Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle

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]

Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle
Studio album by Oliver Nelson
Released	1966
Recorded	April 13 & 14, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:49
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964) Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966) Sound Pieces (1966)

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
Source	Rating
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

• Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
• Clark Terry, Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Romeo Penque - tenor saxophone, alto flute
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
• Hank Jones - piano
• Billy Butler - guitar, electric bass
• Al Lucas - electric guitar
• Bob Cranshaw - bass
• Grady Tate – drums
• Bobby Rosengarden - percussion

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

• Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
• Clark Terry, Snooky Young, Joe Newman - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
• Hank Jones - piano
• Barry Galbraith - guitar
• Richard Davis - bass
• Grady Tate – drums
• Bobby Rosengarden - percussion

References

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