Search Results for "Oscar Peterson"

Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson: Unmistakable – Zenph Re-performance (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:25 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Zenph/Sony Masterworks

Oscar Peterson: Unmistakable is a collection of re-performances® created from unreleased recordings Peterson made during the seventies and eighties. Using ground-breaking sonic engineering techniques, Zenph Sound Innovations’ re-performances® capture the renowned jazz pianist playing at the height of his powers with some tracks never-before-heard by the public.
To create the Peterson re-performances, the Zenph team began with video recordings and several unreleased, private recordings of exceptional performances. Recorded in Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios in London, the Zenph team used a specially-outfitted Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano (Peterson was a Bösendorfer artist) to authentically recreate the distinct sounds of Peterson’s artistry. Zenph and Sony assembled world-renowned talent including GRAMMY®-winning producer David Lai, GRAMMY®-winning recording engineer Arne Akselberg, famed piano voicer Marc Wienert, and British electronics wizard Richard Shepherd. The album was recorded in stereo, binaural and surround-sound.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Tracks (Remastered Anniversary Edition) (1970/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 42:00 minutes | 747 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

Pianist Oscar Peterson is frequently astounding on this solo set. After nearly 20 years of mostly performing with trios, Peterson sounds quite liberated in this setting, throwing in some hot stride, unexpected changes in tempos and keys, and surprises whenever he thinks of them. “Give Me the Simple Life,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” and the ironically titled “A Little Jazz Exercise” are quite remarkable, yet Peterson also leaves space for some sensitive ballads.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – The Oscar Peterson Trio with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones at Newport (1957/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:29 minutes | 245 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Music Manager

The Oscar Peterson Trio with Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt and Jo Jones at Newport is a 1957 live album by Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt and Jo Jones, recorded at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – The Jazz Soul Of Oscar Peterson (1959/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 34:29 minutes | 1,49 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve

This release of cover songs from Oscar Peterson, recorded and released in 1959, features his trio of the era, Ray Brown on double bass and drummer Ed Thigpen.

Reissue release from the much-recorded Oscar Peterson. Although the pianist is virtually always the lead voice, Brown and Thigpen both make strong (if subtle) contributions to the music. Highlights include “Liza” and “Con Alma”.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Simply … Peterson! (2019 Remaster) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 03:00:03 minutes | 968 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jube Legends

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC CQ OOnt was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington, but simply “O.P.” by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books (1959/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 32:00 minutes | 1,43 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

This 1959 release from Oscar Peterson is dedicated to Harry Warren and Vincent Youmans, one of several Song Book albums the pianist recorded in the 1950s. While not exactly household names, both Warren and Youmans are credited for writing many familiar songs and standards, as demonstrated here by Peterson and his trio of bassist Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen on drums.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson Plays The Harold Arlen Song Book (1959/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 30:00 minutes | 1,37 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve

This 1959 release from Oscar Peterson is one of several albums he recorded in the 1950s dedicated to specific composers. On this collection Peterson revisits several of the Harold Arlen songs he included on a previous album years earlier, in a trio configuration here backed by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Song Book (1959/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 32:43 minutes | 1,46 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve

Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson takes on songs by composer George Gershwin. Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook features “Nice Work If You Can Get It”, “Our Love is Here to Stay” and more!
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy And Bess (1959/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 40:57 minutes | 1,77 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

On this 1959 release, one of several albums Oscar Peterson recorded in the 1950s dedicated to specific composers, the pianist performs music from Gershwin’s opera Porgy And Bess in a trio configuration, backed by Ray Brown on double bass and drummer Ed Thigpen.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (1955/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:49 minutes | 1,67 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

This 1955 release finds pianist Oscar Peterson delving into the Count Basie songbook, one of several albums Peterson recorded in the 1950s dedicated to specific composers. He is surrounded by a stunning line-up of talent here, namely Ray Brown on double bass, guitarist Herb Ellis and legendary drummer Buddy Rich.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Motions & Emotions (1969/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 36:31 minutes | 681 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

Recorded in 1969, Motions & Emotions from Oscar Peterson is a bit of a departure from what the famed pianist was doing back in those days. Featuring lush orchestral arrangements by Claus Ogerman, known for his work with Frank Sinatra and more recently, Diana Krall, the album shows off Peterson and his trio members Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar and Bobby Durham on drums performing a wide range of cover songs, from the Beatles to Bacharach, Bobby Gentry to bossa nova.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – Exclusively for My Friends (1968/1992/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 03:56:02 minutes | 4,27 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS Records

Recorded: 1963 – 1968
Digitally remastered from the original master tapes.

Exclusively for My Friends’ is widely seen as the centerpiece of any Oscar Peterson collection. Peterson himself went into raptures about the MPS recordings, stating that, thanks to the intimate recording atmosphere in Hans Georg Brunnder-Schwer’s living room and his pursuit of perfection as a sound engineer and producer, they belonged to his best. The private recordings were made between 1963 and 1968 and are the impressive result of the long-standing friendship between the exceptional Canadian pianist and the label owner from the Black Forest. They serve to document Peterson’s exquisite playing style in high profile trios as well as Brunner-Schweer’s keenness to create almost audiophile sound characteristics.
(more…)

Oscar Peterson – A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet Live in Helsinki, 1987 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:50:28 minutes | 2,27 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records

Oscar Peterson is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was renowned for his remarkable speed and dexterity, meticulous and ornate technique, and dazzling, swinging style. Jazz pianist, virtuoso, and composer. He was called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington, simply “O.P.” by his friends, and informally in the jazz community as “the King of inside swing”. A noted jazz educator and advocate for racial equality, Peterson released over 200 recordings, won a Juno Award and eight Grammy Awards, including one for lifetime achievement. The first recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the International Jazz Hall of Fame. He was also made an Officer and then Companion of the Order of Canada, and an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in France, among many other honors. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. A statue of Oscar Peterson was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in June 2010.
(more…)