OLIVER NELSON - THE BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH [BONUS TRACKS] NEW CD

4 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE - 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDEINCLUDES 6 BONUS TRACKSPresented here in its entirety, The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse AS-5) was the masterpiece that earned Oliver Nelson widespread recognition as one of the finest arrangers and composers in jazz. Everything shines here: the wonderful compositions and arrangements, including the splendid “Stolen Moments”, which would become a standard, and the all-star group with Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Roy Haynes. As a bonus, six other Nelson tunes that also feature Dolphy and Haynes, including two long blues and the earliest existing version of “Stolen Moments”, originally issued as “The Stolen Moment”.PERSONNEL:OLIVER NELSON, alto & tenor saxERIC DOLPHY, alto sax & fluteFREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet (out on track 6)GEORGE BARROW, baritone sax ( out on track 6)BILL EVANS, pianoPAUL CHAMBERS, bassROY HAYNES, drumsNew Jersey, February 23, 1961.BONUS TRACKS:[7-8] Oliver Nelson (ts), Eric Dolphy (as), Richard Williams (tp)Richard Wyands (p), George Duvivier (b), Roy Haynes (d). New Jersey, May 27, 1960.[9-12] Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts), Oliver Nelson & Eric Dolphy (as)Clark Terry, Richard Williams & Bob Bryant (tp), Melba Liston & Jimmy Cleveland (tb)Jerome Richardson & George Barrow (ts, fl), Bob Ashton (bs), Richard Wyands (p)Wendell Marshall (b), Roy Haynes (d). New Jersey, September 20, 1960.TRACKS01. Stolen Moments02. Hoe-Down03. Cascades04. Yearnin'05. Butch and Butch06. Tennie's Blues07. Screamin' the Blues08. The Meetin'09. Walk Away10. Trane Whistle11. Whole Nelson12. Stolen Moments (first version AKA The Stolen Moment)TOTAL TIME: 77:27