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Pianist Oscar Peterson has made a remarkable number of records through the years and his two songbook series for Verve (each recording features the songs of a different composer) were extensive, to say the least. During 1952-54 he cut ten albums (113 songs) and in 1959 he added nine more records (108 songs), in addition to his regular busy activities. Because these were essentially easy-listening sets with concise interpretations that always kept the melodies of the composers close by, they are not considered Peterson's greatest work but they are enjoyable in their own right. This particular two-CD set has some of the highlights from these marathon projects, most of which (the Gershwin songbooks excepted) had never been out on CD before. Peterson teams up with guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Ray Brown on nine numbers from 1952, features Herb Ellis in Kessel's place on 13 other songs and concludes with ten selections from his 1959 trio with Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen. In all, 32 of the 221 selections are on this two-fer and, although one hopes that these projects will be completely reissued someday (which would be a mammoth undertaking), this melodic set is quite pleasing.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Barney Kessel, Barney Kessel - Ray Brown, Ray Brown
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Barney Kessel, Barney Kessel - Ray Brown, Ray Brown
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Barney Kessel, Barney Kessel - Ray Brown, Ray Brown
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Ed Thigpen, Ed Thigpen - Ray Brown, Ray Brown
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1996 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Herb Ellis, Herb Ellis - Ray Brown, Ray Brown
℗ 1953 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1955 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Ray Brown, Ray Brown - Herb Ellis, Herb Ellis
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1953 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Ray Brown, Ray Brown - Ed Thigpen, Ed Thigpen
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Barney Kessel, Barney Kessel - Ray Brown, Ray Brown
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Ed Thigpen, Ed Thigpen - Ray Brown, Ray Brown - -
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong - Ray Brown, Ray Brown - Herb Ellis, Herb Ellis - Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Hampton, Lionel Hampton - Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson - Ray Brown, Ray Brown - Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich
℗ 1953 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Pianist Oscar Peterson has made a remarkable number of records through the years and his two songbook series for Verve (each recording features the songs of a different composer) were extensive, to say the least. During 1952-54 he cut ten albums (113 songs) and in 1959 he added nine more records (108 songs), in addition to his regular busy activities. Because these were essentially easy-listening sets with concise interpretations that always kept the melodies of the composers close by, they are not considered Peterson's greatest work but they are enjoyable in their own right. This particular two-CD set has some of the highlights from these marathon projects, most of which (the Gershwin songbooks excepted) had never been out on CD before. Peterson teams up with guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Ray Brown on nine numbers from 1952, features Herb Ellis in Kessel's place on 13 other songs and concludes with ten selections from his 1959 trio with Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen. In all, 32 of the 221 selections are on this two-fer and, although one hopes that these projects will be completely reissued someday (which would be a mammoth undertaking), this melodic set is quite pleasing.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 01:57:14
- Main artists: Oscar Peterson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 1996 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1996 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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