The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related ten-inch LPs by jazz pianist Herbie Nichols recorded on May 6 & 13, 1955 respectively and released on Blue Note later that year.Blue Note discography accessed November 30, 2010
Reception Although originally unheralded at the time of release Nichols' Blue Note recordings have gained recognition as highly original and ground-breaking compositions and performances. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded Nichols' The Complete Blue Note Recordings, released in 1997, a five star rating and stated "The music is virtually unclassifiable, and although largely straight-ahead, sounds unlike anything produced by Herbie Nichols' contemporaries. Essential music."Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review: The Complete Blue Note Recordings: Herbie Nichols] accessed November 30, 2010
Track listing
The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 All compositions by Herbie Nichols
Side 1 "Dance Line" – 4:24 "Step Tempest" – 5:08 "The Third World" – 4:08
Side 2 "Blue Chopsticks" – 4:20 "Double Exposure" – 4:04 "Cro-Magnon Nights" – 4:39
The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2 All compositions by Herbie Nichols
Side 1 "Amoeba's Dance" – 4:29 "Crisp Day" – 3:43 "2300 Skiddoo" – 4:29
Side 2 "It Didn't Happen" – 5:10 "Shuffle Montgomery" – 5:11 "Brass Rings" – 5:28
Personnel
Musicians Herbie Nichols – piano Al McKibbon – bass Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
Alfred Lion – producer (uncredited) Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer Martin Craig – design Leonard Feather – liner notes
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