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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Bashin' - The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (organ, hammond organ), Joe Newman (trumpet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Doc Severinsen (trumpet), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Urbie Green (trombone), Britt Woodman (trombone), Tom Mitchell (basstrombone), Phil Woods (altosaxophone), Jerry Dodgion (altosaxophone), Bob Ashton (tenorsaxophone), Babe Clark (tenorsaxophone), Barry Galbraith (guitar), George Duvivier (bassguitar), Ed Shaughnessy (drumkit), Joe Wilder (trumpet), George Barrow (baritonesaxophone, baritone), Jimmy Warren (guitar), Donald Orlando Bailey (drum), Quentin Warren (guitar), Donald Bailey (drumkit), Oliver Nelson Orchestra, Oliver Nelson
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Jimmy And Wes (The Dynamic Duo)
Jimmy Smith (hammond organ), Wes Montgomery (guitar), Oliver Nelson
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The Complete Prestige Recordings
Eric Dolphy Quintet, George Tucker (bass, uprightbass), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Roy Haynes (drumkit), Jaki Byard (piano), Eric Dolphy (altosaxophone, bassclarinet, clarinet, saxophone, flute, woodwinds), Oliver Nelson Sextet, George Duvivier (bass, uprightbass), Richard Williams (trumpet), Oliver Nelson (saxophone, recordingarranger, woodwinds, clarinet), Richard Wyands (piano), Ken McIntyre, Ron Carter (cello, uprightbass, bass, double bass), Booker Little (trumpet, clarinet), The Latin Jazz Quintet, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band, Wendell Marshall (bass, uprightbass), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Melba Liston (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Bobby Bryant (trumpet), Jerome Richardson (saxophone, woodwinds), Bob Ashton (saxophone, woodwinds), George Barrow (saxophone, woodwinds), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (tenorsaxophone), Robert Bryant (trumpet), Mal Waldron (piano), Booker Ervin (tenorsaxophone), Joe Benjamin (uprightbass), Charlie Persip (drumkit), Richard Davis (bass), Ed Blackwell (drumkit), Erik Moseholm (bass), Jorn Elniff (drumkit), Bent Axen (piano)
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