Overview
This is the discography for American jazz musician Oliver Nelson.
Compilations
*A Dream Deferred (Flying Dutchman 1969–75 1976 ) – Selections from Flying Dutchman albums + 2 previously unreleased tracks *Back Talk (Chess, 1964 1976 ) with Lou Donaldson – Compilation of Argo & Cadet LPs Fantabulous and Rough House Blues *Images (Prestige 1961 1976 ) with Eric Dolphy – Compilation of Prestige LPs Screamin' the Blues and Straight Ahead *Three Dimensions (Impulse! 1961–66, 1978 ) – Compilation of Impulse! LPs The Blues and the Abstract Truth and Sound Pieces + 2 previously unreleased tracks *Black, Brown and Beautiful (Bluebird, 1970–75 1989 ) – reissue of Johnny Hodges Flying Dutchman LP 3 Shades of Blue + tracks from Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags and Skull Session *Verve Jazz Masters 48 (Verve, 1962–67 1995 ) – Selections from Verve albums *The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions (Mosaic, 1961-67 2006 )
Film and Television Scores
*Dzjes Zien (1965) – Dutch Television Movie *Ironside (1967–1972) – US TV Series *Run for Your Life (1967) – US TV Series *The Name of the Game (1968–1970) – US TV Series *Death of a Gunfighter (1969) – US Movie *It Takes a Thief (1969–1970) – US TV Series *Zig Zag (1970) – US Movie *Dial Hot Line (1970) – US TV Movie *Skullduggery (1970) – US Movie *Matt Lincoln (1970) – US TV Series *Lady Sings the Blues (1971) – US Movie – arranger only *Longstreet (1971) – US TV Series *Night Gallery (1971–1972) – US TV Series *Cutter (1972) – US TV Series *Columbo (1972) – US TV Series *Last Tango in Paris (1972) – French/Italian Movie *Banacek (1973) – US TV Series *I Love a Mystery (1973) – US TV Movie *The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1975) – US TV Series *Chase (1973) – US TV series *Casino on Wheels (1973) – US TV Movie *The Alpha Caper (1973) – US TV Movie *Money to Burn (1973) – US TV Movie *Matt Helm (1975) – US TV Series *The Bionic Woman (1976) – US TV Series
As arranger/conductor
:An additional sideman role may be present in these recordings. With Gato Barbieri * Last Tango in Paris (United Artists, 1973) – recorded in 1972 * El Gato (Flying Dutchman, 1975) – recorded in 1972 With Johnny Hodges *The Eleventh Hour (Verve, 1962) *3 Shades of Blue (Flying Dutchman, 1970) With Paul Horn *Monday, Monday (RCA Victor, 1966) * Paul Horn & The Concert Ensemble (Ovation, 1969) With Kimiko Kasai *Kimiko Kasai in Person (CBS/Sony (Japan), 1973) *Thanks, Dear (CBS/Sony (Japan), 1974) – musical supervisor With Herbie Mann *My Kinda Groove (Atlantic, 1964) *Latin Mann (Columbia, 1965) *Today! (Atlantic, 1965) *Our Mann Flute (Atlantic, 1966) With Della Reese *"Every Other Day"/"Soon" (ABC, 1967) *I Gotta Be Me...This Trip Out (ABC, 1968) With Buddy Rich *Swingin' New Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1966); 8 tracks *The New One!
(Pacific Jazz, 1967); one track only *Rich in London (RCA, 1971); one track only With Diana Ross *Lady Sings the Blues (Motown, 1972) *Blue (Motown, 1972) With Shirley Scott *For Members Only (Impulse!, 1963) *Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964) *Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!, 1966) With Jimmy Smith *Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1962) *Hobo Flats (Verve, 1963) *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Verve, 1964) *Monster (Verve, 1965) *Got My Mojo Workin (Verve, 1965) *Peter & the Wolf (Verve, 1966) *Hoochie Coochie Man (Verve, 1966) *Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (Verve, 1966) with Wes Montgomery *Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (Verve, 1966) with Wes Montgomery *Livin' It Up! (Verve, 1968) With Billy Taylor *Right Here, Right Now!
