This edition of the Norman Granz-produced Songbooks series with Oscar Peterson presents the complete original album 'Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook', by the Oscar Peterson trio with Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums. For this extended edition, four further Gershwin compositions recorded by Peterson have been added, including all of the tunes from a George Gershwin songbook attempt made in 1952 by Peterson's trio with Ray Brown and Barney Kessel on guitar, and originally issued as 'Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin'.
Track Listing:
1. It Ain't Necessarily So - Oscar Peterson (2.5)
2. The Man I Love - Oscar Peterson (3.11)
3. Love Walked In - Oscar Peterson (2.51)
4. I Was Doing All Right - Oscar Peterson (2.52)
5. A Foggy Day - Oscar Peterson (2.57)
6. Oh, Lady Be Good - Oscar Peterson (3.04)
7. Fascinating Rhythm - Oscar Peterson (3.02)
8. Somebody Loves Me - Oscar Peterson (3.27)
9. Love Is Here to Stay - Oscar Peterson (3.01)
10. They All Laughed - Oscar Peterson (2.33)
11. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Feat. Cyndi Lauper) - Oscar Peterson (2.22)
12. Summertime - Oscar Peterson (3)
13. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Oscar Peterson (2.09)
14. Shall We Dance? - Oscar Peterson (2.2)
15. Strike Up the Band - Oscar Peterson (3.19)
16. I've Got a Crush On You - Oscar Peterson (2.59)
The colour of this vinyl is digitally rendered for illustrative purposes. The colour of the final product may vary slightly.
