OLIVER NELSON

Oliver Nelson brought composerly structure and blues feeling into modern jazz arranging. The saxophonist, composer, and arranger from the USA worked with small groups, big bands, film and television, and a language where melody and voicing stayed sharply focused. The Blues and the Abstract Truth and Stolen Moments connect him with jazz, the saxophone, and orchestral thinking.

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  Nelson's time in the Marines inspired his future composer career

  Oliver Edward Nelson (1932–1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He is best remembered for...