Skull Session

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Skull Session is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "For this interesting session, Oliver Nelson (who wrote and arranged all eight numbers) utilizes electric keyboards and rock and funk rhythms in what is still a big-band jazz date".

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson

1. "Skull Session" - 6:06
2. "Reuben's Rondo" - 3:00
3. "125th St. and 7th Avenue" - 6:24
4. "One for Duke" - 4:35
5. "Dumpy Mama" - 4:43
6. "Baja Bossa" - 7:24
7. "In a Japanese Garden" - 3:11
8. "Flight for Freedom" - 4:29

Personnel

• Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
• Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear (tracks 1-6 & 8) - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Paul Hubinon, Buddy Childers - trumpet (tracks 2-4)
• Grover Mitchell, Richard Nash, Chauncey Welsch - trombone (tracks 2-4)
• Maurice Spears - bass trombone (tracks 2-4)
• Vincent DeRosa, Davis Allan Duke - French horn (tracks 2-4)
• Don Waldrop - tuba (tracks 2-4)
• Jerome Richardson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
• Bud Shank - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
• Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor flute, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
• Billy Green - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 8)
• Billy Perkins - tenor saxopnone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1-5 & 8)
• John Kelson Jr. - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 6 & 7)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - electric piano (tracks 1-5 & 8)
• Mike Wofford - electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, piano
• Laurindo Almeida - guitar (tracks 6 & 7)
• Dennis Budimer, Lee Ritenour - electric guitar (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
• Chuck Domanico - bass, electric bass
• Shelly Manne - drums, percussion
• Jimmy Gordon - drums (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
• Willie Bobo - percussion