In November 1968, “Verve” label released “The Sound of Feeling” (Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and The Sound of Oliver Nelson), the 19th Oliver Nelson album.It was recorded in November 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Creed Taylor and Jesse Kaye.

Personnel:

The Sound of Feeling(tracks 1-5)

• Oliver Nelson – soprano saxophone, arrangements, conductor
• Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece – vocals
• Gary David – vocals, piano, marxophone, arranger
• Chuck Domanico, Ray Neapolitan – bass
• Dick Wilson – drums

The Oliver Nelson Orchestra (tracks 6-9)

• Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
• Al Dailey, Hank Jones – piano
• Eric Gale – guitar
• Ron Carter – bass
• Grady Tate – drums
• Phil Kraus, Bobby Rosengarden – mallets, additional percussion
• Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
• Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – clarinets, alto saxophones
• Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophones
• Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
• Burt Collins, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Nat Adderley – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson – additional trombones
• Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
• Tony Studd – bass trombone
• Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson – flutes
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording
• Val Valentin – director of engineering
• Dave Wiechman – engineer
• Dick Smith – art direction
• Fred Seligo – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

1. My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
2. Waltz Without Words – Gary David
3. Who Knows What Love Is? – Gary David
4. Phrases – Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece
5. Circe Revisited – Gary David, Bob Fylling
6. Ricardo’s Dilemma – Roy Ayers
7. Patterns for Orchestra – Oliver Nelson
8. The Sidewalks of New York – Charles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake
9. Greensleeves – traditional