Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz
Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz is a compilation album of pieces by Oliver Nelson and others assembled by Leonard Feather. It was recorded in 1965 and 1966 for Verve Records. In 2006, Mosaic Records released all the Oliver Nelson tracks, together with some unissued pieces recorded at the same session, on the second CD of the compilation, Oliver Nelson: The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions. Some of them were also included at the time on the album Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and the Sound of Oliver Nelson.
Track listing
- Recorded on November 3 and November 4, 1966
Personnel
- Burt Collins, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
- Al Dailey – piano
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Phil Kraus – percussion