Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra

Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra
Live album by Oliver Nelson and the "Berlin Dreamband"
Released	1971
Recorded	November 5, 1970 Berliner Jazztage, Berlin, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Label	Flying Dutchman FD 10134
Producer	Bob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
Zig Zag (1970) Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra (1970) Swiss Suite (1971)

Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra is a live album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band recorded at the Berliner Jazztage in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating "None of the individual pieces caught on but taken as a whole, this out-of-print LP should please big-band collectors and serves as a good example of Oliver Nelson's writing style".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson

1. "Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra" - 18:25
   1. "Confrontation"
   2. "Check point Charlie"
   3. "Relative Calm"
   4. "Over the Wall"
2. "Impressions of Berlin: Ku-Damm" - 6:02
3. "Impressions of Berlin: Wannsee" - 5:21
4. "Impressions of Berlin: Heidi" - 6:07
5. "Impressions of Berlin: Berlin bei Nacht" - 5:14

Personnel

• Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
• Milo Pavlovic, Ronny Simmonds, Carmell Jones, Harry Stamp, Manfred Stoppachier - trumpet
• Slide Hampton, Barry Ross, Åke Persson, Charles Orieux, Kurt Masnick - trombone
• Leo Wright, Klaus Marmulla - alto saxophone
• Adi Feuerstien, Rolf Romer - tenor saxophone
• Jan Konopasek - baritone saxophone
• Freddy L'Host - clarinet
• Kai Rautenberg - piano
• Hajo Lange - bass
• Dai Bowen, Heinz Niemeyer - percussion

References