Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) 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!. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 4, 1932 (St. Louis), Died October 28, 1975 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 81121 | 6/5/1951 | If you so smart, how come you ain't rich ? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81122 | 6/5/1951 | Trust in me | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81123 | 6/5/1951 | Louisville Lodge meeting | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81124 | 6/5/1951 | How blue can you get ? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81125 | 6/5/1951 | Happy birthday boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81148 | 6/13/1951 | May every day be Christmas | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81149 | 6/13/1951 | Please don't leave me | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81150 | 6/13/1951 | Bone dry | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81151 | 6/13/1951 | I love that kinda carryin' on | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81152 | 6/13/1951 | Three handed woman | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81153 | 6/13/1951 | Fat Sam from Birmingham | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81321 | 7/30/1951 | Cock-a-doodle doo | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81322 | 7/30/1951 | Garmoochie | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81323 | 7/30/1951 | There must be a way | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81908 | 11/28/1951 | Come and get it | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81909 | 11/28/1951 | Stop makin' music | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81910 | 11/28/1951 | Slow down | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81911 | 11/28/1951 | Work baby work | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81913 | 11/28/1951 | All of me | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 81914 | 11/28/1951 | There goes my heart | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nelson, Oliver," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333607.
Nelson, Oliver. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333607.
"Nelson, Oliver." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Nelson, Oliver, 1932-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81033440
Wikidata: Oliver Nelson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q720687
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46947276
MusicBrainz: Oliver Nelson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4704f86b-33b0-458a-9460-8f9b52869d74
ISNI: 0000 0000 8125 5777 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081255777
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