Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags is an album by Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in London in 1974 for the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2] Supporting Nelson was the band Oily Rags, which featured Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock (later of Chas & Dave), who also wrote three of the album's songs.
| Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | April 1974 London, England with overdubs in New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Flying Dutchman BDL 1-0592 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |    [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 1½ stars stating "Nelson plays well and there are some good moments (particularly on Jobim's "Meditation") but most of the backup musicians sound quite anonymous and little of significance occurs".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Lucille" (Little Richard, Albert Collins) - 6:13
- "Woggles" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 1:56
- "Cairo to Benghazi" (Joe Jammer) - 10:06
- "Working Man" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 3:49
- "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 6:00
- "Mailman Bring Me No More Blues" (Bob Katz, Ruth Ann Roberts, Bob Thiele) - 4:42
- "Hillbilly" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 3:42
Personnel
edit- Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Jimmy Maxwell, Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 2 & 7)
- Mike Moran - piano
- Hugh Burns (tracks 1 & 4–7), Joe Jammer (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7) - electric guitar
- Chas Hodges (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7), Dave Peacock (tracks 1, 2 & 7) - guitar
- Pat Donaldson - electric bass
- Pete Gavin - drums
- Chris Karan, Frank Ricotti - percussion (tracks 4 & 5)
References
edit- ^ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016
- ^ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Oily Rags – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.