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:   We Get Requests  (2019)

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

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Quiet Night Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)   (2:49)

 2.  The Days Of Wine And Roses  (2:40)

 3.  My One And Only Love  (5:08)

 4.  People  (3:30)

 5.  Have You Met Miss Jones?  (4:10)

Side Two:

 1.  You Look Good To Me  (4:49)

 2.  The Girl From Ipanema  (3:51)

 3.  D & E  (5:11)

 4.  Time And Again  (4:38)

 5.  Goodbye J.D.  (2:56)

Personnel:

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Ray Brown:  Double Bass

Ed Thigpen:  Drums

We Get Requests is an album by Oscar Peterson, originally released in 1964, remastered and reissued on May 24, 2019 by Verve Records, features all-time-classic versions of "The Girl From Ipanema","Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars", "The Days Of Wine And Roses".