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Meet Oliver Nelson

Meet Oliver Nelson
Studio album by
Oliver Nelson
Released1959
RecordedOctober 30, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length36:34
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8224
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Oliver Nelson chronology
Meet Oliver Nelson
(1959) 		Taking Care of Business
(1960)

Meet Oliver Nelson is the debut album by saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
DownBeat[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although none of these Nelson tunes caught on, this was an impressive beginning to a short but productive career and gives one a strong example of the multi-talented Nelson's tenor playing".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson except as indicated

  1. "Jams and Jellies" - 7:03
  2. "Passion Flower" (Milt Raskin, Billy Strayhorn) - 6:51
  3. "Don't Stand Up" - 3:44
  4. "Ostinato" - 5:31
  5. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 6:53
  6. "Booze Blues Baby" - 6:32

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson discography accessed March 30, 2015
  2. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 30, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 30, 2015
  4. ^ DeMichael, Don (31 March 1960). "Oliver Nelson: Meet Oliver Nelson". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 7. p. 30.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1070. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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