Oliver Nelson - Taste Of Honey / Impressions Of Phaedra + 2 Bonus Tracks [New CD

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD• BOTH LPS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON CD!!!• PLUS 2 BONUS TRACKSPresented here, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON CD, are the complete original Oliver Nelson albums A Taste of Honey (United Artists UAJS-15018) and Impressions of Phaedra (United Artists UAJS-15019). Nelson arranged this music specifically for film soundtracks, and recorded it using an all-star band featuring Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Lloyd Mayers, Urbie Green, and Ray Barretto, among many others.While the first soundtrack presents a selection of well-known standards (plus his own tune “Goin’ Up North”), Phaedra consists of original music composed by Mikis Theodorákis (with the sole exception of “Dirge”, an Oliver Nelson composition he never recorded elsewhere). A previous Oliver Nelson recording of “Goin’ Up North” and the film version of “Love Theme from Phaedra”, the latter sung by the picture’s main star, Melina Mercouri, have been added as a bonus.PERSONNEL:ON TRACKS [1-8]: A TASTE OF HONEYClark Terry, Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Snooky Young (tp), Urbie Green, Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman, Tom Mitchell (tb), NDon Butterfield (tu), Lloyd Mayers (org), Barry Galbraith (g, cond), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Ray Barretto (bgo).New York, 1962.ON TRACKS [9-16]: IMPRESSIONS OF PHAEDRAClark Terry, Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Snooky Young (tp), Urbie Green, Paul Faulise, Britt Woodman, Tom Mitchell (tb), Don Butterfield (tu), Phil Woods (as), Barry Galbraith (g), Lloyd Mayers (p), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Ray Barretto (bgo), plus strings. New York, 1962.[17-18] BONUS TRACKS:Clyde Reasinger, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Melba Liston, Billy Byers, Paul Faulise (tb), Don Butterfield (tu), Oliver Nelson (as, ts), Eric Dixon (ts, fl), Art Davis (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Ray Barretto (cga, bgo).Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, November 10, 1961.18: Melina Mercouri (vc) with band conducted by Míkis Theodorákis.Recorded in 1962.All tracks arranged & conducted by OLIVER NELSONTRACKS:01 A TASTE OF HONEY02 DESAFINADO03 THE GOOD LIFE04 GOING UP NORTH05 THE GOLDEN STRIKER06 FOR ALL WE KNOW07 JACKIE-ING08 ALONE TOGETHER09 PHAEDRA LOVE THEME10 LONDON’S FOG11 DIRGE12 PHAEDRA (TRAGEDY)13 THE FLING14 RENDEZVOUS15 TOO MUCH SUN16 ONE MORE TIME17 GOIN’ UP NORTH [1961 version] (*)18 LOVE THEME FROM PHAEDRA [vocals by Melina Mercouri] (*)(*) BONUS TRACKSTOTAL TIME: 60:29 Min