Let's stick with Oliver Nelson for one more day. In addition to being a high-impact modernist jazz arranger, Nelson was a sensational composer. Miss Fine is from Full Nelson, Nelson's second album as the leader of a big band. The album was recorded for Verve in 1962 and '63, and produced by Creed Taylor. Miss Fine, which has a Shiny Stockings feel, was …
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