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Oblique is an album by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, featuring performances by Herbie Hancock, Albert Stinson, and Joe Chambers.[1] The album was recorded on July 21, 1967.[2] Oblique was Hutcherson's second recording in a quartet setting, after Happenings,[1] The personnel on Happenings are identical, save the replacement of Bob Cranshaw with Stinson,[1] but did not get released by Blue Note until 1979 as a limited edition in Japan, followed by a regular issue in 1980.[3]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2016)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

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."[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the quartet recording was "a likeable enough set, but [it] doesn't really add anything to the language of the first [Happenings]".[2]

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

Source:[1]

Personnel

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

Source:[2]

References

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