Oscar Peterson - The Song Is You (2004)
Artist: Oscar Peterson
Title: The Song Is You
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Back Up Records #73119
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:03:14
Total Size: 204 / 178 Mb (Full Scans)
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Title: The Song Is You
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Back Up Records #73119
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:03:14
Total Size: 204 / 178 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
In 1996, Oscar Peterson's sprawling Verve Songbooks were tapped for a 32-track sampler named after Jerome Kern's ballad "The Song Is You." In 2004, Back Up Records boiled it down to 17 tracks, presenting five apiece by George Gershwin and Duke Ellington and four by Vincent Youmans and Richard Rodgers, with Kern's title track perched at the top of the list like a cherry on a trifle. Recorded in 1952 and 1959 with guitarists Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Ed Thigpen, these pleasant, intimate performances of mainstream jazz standards are the very embodiment of accessibility and good taste, and may provide dependable background support for lounging, dining, comfortable carousing, and casual conversation.
~ All Music
Track List:
01. The Song Is You [0:02:27.43]
02. Tea For Two [0:06:09.06]
03. Without A Song [0:02:58.01]
04. I Want To Be Happy [0:05:36.64]
05. The Lady Is A Tramp [0:02:56.16]
06. Blue Moon [0:02:56.56]
07. Lover [0:07:17.23]
08. John Hardy's Wife [0:03:23.60]
09. Things Ain't What They Used To Be [0:03:15.10]
10. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) [0:03:13.32]
11. Cotton Tail [0:03:52.10]
12. Rockin' is Rhythm [0:02:56.26]
13. Somebody Loves Me [0:03:24.02]
14. Strike Up The Band [0:03:16.68]
15. I Was Doing All Right [0:02:43.52]
16. A Foggy Day [0:03:40.51]
17. Love Walked In [0:03:06.00]
Personnel:
Oscar Peterson - piano
Ray Brown - bass
Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis - guitar
