Vinyl Vault: “A Dream Deferred” by Oliver Nelson

“A Dream Deferred” by Oliver Nelson captures various sessions from in the 1960s and 70s featuring Nelson’s own compositions and arrangements of Duke Ellington’s. Nelson was a reed man, but he won wide acclaim as a composer, arranger, and conductor for TV networks. “A Dream Deferred” is a double LP on Flying Dutchman Records in the Jazz/Funk/Soul vein from 1976, with some outstanding accompanists, including Johnny Hodges, Earl “Fatha” Hines, Shelly Manne, Count Basie and many more!

Tune in Tuesday, February 26 at 8 pm for the Night Beat’s Vinyl Vault, this edition is presented by substitute host, Pete Simon.