Oliver Nelson
Born: 4th June 1932, St Louis, Missouri
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". Other important recordings from the 1960s are the albums More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964) and Sound Pieces (1966), both also on Impulse!.
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- Blues And The Abstract Truth (5)
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- Hoe Down (9)
- March On, March On (6)
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- Stolen Moments (43)
- Teenie's Blues (4)
- The Meetin' (7)
- Trane Whistle (5)
- Yearnin' (2)
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