Skull Session is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in early 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label.Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
It was the penultimate album release for Nelson, who would pass away suddenly of a heart attack in October of the same year.
Reception
AllMusic 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
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 saxophone, 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 Budimir, 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
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