Written and arranged by Oliver Nelson
Our version of Oliver Nelson's Hobo Flats is a transcription of the chart as it was recorded on the brilliant 1970 Afrique by the Count Basie Orchestra. This chart was originally written for a Jimmy Smith album. It's a 12/8 blues feel, with room for piano, trumpet and alto saxophone solos.
Paul Cohen, George Cohn, Waymon Reed, Pete Minger (trumpet, flugelhorn); Steven Galloway, Bill Hughes, Mel Wanzo, John Watson, (trombone); Bill Adkins (alto sax), Bobby Plater (alto sax, flute), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor sax), Eric Dixon (flute, tenor sax), Bob Ashton (alto, baritone & tenor sax, flute), Oliver Nelson (arranger, conductor, tenor sax), Cecil Payne (baritone sax, flute), Hubert Laws (flute); Freddie Green (guitar), John Williams, Norman Keenan (bass), Harold Jones (drums), Warren Smith, Jr. (drums, percussion, vibes), Richard Landrum (percussion), Sonny Morgan (bongos), Buddy Lucas (harmonica), Count Basie (organ, piano). Recorded : December 22nd and 23rd, 1970.
Here's the original Jimmy Smith 1963 version, from the album of the same name.
Check out that lineup! Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson (trombone); George Dorsey, Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Smith (organ); George Duvivier (bass); Bill Rodriguez (drums); Oliver Nelson (arranger, conductor). Recorded NYC, March 20, 1963.
Oliver Nelson recorded Hobo Flats again shortly after on his own 1964 Argo album Fantabulous. This one has a much different feel.
Oliver Nelson - tenor saxophone, arranger and conductor
Phil Woods - alto saxophone, clarinet
Kenny Soderblom - alto sax, flute
Bob Ashton - tenor sax, clarinet
Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute
Art Hoyle, Snooky Young - trumpet
Ray Weigand - trombone
Tony Studd - bass trombone
Patti Bown - piano
Ben Tucker - bass
Grady Tate - drums
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