Meet Oliver Nelson
1959 studio album by Oliver Nelson
Meet Oliver Nelson | ||||
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Studio album by Oliver Nelson | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | October 30, 1959 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:34 | |||
Label | New Jazz NJLP 8224 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
Oliver Nelson chronology | ||||
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Meet Oliver Nelson is the debut album by saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
DownBeat | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although none of these Nelson tunes caught on, this was an impressive beginning to a short but productive career and gives one a strong example of the multi-talented Nelson's tenor playing".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Oliver Nelson except as indicated
- "Jams and Jellies" - 7:03
- "Passion Flower" (Milt Raskin, Billy Strayhorn) - 6:51
- "Don't Stand Up" - 3:44
- "Ostinato" - 5:31
- "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 6:53
- "Booze Blues Baby" - 6:32
Personnel
- Oliver Nelson - tenor saxophone
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet
- Ray Bryant - piano
- Wendell Marshall - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
- ^ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson discography accessed March 30, 2015
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 30, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 30, 2015
- ^ DeMichael, Don (31 March 1960). "Oliver Nelson: Meet Oliver Nelson". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 7. p. 30.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1070. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- e
- Meet Oliver Nelson (1959)
- Taking Care of Business (1960)
- Screamin' the Blues (1960)
- Nocturne (1961)
- Soul Battle (1960)
- Straight Ahead (1961)
- The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)
- Afro/American Sketches (1962)
- Impressions of Phaedra (1962)
- Fantabulous (1964)
- More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964)
- Happenings ( 1966)
- Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966)
- Sound Pieces (1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66)
- The Sound of Feeling (1966–67)
- Jazzhattan Suite (1967)
- The Spirit of '67 (1967)
- The Kennedy Dream (1967)
- Soulful Brass (1968)
- Black, Brown and Beautiful (1969)
- Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (1974)
- Skull Session (1975)
- Stolen Moments (1975)
- Live from Los Angeles (1967)
- Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra (1970)
- Leon Thomas in Berlin (1971)
- Swiss Suite (1972)