The Blues And The Abstract Truth The Complete Album＜限定盤＞

ビル・エヴァンスとの唯一の共演盤としても知られるオリヴァー・ネルソン『Blues And The Abstract Truth』を180g重量盤で復刻

アレンジャー、作曲家、サックス奏者として名高いオリヴァー・ネルソンの代表作であり、ビル・エヴァンス、エリック・ドルフィー、フレディ・ハバード、ポール・チェンバース、ロイ・へインズという巨人たちが勢ぞろいした、モダン・ジャズの名盤として高い影響力を持つ『Blues And The Abstract Truth』(1961)(ビル・エヴァンスとの唯一の共演盤としても知られる)。ボーナスとして、ネルソンが前年に録音した「Stolen Moments」のオリジナル・ヴァージョンを追加収録し、180G重量盤として復刻。

As Oliver Nelson is known primarily as a big band leader and arranger, he is lesser known as a saxophonist and organizer of small ensembles. Blues and the Abstract Truth is his triumph as a musician for the aspects of not only defining the sound of an era with his all-time classic "Stolen Moments," but on this recording, assembling one of the most potent modern jazz sextets ever. Lead trumpeter Freddie Hubbard is at his peak of performance, while alto saxophonists Nelson and Eric Dolphy (Nelson doubling on tenor) team to form an unlikely union that was simmered to perfection. Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Roy Haynes (drums) can do no wrong as a rhythm section. "Stolen Moments" really needs no comments, as its undisputable beauty shines through in a three-part horn harmony fronting Hubbard's lead melody. It's a thing of beauty that is more timeless as the years pass. The "Blues" aspect is best heard on "Yearnin'," a stylish, swinging, and swaying downhearted piece that is a bluesy as Evans would ever be. Both "Blues" and "Abstract Truth" combine for the darker "Teenie's Blues," a feature for Nelson and Dolphy's alto saxes, Dolphy assertive in stepping forth with his distinctive, angular, dramatic, fractured, brittle voice that marks him a maverick. Then there's "Hoedown," which has always been the black sheep of this collection with its country flavor and stereo separated upper and lower horn in snappy call-and-response barking. As surging and searing hard boppers respectively, "Cascades" and "Butch & Butch" again remind you of the era of the early '60s when this music was king, and why Hubbard was so revered as a young master of the idiom. A must buy for all jazz fans, and a Top Ten or Top Fifty favorite for many. ~ Michael G. Nastos