The evening before Louis Armstrong recorded this album, both he and Miss Fitzgerald were appearing in an all-star concert also featuring Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson that was recorded for an album entitled Live At The Hollywood Bowl (1956). The following day the two singers, along with the Oscar Peterson Trio, were in a Los Angeles studio to record this gem of an album. With no time for rehearsals the songs were all set in Louis' key to make it easier, but this in no way inhibits Ella's performance. Another challenge for Pops was the fact that the material was not his normal repertoire, meanin... [Read More]
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.
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]
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]
Actually, the title should be "Greatest Jazz Concerts" because this 3-CD set features two legendary nights from Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic series! Includes Memories of You Clark Terry, Benny Carter & Zoot Sims; Moonglow; Sweet Georgia Brown Coleman Hawkins & Oscar Peterson Trio; C Jam Blues Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter & Coleman Hawkins; Stormy Monday T-Bone Walker, Clark Terry & Johnny Hodges; Satin Doll; Prelude to a Kiss Duke Ellington Orchestra; Someday My Prince Will Come Oscar Peterson Trio; Don't Be That Way; It's Only a Paper Moon; Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea El... [Read More]
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
Digitally remastered and expanded edition contains the complete classic album Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson which presents Satchmo singing and playing standards that were not part of his usual repertoire. Featuring Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis,
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