Oscar Peterson

 

Artist:  Oscar Peterson 
Birth Name:  Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
Born:  August 15, 1925.  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died:  December 23, 2007 (Aged 82).  Mississauga, Ortario, Canada
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Concerto
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Piano

Oscar Peterson was a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Composer.  He was called the "Maharaja of the Keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends.  He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours.  He is considered one of the greatest Jazz Pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.

Artist:  The Oscar Peterson Trio

Title:  A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Concerto

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  You Make Me Feel So Young (2:40)

 2.  Come Dance With Me (2:22)

 3.  Learnin' The Blues (3:41)

 4.  Witchcraft (3:12)

 5.  (Love Is) The Tender Trap (2:44)

 6.  Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) (2:57)

Side B:

 1.  Just In Time (1:53)

 2.  It Happened In Monterey (2:57)

 3.  I Get A Kick Out Of You (3:03)

 4.  All Of Me (3:25)

 5.  The Birth Of The Blues (2:38)

 6.  How About You? (3:11)

Personnel:

The Oscar Peterson Trio:

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Ray Brown:  Double Bass

Ed Thigpen:  Drums

A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra is the 195 album by The Oscar Peterson Trio, originally released in 1959 by Verve Records, remastered and reissued on July 12, 2024 by Verve Records.  180 Gram Audiophile Quality Vinyl.