The Sound of Feeling

The Sound of Feeling
Studio album by Oliver Nelson
Released	1968
Recorded	November 3 & 4, 1966 and December 11, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ and Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:23
Label	Verve V/V6 8743
Producer	Creed Taylor and Jesse Kaye
Oliver Nelson chronology
Encyclopedia of Jazz (1966)Encyclopedia of Jazz1966 The Sound of Feeling (1966-67) The Spirit of '67 (1967)The Spirit of '671967

The Sound of Feeling (full title Leonard Feather Presents The Sound of Feeling and The Sound of Oliver Nelson) is a jazz album featuring two separate groups featuring Oliver Nelson recorded in late 1966 and released on the Verve label.^[1][2] The split album begins with five tracks by the Los Angeles based group The Sound of Feeling, featuring identical twin vocalists Alyce and Rhae Andrece and pianist Gary David with the addition of soloist Nelson. Four tracks are by the Encyclopedia of Jazz All Stars, a big band composed of top New York studio musicians, arranged and conducted by Nelson which were recorded to accompany Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[3]
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 2 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:24
2. "Waltz Without Words" (Gary David) - 4:09
3. "Who Knows What Love Is?" (David) - 4:25
4. "Phrases" (Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece) - 3:40
5. "Circe Revisited" (David, Bob Fylling) - 5:56
6. "Ricardo's Dilemma" (Roy Ayers) - 2:33
7. "Patterns for Orchestra" (Oliver Nelson) - 3:07
8. "The Sidewalks of New York" ( Charles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake) - 6:27
9. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 2:26

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on November 3, 1966 (track 6) and November 4 (tracks 7-9), 1966 and in Los Angeles, CA on December 11, 1967 (tracks 1-5).

Personnel

The Sound of Feeling (tracks 1-5)

• Oliver Nelson - soprano saxophone
• Alyce Andrece, Ray Andrece - vocals
• Gary David - piano, marxophone, vocals
• Chuck Domanico, Ray Neapolitan - bass
• Dick Wilson - drums

The Oliver Nelson Orchestra (tracks 6-9)

• Oliver Nelson - soprano saxophone, arranger, conductor
• Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Burt Collins (track 6), Nat Adderley (tracks 7-9) - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson - trombone
• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• Tony Studd - bass trombone
• Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone
• Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
• Al Dailey (track 6), Hank Jones (tracks 7-9) - piano
• Eric Gale - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Phil Kraus (track 6), Bobby Rosengarden (tracks 7-9) - percussion

References