Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle - 1966 US Impulse label 12-track stereo LP

1966 US Impulse label 12-track stereo LP on the generic orange company labels which has black rimprint with integrated orange company names and white exclamation marks interrupted by white boxes with black exclamation marks.

Vinyl has A/B-1 matrix endings and 'Van Gelder' matrix print and is held in an era specific company add inner sleeve and ultimately in a sturdy inner pasted and outer laminated gatefold picture cover.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyls and Labels)/VG++ (Cover):
Vinyl is extremely close to perfect - supershiny and with almost no sign of play - a single small, light and far from audible mark is all - otherwise mint. Side 1 label is mint, Side 2 label has just a touch of spindle traces - easily graded near mint overall.
Cover has likewise barely any signs of handling - the smallest lower opening corner dent - otherwise perfect.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Island Virgin (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:29
2. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood) - 2:51
3. Jazz Bug (Oliver Nelson) - 3:05
4. Together Again (Buck Owens) - 3:07
5. Flowers on the Wall (Lew DeWitt) - 2:35
6. Yesterday (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:44

Side 2:
1. Once Upon a Time (Johnny Hodges) - 3:36
2. Michelle (Lennon, McCartney) - 2:29
3. Do You See What I See? (George Douglas, Oliver Nelson, George David Weiss) - 2:46
4. Fantastic, That's You (George Cates, George Douglas) - 2:59
5. Beautiful Music (Douglas, Weiss) - 2:19
6. (Land of Meadows) Meadowland (Gusser, Knipper, Rome, Sirmay) - 2:49

Recording data:
Session 1. New York City on April 13, 1966 (tracks Side 1: 1, 2, 5, Side 2: 1, 4 & 5)
Session 2. New York City on April 14, 1966 (tracks Side 1: 3, 4, 6, Side 2: 2, 3 & 6)

Credits:
Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
Joe Newman - trumpet (Session 2)
Clark Terry, Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute (Session 2)
Romeo Penque - tenor saxophone, alto flute (Session 1)
Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
Hank Jones - piano
Barry Galbraith - guitar (Session 2)
Billy Butler - guitar, electric bass (Session 1)
Al Lucas - electric guitar (Session 1)
Bob Cranshaw (Session 1), Richard Davis (Session 2) - bass
Grady Tate - drums
Bobby Rosengarden - percussion

Technical Credits:
Bob Thiele - Production
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer, Mastering

Artwork:
Robert Flynn - Cover Design
Joe Lebow - Liner design
Charles Stewart - Cover And Liner Photography
Pauline Rivelli - Inner Spread Snapshots
Nat Hentoff - Liner Notes