Skull Session

Skull Session is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label.

Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "For this interesting session, Oliver Nelson (who wrote and arranged all eight numbers) utilizes electric keyboards and rock and funk rhythms in what is still a big-band jazz date".

Personnel

 * Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
 * Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear (tracks 1-6 & 8) - trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Paul Hubinon, Buddy Childers - trumpet (tracks 2-4)
 * Grover Mitchell, Richard Nash, Chauncey Welsch - trombone (tracks 2-4)
 * Maurice Spears - bass trombone (tracks 2-4)
 * Vincent DeRosa, Davis Allan Duke - French horn (tracks 2-4)
 * Don Waldrop - tuba (tracks 2-4)
 * Jerome Richardson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
 * Bud Shank - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
 * Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor flute, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
 * Billy Green - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 8)
 * Billy Perkins - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1-5 & 8)
 * John Kelson Jr. - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 6 & 7)
 * Lonnie Liston Smith - electric piano (tracks 1-5 & 8)
 * Mike Wofford - electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, piano
 * Laurindo Almeida - guitar (tracks 6 & 7)
 * Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour - electric guitar (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
 * Chuck Domanico - bass, electric bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums, percussion
 * Jimmy Gordon - drums (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
 * Willie Bobo - percussion