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Album · 1991

Sound Pieces

by Oliver Nelson

Released
21 May 1991
Label
Impulse!
Catalogue no.
AS-9129
Tracklist
8 tracks
Length
55:02
Country
US

“Sound Pieces” is an album by Oliver Nelson, released in 1991 on Impulse!. The original release has 8 tracks with a running time of 55:02. Jazz standards on the record include “The Shadow Of Your Smile” and “Straight No Chaser”. The line-up features Oliver Nelson (arranger, conductor), Grady Tate (drums (drum set)), Ron Carter (double bass), Steve Kuhn (piano) and Bill Perkins (bass clarinet, flute).

Who played on Sound Pieces

  • Oliver Nelson arranger, conductor, soprano saxophone all tracks
  • Grady Tate drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
  • Ron Carter double bass on 5 tracks
  • Steve Kuhn piano on 5 tracks
  • Bill Perkins bass clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
  • Gabe Baltazar alto flute, alto saxophone, clarinet on 3 tracks
  • Jack Nimitz baritone saxophone, bass clarinet on 3 tracks
  • Plas Johnson bass clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
  • Ray Brown double bass on 3 tracks
  • Red Callender tuba on 3 tracks
  • Richard Perissi French horn on 3 tracks
  • Shelly Manne drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
  • Victor Feldman piano on 3 tracks
  • William Green alto saxophone, flute on 3 tracks
  • William Hinshaw French horn on 3 tracks

Tracklist

  1. 1 Sound Pieces for Jazz Orchestra 9:40
  2. 2 Flute Salad 2:48
  3. 3 The Lady From Girl Talk 4:55
  4. 4 The Shadow of Your Smile standard — Johnny Mandel 9:45
  5. 5 Patterns 6:19
  6. 6 Elegy for a Duck 6:23
  7. 7 Straight No Chaser standard — Thelonious Monk 9:11
  8. 8 Example 78 6:01

Production

  • Bob Thiele producer

More albums by Oliver Nelson

Afro Meet Oliver Nelson 1959 · New Jazz Taking Care of Business 1960 · Prestige Screamin' the Blues 1961 · Prestige Straight Ahead 1961 · Prestige The Blues and the Abstract Truth 1961 · impulse! Soul Battle 1962 · Prestige Impressions of Phaedra 1962 · United Artists Jazz Afro/American Sketches 1962 · Prestige More Blues and the Abstract Truth 1965 · impulse! Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and the Sound of Oliver Nelson 1966 · Verve Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle 1966 · impulse!

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Sound Pieces?

The line-up of Sound Pieces includes Oliver Nelson (arranger, conductor), Grady Tate (drums (drum set)), Ron Carter (double bass), Steve Kuhn (piano), Bill Perkins (bass clarinet, flute), Gabe Baltazar (alto flute, alto saxophone), Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet) and Plas Johnson (bass clarinet, flute).

Which label released Sound Pieces?

Sound Pieces was released in 1991 on Impulse! (AS-9129).

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