Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio

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Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio
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Released1960
RecordedNovember 5, 1959
Genre Jazz
Length49:11
Label Verve
Producer Norman Granz
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Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio is a studio album by Oscar Peterson, arranged by Russell Garcia. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:00
  2. "Blues for Big Scotia" (Oscar Peterson) – 3:51
  3. "The Spirit-Feel" (Milt Jackson) – 4:38
  4. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) – 4:05
  5. "Cubano Chant" (Ray Bryant) – 4:05
  6. "Little Pea's Blues" (Peterson) – 4:34
  7. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 4:37
  8. "O.P." (Russell Garcia, Peterson) – 2:53

Personnel

Performance

Production

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Tynan, John A. (14 April 1960). "Oscar Peterson: Swinging Brass with Oscar Peterson". DownBeat . Vol. 27, no. 8. p. 34.
  3. Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio at AllMusic