Encyclopedia of Jazz
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| Studio album by Oliver Nelson/Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery/Count Basie/Johnny Hodges & Earl Hines | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | October 8, 1965, January 14, 1966, September 28, 1966 and November 3 & 4, 1966 NYC and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
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Verve V/V6 8677 |
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| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Encyclopedia of Jazz (full title Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz (in the Sixties) Volume One: The Blues) is an album released on the Verve label compiled by jazz journalist Leonard Feather featuring tracks which were recorded to accompany Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties . The album features three tracks by the Encyclopedia of Jazz All Stars arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson along with one track each by Jimmy Smith with Wes Montgomery, Count Basie and Johnny Hodges with Earl Hines.
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "This diverse LP, which was released in conjunction with Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties, is most significant for including three songs by a group led by arranger Oliver Nelson that was called "Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz All-Stars"".
Tracks 1-3:
Track 4:
Track 5:
Track 6:
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