Oliver Nelson - The Blues And The Abstract Truth

The complete album + 2 bonus tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g vinyl.

After taping six albums as a leader for the Prestige label between 1959 and 1961, saxophonist/composer Oliver Nelson recorded this, his breakthrough LP, The Blues and the Abstract Truth, produced by Creed Taylor for Impulse! Records. The album features jazz luminaries Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes, and contains the hit tune Stolen Moments, now considered a jazz standard.

Blues and the Abstract Truth is Nelson's triumph as a musician for the aspects of not only defining the sound of an era with his all-time classic composition 'Stolen Moments', but for assembling one of the most potent modern jazz sextets ever. This LP is a must buy for all jazz collectors, and a Top Ten-Fifty favourite for many. - ***** Michael G. Nastos, AllMusic