Black, Brown and Beautiful

1970 studio album by Oliver Nelson
Black, Brown and Beautiful
Studio album by
Oliver Nelson
Released1970[1]
RecordedOctober 1969[2]
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelFlying Dutchman FDS 116
ProducerBob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
3-2-1-0
(1969) 		Black, Brown and Beautiful
(1970) 		Zig Zag
(1970)

Black, Brown and Beautiful is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band recorded in 1969 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2] Selections from the album were released on Nelson's 1976 compilation A Dream Deferred while the title was also used for the CD rerelease of Johnny Hodges album 3 Shades of Blue.

Reception

Douglas Payne called it "A stirring tribute to Martin Luther King that is as searching and angry as it is contemplative and compassionate. Nelson mixes dissonant orchestral moments that nearly lapse into free zones with lovely, more familiar territory which celebrate a joy of love and life. Highly recommended but (as of yet) unissued on CD and very hard to find."[3] The album has since been reissued on CD and is also available as a digital download.

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson

  1. "Aftermath" - 5:29
  2. "Requiem" - 7:03
  3. "Lamb of God" - 2:28
  4. "Martin Was a Man, a Real Man" - 4:08
  5. "Self-Help Is Needed" - 4:06
  6. "I Hope in Time a Change Will Come" - 2:33
  7. "3, 2, 1, 0" - 3:24
  8. "Black, Brown and Beautiful" - 3:26
  9. "Requiem, Afterthoughts" - 4:00

Personnel

Information is based on the album’s session notes[2]

Technical
  • Ami Hadani - sound mixing
  • Chuck Stewart - front cover photography

References

  1. ^ a b Flying Dutchman Label Discography P. 2. accessed February 8, 2016
  2. ^ a b c Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016
  3. ^ Payne, D., Doug Payne Reviews, accessed February 8, 2016
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