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Oliver Nelson
The Argo, Verve And Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions

Compil. US 2006 on Mosaic Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Bop)

All tracks courtesy of The Verve Music Group Limited Edition of 10,000 copies ℗+© 2006 Comes with a 16 page book

     
Musicians
PortraitOliver Nelson ts, as, 1932-1975 US
alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, arranged by, conductor, album by, written by
PortraitPhil Woods as, 1931-2015 US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitGabe Baltazar as, sax, *1929 US
alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
PortraitGeorge Dorsey as, fl, sax, US
alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
PortraitKen Soderblom fl, as,
alto saxophone, flute
PortraitJerry Dodgion as, fl, *1932 US
alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, reeds
PortraitWilliam Green sax, 1925-1996 US
alto saxophone, piccolo flute, flute, alto flute
PortraitGene Allen bs, bcl, 1928-2008 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitJerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US
baritone saxophone, alto flute, flute, reeds, tenor saxophone
PortraitJack Nimitz bs, sax, 1930-2009 US
baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
PortraitSol Schlinger bs, sax, 1926-2017 US
baritone saxophone, clarinet
PortraitBen Tucker b, 1930-2013 US
bass
PortraitBob Cranshaw b, *1932 US
bass
PortraitGeorge Duvivier b, 1920-1985 US
bass
PortraitMilt Hinton b, 1910-2000 US
bass
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass, written by
PortraitRichard Davis b, *1930 US
bass, bass
PortraitRon Carter b, *1937 US
bass
PortraitRoy Wiegand tb, *1936 US
bass
PortraitPaul Faulise tb, US
bass trombone
PortraitRichard Leith tb, US
bass trombone
PortraitTony Studd tb, US
bass trombone
PortraitPee Wee Russell cl, 1906-1969 US
clarinet, written by
PortraitRay Barretto cng, 1929-2006 US
congas
PortraitNat Adderley cor, 1931-2000 US
cornet
PortraitEd Shaughnessy dr, 1929-2013 US
drums
PortraitGrady Tate dr, *1932 US
drums
PortraitJimmy Johnson dr, *1930 US
drums
PortraitOsie Johnson dr, 1923-1966 US
drums
PortraitShelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US
drums
PortraitWillie Rodriguez bgo, perc,
drums
PortraitPhil Bodner sax, 1917-2008 US
english horn
PortraitDonald Corrado frh,
french horn
PortraitJim Buffington frh, *1922 GB
french horn, french horn
PortraitRay Alonge frh, 1924-2000 US
french horn
PortraitRichard Perissi frh, FR
french horn
PortraitRobert Northern frh, *1934 US
french horn
PortraitWilliam Hinshaw frh, 1916-1993 US
french horn
PortraitWillie Ruff frh, b, *1931 US
french horn, french horn
PortraitAttila Zoller g, 1927-1998 HU
guitar
PortraitBarry Galbraith g, 1919-1983 US
guitar
PortraitBill Suyker g,
guitar
PortraitBilly Butler g, 1925-1991 US
guitar
PortraitEric Gale g, 1938-1994 US
guitar
PortraitHoward Collins g,
guitar
PortraitJim Hall g, 1930-2013 US
guitar
PortraitJimmy Raney g, 1927-1995 US
guitar
PortraitKenny Burrell g, *1931 US
guitar
PortraitWes Montgomery g, 1923-1968 US
guitar
PortraitBobby Rosengarden perc, dr, 1924-2007 US
mallets, percussion
Harry Brewer
marimba, castanets, percussion
PortraitJimmy Smith org, 1925-2005 US
organ
PortraitShirley Scott org, 1934-2002 US
organ
PortraitAlbert Dailey p, 1939-1984 US
piano
PortraitMike Melvoin p, org, key, 1937-2012 US
piano
PortraitPatti Bown p, 1931-2008 US
piano
PortraitVictor Feldman vib, p, perc, 1934-1987 GB
piano
PortraitHank Jones p, 1918-2010 US
piano, clavinet, el.
