The Oscar Peterson Quartet

Toni Harper and The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Toni (1956/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:34 minutes | 700 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

In 1956, when Toni Harper was just eighteen years old, she made her first album for Norman Granz’s Verve, the label he had started earlier that year. For her debut Harper, who had already made an impact as an almostbaby singer, was backed by none other than Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Alvin Stoller. On display were all the traits that had made her a success: a good voice, a knack for swing, and brilliant intonation. She had traces of Sarah Vaughan in her singing, without ever becoming derivative or getting stuck in any one style.

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