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Jun 04, 1932 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Died on 28 Oct 1975 (aged 43)
American jazz musician
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About Oliver Nelson
- Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader.
- He is perhaps best remembered for his 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1960), often regarded as being among 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 early 1960s are More Blues and the Abstract Truth and Sound Pieces, both also on Impulse!.