(Capitol Records, 1963) *Midnight Piano (Capitol, 1964) With Leon Thomas *The Leon Thomas Album (Flying Dutchman, 1970) *Leon Thomas in Berlin (Flying Dutchman, 1971) With Joe Williams *Jump for Joy (RCA Victor, 1963) *Me and the Blues (RCA Victor, 1964) With Nancy Wilson *How Glad I Am (Capitol, 1964) *Today, My Way (Capitol, 1964) *A Touch of Today (Capitol, 1966) *Just for Now (Capitol, 1966) *Lush Life (Capitol, 1967) *Welcome to My Love (Capitol, 1967) With Kai Winding * Suspense Themes in Jazz (Verve, 1962) * More Brass (Verve, 1966) With others * Faye Adams, "You Can Trust In Me"/"Goodnight My Love"' (Prestige, 1962) – 7inch SP * Cannonball Adderley, Domination (Capitol, 1965) * Steve Allen, Soulful Brass #2 (Flying Dutchman, 1969) * Air Pocket, Fly On (East Wind, 1975) – producer * Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong and His Friends (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1971) – recorded in 1970 * Elek Bacsik, Bird and Dizzy: A Musical Tribute (Flying Dutchman, 1975) – arranger, conductor * James Brown, Soul on Top (King, 1970) – recorded in 1969 * Mel Brown, Chicken Fat (Impulse!, 1967) * Ray Brown and Milt Jackson, Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (Verve, 1965) * Ruth Brown, "Secret Love"/"Time After Time" (Noslen, 1963) * Henry Cain, The Funky Organ-ization Of Henry Cain (Capitol, 1967) * Betty Carter, Round Midnight (Atco, 1963) * Ray Charles, A Portrait of Ray (ABC/Tangerine, 1968) * Lou Donaldson, Rough House Blues (Cadet, 1964) * Jean DuShon, Feeling Good (Cadet, 1966) * Lorraine Ellison, Heart & Soul (Warner Bros., 1966) * Art Farmer, Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (Mercury, 1962) * Maynard Ferguson, Come Blow Your Horn (Cameo, 1964) * Don Goldie, Trumpet Exodus (Verve, 1962) * Leo Gooden, Leo Sings with Strings (L.G., 1963) * Jackie and Roy, Changes (Verve, 1966) * Jimmy Grissom, "I've Got You On My Mind"/"Lover's Reverie" (Prestige, 1962) * Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats, 3-2-1-0 (Nippon Columbia, 1969) * Johnny Hartman, I Love Everybody (ABC-Paramount, 1967) * Richard Holmes, Six Million Dollar Man (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1975) * Paul Humphrey, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo & Louie Bellson, The Drum Session (Philips (Japan), 1974) – producer * Yujiro Ishihara, Nostalia (Teichiku Entertainment (Japan), 1974) * Etta Jones, So Warm (Prestige, 1961) * Ramsey Lewis, Country Meets the Blues (Argo, 1962); reeds only * Lloyd G.
Mayers, A Taste of Honey (United Artists Jazz, 1962) * Carmen McRae, Portrait of Carmen (Atlantic, 1967) * Thelonious Monk, Monk's Blues (Columbia, 1968) * Wes Montgomery, Goin' Out of My Head (Verve, 1965) * Lee Morgan, Delightfulee (Blue Note, 1966) * Esther Phillips, Esther Phillips Sings (Atlantic, 1955) * Irene Reid, Room for One More (Verve, 1965) * Sonny Rollins, Alfie (Impulse!, 1966) * Jimmy Rushing, Every Day I Have the Blues (BluesWay, 1967) * Doc Severinsen, Rhapsody for Now!
