''Oleo'' is an album by New York Unit, consisting of tenor saxophonist
George Adams, pianist
John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
, bassist
Richard Davis, and drummer
Tatsuya Nakamura
is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every ...
. It was recorded in 1989.
Recording and music
The album was recorded at A&R Recording Studios in New York City, on January 29, 1989.
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Release
''Oleo'' was released by
CBS/Sony
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is opera ...
in Japan.
Track listing
#"Jumonji"
#"Oleo"
#"Dance of the Matador"
#"Hick's Time"
#"Ballad #4"
#"C Jam Blues"
Personnel
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George Adams – tenor sax
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John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
– piano
*
Richard Davis – bass
*
Tatsuya Nakamura
is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every ...
– drums
References
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1989 albums
John Hicks (jazz pianist) albums