The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Engineered by
18 songs
Produced by
14 songs
Produced by, Written by
12 songs
Produced by
6 songs
Written by
1 song
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Creed Taylor produced 6 of Oliver Nelson’s top 10 songs
Rudy van Gelder is Oliver Nelson’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 18 songs
Oliver Nelson recorded most at Van Gelder Studio (18 songs)
Oliver Nelson wrote or co-wrote 17 of 33 songs on fono (52%)
Credited songs by Oliver Nelson span 35 years, 1961 to 1996 (33 songs)
Top songs
From The Blues and the Abstract Truth
- 1
1961
- 2
1961
- 3
1961
- 4
1961
- 5
1961
- 6
1961
- 1
From Screamin' the Blues
- 7
- 8
1961
- 9
1961
- 10
1961
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Where the songs were made
- Van Gelder Studio18 songs
Releases
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Member of
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Sources (9)
Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.
1MusicBrainz Oliver Nelson is a member of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band
Oliver Nelson is a member of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Oliver Nelson is a member of Joe Newman Quintet
Oliver Nelson is a member of Joe Newman Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Oliver Nelson is a member of Louis Jordan and His Orchestra
Oliver Nelson is a member of Louis Jordan and His Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Oliver Nelson is from St. Louis
5Wikidata The genre of Oliver Nelson is bebop
6Wikidata The genre of Oliver Nelson is hard bop
7Wikidata The genre of Oliver Nelson is jazz
8Wikidata The genre of Oliver Nelson is jazz fusion
9Wikidata The genre of Oliver Nelson is post-bop