Personnel:
Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey, Gene Gammage, Ed Thigpen (d), Buddy Bregman (arr, cond)
Reference: LHJ10359
Bar code: 8436019583593
This release contains the rarely heard 1957 album "Soft Sands" (Verve), appearing here on CD for the first time ever. The LP showcases Peterson playing romantic ballads backed by the Buddy Bregman orchestra, and singing on four tunes in a style akin to Nat King Cole. As a bonus, we have included the complete trio album "Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady", and a live performance of John Lewis composition 'The Golden Striker' that has also never previously appeared on CD.
Splendid Sound Quality in new and careful 20-Bit Re-Mastering.
Tracklisting:
01. SOFT SANDS (2:21)
02. ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN (2:34)
03. IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING (2:43)
04. CHANEL (2:41)
05. YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME (2:00)
06. WHY, OH WHY (3:05)
07. SONG TO THE STARS (2:43)
08. ECHOES (2:39)
09. IVE NEVER LEFT YOUR ARMS (2:52)
10. I CANT GET STARTED (2:58)
11. DREAM ON A SUMMER NIGHT (2:56)
12. SUSQUEHANNA (2:43)
13. IVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE (6:37)
14. GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME (6:44)
15. SHOW ME (6:21)
16. I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT (5:20)
17. ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE (5:33)
18. WOULDNT IT BE LOVELY (5:34)
19. THE RAIN IN SPAIN (3:50)
20. THE GOLDEN STRIKER (6:23) (*) Live Bonus Track
Total Time: 78:47 min.
Tracks #1-12 from "Soft Sands" (Verve MG VS-2079).
Tracks #13-19 from "Oscar Peterson Plays 'My Fair Lady'" (Verve MGV-2119).
Personnel [on 1-12]: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl on #2,6,10 & 12), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b) and Stan Levey (d). Buddy Bregman (arr, cond) with unidentified orchestra. Recorded in Los Angeles, on March 28 & July 31, 1957.
Personnel [on 13-19]: Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b) and Gene Gammage (d). Recorded at Universal Recorders, Chicago, on November 20 & 21, 1958.
The bonus track features Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b) and Ed Thigpen. Recorded at the Playboy Jazz Festival, in Chicago, on August 8, 1957.
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Notes:
"I like the way Oscar sings standards, and when I am of a mind to hear them in a pop groove, I wish hed sing more often. You certainly cant fault his time or intonation, nor at any occasion, his intelligence."
-Nat Hentoff (1957)
