Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle

Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle
Studio album by
Released1966
RecordedApril 13 & 14, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs NJ
GenreJazz
Length34:49
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
More Blues and the Abstract Truth
(1964)
Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle
(1966)
Sound Pieces
(1966)

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.[1]

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."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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 at Van Gelder Studio on April 13, 1966 (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11), and April 14, 1966 (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 12)

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11

Tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 12

References

  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 31, 2011
  2. ^ a b Payne, D. Allmusic Review accessed March 31, 2011