Swiss Suite

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.[1][2]

Swiss Suite
Live album by
Released1972
RecordedJune 18, 1971
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length44:49
LabelFlying Dutchman FD 10149
ProducerBob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
Leon Thomas in Berlin
(1971)
Swiss Suite
(1972)
Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags
(1974)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The 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.".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson

  1. "Swiss Suite" - 26:53
  2. "Stolen Moments" - 8:38
  3. "Black, Brown and Beautiful" - 3:15
  4. "Blues and the Abstract Truth" - 6:03

Personnel

References

  1. Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016
  2. Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
  3. Yanow, Scott. Swiss Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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