Live from Los Angeles
Live album by Oliver Nelson
Released	1967
Recorded	June 2–4, 1967
Venue	Marty's on the Hill, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:37
Label	Impulse! A 9153
Producer	Bob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
The Kennedy Dream (1967) Live from Los Angeles (1967) Jazzhattan Suite (1967)

Live from Los Angeles is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The initial Billboard magazine review from February 1968 wrote that:

"Here's a driving high flying record from start to finish. It's jazz at its exciting best as Nelson's arranging conducting and zippy sax work lead real quality playing...".^[4]

The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 2 stars stating:

"Oliver Nelson's live recordings don't seem as sharp as his studio stuff. Good playing, though, from a good group of West Coasters, but nothing exciting happens".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson except as indicated

1. "Miss Fine" – 4:13
2. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 8:32
3. "I Remember Bird" (Leonard Feather) – 5:40
4. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis P. Simpkins, Oscar Washington) – 4:49
5. "Guitar Blues" – 4:21
6. "Down by the Riverside" – 8:49
7. "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton) – 2:13

• Recorded at Marty's On The Hill in Los Angeles, California on June 2, 1967 (track 1), June 3, 1967 (track 2) and June 4, 1967 (tracks 3-7).

Personnel

• Oliver Nelson – soprano saxophone, arranger, conductor
• Buddy Childers, Bobby Bryant, Freddy Hill, Conte Candoli – trumpet
• Billy Byers, Pete Myers, Lou Blackburn, Ernie Tack – trombone
• Frank Strozier, Gabe Baltazar – alto saxophone
• Tom Scott, Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
• Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
• Frank Strazzeri – piano
• Mel Brown – guitar (tracks 4 & 5)
• Monty Budwig – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

References