Skull Session is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label.12
Reception
Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| AllMusic |    3 |
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "For this interesting session, Oliver Nelson (who wrote and arranged all eight numbers) utilizes electric keyboards and rock and funk rhythms in what is still a big-band jazz date".3
Track listing
All tracks are written by Oliver Nelson.
Side one| Title |
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| 1. | "Skull Session" | 5:59 |
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| 2. | "Reuben's Rondo" | 2:57 |
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| 3. | "125th St. and 7th Avenue" | 6:19 |
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| 4. | "One for Duke" | 4:30 |
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Side two| Title |
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| 1. | "Dumpy Mama" | 4:38 |
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| 2. | "Baja Bossa" | 7:16 |
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| 3. | "In a Japanese Garden" | 3:07 |
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| 4. | "Flight for Freedom" | 4:25 |
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| Total length: | 39:11 |
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Personnel
- Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
- Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear (tracks 1–6 & 8) - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Paul Hubinon, Buddy Childers - trumpet (tracks 2–4)
- Grover Mitchell, Richard Nash, Chauncey Welsch - trombone (tracks 2–4)
- Maurice Spears - bass trombone (tracks 2–4)
- Vincent DeRosa, Davis Allan Duke - French horn (tracks 2–4)
- Don Waldrop - tuba (tracks 2–4)
- Jerome Richardson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Bud Shank - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute (tracks 2–4, 6 & 7)
- Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor flute, alto flute (tracks 2–4, 6 & 7)
- Billy Green - tenor saxophone (tracks 1–5 & 8)
- Billy Perkins - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1–5 & 8)
- John Kelson Jr. - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 6 & 7)
- Lonnie Liston Smith - electric piano (tracks 1–5 & 8)
- Mike Wofford - electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, piano
- Laurindo Almeida - guitar (tracks 6 & 7)
- Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour - electric guitar (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Chuck Domanico - bass, electric bass
- Shelly Manne - drums, percussion
- Jimmy Gordon - drums (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
- Willie Bobo - percussion
References
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