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Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (Import) Oscar Peterson CD
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  • Artist: Oscar Peterson
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 4988005543479
  • Item Number: MSI554347
  • Release date: 01/13/2009
  • 1. Lester Leaps In
  • 2. Easy Does It
  • 3. 9:20 Special
  • 4. Jumping at the Woodside
  • 5. Blues for Basie
  • 6. Broadway
  • 7. Blue and Sentimental
  • 8. Topsy
  • 9. One O'Clock Jump
  • 10. Jive at Five
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Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (Import) by Oscar Peterson on CD


On the face of it, pianist Oscar Peterson (whose virtuosity always allowed him to play an infinite amount of notes) and Count Basie (who made inventive use of silence and space by emphasizing single rhythmic sounds) would seem to have had little in common. However they both swing, and there was a definite overlapping in their repertoire. Peterson's Basie tribute is a near-masterpiece. With guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and guest drummer Buddy Rich all playing quite sympathetically, Peterson's arrangements make the nine Basie-associated songs (along with Peterson's original "Blues for Basie") all sound quite fresh and lightly swinging. Quite a few of these renditions (particularly "Easy Does It," "9:20 Special," "Broadway," and "One O'Clock Jump") are instantly memorable. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
  • Artist: Oscar Peterson
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 4988005543479
  • Item Number: MSI554347
  • Release date: 01/13/2009
  • Label: Universal Distribution
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Style: Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
  • Album Time: 44:45

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  • Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (Import) Oscar Peterson CD
Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (Import) Oscar Peterson CD