The Blues and The Abstract Truth, Take 2 is a 2008 album, released on the Resonance label, by American jazz pianist Bill Cunliffe. It is a tribute to Oliver Nelson, particularly to his 1961 album The Blues and the Abstract Truth.
Track listing
"Stolen Moments" "Hoe Down" "Cascades" "Yearnin'" "Butch and Butch" "Teenie's Blues" "Port Authority" "Mary Lou's Blues"
(1-6: Oliver Nelson; 7&8: Bill Cunliffe)
Performers Bill Cunliffe - piano and arranger Terell Stafford - guest soloist: trumpet Jeff Clayton - guest soloist: alto sax Andy Martin - trombone Bob Sheppard - tenor sax and soprano sax Brian Scanlon - alto sax Larry Lunetta - trumpet Tom Warrington - bass Mark Ferber - drums
External links The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2 — Resonance Records — at youtube.com (c/o Resonance Records, with Paul Kreibich (drums), Ricky Woodward (tenor sax) and Bob Summers (trumpet))