Oliver Nelson

Oliver Nelson (June 4, 1932 — Oct. 28, 1975) was an American post-bop/jazz-funk saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader from St. Louis.

Discography:

• Meet Oliver Nelson (1959)
  
• Taking Care of Business (1960)
  
• Screamin’ the Blues (1961 • Oliver Nelson Sextet)
  
• Straight Ahead (1961 • Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy)
  
• Nocturne (1961)
  
• The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)
  
• Impressions of Phaedra (1962)
  
• Afro/American Sketches (1962 • Oliver Nelson Orchestra)
  
• Soul Battle (1962 • Oliver Nelson, King Curtis & Jimmy Forrest)
  
• Main Stem (1962)
  
• Full Nelson (1963)
  
• Fantabulous (1964 • Oliver Nelson and His Orchestra)
  
• More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1965)
  
• Happenings (1966 • Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson)
  
• Plays Michelle (1966)
  
• Sound Pieces (1967)
  
• The Spirit of ’67 (1967 • Pee Wee Russell and Oliver Nelson and His Orchestra)
  
• The Kennedy Dream (1967 • Oliver Nelson and His Orchestra)
  
• Jazzhattan Suite – Jazz Interactions Orchestra (1968)
  
• Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and the Sound of Oliver Nelson (1968 • The Sound of Feeling / Oliver Nelson)
  
• Soulful Brass (1968 • Oliver Nelson and Steve Allen)
  
• Coldwater Flat (1968 • The Three Sounds and the Oliver Nelson Orchestra)
  
• Black, Brown and Beautiful (1969)
  
• Black, Brown and Beautiful (1970)
  
• Zigzag (OST, 1970)
  
• Berlin Dialog for Orchestra (1971)
  
• In London With Oily Rags (1974)
  
• Skull Session (1975)
  
• Stolen Moments (1975)