| Impressions of Phaedra | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | The Oliver Nelson Orchestra |
| Cover: | Impressions_of_Phaedra.jpg |
| Released: | 1962 |
| Recorded: | 1962 New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 24:10 |
| Label: | United Artists Jazz UAJ 14019/UAJS 15019 |
| Producer: | Alan Douglas |
| Chronology: | Oliver Nelson |
| Prev Title: | Afro/American Sketches |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Full Nelson |
| Next Year: | 1962-63 |
Impressions of Phaedra is an album by saxophonist/composer/arranger Oliver Nelson recorded in 1962 and released on the United Artists Jazz label.[1] [2] The album features Nelson's arrangements of Mikis Theodorakis music from the 1962 motion picture Phaedra.
The Allmusic site awarded the album 2 stars, stating: "Moody and long-forgotten, like the film it was inspired by, Phaedra interchanges film-like cues with some torrid jazz content (mostly courtesy of Phil Woods). Makes an interesting case for 'Greek Jazz.'"
All compositions by Mikis Theodorakis except as indicated