Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags

Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags
Studio album by
Oliver Nelson
Released1974
RecordedApril 1974
London, England with overdubs in New York City
GenreJazz
LabelFlying Dutchman BDL 1-0592
ProducerBob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
Swiss Suite
(1971) 		Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags
(1974) 		Skull Session
(1975)

Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags is an album by Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in London in 1974 for the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2] Supporting Nelson was the band Oily Rags, which featured Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock (later of Chas & Dave), who also wrote three of the album's songs.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 1½ stars stating "Nelson plays well and there are some good moments (particularly on Jobim's "Meditation") but most of the backup musicians sound quite anonymous and little of significance occurs".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Lucille" (Little Richard, Albert Collins) - 6:13
  2. "Woggles" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 1:56
  3. "Cairo to Benghazi" (Joe Jammer) - 10:06
  4. "Working Man" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 3:49
  5. "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 6:00
  6. "Mailman Bring Me No More Blues" (Bob Katz, Ruth Ann Roberts, Bob Thiele) - 4:42
  7. "Hillbilly" (Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock) - 3:42

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016
  2. ^ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Oily Rags – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.