Oliver Nelson is a Saxophoniste, Compositeur and Arrangeur of American jazz. It was born with Saint Louis (Missouri) in 1932 and it died in Los Angeles (California) in 1975. Oliver Nelson is above all known like the type-setter of a “standard” of the jazz: " Stolen Moments" (sometimes entitled: " The Stolen Moment"). During its short career, it developed a drunk sound very personal. He worked with many jazzmen of which Jimmy Smith, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery or Eric Dolphy but also for artists very varied like James Brown, The Temptations or Diana Ross. He also composed of the film musics.

Discography

Of his very important discography, one can retain for example:

• Screamin' the Blues (1960)
• The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)

This album is perhaps its masterpiece with: Oliver Nelson: sax viola & tenor; Eric Dolphy: sax viola & flute; Freddie Hubbard : trumpet; George Barrow: sax baritone; Bill Evans : piano; Paul Chambers: low; Roy Haynes : battery

• Straight Ahead (1961)
• Longstreet' '(1972) original Topic of the series + score
• The six million dollar man (1974) original Topic of the man who was worth three billion

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