PortraitBob Thiele , 1922-1996 US
producer, original
PortraitCreed Taylor , *1929 US
producer, original
PortraitEsmond Edwards perc, 1927-2007 US
producer, original
PortraitJim Davis , 1931-2009 US
producer, original
PortraitJack Agee sax, US
reeds
PortraitJimmy Heath ts, *1926 US
reeds
PortraitDanny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US
reeds, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
PortraitFrank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitZoot Sims ts, 1925-1985 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitPlas Johnson ts, sax, fl, *1931 US
tenor saxophone, alto flute, flute
PortraitBill Perkins ts, 1924-2003 US
tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute
PortraitGeorge Marge , US
tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
PortraitRobert Ashton ts, cl,
tenor saxophone, clarinet, reeds, flute
PortraitSeldon Powell ts, sax, 1928-1997 US
tenor saxophone, flute
PortraitRomeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US
tenor saxophone, flute, english horn
PortraitStanley Webb fl, US
tenor saxophone, oboe, english horn, reeds
PortraitAl Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US
tenor saxophone, reeds
PortraitEllen Fitton ,
transferred by, from tapes
PortraitSteve Holroyd , GB
transferred by, from tapes
PortraitBenny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US
trombone
PortraitBritt Woodman tb, 1920-2000 US
trombone
PortraitDick Noel tb, US
trombone, trombone, bass trombone
PortraitJ.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US
trombone
PortraitJimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US
trombone
PortraitMelba Liston tb, 1926-1999 US
trombone
PortraitMike Barone tb, *1936 US
trombone
PortraitQuentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US
trombone
PortraitRichard Hixson tb,
trombone
PortraitRod Levitt tb, 1929-2007 US
trombone
PortraitTom McIntosh tb, *1927 US
trombone
PortraitUrbie Green tb, *1926 US
trombone
PortraitWayne Andre tb, 1931-2003 US
trombone
PortraitWillie Dennis tb, 1926-1965 US
trombone
PortraitThomas Mitchell tb, 1926-2003 US
trombone, bass trombone
PortraitAl Porcino tr, 1925-2013 DE
trumpet
PortraitArthur Hoyle tr, *1929 US
trumpet
PortraitBernie Glow tr, 1926-1982 US
trumpet
PortraitBobby Bryant tr, 1934-1998 US
trumpet
PortraitBurt Collins tr, fh, 1931-2007 US
trumpet
PortraitConte Candoli tr, 1927-2001 US
trumpet
PortraitDoc Severinsen tr, fh, *1927 US
trumpet
PortraitEddie Williams tr,
trumpet
PortraitErnie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitJimmy Maxwell tr, 1917-2002 US
trumpet
PortraitJimmy Nottingham tr, 1925-1978 US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Wilder tr, 1922-2014 US
trumpet
PortraitJohn Audino tr,
trumpet
PortraitJohn Frosk tr, US
trumpet
PortraitMarvin Stamm tr, *1939 US
trumpet
PortraitOllie Mitchell tr, 1927-2013 US
trumpet
PortraitRay Copeland tr, 1926-1984 US
trumpet
PortraitRichard Williams tr, US
trumpet
PortraitThad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US
trumpet
PortraitClark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitSnooky Young tr, 1919-2011 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitDon Butterfield tu, 1923-2006 US
tuba
PortraitRed Callender b, tu, 1916-1992 US
tuba
PortraitBob Brookmeyer tb, 1929-2011 US
valve trombone
PortraitMilt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US
vibraphone
PortraitPhil Kraus perc, 1918-2012 US
vibraphone, celesta, mallets, percussion
PortraitLeonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars ,
performer on track
PortraitThe Jazz Interactions Orchestra ,
performer on track
Producers
Richard Mantel design
Malcolm Addey mastered by
Bob Arnold recorded by
Bob Simpson recorded by
Jim Lockert recorded by
Ray Hall recorded by
Rudy Van Gelder recorded by
Michael Cuscuna reissue producer
Scott Wenzel reissue producer, assistant
Composers
Oliver Nelson
August Msarurgwa
Tom Glazer
Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Sondheim
Jerry Goldsmith
Duke Ellington
Anthony Newley
Leslie Bricusse
Willie Jean Tate
Audrey Nelson
W. C. Handy
Leonard Feather
Roy Ayers
Charles B. Lawlor
James W. Blake
Traditional
Mary Lou Williams
Don Raye
Sy Oliver
Vic Schoen
Mitchell Parish
Will Hudson
Clifford Grey
Irving Caesar
Vincent Youmans
Ray Brown
Oscar Peterson
Jimmy Woode
John Lewis
George David Weiss
Leo Robin
Lewis Gensler
Pee Wee Russell
Andy Razaf
Eubie Blake
Johnny Mandel
Paul Francis Webster
Bob Carleton
Harry Saville
Donald Heywood
Will Marion Cook
