Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra


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 Records|Flying Dutchman] label.

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.
  1. "Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra" - 18:25
  2. # "Confrontation"
  3. # "Check point Charlie"
  4. # "Relative Calm"
  5. # "Over the Wall"
  6. "Impressions of Berlin: Ku-Damm" - 6:02
  7. "Impressions of Berlin: Wannsee" - 5:21
  8. "Impressions of Berlin: Heidi" - 6:07
  9. "Impressions of Berlin: Berlin bei Nacht" - 5:14

Personnel