| Fantabulous | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Oliver Nelson |
| Cover: | Oliver Nelson - Fantabulous.jpg |
| Released: | c. July 1964 |
| Recorded: | March 19, 1964 |
| Studio: | Universal Recording Corp. (Chicago) |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 34:24 |
| Label: | Argo |
| Producer: | Esmond Edwards |
| Prev Title: | Full Nelson |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | More Blues and the Abstract Truth |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
Fantabulous is an album by Oliver Nelson. It was recorded in 1964 and released that year by Argo Records.
The album was recorded at Universal Recording Corp. in Chicago, on March 19, 1964.[1] Six of the eight pieces were composed by Nelson.
Fantabulous was released by Argo Records around July 1964.[2] It was reissued on CD by Verve Records, and was part of Mosaic Records' box set of Nelson big band recordings.
Critic Marc Myers wrote in 2015: "What makes this album special are the heavyweight bluesy solos by pianist Patti Bown, alto saxophonist Phil Woods, flutist Jerome Richardson and Nelson's tenor sax. Nelson's writing is strong, complex and varied throughout but always swinging. It's cinematic but not Hollywood. More action TV than big screen."[3]
All tracks by Oliver Nelson, unless otherwise noted.