Peterson, Oscar: The Early Years 1945-50
Peterson, Oscar: The Early Years 1945-50
Format: CD
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Artist: Peterson, Oscar
Label: Acrobat
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 824046335625
Genre: Jazz
Oscar Peterson was one of the most brilliant and distinctive modern jazz pianists to come to the fore in the post-war era, as adventurous small-group music and virtuoso soloists established new strands of jazz in the wake of the demise of the big swing bands as post-war austerity took hold and public tastes evolved. Initially making his mark in his native Canada, he made his first records for RCA in Montreal, but soon captured the attention of jazz impresario Norman Granz and within a few years was recording under his auspices for Clef/Mercury in New York. This great-value 47-track 2-CD collection specifically addresses those early years, and comprises studio recordings in trio, quartet and duo settings with a variety of line-ups, performing well-known Great American Songbook standards which were the staple repertoire of jazz improvisers in that era along with original compositions. The recordings come from ten different recording sessions, and feature trio and quartet recordings with bassists Bert Brown, Albert King & Austin Roberts, drummers Frank Gariepy, Roland Verdon, Russ Dufort, Mark Wilkinson & Clarence Jones, and guitarists Armand Sampson & Ben Johnson, plus recordings as a duo with bass players Ray Brown and Major Holley. It's an entertaining showcase for the already highly developed talent of one of the great piano stylists of the genre, and offers an insight into how his music evolved during the key formative years of his career.
Tracks:
1.1 I Got Rhythm
1.2 Louise
1.3 My Blue Heaven
1.4 The Sheik of Araby
1.5 Flying Home
1.6 C Jam Blues
1.7 If I Could Be with You
1.8 Humoresque
1.9 Blue Moon
1.10 In a Little Spanish Town
1.11 Time on My Hands
1.12 China Boy
1.13 Runnin' Wild
1.14 Sweet Lorraine
1.15 Honeydripper
1.16 East of the Sun
1.17 Indiana
1.18 Margie
1.19 I Surrender Dear
1.20 Ghost of a Chance
1.21 Oscar's Boogie
1.22 Smiles
1.23 Stairway to the Stars
1.24 Poor Butterfly
2.1 Oop Bop Sh'bam
2.2 Sweet Georgia Brown
2.3 Sleepy Time Gal
2.4 Rockin' in Rhythm
2.5 Fine and Dandy
2.6 My Heart Stood Still
2.7 Somebody Loves Me
2.8 At Sundown
2.9 Debut
2.10 They Didn't Believe Me
2.11 Lover Come Back to Me
2.12 Where or When
2.13 Three O'Clock in the Morning
2.14 All the Things You Are
2.15 Oscar's Blues
2.16 Tenderly
2.17 Little White Lies
2.18 Nameless
2.19 Get Happy
2.20 Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
2.21 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
2.22 Deep Purple
2.23 Robbins' Nest