Elmer Bernstein
Mack David
Jerome Kern
Oscar Hammerstein II
Al Lewis
Larry Stock
Vincent Rose
Gus Cannon
Richards M. Jones
Horace Silver
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Newton Mendonça
Norman Gimbel
Don Gibson
Richard Rodgers
Don Kirkpatrick
Kevin Knox
Sergei Prokofiev
Rudolph Toombs
Jimmy Forrest
Oscar Washington
Gary McFarland
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1RCA Studios, NYC, November 19, 1962Oliver Nelson
2Full Nelson (A)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson2:45
3Skokiaan (A)Oliver NelsonAugust Msarurgwa, Tom Glazer1:51
4RCA Studios, NYC, November 26, 1963Oliver Nelson
5Miss Fine (A)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson4:09
6Majorca (A)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:04
7RCA Studios, NYC, November 28, 1963Oliver Nelson
8Cool (A)Oliver NelsonLeonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim4:52
9Back Woods (A)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:30
10RCA Studios, NYC, November 26, 1963Oliver Nelson
11Lila's Theme (A)Oliver NelsonJerry Goldsmith3:54
12RCA Studios, NYC, November 19, 1962Oliver Nelson
13Ballad For Benny (A)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson2:34
14Hoe Down (A)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson2:48
15RCA Studios, NYC, November 26, 1962Oliver Nelson
16Paris Blues (A)Oliver NelsonDuke Ellington2:54
17RCA Studios, NYC, November 28, 1963Oliver Nelson
18What Kind Of Fool Am I (A)Oliver NelsonAnthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse3:48
19You Love But Once (A)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson4:30
20Universal Studios, Chicago, March 19, 1964Oliver Nelson
21Hobo Flats (B)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson4:10
22Post No Bills (B)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson5:26
23A Bientot (B)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:44
24Three Plus One (B)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:22
25Take Me With You (B)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson, Willie Jean Tate5:25
26Daylie's Double (B)Oliver NelsonAudrey Nelson3:57
27Teenie's Blues (B)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson4:05
28Laz-ie Kate (B)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:59
29Englewood Cliff, NJ, November 3, 1966Oliver Nelson
30St. Louis Blues (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsW. C. Handy6:08
31I Remember Bird (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsLeonard Feather6:25
32Ricardo's Dilemma (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsRoy Ayers2:31
33Patterns For Orchestra (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsOliver Nelson3:12
34Englewood Cliff, NJ, November 4, 1966Oliver Nelson
35The Sidewalks Of New York (aka East Side, West Side) (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsCharles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake6:29
36Greensleeves (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsTraditional2:26
37John Brown's Blues (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsTraditional3:20
38Twelve Tone Blues (C)Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All StarsLeonard Feather3:04
39Caèitol Studios, NYC, November 14, 1967Oliver Nelson
40A Typical Day In New York (D)The Jazz Interactions OrchestraOliver Nelson4:42
41Caèitol Studios, NYC, November 13, 1967Oliver Nelson
42The East Side / The West Side (D)The Jazz Interactions OrchestraOliver Nelson4:10
43125th And Seventh Ave. (D)The Jazz Interactions OrchestraOliver Nelson6:36
44A Penthouse Dawn (D)The Jazz Interactions OrchestraOliver Nelson3:07
45One For Duke (D)The Jazz Interactions OrchestraOliver Nelson5:24
46Complex City (D)The Jazz Interactions OrchestraOliver Nelson8:07
47Englewood Cliff, NJ, April 19, 1966Oliver Nelson
48Roll 'Em (E)Shirley ScottMary Lou Williams4:06
49For Dancers Only (E)Shirley ScottDon Raye, Sy Oliver, Vic Schoen3:40
50Sophisticated Swing (E)Shirley ScottMitchell Parish, Will Hudson2:49
51Sometimes I'm Happy (E)Shirley ScottClifford Grey, Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans3:52
52NYC, January 4, 1965Oliver Nelson
53Lined With A Groove (F)Ray BrownRay Brown5:29
54Lazy Theme (F)Ray BrownOscar Peterson4:49
55Now Hear My Meaning (F)Ray BrownJimmy Woode5:12
56In A Crowd (F)Ray BrownJohn Lewis6:00
57Western Recording, LA, September 27, 1966Oliver Nelson
58Sound Piece For Jazz Orchestra (G)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson9:42
