Oscar Peterson's Finest Hour
ASIN: B00004ST4T
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Like his models Art Tatum and Nat "King" Cole, Oscar Peterson has always played with a combination of elegance and energy, a compound of crisp articulation and compulsive momentum that has made him the most popular pianist in jazz. It shows up on the earliest of his Verve recordings, like the tributes to Erroll Garner and Fred Astaire from the early 1950s that begin this selection, and it continues throughout the CD to 1964. The same attention to detail and swing shows up in his choice of accompanists. The consummate bassist Ray Brown was a constant associate in this period, and the guitarists Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis each added a light touch and propulsive swing as a member of Peterson's early trios. While Peterson's fame will always rest on his titanic technique and big-band-like swing, he has also been one of the great accompanists in jazz. Those skills emerge in the collaborations here, such as the bluesy "Work Song" with vibraphonist Milt Jackson and "Mumbles," trumpeter Clark Terry's first recording of his comically garbled scat vocals. --Stuart Broomer
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Oscar Peterson Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Bebop General
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ASIN: B00004ST4T Release Date: 2000-06-13 |
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Like his models Art Tatum and Nat "King" Cole, Oscar Peterson has always played with a combination of elegance and energy, a compound of crisp articulation and compulsive momentum that has made him the most popular pianist in jazz. It shows up on the earliest of his Verve recordings, like the tributes to Erroll Garner and Fred Astaire from the early 1950s that begin this selection, and it continues throughout the CD to 1964. The same attention to detail and swing shows up in his choice of accompanists. The consummate bassist Ray Brown was a constant associate in this period, and the guitarists Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis each added a light touch and propulsive swing as a member of Peterson's early trios. While Peterson's fame will always rest on his titanic technique and big-band-like swing, he has also been one of the great accompanists in jazz. Those skills emerge in the collaborations here, such as the bluesy "Work Song" with vibraphonist Milt Jackson and "Mumbles," trumpeter Clark Terry's first recording of his comically garbled scat vocals. --Stuart Broomer
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Oscar Peterson's Finest Hour
Oscar Peterson Manufacturer: Universal/Verve ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Swing General
| Swing Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
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ASIN: B00005S75D Release Date: 2001-12-21 |
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