14 tracks from one of the all-time great tenor saxmen teaming up with pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio: guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer J.C. Heard. Includes his finest performances of the '50s Ad Lib Blues; Just You, Just Me; Tea for Two; (Back Home Again in) Indiana; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Stardust; There Will Never Be Another You; I Can't Get Started , and more.
For the first time, here's a 2-CD set with the Pablo and Telarc essentials by this 88-key colossus. Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Stephane Grappelli and many other heavies join Oscar; you'll hear the CD debut of his (Back Home Again in) Indiana solo piece plus Tenderly; Caravan; On the Trail; Summertime; In a Mellow Tone; Satin Doll; Blues Etude; Ja-Da , and more.
No two artists are more closely identified with producer Norman Granz and with Pablo Records than Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson. At the time of this recording, the singer and pianist had shared concert stages on Jazz at the Philharmonic and other Granz touring packages for a quarter-century, building reputations that put each on a first name only basis with audiences the world over Their individual genius for blending virtuosity and sensitivity and for infusing every note with a spirit of affirmation was reinforced when they held this intimate meeting. On four tracks they are assisted by ... [Read More]
These four discs collect the material on six long plays of trios and solos that Oscar Peterson recorded in Villingen, Germany, between 1963 and 1968. On standards galore, Peterson never lets up in his rigorous, swinging approach. He is at his prime on these recordings, as he himself noted later. The improvisations range from extraordinary to awe-inspiring. The lyricism of Nat King Cole is in there, along with Art Tatum-esque rococoisms and Bud Powell-like attack. Which partners best complemented Peterson's girth, and bowed to it least, is always in dispute. On six tracks here, Ray Brown and Ed... [Read More]
(Artist Transcriptions). 18 transcriptions from one of the greatest and most revered jazz pianists, including: A Child Is Born * The Continental * The Girl from Ipanema * Gravy Waltz * I'm Old Fashioned * It Ain't Necessarily So * Little Girl Blue * Love Is Here to Stay * Moanin' * My One and Only Love * Noreen's Nocturne * On the Trail * Over the Rainbow * Place St. Henri * Rockin' Chair * 'Round Midnight * Stella by Starlight * Sweet Georgia Brown.
This 1964 studio session features the Peterson trio with bassist Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen, a group that had been together for five years by then and performed like a well-oiled machine. The repertoire is mostly pop songs of the day, including bossa nova tunes and film themes, and the treatments are fairly brief, with emphasis placed squarely on the melodies. Even in their lightest moments, though, the group demonstrates some of the qualities that made it among the most influential piano trios in jazz, a group that could generate tremendous rhythmic energy and a sense of developing musical deta... [Read More]
Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Contains the complete original 1959 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh Songbook for the first time ever on CD. It features Oscar Peterson's classic trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen. For this extended edition, we have added various Jimmy McHugh compositions recorded during 1953-54, including the complete three volume EPs Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh. Featured are Peterson's trios with Brown and Barney Kessel or Herb Ellis on guitar. Solar.
2010 two CD release containing three full albums plus bonus tracks. This double disc set contains all of the Ben Webster-Oscar Peterson quartet/quintet collaborations featuring Webster as the only horn player, reunited for the first
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