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Oblique
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1979 (Japan); 1990 (CD)
Recorded	July 21, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz; post-bop
Length	41:02
Label	Blue Note GXF-3061; CDP 7 84444 2
Producer	Alfred Lion
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Stick-Up! (1966) Oblique (1979) Patterns (1968)
Alternative cover
2005 RVG Edition

Oblique is an album by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, featuring performances by Herbie Hancock, Albert Stinson, and Joe Chambers. The album was recorded on July 21, 1967. Oblique was Hutcherson's second recording in a quartet setting, after Happenings, The personnel on Happenings are identical, save the replacement of Bob Cranshaw with Stinson, but did not get released by Blue Note until 1979 as a limited edition in Japan, followed by a regular issue in 1990.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey awarded four and a half stars to the album, saying: "All the performances are spirited enough to make the sophisticated music sound winning and accessible as well, which means that Oblique is one of the better entries in Hutcherson's Blue Note discography and one worth tracking down." The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the quartet recording was "a likeable enough set, but doesn't really add anything to the language of the first ".

Track listing

1. "'Til Then" (Hutcherson) - 4:44
2. "My Joy" (Hutcherson) - 7:10
3. "Theme from Blow Up" (Hancock) - 8:13
4. "Subtle Neptune" (Hutcherson) - 8:33
5. "Oblique" (Chambers) - 7:18
6. "Bi-Sectional" (Chambers) - 5:04

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Personnel

Musicians

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibes, drums
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Albert Stinson - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums, tympani, gong

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Production

• Alfred Lion – original session producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Michael Cuscuna – release producer
• Katsuji Abe [ja] – original cover design, photography
• Patrick Roques – reissue (2005) cover desighn
• Francis Wolff – reissue (2005) cover photography

References

1. ^ AllMusic
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 740. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Oblique at Discogs

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