division of RCA Corporation • Printed in U.S.A. With the exception of TOP STUFF & THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD all the selections in this album have been previously released. On labels: ℗ 1976 Flying Dutchman Productions, Ltd. A Product of Flying Dutchman Productions, Ltd. • Manufactured and Distributed by RCA Records, New York, N.Y. • Printed in U.S.A.
Oliver Nelson ts, as, 1932-1975 US arranged by, conductor, written by, album by, soprano saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone, soloist | |
Stanley Wilson , 1915-1970 US arranged by, conductor | |
Frank Strozier as, *1937 US alto saxophone, soloist | |
Roger Kellaway p, *1939 US piano, soloist | |
Bobby Bryant tr, 1934-1998 US trumpet, soloist, trumpet, flugelhorn | |
Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US alto saxophone | |
Ron Carter b, *1937 US bass | |
Grady Tate dr, *1932 US drums | |
David Spinozza g, acg, US guitar | |
Earl Hines p, 1903-1983 US piano | |
Hank Jones p, 1918-2010 US piano | |
Danny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US reeds | |
Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US reeds | |
Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US reeds, flute, alto saxophone, flute | |
Jerry Dodgion as, fl, *1932 US reeds | |
Joe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US reeds | |
Robert Ashton ts, cl, reeds | |
Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone | |
Garnett Brown tb, *1936 US trombone | |
Quentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US trombone | |
Thomas Mitchell tb, 1926-2003 US trombone | |
Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet | |
Marvin Stamm tr, *1939 US trumpet | |
Randy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US trumpet | |
Snooky Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet | |
Chuck Domanico b, 1944-1966 US bass | |
John Guerin dr, perc, 1939-2004 US drums | |
Roy Haynes dr, *1925 US drums | |
Leon Thomas voc, 1937-1999 US vocals | |
George Duvivier b, 1920-1985 US bass | |
Richard Davis b, *1930 US bass | |
Alan Shulman vc, 1915-2002 US cello | |
Charles McCracken vc, US cello | |
George Ricci str, vc, 1921-2010 US cello | |
Kermit Moore str, vc, 1929-2013 US cello | |
Bernard Purdie dr, *1939 drums | |
John Williams b, *1941 US electric bass | |
James Spaulding as, fl, *1937 US flute | |
Kenny Burrell g, *1931 US guitar | |
Sam Brown g, 1939-1977 US guitar | |
Frank Owens p, US piano | |
Alfred Brown vl, US viola | |
David Schwartz vl, 1916-2013 US viola | |
Emanuel Vardi vl, str, 1915-2011 US viola | |
Julien Barber vl, str, viola | |
Arnold Black vn, US violin | |
Emanuel Green str, vn, 1907-1983 US violin | |
Gene Orloff vn, str, 1921-2009 US violin | |
Harry Lookofsky str, vn, 1913-1998 US violin | |
Joe Malin str, vn, US violin | |
Max Pollikoff vn, str, 1904-1984 US violin | |
Paul Gershman vn, 1912-1986 US violin | |
Selwart Clarke str, US violin | |
Winston Collymore vn, violin | |
Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US vocals | |
Jesper Thilo ts, sax, *1941 DK alto saxophone | |
Ozren Depolo as, 1930-2005 HR alto saxophone | |
Steve Stevenson vn, baritone saxophone | |
Hugo Rasmussen b, 1941-2015 DK bass | |
Victor Gaskin b, 1934-2012 US bass | |
Jim Nissen , bass trombone | |
Sonny Morgan dr, cwb, congas, bongos | |
Boško Petrović vib, 1935-2011 HR drums, berimbau, percussion, na-na, goblet drum, tarabooka, vibraphone, vibes | |
Stanley Cowell p, *1941 US piano | |
Bob Sydor ts, as, GB tenor saxophone | |
Michał Urbaniak vn, *1943 PL tenor saxophone | |
Bertil Strandberg tb, trombone | |
Buddy Baker tb, *1941 US trombone | |
C. J. Shilby , trombone | |
Donald Beightol tb, trombone | |
John Thomas tr, *1950 US trombone | |
Monte Holtz , trombone | |
Bernt Steen tr, trumpet | |
Danny Moore tr, 1941-2005 US trumpet | |
Harry Beckett tr, fh, 1935-2010 GB trumpet | |
Rich Cole , trumpet | |
Charles Tolliver tr, fh, *1942 US trumpet, flugelhorn | |
Richard Landrum cng, perc, US congas | |
Harold Jones dr, *1940 US drums | |
Hubert Laws fl, *1939 US flute | |
Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar | |
Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US piano | |
Bill Adkins sax, saxophone, saxes | |
Bobby Plater sax, as, 1914-1982 US saxophone, saxes | |
Cecil Payne bs, 1922-2007 US saxophone, saxes | |
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ts, 1922-1986 US saxophone, saxes | |
Eric Dixon sax, ts, fl, 1930-1989 US saxophone, saxes | |
Bill Hughes tb, *1930 US trombone | |
John Watson tb, *1937 US trombone | |
Mel Wanzo tb, 1930-2005 US trombone | |
Steve Galloway tb, perc, trombone | |
Paul Cohen tr, trumpet, flugelhorn | |
Pete Minger tr, fh, 1943-2000 US trumpet, flugelhorn | |
Sonny Cohn tr, 1925-2006 US trumpet, flugelhorn | |
Waymon Reed tr, 1940-1983 US trumpet, flugelhorn | |
Klaus Marmulla sax, as, DE alto saxophone | |
Leo Wright fl, as, 1933-1991 US alto saxophone | |
Jan Konopásek bs, fl, ts, *1931 DE baritone saxophone | |
Hajo Lange b, bass | |
Freddy L'Host cl, BE clarinet | |
Dai Bowen perc, dr, percussion | |
Heinz Niemeyer dr, perc, DE percussion | |
Kai Rautenberg p, ep, 1939-2013 DE piano | |
Addy Feuerstein ts, sax, *1927 DE tenor saxophone | |
Rolf Römer ts, *1939 DE tenor saxophone | |
Barry Ross tb, trombone | |
Charles Orieux tb, syn, trombone | |
Kurt Masnick tb, DE trombone | |
Slide Hampton tb, *1932 US trombone | |
Åke Persson tb, 1932-1975 SE trombone | |
Carmell Jones tr, 1936-1996 US trumpet | |
Harry Stamp tr, trumpet | |
Manfred Stoppacher tr, *1941 AT trumpet | |
Milo Pavlovic tr, DE trumpet | |
Ron Simmonds tr, 1928-2005 CA trumpet | |
Pete Gavin dr, perc, voc, *1946 GB drums | |
Pat Donaldson bvoc, b, eb, *1943 GB electric bass | |
Joe Jammer g, voc, GB electric guitar | |
Mike Moran p, electric piano | |
Hugh Burns g, GB flamenco guitar, spanish guitar | |
Chris Karan dr, perc, *1939 AU percussion | |
Frank Ricotti perc, *1949 GB percussion | |
Jim Gordon dr, perc, p, *1945 US drums | |
Mike Wofford p, *1938 US electric piano, piano, synthesizer, arp | |
Dennis Budimir g, *1938 US guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar | |
Tom Scott sax, *1948 US soprano saxophone | |
Bob Brookmeyer tb, 1929-2011 US trombone | |
Oscar Brashear tr, *1944 US trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn | |
Bud Shank as, fl, 1926-2009 US alto saxophone, clarinet | |
John Kelson sax, *1922 US baritone saxophone, bass clarinet | |
Shelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US drums, percussion | |
Willie Bobo tim, dr, 1934-1983 US percussion | |
Buddy Collette fl, 1921-2010 US tenor saxophone, clarinet | |
Lee Ritenour g, *1952 US electric guitar, acoustic guitar | |
Lonnie Liston Smith p, ep, *1940 US electric piano, piano, acoustic | |
Bill Perkins ts, 1924-2003 US tenor saxophone | |
Billy Green g, *1943 NL tenor saxophone |
Dick Smith art direction |
Dick Harvey artwork, artist |
Ami Hadani engineer |
Bob Simpson engineer |
Eddie Brackett engineer |
Michael Dunn engineer |
Stephan Sulke engineer |
Wolfgang Bukatz engineer |
Nat Hentoff liner notes |
Bob Thiele producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Self Help Is Needed | Oliver Nelson | 4:06 | |
2 | I Hope In Time A Change Will Come | Oliver Nelson | 2:33 | |
3 | 3,2,1,0 | Oliver Nelson | 3:24 | |
4 | Black, Brown & Beautiful | Oliver Nelson | 3:28 | |
5 | Black, Brown & Beautiful | Oliver Nelson | 3:50 | |
6 | Requiem, Afterthoughts | Oliver Nelson | 4:00 | |
7 | The Creole Love Call | Oliver Nelson | Duke Ellington | 4:56 |
8 | Echoes Of Harlem | Oliver Nelson | Duke Ellington | 4:20 |
9 | Duke's Place | Oliver Nelson | Bill Katz, Bob Thiele, Duke Ellington, Ruth Roberts | 2:35 |
10 | Martin Was A Man, A Real Man | Oliver Nelson | 4:18 | |
11 | What A Wonderful World | Oliver Nelson | Bob Thiele, George David Weiss | 3:19 |
12 | Stolen Moments | Oliver Nelson | 8:37 | |
13 | African Sunrise | Oliver Nelson | 5:07 | |
14 | Heidi | Oliver Nelson | 6:07 | |
15 | Meditation | Oliver Nelson | Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça | 6:00 |
16 | Top Stuff | Oliver Nelson | 7:13 | |
17 | The Spy Who Came In From The Cold | Oliver Nelson | Sol Kaplan | 3:29 |
18 | Dumpy Mama | Oliver Nelson | 4:38 |