"Oblique is one of only two quartet sessions the great vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded for Blue Note (the classic Happenings being the other). Both albums featured the seminal pianist Herbie Hancock and drum master Joe Chambers, with the only variable in the line-up here being bassist Albert Stinson. Hutcherson’s breezy opener 'Til Then,' Hancock’s tremendous 'Theme From Blow Up,' and Chambers’ adventurous 'Oblique' are standouts of a session that, taken as a whole, is an incredible journey from hard bop grooves to exploratory sonic tone poems. Recorded in 1967, the album wasn’t first released until 1979." - Blue Note Records

• originally recorded in 1967, previously unreleased until 1979
  
• 180g black vinyl pressing
• housed in glossy tip-on gatefold sleeve w/ printed insert
• part of Blue Note's Tone Poet 180g audiophile remaster series
• all-analog remaster cut from the original tapes
• first time on vinyl since 2013
• featuring Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Herbie Hancock (p), Albert Stinson (b), Joe Chambers (d)
• music label: Blue Note Records 2020