jueves, 29 de enero de 2009

Dorothy Dandridge & Oscar Peterson Trio - Smooth operator


Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.

Tracks
01 - It's Easy To Remember
02 - What Is There To Say?
03 - That Old Feeling
04 - The Touch Of Your Lips
05 - When Your Lover Has Gone
06 - The Nearness Of You
07 - I'm Glad There Is You
08 - I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
09 - Body And Soul
10 - How Long Has This Been Going On?
11 - I've Got A Crush On You
12 - I Didn't Know What Time It Was
13 - Somebody
14 - Stay With It
15 - It's A Beautiful Evening
16 - Smooth Operator

Tracks 1-12 Recorded 1958
Tracks 13-16 Recorded 1961


Dorothy Dandridge - Vocals
Oscar Peterson - Piano, Celesta
Herb Ellis - Guitar
Ray Brown - Bass
Alvin Stoller - Drums

lunes, 26 de enero de 2009

Oscar Peterson - Exclusively for my friends (the lost tapes)


Mp3, 320 kbps.

01 Gravy Waltz 3:20
02 Three O'Clock In The Morning 8:47
03 Squeaky's Blues 7:29
04 Tenderley 11:06
05 I Will Wait For You 6:53
06 Let's Fall In Love 4:28
07 Put On A Happy Face 6:34
08 Stella By Starlight 5:16
09 Moanin' 5:38
10 Never Say Yes 5:23
11 It's Impossible 6:56

domingo, 25 de enero de 2009

Oscar Peterson - Fly me to the Moon



Mp3, 320 kbps.

Track Listing:

01. At Long Last Love 5:01
02. I Loves You, Porgy 6:12
03. Greensleeves 4:25
04. Fly Me To The Moon 4:38
05. If I Should Lose You 5:18
06. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 6:34
07. When I Fall In Love 5:14
08. A Time For Love 5:26
09. Smile 3:55
10. Once Upon A Summertime 5:16
11. All The Things You Are 6:10
12. Someday My Prince Will Come 6:11
13. It Never Entered My Mind 5:57


Oscar Peterson, piano
Ray Brown, Sam Jones, George Mraz, Niels–Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass
Ed Thigpen, Bob Durham, Ray Price, Louis Hayes, drums

sábado, 24 de enero de 2009

Ben Webster – Until Tonight


Mp3, 320 kbps.


Ben Webster – tenor saxophone on all tracks


Also: Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Coleman Hawkins, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn


1 – Time After Time
2 – Chelsea Bridge (ft. Billy Strayhorn, piano, arranger)
3 – Tenderly
4 – Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
5 – It Never Entered My Mind (ft. Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax, & Oscar Peterson, piano)
6 – Danny Boy
7 – Blue Moon
8 – Makin’ Whoope (ft. Oscar Peterson, piano)
9 – Some Other Spring (ft. Teddy Wilson, piano)
10 – Where Are You?
11 – La Rosita (ft. Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax)
12 – Until Tonight (ft. Hank Jones, piano)
13 – That’s All

Herb Ellis - Nothing But The Blues (1958)


Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


Tracks:
1. Pap's Blues (Ray Brown) 7:09
2. Bid Red's Boogie Woogie (Herb Ellis) 5:41
3. Tin Roof Blues (Georg Brunis/Paul Mares/Ben Pollack/Leon Roppolo/Mel Stitzel) 3:02
4. Soft Winds (Benny Goodman) 6:04
5. Royal Garden Blues (Clarence Williams/Spencer Williams) 4:48
6. Patti Cake (Herb Ellis) 6:03
7. Blues For Janet (Ray Brown/Herb Ellis/Stuff Smith) 7:15
8. Blues For Junior (Ray Brown) 4:56
9. Les Tricheurs (Roy Eldridge/Stan Getz) 3:15
10. Clo's Blues (Coleman Hawkins) 3:22
11. Phil's Tune (Roy Eldridge) 4:23
12. Mic's Jump (Dizzy Gillespie) 2:15

Tracks 1-8. recorded Oct. 11-12, 1956 in Hollywood.
Tracks 9-12 recorded May 1, 1958 in Paris.

Personnel:
Herb Ellis (Guitar)
Roy Eldridge (Trumpet)
Ray Brown (Double Bass)
Stan Getz (Tenor Saxophone)
Stan Levey (Drums) - 1-8
Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet) - 9-12
Coleman Hawkins (Tenor Saxophone) - 9-12
Oscar Peterson (Piano) - 9-12
Gus Johnson (Drums) - 9-12

miércoles, 14 de enero de 2009

Eddie Lockjaw Davis 4 - Montreux '77



Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


Personnel:
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts)
Oscar Peterson (p)
Ray Brown (b)
Jimmie Smith (d)


