Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

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Released1953
RecordedDecember 1952
Genre Jazz
Label Clef Records
Producer Norman Granz
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Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin is an album by pianist Oscar Peterson of popular songs written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

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In 1956, Columbia released a series of individual "clef series" 45rpms under the same title with 4 selected tracks from the original LP record.

Verve Records reissued the album in 1985 under the title "Oscar Peterson - The George Gershwin Songbook" in Germany through PolyGram. [2]

Track listing

  1. "The Man I Love"
  2. "Fascinating Rhythm
  3. "It Ain't Necessarily So"
  4. "Somebody Loves Me
  5. "Strike Up The Band"
  6. "I've Got a Crush On You"
  7. "I Was Doing All Right"
  8. "S'Wonderful"
  9. "Oh, Lady be Good!"
  10. "I Got Rhythm"
  11. "A Foggy Day"
  12. "Love Walked In" [3]

Credits

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References

  1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1151. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. "Oscar Peterson: The George Gershwin Songbook". discogs.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin". discogs.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.