![]() Not to sell his playing short, but his compositions are a delight. Oliver Nelson probably was more succesful as composer / arranger than as a horn-player. If ever there was an all-star supergroup, this is it, and Van Gelder captured it all. George Barrow’s baritone adds the depth and texture, and Nelson’s artful arrangements of the horn parts makes the group sound bigger than it is, with the suppleness of large small-group rather than regimented big-band. Bill Evans playing is tighter and more rhythmic in a larger group structure, and his solo characteristically dances over the keys with beautiful cascading lines and figures. Oliver Nelson is a solid performer on both alto and tenor, his elongated lines contrasting with Dolphy’s saturnine rapid-fire flute and Hubbard’s life-giving exuberance. Within the composed structure, windows open for expressive solos. As the opening melody slips sideways into the modal centre, Roy Haynes maintains the propulsion, Chambers walks tall, while Freddie lights up the sky, just so perfect. Nelson’s composition flows effortlessly from one segment to another, melody carried in carefully composed call-and-answer sequences between a variety of different voices and harmonies. It’s not a stretch to put The Blues and the Abstract Truth in the same league as Kind of Blue, a perfect and cohesive whole, with Stolen Moments the jewel in the crown, and a common foundation in Bill Evans.Īll Music: “Stolen Moments” is a thing of beauty that is more timeless as the years pass. Recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 23, 1961 ![]() With music this good, let’s see if Tone Poet has a rival in the new Verve Acoustic Sounds Series.įreddie Hubbard, trumpet Eric Dolphy, alto sax, flute Oliver Nelson, alto, tenor sax, arranger George Barrow, baritone sax Bill Evans, piano Paul Chambers, bass Roy Haynes, drums. Too early, time to make good with a proper review. Mono US AmPar original, LJC reviewed in 2011. Stolen Moments Impulse Ampar 1961 Van Gelder mono master (replacement fresh rip) ![]() Selection: Stolen Moments Verve Acoustic Sounds 2021 Stereo – replacement rip (L/R corrected),
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