Swiss Suite is a live album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band with soloists Gato Barbieri (tenor sax) and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (alto sax). The album was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971 for the Flying Dutchman label.[Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016][ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016]
Reception
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Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "it is the nearly 27-minute "Swiss Suite" that dominates this album and although tenorman Gato Barbieri has a couple of raging solos, it is a five-minute segment when guest altoist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson plays the blues that is most memorable. Vinson's classic spot alone is worth the price of this hard-to-find LP.".
Track listing
All compositions by Oliver Nelson
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"Swiss Suite" - 26:53
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"Stolen Moments" - 8:38
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"Black, Brown and Beautiful" - 3:15
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"Blues and the Abstract Truth" - 6:03
Personnel
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Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arrangement, conducting
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Charles Tolliver - trumpet, flugelhorn
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Danny Moore, Rich Cole, Bernt Stean, Harry Beckett - trumpet
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Buddy Baker, Bertil Strandberg, Donald Beightol, C.J. Shibley, Monte Holz, John Thomas - trombone
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Jim Nissen - bass trombone
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Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (track 1), Jesper Thilo, Ozren Depolo - alto saxophone
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Gato Barbieri (track 1), Michael Urbaniak, Bob Sydor - tenor saxophone
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Steve Stevenson - baritone saxophone
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Stanley Cowell - piano
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Victor Gaskin, Hugo Rasmussen - double bass
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Bernard Purdie - drum kit
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Bosko Petrovic - drums, vibraphone, tarabooka
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Na Na - berimbau
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Sonny Morgan - congas
