Encyclopedia of Jazz

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Encyclopedia of Jazz
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Studio album by
Oliver Nelson/Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery/Count Basie/Johnny Hodges & Earl Hines
Released1967
RecordedOctober 8, 1965, January 14, 1966, September 28, 1966 and November 3 & 4, 1966
StudioNYC and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length32:00
Label Verve
V/V6 8677
Producer Creed Taylor
Oliver Nelson chronology
Happenings
(1966)		Encyclopedia of Jazz
(1967)		 The Sound of Feeling
(1966-67)

Encyclopedia of Jazz (full title Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz (in the Sixties) Volume One: The Blues) is an album released on the Verve label compiled by jazz journalist Leonard Feather featuring tracks which were recorded to accompany Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties . [1] [2] The album features three tracks by the Encyclopedia of Jazz All Stars arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson along with one track each by Jimmy Smith with Wes Montgomery, Count Basie and Johnny Hodges with Earl Hines.

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "This diverse LP, which was released in conjunction with Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties, is most significant for including three songs by a group led by arranger Oliver Nelson that was called "Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz All-Stars"". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording place and dateLength
1."St. Louis Blues" W. C. Handy Van Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov 3, 19666:10
2."I Remember Bird"Leonard FeatherVan Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov 3, 19666:25
3."John Brown's Blues"TraditionalVan Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov 4, 19663:20
4."OGD"Wes MontgomeryVan Geder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sept 28, 19665:15
5."Blues for Eileen" Eric Dixon New York, NY, October 8, 19655:45
6."C Jam Blues" Duke Ellington New York, NY, Januart 14, 19665:05

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series, accessed February 4, 2016
  2. ↑ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson Discography, accessed February 4, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Encyclopedia of Jazz in the '60s, Vol. 1: The Blues – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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