The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2 is the second album by American jazz pianist Herbie Nichols

Herbie Nichols

Herbie Nichols , was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics.-Life:...

 featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note

Blue Note Records

Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...

 label in 1955 as a 10 inch LP.

Reception

Although originally unheralded at the time of release Nichol's Blue Note recordings have gained recognition as highly original and ground-breaking compositions and performances. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...

 awarded Nichols' The Complete Blue Note Recordings, released in 1997, a five star rating and stated "The music is virtually unclassifiable, and although largely straight-ahead, sounds unlike anything produced by Herbie Nichols' contemporaries. Essential music".

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Nichols

Side A

1. "Amoeba's Dance" - 4:29
2. "Crisp Day" - 3:43
3. "2300 Skiddoo" - 4:29

Side B

1. "It Did't Happen" - 5:10
2. "Shuffle Montgomery" - 5:11
3. "Brass Rings" - 5:28
   • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on May 13, 1955

Personnel

• Herbie Nichols
  Herbie Nichols
  Herbie Nichols , was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics.-Life:...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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• Al McKibbon
  Al McKibbon
  Al McKibbon was an American jazz double bassist, known for his work in bop, hard bop, and Latin jazz.In 1947, after working with Lucky Millinder, Tab Smith, J. C. Heard, and Coleman Hawkins, he replaced Ray Brown in Dizzy Gillespie's band, in which he played until 1950...
  
   - bass
  Double bass
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• Art Blakey
  Art Blakey
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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