Fantabulous (album)

Fantabulous
Studio album by
Oliver Nelson
Releasedc. July 1964
RecordedMarch 19, 1964
StudioUniversal Recording Corp. (Chicago)
GenreJazz
Length34:24
LabelArgo
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Oliver Nelson chronology
Full Nelson
(1963) 		Fantabulous
(1964) 		More Blues and the Abstract Truth
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Fantabulous is an album by Oliver Nelson. It was recorded in 1964 and released that year by Argo Records.

Recording and music

The album was recorded at Universal Recording Corp. in Chicago, on March 19, 1964.[2] Six of the eight pieces were composed by Nelson.[1]

Releases and reception

Fantabulous was released by Argo Records around July 1964.[3] It was reissued on CD by Verve Records,[1] and was part of Mosaic Records' box set of Nelson big band recordings.[2]

Critic Marc Myers wrote in 2015: "What makes this album special are the heavyweight bluesy solos by pianist Patti Bown, alto saxophonist Phil Woods, flutist Jerome Richardson and Nelson's tenor sax. Nelson's writing is strong, complex and varied throughout but always swinging. It's cinematic but not Hollywood. More action TV than big screen."[4]

Track listing

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Hobo Flats" - 4:12
  2. "Post No Bills" - 5:28
  3. "A Bientot" (Billy Taylor) - 3:46
  4. "Three Plus One" - 3:23
  5. "Take Me With You" (Nelson, Grady Tate) - 5:27
  6. "Daylie's Double" - 4:00
  7. "Teenie's Blues" - 4:07
  8. "Laz-ie Kate" - 4:01

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. Oliver Nelson: Fantabulous at AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Track Listing, Personnel & Recording Dates". mosaicrecords.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Billboard July 25, 1964
  4. ^ Myers, Marc (July 14, 2015). "Oliver Nelson: Fantabulous". jazzwax.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.