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Released
  
1966

Length
  
34:49

Artist
  
Oliver Nelson

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
April 13 & 14, 1966

Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle(1966)
  
Sound Pieces(1966)

Release date
  
1966

Label
  
Impulse! Records

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Oliver Nelson albums, Jazz albums

Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle is an album by American jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist Oliver Nelson, featuring solos by Nelson and Phil Woods, recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 2 stars stating "This is an album of short, often corny tunes and brief, likable solos".

Track listing

  1. "Island Virgin" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:29
  2. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Lee Hazlewood) - 2:51
  3. "Jazz Bug" (Oliver Nelson) - 3:05
  4. "Together Again" (Buck Owens) - 3:07
  5. "Flowers on the Wall" (Lew DeWitt) - 2:35
  6. "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:44
  7. "Once Upon a Time" (Johnny Hodges) - 3:36
  8. "Michelle" (Lennon, McCartney) - 2:29
  9. "Do You See What I See?" (George Douglas, Oliver Nelson, George David Weiss) - 2:46
  10. "Fantastic, That's You" (George Cates, George Douglas) - 2:59
  11. "Beautiful Music" (Douglas, Weiss) - 2:19
  12. "(Land of Meadows) Meadowland" (Gusser, Knipper, Rome, Sirmay) - 2:49
  • Recorded in New York City on April 13, 1966 (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11) and April 14, 1966 (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 12)

    • Personnel

  • Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
  • Joe Newman - trumpet (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 12)
  • Clark Terry, Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Phil Woods - alto saxophone
  • Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 12)
  • Romeo Penque - tenor saxophone, alto flute (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11)
  • Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Barry Galbraith - guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 12)
  • Billy Butler - guitar, electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11)
  • Al Lucas - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11)
  • Bob Cranshaw (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11), Richard Davis (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 12) - bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Bobby Rosengarden - percussion

    • Songs

    1Island Virgin3:28
    2These Boots Are Made for Walkin'2:50
    3Jazz Bug3:04

    References

    Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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