Jazz saxophonist & clarinetist
Oliver Nelson
Saxophonist and arranger of The Blues and the Abstract Truth, and a Hollywood composer.
Oliver Edward Nelson 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". Other important recordings from the 1960s are the albums More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964) and Sound Pieces (1966), both also on Impulse!.
- Born
- 1932-06-04, St. Louis, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1975-10-28, Los Angeles, USAA Tuesday, aged 43
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1932-06-04, St. Louis, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 13°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 3°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 15°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 17°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 17°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 4°24′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 22°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1975-10-28, Los Angeles, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 4°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 16°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 18°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 2°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 17°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 2°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 2°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 10°12′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 10°06′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Oliver Nelson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.