Oblique (album)

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1979 studio album by Bobby Hutcherson

Oblique

Studio album by

Bobby Hutcherson

Released| 1979 (Japan);
1990 (CD)
Recorded| July 21, 1967
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz; post-bop
Length| 41:02
Label| Blue Note
GXF-3061;
CDP 7 84444 2
Producer| Alfred Lion
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
| Stick-Up!
(1966)  | Oblique
(1979)  | Patterns
(1968)

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Alternative cover

2005 RVG Edition

Oblique is an album by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, featuring performances by Herbie Hancock, Albert Stinson, and Joe Chambers.[1] The album was recorded on July 21, 1967.[2] Oblique was Hutcherson's second recording in a quartet setting, after Happenings,[1] The personnel on Happenings are identical, save the replacement of Bob Cranshaw with Stinson,[1] but did not get released by Blue Note until 1979 as a limited edition in Japan, followed by a regular issue in 1990.[3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [2]

AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey awarded four and a half stars to the album, saying: "All the performances are spirited enough to make the sophisticated music sound winning and accessible as well, which means that Oblique is one of the better entries in Hutcherson's Blue Note discography and one worth tracking down."[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the quartet recording was "a likeable enough set, but [it] doesn't really add anything to the language of the first [Happenings]".[2]

## Track listing

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1. "'Til Then" (Hutcherson) - 4:44
2. "My Joy" (Hutcherson) - 7:10
3. "Theme from Blow Up" (Hancock) - 8:13
4. "Subtle Neptune" (Hutcherson) - 8:33
5. "Oblique" (Chambers) - 7:18
6. "Bi-Sectional" (Chambers) - 5:04

Source:[1]

## Personnel

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Musicians

* Bobby Hutcherson - vibes, drums
* Herbie Hancock \- piano
* Albert Stinson \- bass
* Joe Chambers \- drums, tympani, gong

Source:[2]

Production

* Alfred Lion – original session producer
* Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
* Michael Cuscuna – release producer
* Katsuji Abe [ja] – original cover design, photography
* Patrick Roques – reissue (2005) cover design
* Francis Wolff – reissue (2005) cover photography

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f AllMusic
2. ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 740\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ Oblique at Discogs

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The year(s) indicated apply to the recording(s),
not the first release.

Studio albums|

* The Kicker (1963)
* Dialogue (1965)
* Components (1965)
* Happenings (1966)
* Stick-Up! (1966)
* Oblique (1967)
* Patterns (1968)
* Total Eclipse (1968)
* Spiral (1968)
* Medina (1969)
* Now! (1969)
* San Francisco (1970)
* Head On (1971)
* Natural Illusions (1972)
* Cirrus (1974)
* Linger Lane (1974)
* Inner Glow (1975)
* Montara (1975)
* Waiting (1976)
* The View from the Inside (1976)
* Knucklebean (1977)
* Highway One (1978)
* Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)
* Un Poco Loco (1979)
* Solo / Quartet (1982)
* Four Seasons (1983)
* Good Bait (1984)
* Color Schemes (1985)
* Cruisin' the 'Bird (1988)
* Ambos Mundos (1989)
* Mirage (1991)
* Enjoy the View (2014)

Live
albums|

* Blow Up (1969)
* Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
* Farewell Keystone (1982)
* In the Vanguard (1986)

Discography

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* MusicBrainz release group

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