Oliver Nelson
Born: 4th June 1932, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 28th October 1975, Los Angeles
Nationality: American
Oliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) is regarded as one of the most significant recordings of its era. The centerpiece of the album is the definitive version of Nelson's composition, "Stolen Moments".
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The Blues and the Abstract Truth
28th Jun 2021
One of the unsung trailblazers of 60s jazz, Oliver Nelson's The Blues and the Abstract Truth is some of his most widely-remembered work, and just so happens to feature a killer line-up including Eric Dolphy and Freddie Hubbard. We take a look back at Nelson's unique, contemporary interpretation of the blues.
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The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Oliver Nelson (saxophone), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Eric Dolphy (flute), George Barrow (baritone saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (upright bass), Roy Hanes (drums)
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Movin’: The Complete Verve Recordings
Wes Montgomery (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bassguitar, doublebass), Grady Tate (drumkit), Willie Bobo (percussion), Bobby Scott (piano), Chauncey Welsch (trombone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Urbie Green (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Snooky Young (trumpet), Don Butterfield (tuba), Harvey Phillips (tuba), Jerome Richardson (woodwinds), Charles McCracken (cello), George Ricci (cello), Margaret Ross (harp), Roger Kellaway (piano), David Schwartz (viola), Harold Coletta (viola), Arnold Eidus (violin), Gene Orloff (violin), Harry Lookofsky (violin), Joseph Malignaggi (violin), Julius Held (violin), Lewis Eley (violin), Louis Haber (violin), Paul Gershman (violin), Sol Shapiro (violin), Helcio Milito (drumkit), Wynton Kelly Trio, Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (uprightbass, doublebass, bass), Jimmy Cobb (drumkit), Ron Carter (bassguitar, doublebass), Ray Barretto (congas, percussion), Bernard Eichen (violin), Emanuel Green (violin), Joe Malin (violin), Abe Kessler (cello), Harvey Shapiro (cello), Jack Jennings (vibraphone), Richard Davis (doublebass, uprightbass), Jimmy Smith (hammond organ, organ), Tony Studd (basstrombone), Melba Liston (trombone), Jimmy Maxwell (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Danny Bank (woodwinds), Jerry Dodgion (woodwinds), Phil Woods (woodwinds), Bob Ashton (woodwinds), George Devens (vibraphone), Orchestra, Johnny Pate, Oliver Nelson
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The Dynamic Duo
Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery Oliver Nelson
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Walk On The Wild Side: Best Of The Verve Years
Jimmy Smith (organ), Babe Clark (tenor saxophone), Bob Ashton (tenor saxophone), Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone), George Barrow (baritone), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), George Duvivier (bass guitar), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Tom Mitchell (bass trombone), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Doc Severinsen (trumpet), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Britt Woodman (trombone), Urbie Green (trombone), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Grady Tate (drums), George Dorsey (alto saxophone), George Dorsey (flute), Al Cohn (tenor saxophone), Milt Hinton (bass guitar), Jimmy Johnson (drums), Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Wes Montgomery, Bill Rodriguez (drums), Unknown (harmonica), Jimmy Smith (hammond b3), Wilton Felder (electric bass), Arthur Adams (guitar), Paul Humphrey (drums), George Benson (guitar), Donald Bailey (drums), Billy Butler (guitar), Jack Agee (unknown), Jerome Richardson (unknown), Bill Suyler (guitar), Bobby Rosengarden (percussion), Bobby Rosengarden (bongos), Bob Cranshaw (bass guitar), Richard Davis (bass guitar), Bob Ashton (unknown), Melba Liston (trombone), Snooky Young (trumpet), Richard Williams (trumpet), Tom McIntosh (trombone), Jerry Dodgion (unknown), Phil Woods (unknown), Willie Ruff (french horn), Tony Studd (bass trombone), Don Corrado (french horn) Oliver Nelson
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