Nocturne (Oliver Nelson album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Nocturne

| type = studio

| artist = Oliver Nelson with Lem Winchester

| cover = Nocturne_nelson.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|1961|4}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=_SAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=oliver+nelson+Nocturne&pg=PA27 Billboard Apr 24, 1961]

| recorded = August 23, 1960

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

| genre = Jazz

| length = 39:33

| label = Moodsville
MVLP 13

| producer = Esmond Edwards

| chronology = Oliver Nelson

| prev_title = Screamin' the Blues

| prev_year = 1961

| next_title = Soul Battle

| next_year = 1962

}}

Nocturne is an album by American saxophonist Oliver Nelson and vibraphonist Lem Winchester.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-moodsville-series/ At Jazzdisco.org] It was originally released in 1961 by Prestige Records, as part of their "Moodsville Series". As the title implies, Nocturne is a collection of mellow songs with relaxed, late-night feeling.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r144596}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1071}}

}}