Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra

1971 live album by Oliver Nelson and the "Berlin Dreamband"

Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra

Live album by

Oliver Nelson and the "Berlin Dreamband"

Released| 1971
Recorded| November 5, 1970
Venue| Berliner Jazztage, Berlin, Germany
Genre| Jazz
Label| Flying Dutchman FD 10134
Producer| Bob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
| Zig Zag
(1970)  | Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra
(1971)  | Leon Thomas in Berlin
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Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra is a live album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band recorded at the Berliner Jazztage in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "None of the individual pieces caught on but taken as a whole, this out-of-print LP should please big-band collectors and serves as a good example of Oliver Nelson's writing style".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Oliver Nelson.

1. "Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra" - 18:25
1. "Confrontation"
2. "Check point Charlie"
3. "Relative Calm"
4. "Over the Wall"
2. "Impressions of Berlin: Ku-Damm" - 6:02
3. "Impressions of Berlin: Wannsee" - 5:21
4. "Impressions of Berlin: Heidi" - 6:07
5. "Impressions of Berlin: Berlin bei Nacht" - 5:14

## Personnel

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* Oliver Nelson \- alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
* Milo Pavlovic, Ronny Simmonds, Carmell Jones, Harry Stamp, Manfred Stoppachier - trumpet
* Slide Hampton, Barry Ross, Åke Persson, Charles Orieux, Kurt Masnick - trombone
* Leo Wright, Klaus Marmulla - alto saxophone
* Adi Feuerstien, Rolf Romer - tenor saxophone
* Jan Konopasek - baritone saxophone
* Freddy L'Host - clarinet
* Kai Rautenberg - piano
* Hajo Lange - bass
* Dai Bowen, Heinz Niemeyer - percussion

## References

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1. ^ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed February 8, 2016
2. ^ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

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Studio albums|

* Meet Oliver Nelson (1959)
* Taking Care of Business (1960)
* Screamin' the Blues (1960)
* Nocturne (1961)
* Soul Battle (1960)
* Straight Ahead (1961)
* The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)
* Afro/American Sketches (1962)
* Impressions of Phaedra (1962)
* Fantabulous (1964)
* More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964)
* Happenings ( 1966)
* Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966)
* Sound Pieces (1966)
* Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66)
* The Sound of Feeling (1966–67)
* Jazzhattan Suite (1967)
* The Spirit of '67 (1967)
* The Kennedy Dream (1967)
* Soulful Brass (1968)
* Black, Brown and Beautiful (1969)
* Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (1974)
* Skull Session (1975)
* Stolen Moments (1975)

Live albums|

* Live from Los Angeles (1967)
* Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra (1970)
* Leon Thomas in Berlin (1971)
* Swiss Suite (1972)

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