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| Encyclopedia of Jazz | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | October 8, 1965, January 14, 1966, September 28, 1966 and November 3 & 4, 1966 | |||
| Studio | NYC and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:00 | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8677 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Oliver Nelson chronology | ||||
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Encyclopedia of Jazz (full title Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz (in the Sixties) Volume One: The Blues) is an album released on the Verve label compiled by jazz journalist Leonard Feather featuring tracks which were recorded to accompany Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties .[1][2] The album features three tracks by the Encyclopedia of Jazz All Stars arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson along with one track each by Jimmy Smith with Wes Montgomery, Count Basie and Johnny Hodges with Earl Hines.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "This diverse LP, which was released in conjunction with Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties, is most significant for including three songs by a group led by arranger Oliver Nelson that was called "Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz All-Stars"".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording place and date | Length |
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| 1. | "St. Louis Blues" | W. C. Handy | Van Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov 3, 1966 | 6:10 |
| 2. | "I Remember Bird" | Leonard Feather | Van Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov 3, 1966 | 6:25 |
| 3. | "John Brown's Blues" | Traditional | Van Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov 4, 1966 | 3:20 |
| 4. | "OGD" | Wes Montgomery | Van Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sept 28, 1966 | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Blues for Eileen" | Eric Dixon | New York, NY, October 8, 1965 | 5:45 |
| 6. | "C Jam Blues" | Duke Ellington | New York, NY, January 14, 1966 | 5:05 |
Personnel
Tracks 1-3:
- Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
- Nat Adderley (track 3), Burt Collins (track 1 & 2), Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson - trombone
- Tony Studd - bass trombone
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
- Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
- Al Dailey (tracks 1 & 2), Hank Jones (track 3) - piano
- Eric Gale - guitar
- Ron Carter - bass
- Grady Tate - drum kit
- Bobby Rosengarden - percussion
Track 4:
- Jimmy Smith - organ
- Wes Montgomery - guitar
- Grady Tate - drums
- Ray Barretto - congas
Track 5:
- Count Basie - piano
- Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau - trumpet
- Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal - alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute, arranger
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Charles Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass
- Rufus Jones - drums
Track 6:
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Earl Hines - piano
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Richard Davis - bass
- Joe Marshall - drums
References
- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series, accessed February 4, 2016
- ^ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson Discography, accessed February 4, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Encyclopedia of Jazz in the '60s, Vol. 1: The Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
