Live from Los Angeles is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[1]
| Live from Los Angeles | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | June 2–4, 1967 | |||
| Venue | Marty's on the Hill, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:37 | |||
| Label | Impulse! A 9153 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The initial Billboard magazine review from February 1968 wrote that:
"Here's a driving high flying record from start to finish. It's jazz at its exciting best as Nelson's arranging conducting and zippy sax work lead real quality playing...".[4]
The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 2 stars stating:
"Oliver Nelson's live recordings don't seem as sharp as his studio stuff. Good playing, though, from a good group of West Coasters, but nothing exciting happens".[2]
Track listing edit
- All compositions by Oliver Nelson except as indicated
- "Miss Fine" – 4:13
- "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 8:32
- "I Remember Bird" (Leonard Feather) – 5:40
- "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis P. Simpkins, Oscar Washington) – 4:49
- "Guitar Blues" – 4:21
- "Down by the Riverside" – 8:49
- "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton) – 2:13
- Recorded at Marty's On The Hill in Los Angeles, California on June 2, 1967 (track 1), June 3, 1967 (track 2) and June 4, 1967 (tracks 3-7).
Personnel edit
- Oliver Nelson – soprano saxophone, arranger, conductor
- Buddy Childers, Bobby Bryant, Freddy Hill, Conte Candoli – trumpet
- Billy Byers, Pete Myers, Lou Blackburn, Ernie Tack – trombone
- Frank Strozier, Gabe Baltazar – alto saxophone
- Tom Scott, Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
- Frank Strazzeri – piano
- Mel Brown – guitar (tracks 4 & 5)
- Monty Budwig – bass
- Ed Thigpen – drums
References edit
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 11, 2011
- ^ a b Payne, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 11, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1071. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 February 1968. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510.