59Western Recording, LA, September 28, 1966Oliver Nelson
60Flute Salad (G)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson2:47
61Western Recording, LA, September 27, 1966Oliver Nelson
62The Land From Girl Talk (G)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson5:47
63Capitol Studios, NYC, February 17, 1967Oliver Nelson
64Let The World Go Forth (H)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson6:15
65A Genuine Peace (H)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson2:35
66Capitol Studios, NYC, Februaary 16, 1967Oliver Nelson
67The Rights Of All (H)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:55
68Tolerance (H)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:21
69Capitol Studios, NYC, Februaary 17, 1967Oliver Nelson
70The Artists' Rightful Place (H)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:26
71Jacqueline (H)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson2:12
72Capitol Studios, NYC, Februaary 16, 1967Oliver Nelson
73Day In Dallas (H)Oliver NelsonOliver Nelson3:37
74Capitol Studios, NYC, Februaary 16, 1967Oliver Nelson
75John Kennedy Memory Waltz (H)Oliver NelsonGeorge David Weiss3:18
76Capitol Studios, NYC, Februaary 15, 1967Oliver Nelson
77Love Is Just Around The Corner (I)Pee Wee RussellLeo Robin, Lewis Gensler2:47
78Capitol Studios, NYC, Februaary 14, 1967Oliver Nelson
79This Is It (I)Pee Wee RussellPee Wee Russell2:15
80Memories Of You (I)Pee Wee RussellAndy Razaf, Eubie Blake3:09
81Pee Wee's Blues (I)Pee Wee RussellPee Wee Russell3:48
82The Shadow Of Your Smile (I)Pee Wee RussellJohnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster2:26
83Ja-Da (I)Pee Wee RussellBob Carleton3:44
84Capitol Studios, NYC, Februaary 15, 1967Oliver Nelson
85A Good Man Is Hard To Find (I)Pee Wee RussellHarry Saville3:44
86Bopol (I)Pee Wee RussellOliver Nelson2:55
87I'm Coming Virginia (I)Pee Wee RussellDonald Heywood, Will Marion Cook4:17
88Six And Four (I)Pee Wee RussellOliver Nelson3:36
89Englewood Cliff, NJ, March 26, 1962Oliver Nelson
90Walk On The Wild Side (J)Jimmy SmithElmer Bernstein, Mack David5:53
91Ol' Man River (J)Jimmy SmithJerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II3:55
92Englewood Cliff, NJ, March 28, 1962Oliver Nelson
93In A Mellow Tone (J)Jimmy SmithDuke Ellington4:22
94Step Right Up (J)Jimmy SmithOliver Nelson4:11
95Webster Hall, NYC, March 20, 1963Oliver Nelson
96Hobo Flats (K)Jimmy SmithOliver Nelson4:44
97A & R Studios, NYC, March 15, 1963Oliver Nelson
98Bluberry Hill (K)Jimmy SmithAl Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose4:53
99Walk Right In (K)Jimmy SmithGus Cannon3:29
100Trouble In Mind (K)Jimmy SmithRichards M. Jones4:21
101Webster Hall, NYC, March 20, 1963Oliver Nelson
102The Preacher (K)Jimmy SmithHorace Silver6:12
103A & R Studios, NYC, March 15, 1963Oliver Nelson
104Meditation (K)Jimmy SmithAntonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel3:04
105I Can't Stop Loving You (K)Jimmy SmithDon Gibson4:27
106Englewood Cliff, NJ, January 20, 1964Oliver Nelson
107Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (L)Jimmy SmithRichard Rodgers7:06
108Who's Afraid Of Virgina Wolff, Part One (L)Jimmy SmithDon Kirkpatrick, Kevin Knox4:27
109Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolff, Part Two (L)Jimmy SmithDon Kirkpatrick, Kevin Knox4:58
110Englewood Cliff, NJ, May 11, 1966Oliver Nelson
111The Bird / The Duck / The Cat / The Grandfather / The Wolf / The Hunter / Peter (M)Jimmy SmithSergei Prokofiev4:09
112Englewood Cliff, NJ, May 12, 1966Oliver Nelson
113Duck Theme / Jimmy And The Duck / Peter's Theme / Meal Time (M)Jimmy SmithSergei Prokofiev9:38
114Elegy For A Duck (M)Jimmy SmithOliver Nelson7:15
115Cat In A Three (M)Jimmy SmithOliver Nelson5:20
116Capture Of The Wolf (M)Jimmy SmithOliver Nelson1:14
117Finale: Parade / Peter Plays Some Blues (M)Jimmy SmithOliver Nelson4:45
118Englewood Cliff, NJ, May 14, 1966Oliver Nelson
119One Mint Julep (N)Jimmy SmithRudolph Toombs5:28
120Blues And The Abstract Truth (N)Jimmy SmithOliver Nelson5:25
121Englewood Cliff, NJ, September 23, 1966Oliver Nelson
122Down By The Riverside (N)Jimmy SmithTraditional9:59
123Night Train (O)Jimmy SmithJimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington6:46
124Englewood Cliff, NJ, September 21, 1966Oliver Nelson
12513 (Death March) (O)Jimmy SmithGary McFarland5:20
126Milestones (O)Jimmy SmithMiles Davis4:08
127Englewood Cliff, NJ, September 23, 1966Oliver Nelson
128'Round Midnight (O)Jimmy SmithThelonious Monk7:17
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