Tracklist

1	Stolen Moments	8:45
2	Hoe Down	4:43
3	Cascades	5:30
4	Yearnin'	6:20
5	Butch And Butch	4:35
6	Teenie's Blues	6:31

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – MCA Victor, Inc.
• Distributed By – MCA Victor, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Eric Dolphy
• Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By – Oliver Nelson
• Baritone Saxophone – George Barrow
• Bass – Paul Chambers
• Design [Cover] – Pete Turner
• Design [Liner] – Joe Lebow
• Drums – Roy Haynes
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Liner Notes – Oliver Nelson
• Photography By [Liner] – Audrey Nelson
• Piano – Bill Evans
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Notes

Recorded 23 February, 1961.

Comes in gatefold mini LP replica with OBI & Japanese insert.

20 Bit K2 Super Coding.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4988067014252
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
A-5-S, STEREO A-5	Bill Evans / Roy Haynes / Eric Dolphy / Oliver Nelson / Paul Chambers / Freddie Hubbard	Bill Evans / Roy Haynes / Eric Dolphy / Oliver Nelson / Paul Chambers / Freddie Hubbard - The Blues And The Abstract Truth ‎(LP, Album)	Impulse!, Impulse!	A-5-S, STEREO A-5	US	1961
A-5	Bill Evans / Roy Haynes / Eric Dolphy / Oliver Nelson / Paul Chambers / Freddie Hubbard	Bill Evans / Roy Haynes / Eric Dolphy / Oliver Nelson / Paul Chambers / Freddie Hubbard - The Blues And The Abstract Truth ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Impulse!	A-5	Canada	1961
513629T	Oliver Nelson Featuring Paul Chambers , Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, George Barrow	Oliver Nelson Featuring Paul Chambers , Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, George Barrow - The Blues And The Abstract Truth ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Jazz Heritage	513629T	US	1994
VIM 5648, AS-5	Oliver Nelson	The Blues And The Abstract Truth ‎(LP, Album, RE)	MCA Records, Impulse!	VIM 5648, AS-5	Japan	1981
QELP 8048	BILL EVANS/ROY HAYNES/ERIC DOLPHY/OLIVER NELSON/ PAUL CHAMBERS/FREDDIE HUBBARD	THE BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH ‎(LP)	La Voce Del Padrone	QELP 8048	Italy	1961

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