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Oliver Nelson

1932 - 1975

Oliver Nelson

Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) is regarded as one of the most significant recordings of its era. The centerpiece of the album is the definitive version of Nelson's composition, "Stolen Moments". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Oliver Nelson is the 1,631st most popular musician (down from 1,463rd in 2024), the 8,565th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,390th in 2019) and the 610th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Oliver Nelson ranks 1,631 out of 3,175. Before him are Lamberto Gardelli, Nuno Bettencourt, Nikolai Lugansky, Cliff Martinez, M. M. Keeravani, and Bob Bryar. After him are Darude, Pyotr Mamonov, Kyle Eastwood, Masaharu Fukuyama, Michael Giles, and Gavin Harrison.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Lamberto Gardelli
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,625
Nuno Bettencourt
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,626
Nikolai Lugansky
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,627
Cliff Martinez
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,628
M. M. Keeravani
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,629
Bob Bryar
1979 - 2024
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,630
Oliver Nelson
1932 - 1975
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,631
Darude
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,632
Pyotr Mamonov
1951 - 2021
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,633
Kyle Eastwood
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,634
Masaharu Fukuyama
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,635
Michael Giles
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,636
Gavin Harrison
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,637

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Oliver Nelson ranks 410. Before him are Mickey Kuhn, Robert Coover, Gaudencio Rosales, Maya Kristalinskaya, Fazu Aliyeva, and Jerzy Pawłowski. After him are Douglas McIlroy, Jiří Havlis, Gaston Mercier, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Guillaume Bieganski, and Ivan Šantek. Among people deceased in 1975, Oliver Nelson ranks 222. Before him are Nils Eriksen, Toti Dal Monte, William Cockburn, Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, Arne Halse, and Alice Catherine Evans. After him are Paul Verhoeven, Larry Fine, Åge Lundström, Adrienne Bolland, Jacob Bjerknes, and Viktor Anichkin.

Others Born in 1932

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Mickey Kuhn
ACTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 404
Robert Coover
WRITER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 405
Gaudencio Rosales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 406
Maya Kristalinskaya
SINGER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 407
Fazu Aliyeva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 408
Jerzy Pawłowski
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2005
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 409
Oliver Nelson
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1975
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 410
Douglas McIlroy
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 411
Jiří Havlis
ATHLETE
1932 - 2010
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 412
Gaston Mercier
ATHLETE
1932 - 1974
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 413
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 414
Guillaume Bieganski
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 415
Ivan Šantek
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 416