OLIVER NELSON : BERLIN DIALOGUE FOR ORCHESTRA [PHILIPS - ESP 1972] LP

Oliver Nelson & The Berlin Dreamband "Berlin Dialogue For Orchestra" LP

(Philips) 1972 made in Spain

cat. num. 63 69 404

#jazz #post bop #big band

Berlin Dialogue For Orchestraa. Confrontation b. Check point Charlie c. Relative Calm d. Over The Wall Impressions Of Berlin1. Ku-Damm6:022. Wannsee5:213. Heidi6:074. Berlin Bei Nacht5:14

Oliver Nelson wrote two four-part suites specifically to be played by the Berlin Dream Band in 1970: "Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra" and "Impressions of Berlin." The only "names" among the personnel are trumpeter Carmell Jones, trombonist Slide Hampton and Ake Persson and altoist Leo Wright; Nelson is also featured a bit on alto. None of the individual pieces caught on but taken as a whole, this out-of-print LP should please big-band collectors and serves as a good example of Oliver Nelson'swriting style.