Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra
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Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra is a live album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band recorded at the Berliner Jazztage in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2]
Reception
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating "None of the individual pieces caught on but taken as a whole, this out-of-print LP should please big-band collectors and serves as a good example of Oliver Nelson's writing style".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Oliver Nelson
- "Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra" - 18:25
- "Confrontation"
- "Check point Charlie"
- "Relative Calm"
- "Over the Wall"
- "Impressions of Berlin: Ku-Damm" - 6:02
- "Impressions of Berlin: Wannsee" - 5:21
- "Impressions of Berlin: Heidi" - 6:07
- "Impressions of Berlin: Berlin bei Nacht" - 5:14
Personnel
- Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
- Milo Pavlovic, Ronny Simmonds, Carmell Jones, Harry Stamp, Manfred Stoppachier - trumpet
- Slide Hampton, Barry Ross, Åke Persson, Charles Orieux, Kurt Masnick - trombone
- Leo Wright, Klaus Marmulla - alto saxophone
- Adi Feuerstien, Rolf Romer - tenor saxophone
- Jan Konopasek - baritone saxophone
- Freddy L'Host - clarinet
- Kai Rautenberg - piano
- Hajo Lange - bass
- Dai Bowen, Heinz Niemeyer - percussion
References
- ^ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016
- ^ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.