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.Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "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".
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
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