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 Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and the Sound of Oliver Nelson (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

References