Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz

Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz (aka Encyclopedia of Jazz, Vol. 1) is a compilation album of pieces by Oliver Nelson and others assembled by Leonard Feather. It was recorded in 1965 and 1966 for Verve Records.^[1] In 2006, Mosaic Records released all the Oliver Nelson tracks, together with some unissued pieces recorded at the same session, on the second CD of the compilation Oliver Nelson: The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions. Some of them were also included at the time on (V6-8743, 1968).

Track listing[]

Encyclopedia of Jazz, Vol. 1

1. "Blues for Eileen"
2. "C Jam Blues"
3. "O.G.D. (Road Song)"
4. "St. Louis Blues"
5. "I Remember Bird"
6. "John Brown's Blues"

Oliver Nelson: The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions (CD 2)

1. "St. Louis Blues" - 6:10
2. "I Remember Bird" - 6:28
3. "Ricardo's Dilemma" - 2:33
4. "Patterns for Orchestra" - 3:13
5. "The Sidewalks of New York" [aka "East Side, West Side"] - 6:30
6. "Greensleeves" - 2:28
7. "John Brown's Blues" - 3:22
8. "Twelve Tone Blues" - 3:06

Recorded on November 3 (#1-4) and November 4 (#5-8), 1966.

Personnel[]

• Burt Collins, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson - trombone
• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• Tony Studd - bass trombone
• Phil Woods - alto sax, clarinet
• Jerry Dodgion - alto sax, clarinet, flute
• Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims - tenor sax, flute, soprano sax
• Danny Bank - baritone sax
• Al Dailey - piano
• Eric Gale - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Phil Kraus - percussion

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