American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975) · saxophone, arranger, composer
| Description | American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932-06-04 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | St. Louis St. Louis Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1975-10-27 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Los Angeles Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | music arranger bandleader conductor saxophonist recording artist film score composer clarinetist jazz saxophonist jazz musician composer musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | tenor saxophone soprano saxophone alto saxophone clarinet saxophone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz fusion bebop jazz hard bop post-bop Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Flying Dutchman Records Impulse! Argo Records Verve Records Prestige Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Louis Jordan and His Orchestra Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band Joe Newman Quintet Quincy Jones And His Orchestra Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra Lem Winchester Sextet The Oliver Nelson Sextet Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra Oliver Nelson's Big Band The Quincy Jones Big Band Oliver Nelson And The "Berlin Dreamband" Oliver Nelson Quintet Oliver Nelson Septet Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
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