Oscar Peterson - Songbooks (2009)

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Artist: Oscar Peterson
Title: Songbooks
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Not Now Music #NOT2CD286
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 2CD (01:14:13 + 01:16:52)
Total Size: 673 / 401 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest piano players of all time. A pianist with phenomenal technique on the level of his idol, Art Tatum, Peterson's speed, dexterity, and ability to swing at any tempo were amazing. Very effective in small groups, jam sessions, and in accompanying singers, O.P. was at his absolute best when performing unaccompanied solos. His original style did not fall into any specific idiom. Like Erroll Garner and George Shearing, Peterson's distinctive playing formed during the mid- to late '40s and fell somewhere between swing and bop. Peterson was criticized through the years because he used so many notes, didn't evolve much since the 1950s, and recorded a remarkable number of albums. Perhaps it is because critics ran out of favorable adjectives to use early in his career; certainly it can be said that Peterson played 100 notes when other pianists might have used ten, but all 100 usually fit, and there is nothing wrong with showing off technique when it serves the music. As with Johnny Hodges and Thelonious Monk, to name two, Peterson spent his career growing within his style rather than making any major changes once his approach was set, certainly an acceptable way to handle one's career. Because he was Norman Granz's favorite pianist (along with Tatum) and the producer tended to record some of his artists excessively, Peterson made an incredible number of albums. Not all are essential, and a few are routine, but the great majority are quite excellent, and there are dozens of classics.

Track List CD1:

The Duke Ellington Songbook (1952)
01. John Hardy's Wife [0:03:22.51]
02. Sophisticated Lady [0:02:59.38]
03. Things Aint What They Used To Be [0:03:13.18]
04. Just A-Sittin And A-Rockin [0:03:42.61]
05. In A Mellow Tone [0:03:08.22]
06. I Got It Bad (And That Aint Good) [0:03:13.23]
07. Prelude To A Kiss [0:03:17.56]
08. Cotton Tail [0:03:50.00]
09. Don't Get Around Much Anymore [0:03:59.28]
10. Take The 'A' Train [0:03:17.13]
11. Rockin' In Rhythm [0:02:54.40]
12. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me [0:02:50.33]
The Jerome Kern Songbook (1953)
13. I Won't Dance [0:02:30.60]
14. Bill [0:02:58.41]
15. The Song Is You [0:03:03.07]
16. A Fine Romance [0:03:08.17]
17. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man [0:02:44.17]
18. Ol' Man River [0:02:38.00]
19. Long Ago And Far Away [0:02:34.67]
20. Lovely To Look At [0:02:47.52]
21. Pick Yourself Up [0:02:10.71]
22. Smoke Get's In Your Eyes [0:02:47.51]
23. The Way You Look Tonight [0:03:39.67]
24. Yesterday's [0:03:20.10]

Track List CD2:

The Count Basie Songbook (1956)
01. Lester Leaps In [0:03:59.37]
02. Easy Does It [0:06:29.17]
03. 9:20 Special [0:03:41.14]
04. Jumpin' at the Woodside [0:05:40.50]
05. Blues for Basie [0:03:32.42]
06. Broadway [0:04:29.32]
07. Blue and Sentimental [0:02:27.55]
08. Topsy [0:04:20.47]
09. One O'Clock Jump [0:05:48.08]
10. Jive at Five [0:04:13.18]
The Harry Warren & Vincent Youmans Songbooks (1954)
11. Lullaby Of Broadway [0:02:30.53]
12. Serenade In Blue [0:03:12.07]
13. You'll Never Know [0:03:22.70]
14. I Had The Craziest Dream [0:02:51.40]
15. I Only Have Eyes For You [0:03:39.67]
16. Chattanooga Choo-Choo [0:02:06.06]
17. More Than You Know [0:02:59.24]
18. Carioca [0:02:15.40]
19. Without a Song [0:03:35.28]
20. Drums In My Heart [0:01:44.14]
21. Time On My Hands [0:01:50.30]
22. Great Day [0:02:01.20]

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