The Blues and The Abstract Truth, Take 2 is a 2008 album, released on the Resonance label, by American jazz pianist Bill Cunliffe. It is a tribute to Oliver Nelson, particularly to his 1961 album The Blues and the Abstract Truth.
| The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2 | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2008 |
| Genre | Progressive jazz Post-bop Hard bop |
| Length | 48:37 |
| Label | Resonance Records |
| Producer | George Klabin |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (no rating) [1] |
| Buffalo News |   [2] |
Track listing edit
- "Stolen Moments"
- "Hoe Down"
- "Cascades"
- "Yearnin'"
- "Butch and Butch"
- "Teenie's Blues"
- "Port Authority"
- "Mary Lou's Blues"
- (1-6: Oliver Nelson; 7&8: Bill Cunliffe)
Performers edit
- Bill Cunliffe - piano and arranger
- Terell Stafford - guest soloist: trumpet
- Jeff Clayton - guest soloist: alto sax
- Andy Martin - trombone
- Bob Sheppard - tenor sax and soprano sax
- Brian Scanlon - alto sax
- Larry Lunetta - trumpet
- Tom Warrington - bass
- Mark Ferber - drums
External links edit
- The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2 — Resonance Records
- Bill Cunliffe - Stolen Moments on YouTube — at youtube.com (c/o Resonance Records, with Paul Kreibich (drums), Ricky Woodward (tenor sax) and Bob Summers (trumpet))