(RCA, 1973) * Bud Shank, Girl in Love (World Pacific, 1966) * Ringo Starr, Sentimental Journey (Apple, 1969) * Carl Stokes, The Mayor and the People (Flying Dutchman, 1970) * Jack Teagarden, Jack Teagarden (Verve, 1962) * The Temptations, The Temptations in a Mellow Mood (Gordy, 1967) * Clark Terry, Clark Terry Plays the Jazz Version of All American (Moodsville, 1962) * Bob Thiele, I Saw Pinetop Spit Blood (Flying Dutchman, 1975) * The Three Sounds, Coldwater Flat (Blue Note, 1968) * Cal Tjader, Soul Burst (Verve, 1966) * Stanley Turrentine, Joyride (Blue Note, 1965)
As arranger and sideman
With Gene Ammons *Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1961 1962 ; arranged two tracks) *Late Hour Special (Prestige, 1961 1964 ; arranged 4 tracks) *Velvet Soul (Prestige, 1961 1964 ; arranged 1 track) With Count Basie *Afrique (Flying Dutchman, 1970); also tenor saxophone With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis *Trane Whistle (Prestige, 1960); also alto saxophone With Jimmy Forrest *Soul Street (New Jazz, 1962); tenor saxophone on one track With Etta Jones *From the Heart (Prestige, 1962); alto saxophone on 4 tracks With Frank Wess *Southern Comfort (Prestige, 1962); also tenor saxophone With Lem Winchester *Lem's Beat (Prestige, 1960); also tenor saxophone
Credited as sideman only
With Chris Connor * Free Spirits (Atlantic, 1962) * Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version with Bobby Short (Atlantic, 1962) With Red Garland * Soul Burnin (Prestige, 1961) * Rediscovered Masters (Prestige, 1977) – rec. 1961 With Etta Jones * Something Nice (Prestige, 1961) – rec. 1960 * Hollar! (Prestige, 1963) – rec. 1960 With Quincy Jones * I Dig Dancers (Mercury, 1960) * The Quintessence (Impulse!, 1961) * The Pawnbroker (Mercury, 1965) With Louis Jordan * "If You're So Smart How Come You Ain't Rich"/"How Blue Can You Get" (Decca, 1951) * "Please Don't Leave Me"/"Three-Handed Woman" (Decca, 1951) * "Trust in Me"/"Cock-a-Doodle Doo"/"Work Baby Work" (Decca, 1951) * "May Every Day Be Christmas"/"Bone Dry" (Decca, 1951) * "Louisville Lodge Meeting"/"Work Baby Work" (Decca, 1951) * "Slow Down" (Decca, 1952) – rec. 1951 * "Fat Sam from Birmingham" (Decca, 1953) – rec.
1951 * "There Must Be a Way" (Decca, 1953) – rec. 1951 * "Come And Get It" (Decca, 1954) – rec. 1951 With Leon Thomas * Leon Thomas in Berlin (Flying Dutchman, 1970) * Gold Sunrise on Magic Mountain (Mega/Flying Dutchman, 1971) With others * Cannonball Adderley, African Waltz (Riverside, 1961) * Manny Albam, Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!, 1962) * Elek Bacsik, I Love You (Bob Thie, 1973) * Louie Bellson, The Brilliant Bellson Sound (Verve, 1959) * Clea Bradford, These Dues (Tru-Sound, 1961) * Duke Ellington, Paris Blues (United Artists, 1962) * J. J. Johnson, J.J.! (RCA Victor, 1964) – reeds * Eddie Kirkland, It's the Blues Man!
(Tru-Sound, 1962) * Mundell Lowe, Satan in High Heels (soundtrack) (Charlie Parker, 1961) * Gary McFarland, The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Verve, 1961) * Joe Newman, Joe Newman Quintet at Count Basie's (Mercury, 1961) * Shirley Scott, Blue Seven (Prestige, 1961) * Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Talk That Talk (New Jazz, 1960)