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Peter And The Wolf
  front cover   side a

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The Bird
The Duck
The Cat
The Grandfather
The Wolf
The Hunter
Peter
4:06
Prokofiev

Duck Theme Nelson
Jimmy And The Duck Prokofiev
Peter's Theme Nelson
Meal Time Prokofiev
9:37

  
  back cover   side b

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Elegy For A Duck
7:12
Nelson

Cat In A Tree
5:18
Nelson

Capture Of The Wolf
1:13
Nelson

Finale
(a) Parade
(b) Peter Plays Some Blues
4:46
Nelson

  
  label a  

recording dates

studio

label

cat no.

  

5/11/66
5/12/66

Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Verve

V6–8652

  

label b – all from EMI issue
PERSONNEL
organ
Jimmy Smith
  
     

arr/cond

  

Oliver Nelson

  
trumpet
  

Joe Newman
Ernie Royal
Richard Willaims
Eugene Young

  
     
trombone
  

Richard Hixson
Quentin Jackson
Tom McIntosh
Tony Studd
Britt Woodman

  
french horn
  

James Buffington
Willie Ruff

  
     
saxophone
  

Bob Ashton
Daniel Bank
Jerry Dodgion
Jerome Richardson
Stan Webb
Phil Woods

  
     
guitar
  

Billy Butler
Barry Galbraith

  
     
bass
   Richard Davis  
     
percussion
  

Harry Breuer
Bobby Rosengarden

  
     
drums
  

Harry Breuer
Bobby Rosengarden
Grady Tate

  
  TECH  
producer
   Creed Taylor  
     
engineer
   Rudy Van Gelder  
     
dir. of eng.
   Val Valentin  
REISSUES label   year   cat no.      
    EMI   1966   VLP9159      
     
    Universal   07/06/99   5472642      
     
    Verve   22/06/99   547264      
REVIEW   Quite how this preposterous idea ever made it off the drawing board is a mystery. Maybe the bosses at Verve wanted to try something new with their star turn. Maybe it was Jimmy's idea. Maybe Oliver Nelson's. Who can tell? Whatever it was, make it onto vinyl it did and, against all the laws of dog and man, it works. In fact, it works a treat, although quite how it works is as much of a mystery as why it happened in the first place. But fret not! Instead, let's just all sit back and dig the swinging suite that Oliver arranged and Jimmy and the rest of the band swung so well. Would you believe that in amongst all the Prokofiev orchestral themes, there are a few great soul jazz moments? No? Well go and get a copy. Prove me wrong.