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.

Title:   Get Happy  (2019)
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Concerto
Label:  Dreyfus Music/BMG
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Exactly Like You  (2:25)
 2.  Little White Lies  (3:06)
 3.  Three O'Clock In The Morning  (3:32)
 4.  Tenderly  (3:42)
 5.  Debut  (2:49)
 6.  Two Sleepy People  (3:19)
 7.  Lover, Come Back To Me  (2:48)
 8.  Oscar's Blues  (3:11)
 9.  Where Or When  (3:25)
10. All The Things You Are  (3:31)
11. In The Middle Of A Kiss  (3:10)
12. Get Happy  (2:29)
13. They Didn't Believe Me   (2:53)
14. Robbin's Nest  (3:14)

Format:  LP:

Side A:

 1.  Exactly Like You  (2:25)
 2.  Little White Lies  (3:06)
 3.  Three O'Clock In The Morning  (3:32)
 4.  Tenderly  (3:42)
 5.  Debut  (2:49)
 6.  Two Sleepy People  (3:19)
 7.  Lover, Come Back To Me  (2:48)

Side B:

 1.  Oscar's Blues  (3:11)
 2.  Where Or When  (3:25)
 3.  All The Things You Are  (3:31)
 4.  In The Middle Of A Kiss  (3:10)
 5.  Get Happy  (2:29)
 6.  They Didn't Believe Me   (2:53)
 7.  Robbin's Nest  (3:14)

Personnel:

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Others:  Unknown

Get Happy is the compilation Jazz Reference Collection album by Oscar Peterson, released on May 10, 2019 by Dreyfus Music/BMG.  The Collection of the most beautiful tracks ever recorded before 1960.