Oliver Nelson Impulse "The Blues And The Abstract Truth" 1962 ORIG MONO EX-NM  

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Oliver Nelson Impulse! "The Blues And The Abstract Truth" LP from 1962 - ORIGINAL MONO - EX-NM Condition. Very clean classic! Has not seen much time on a turntable. Gatefold cover is in excellent shape with no markings, splits or defects. Very minimal shelf wear. Still has shine! 
NO reserve. See pics... With Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy (his second-to-last appearance on a Nelson album following a series of collaborations recorded for Prestige), Bill Evans (his only appearance with Nelson), Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes!
Has the mono photo cover, credits "ABC-Paramount" on labels and has A-5 catalog number on labels without the later -A /-B suffixes. RVG stamped in the dead-wax.
"The Blues and the Abstract Truth" is an album by jazz saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in 1961 for the Impulse! label. It remains Nelson's most acclaimed album and features a lineup of notable musicians: Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans on piano (in his only appearance with Nelson), Paul Chambers on bass and Roy Haynes on drums. The album is often noted for its unique ensemble arrangements and is frequently identified as a progenitor of Nelson's move towards arranging later in his career.
Among the tunes on the album, "Stolen Moments" is the best known and has become a classic and a jazz standard. 
Writing in the December 21, 1961, issue of DownBeat Magazine jazz critic Don DeMicheal commented: "Nelson's playing is like his writing: thoughtful, unhackneyed, and well constructed. Hubbard steals the solo honors with some of his best playing on record. Dolphy gets off some good solos too, his most interesting one on "Yearnin'".
The Jazz Journal International cited the album as "One of the essential post-bop recordings."
Recorded February 23, 1961 - at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Players: Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone; alto saxophone on "Teenie's Blues" Freddie Hubbard – trumpet Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone; flute ; bass clarinet George Barrow – baritone saxophone Bill Evans – piano Paul Chambers – bass Roy Haynes – drums
Tracks: A1 - Stolen Moments 8:45 A2 - Hoe Down 4:43 A3 - Cascades 5:30
B1 - Yearnin' 6:20 B2 - Butch And Butch 4:35 B3 - Teenie's Blues :31
Production: Creed Taylor – Producer Rudy Van Gelder – Recording Engineer Chuck Stewart – Photography Pete Turner – Cover Design
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