Skull Session

Skull Session is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label.^[1][2]

Skull Session
Studio album by Oliver Nelson
Released	1975
Recorded	January 7, 8 & 10, 1975 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:11
Label	Flying Dutchman BDL 1-0825
Producer	Bob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (1974) Skull Session (1975) Stolen Moments (1975)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skull Session"	5:59
2.	"Reuben's Rondo"	2:57
3.	"125th St. and 7th Avenue"	6:19
4.	"One for Duke"	4:30

All tracks are written by Oliver Nelson.

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dumpy Mama"	4:38
2.	"Baja Bossa"	7:16
3.	"In a Japanese Garden"	3:07
4.	"Flight for Freedom"	4:25
Total length:		39:11

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