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 and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. The album was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971 for the Flying Dutchman label.

Reception

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.".

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