Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book
1960 studio album by Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book | ||||
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Studio album by Oscar Peterson | ||||
Released | February 1960 | |||
Recorded | July 14 – August 9, 1959 | |||
Studio | Universal (Chicago)[1] | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Oscar Peterson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
DownBeat | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book is a 1960 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of compositions written or performed by Duke Ellington. Peterson had recorded many of the pieces for his 1952 album Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington, and had recently performed with Ella Fitzgerald on her 1957 album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" | Bob Russell | Duke Ellington | 2:33 |
2. | "Sophisticated Lady" | Mitchell Parish | Duke Ellington and Irving Mills | 2:26 |
3. | "Rockin' in Rhythm" | Ellington, Carney, Mills | 2:15 | |
4. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | Mack Gordon | Duke Ellington and Irving Mills | 2:31 |
5. | "In a Mellow Tone" | Milt Gabler | Duke Ellington | 3:43 |
6. | "Cotton Tail"" | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | 2:23 |
7. | "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" | Lee Gaines | Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn | 2:58 |
8. | "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" | Ted Persons | Mercer Ellington | 3:07 |
9. | "Take the "A" Train" | Strayhorn | 3:04 | |
10. | "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" | Paul Francis Webster | Duke Ellington | 3:12 |
11. | "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" | Bob Russell | Duke Ellington | 2:15 |
12. | "John Hardy's Wife" | Mercer Ellington | 2:34 |
Personnel
Performance
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Ed Thigpen – drums
References
- ^ Swedien, Bruce (2003). Make Mine Music. Norway: MIA Musikk. p. 66. ISBN 82-996756-1-8.
- ^ Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book at AllMusic
- ^ DeMichael, Don (18 February 1960). "Oscar Peterson Trio". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 4. p. 36-38.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1151. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
leader
or
co-leader
Plays series |
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1955–58 |
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Plays the Songbook (1959) |
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The London House Sessions (1961) |
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Trio & Guests |
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Exclusively for My Friends |
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1969–79 |
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With The Trumpet Kings |
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1980–2004 |
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Count
Basie
or
alumni
- Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
- Basie Jazz (Count Basie, 1952)
- Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison, 1955)
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
- Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
- Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
- Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
- Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
- Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
- The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
- Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
- Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
Benny
Carter
- Alone Together (1952)
- Cosmopolite (1952–54)
- Plays Pretty (1954)
- New Jazz Sounds (with Bill Harris & Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson (1986)
Roy
Eldridge
- Rockin' Chair (with Roy Eldridge, 1951–52)
- Dale's Wail (Eldridge, 1953)
- Little Jazz (Eldridge, 1954)
- Roy and Diz (Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Happy Time (Eldridge, 1974)
- Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From (and Gillespie, 1975)
- Roy Eldridge 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
Ella
Fitzgerald
- At the Opera House (1957)
- Ella and Louis (and Louis Armstrong, 1956)
- Ella and Louis Again (and Louis Armstrong, 1957)
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)
- Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert (1958)
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972)
- Ella and Oscar (1975)
Hawkins
and/or Ben
Webster
- Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (with Roy Eldridge & Webster, 1957)
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
- The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
- Soulville (with Webster, 1957)
- Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (with Webster, 1959)
Buddy
Rich
- The Drum Battle (and Gene Krupa, 1952)
- Sing and Swing (1955)
- The Wailing Buddy Rich (1955)
- Krupa and Rich (1955)
others
- The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire, 1952)
- Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
- Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis, 1955–56)
- Toni (Toni Harper, 1955–56)
- Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
- Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day, 1957)
- Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt, 1957)
- Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
- Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
- This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown, 1958)
- Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
- Bill Henderson with (1963)
- Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
- The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
- How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
- Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
- Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
- Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
soundtracks
- The Silent Partner (1978)