Oliver Nelson

Summary

Oliver Nelson is a human^[1]. Born in St. Louis^[2], he… he was born on June 4, 1932^[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on October 28, 1975^[5]. He worked as a conductor^[6], composer^[7], saxophonist^[8], bandleader^[9], and jazz musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in St. Louis^[2], Oliver Nelson…
• Oliver Nelson passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Oliver Nelson was born on June 4, 1932^[3].
• Oliver Nelson died on October 28, 1975^[5].
• Oliver Nelson held citizenship in United States^[12].
• English was Oliver Nelson's native language^[13].
• Oliver Nelson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].
• Oliver Nelson's professions included conductor^[6].
• Oliver Nelson worked as a composer^[7].
• Oliver Nelson worked as a saxophonist^[8].
• Oliver Nelson worked as a bandleader^[9].
• Oliver Nelson's professions included jazz musician^[10].
• Oliver Nelson's professions included film score composer^[15].
• Oliver Nelson was educated at Washington University in St. Louis^[16].
• Oliver Nelson was educated at Sumner High School^[17].
• Oliver Nelson is recorded as male^[18].
• Oliver Nelson's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Oliver Nelson's genre is jazz^[20].
• Oliver Nelson's genre is bebop^[21].
• Oliver Nelson's genre is hard bop^[22].
• Oliver Nelson's genre is jazz fusion^[23].
• Oliver Nelson's genre is post-bop^[24].
• Oliver Nelson's military branch is recorded as United States Marine Corps^[25].
• Oliver Nelson's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[26].
• Oliver Nelson's record label is recorded as Flying Dutchman Records^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1932-06-04^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1975-10-27^[31]

• Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, soul jazz^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, hard bop, jazz, soul jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4704f86b-33b0-458a-9460-8f9b52869d74^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in St. Louis^[2], Oliver Nelson… he was born on June 4, 1932^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14]. English was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at Washington University in St. Louis^[16], a private university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1853^[37], headquartered in St. Louis County^[38] and Sumner High School^[17], a high school^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1875^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[6], composer^[7], saxophonist^[8], bandleader^[9], jazz musician^[10], and film score composer^[15].

Death and Burial

Oliver Nelson died on October 28, 1975^[5]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[42].

Why It Matters

Oliver Nelson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

Where was Oliver Nelson born?

Oliver Nelson's place of birth was St. Louis^[2].

Where did Oliver Nelson die?

Oliver Nelson died in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Oliver Nelson do for work?

Oliver Nelson worked as conductor^[6], composer^[7], saxophonist^[8], bandleader^[9], and jazz musician^[10].

Where did Oliver Nelson go to school?

Oliver Nelson was educated at Washington University in St. Louis^[16] and Sumner High School^[17].