{"product_id":"oliver-nelson-black-brown-and-beautiful","title":"Oliver Nelson – Black, Brown And Beautiful (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1970, \u003cstrong\u003e“Black, Brown and Beautiful”\u003c\/strong\u003e saw legendary composer and arranger\u003cstrong\u003e Oliver Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e musically address the state of black America in the wake of the assassination of \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Luther King\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks like \u003cstrong\u003eRequiem, Lamb Of God\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Was A Man, A Real Man\u003c\/strong\u003e directly address the passing of \u003cstrong\u003eKing\u003c\/strong\u003e, whereas \u003cstrong\u003eSelf Help Is Needed and Hope In Time A Change Will Come\u003c\/strong\u003e orchestrally and passionately ask questions that still remain unanswered today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, \u003cstrong\u003eNelson\u003c\/strong\u003e writing about the track \u003cstrong\u003eSelf Help Is Needed stated\u003c\/strong\u003e “I have always felt that the Federal Government wasn’t going to do a damn thing and American Blacks were going to have to do it themselves. However, you can’t have a foot on your neck making it impossible for you to help yourself. That seems logical – doesn’t it?” Sadly, those words still hold true today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusically, this is a sumptuous almost big band banquet with \u003cstrong\u003eNelson\u003c\/strong\u003e himself talking the soprano sax solo on the aching\u003cstrong\u003e I Hope In Time A Change Will Come.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are fans of classic \u003cstrong\u003eNelson\u003c\/strong\u003e albums like \u003cstrong\u003eThe Blues And The Abstract Truth\u003c\/strong\u003e (1961) and the equally polemical \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mayor And The People\u003c\/strong\u003e (1971) will find much to enjoy here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis reissue replicates the original high quality gatefold sleeve of the original and is pressed on 180gm vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Aftermath 5:29\u003cbr\u003e Requiem 7:03\u003cbr\u003e Lamb Of God 2:28\u003cbr\u003e Martin Was A Man, A Real Man 4:08\u003cbr\u003e Self-Help Is Needed 4:06\u003cbr\u003e I Hope In Time A Change Will Come 2:33\u003cbr\u003e 3, 2, 1, 0 3:24\u003cbr\u003e Black, Brown And Beautiful 3:26\u003cbr\u003e Requiem, Afterthoughts 4:00\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qmSptgZheuo\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oliver Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596925669711,"sku":"HIQLP114","price":6.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/bb_566c0498-c572-4644-8871-7f35fdc61224.jpg?v=1787985378","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/oliver-nelson-black-brown-and-beautiful","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}