It's a great showcase for one of the genre's most illustrious practitioners.

The legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson was one of the most admired of his era, his speed and dexterity matching that of his idol Art Tatum, drawing on swing, blues and classical influences in his music. He is perhaps most famous for his recordings with his classic trios of the 1950s, and this 52-track 3-CD collection captures him in that era on a series of early album releases on Norman Granz's Clef label in which he interprets the work of the some of the most renowned of the Great American Songbook composers. The collection features the entire contents of the albums 'Oscar Peterson Vincent Youmans', 'Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren', 'Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen', 'Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh' and 'Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie'. On these albums he works in his favoured trio format with bass player Ray Brown and variously with guitarists Barney Kessel and Ray Ellis, with drummer Buddy Rich also featured on the 'Plays Count Basie' album. He is a master interpreter of this kind of repertoire, bringing his special stamp to some of the finest pop and jazz standards, and it's a great showcase for one of the genre's most illustrious practitioners.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Tea For Two
• Time On My Hands
• I Know That You Know
• Sometimes I'm Happy
• Great Day
• More Than You Know
• Hallelujah
• Carioca
• Without A Song
• I Want To Be Happy
• Nagasaki
• Serenade In Blue
• Lullaby Of Broadway
• I Found A Million Dollar Baby In A Five And Ten Cent Store
• Would You Like To Take A Walk
• I'll String Along With You
• I Only Have Eyes For You
• You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Disc 2:

• You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
• Chattanooga Choo Choo
• You're My Everything
• As Long As I Live
• I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
• Come Rain Or Come Shine
• Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
• Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
• I've Got The World On A String
• It's Only A Paper Moon
• That Old Black Magic
• Let's Fall In Love
• Stormy Weather
• Blues In The Night
• Over The Rainbow
• When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
• I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
• On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Disc 3:

• Don't Blame Me
• I'm In The Mood For Love
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night
• Digga Digga Doo
• You're A Sweetheart
• Lester Leaps In
• Easy Does It
• 9:20 Special
• Jumping At The Woodside
• Blues For Basie
• Broadway
• Blue And Sentimental
• Topsy
• One O'Clock Jump
• Jive At Five

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 07/10/26

UPC: 824046918620