Celebrating 65 Years of Oliver Nelson's ‘The Blues And The Abstract Truth’ (1961)

February 23, 2026 Albumism Staff

Oliver Nelson The Blues And The Abstract Truth

ARTIST: Oliver Nelson
TITLE: The Blues And The Abstract Truth
RECORDED: February 23, 1961
RELEASED: August 1961
LABEL: Impulse!
RUNNING TIME: 36 minutes

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