"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 15, 1977

Tracks:
01 This Can't Be Love
02 I Wished On The Moon
03 The Breeze And I
04 Angel Eyes
05 Telegraph
06 Land Of Dreams
07 Blue Lou

miércoles, 7 de enero de 2009

Ben Webster - The Frog



Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


1- Bye Bye Blackbird (Dixon/Henderson) 6:44
2- In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (Hilliard/Mann) 3:10
3- How Deep Is the Ocean? (Berlin) 2:34
4- The Touch of Your Lips (Noble) 6:18
5- When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan) 3:57
6- Sunday (Cohn/Krueger/Miller/Styne) 3:55
7- My One and Only Love (Mellin/Wood) 6:12
8- Night and Day (Porter) 5:27
9- My Ideal (Chase/Robin/Whiting) 7:14
10- Where or When (Hart/Rodgers) 6:24
11- How Long Has This Been Going On? (Gershwin) 5:32
12- Did You Call Her Today (Webster) 8:56


Ben Webster, tenor sax
Art Tatum, piano
Red Callender, bass
Bill Douglas, drums
Oscar Peterson, piano
Ray Brown, bass
Ed Thigpen, drums
Harry Edison, trumpet
Hank Jones, piano
George Duvivier, bass
Clarence Johnston, drums

lunes, 5 de enero de 2009

Oscar Peterson - Oscars Blues



Mp3, 320 Kbps. Covers.


New York, marzo 1950, Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass. (Track 1)
Montreal, 1951, Oscar Peterson, piano; Austin Roberts, bass (Tracks 2-21)


01 Oscar's Blues
02 For You
03 Pennies From Heaven
04 Whispering
05 Body and Soul
06 Flying Home
07 Hungarian Dance
08 Gypsy in My Soul
09 (I Don't Stand a) Ghost of a Chance With You
10 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
11 I've Got Rhythm
12 Tea For Two
13 The Man I Love
14 Rose Room
15 Yesterdays
16 Seven Come Eleven
17 Just You
18 To a Wild Rose
19 Air Mail Special
20 Night and Day
21 Get Happy

sábado, 3 de enero de 2009

Oscar Peterson - Chronological 1952 Vol.3


Mp3, 256 kbps.


Tracks:
1. Anything Goes - Porter (2:56)
2. I've Got You Under My Skin - Porter (2:30)
3. Fascinatin' Rhythm - Gershwin (2:56)
4. Cheek to Cheek - Berlin (3:03)
5. I've Got It Bad and That's Ain't Good - Ellington, Webster (3:12)
6. In a Mellow Tone - Ellington (3:07)
7. I Love You - Porter (3:06)
8. Somebody Loves You - Gershwin (3:22)
9. I Was Doin' All Right - Gershwin (2:42)
10. In the Still of the Night - Porter (3:01)
11. Every Time We Say Goodbye - Porter (3:26)
12. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' - Ellington, Gaines, Strayhorn (3:43)
13. Begin the Beguine - Porter (3:12)
14. So Near and Yet So Far - Porter (3:21)
15. Blue Skies - Berlin (3:03)
16. Take the 'A' Train - Strayhorn (3:17)
17. Sophisticated Lady - Ellington, Mills, Parish (2:59)
18. Cottontail - Ellington (3:51)
19. Prelude to a Kiss - Ellington, Gordon, Mills (3:27)
20. Things Ain't What They Used to Be - Ellington (3:13)
21. Rockin' in Rhythm - Carney, Ellington (2:54)
22. Never No Lament (Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me) - Ellington, Russell (2:48)

Personnel:
Oscar Peterson - piano;
Barney Kessel - guitar;
Ray Brown - bass.

viernes, 2 de enero de 2009

Zoot Sims & Eddie Lockjaw Davis - The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (1975)


Mp3, 320 kbps.


Track List:
1. The Man I Love (G.Gershwin - I.Gershwin)
2. My Old Flame (Coslow - Johnston)
3. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (Bloom - Koehler)
4. There Will Never Be Another You (Warren - Gordon)
5. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (Crosby - Washington - Young)
6. Tangerine (Schertzinger - Mercer)
7. Out of Nowhere (Green - Heyman)
8. Groovin' High (Dizzy Gillespie)

Personnel:
Zoot Sims - Tenor Sax;
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Sax;
Oscar Peterson - Piano;
Niels Henning Orsted Pederson - Bass;
Louie Bellson - Drums.


Recorded 1975: October 16, Malmo, Sweden; October 10, Stuttgart, Germany; October 12, Antwerp, Belgium; October 17, Geneva, Switzerland; October 19, Paris, France.

miércoles, 31 de diciembre de 2008

Makoto Ozone - Dear Oscar



Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


Tracklist:

1. Dear Oscar
2. Test of Time
3. Wheatland
4. Autumn Leaves
5. Land of the Misty Giants
6. City Lights
7. Bossa Beguine
8. Cubana Chant
9. Blues Etude
10. Exactly Like You

Personnel:

Makoto Ozone Piano
Kiyoshi Kitagawa Bass
Clarene Penn Drums



If I didn't go to Oscar Peterson concert in Osaka in 1972, I probably would never have started to play piano. There is no one like him. Recently, I had an opportunity to meet him in person, and I feel so connected with him. This is the web site of a person who changed my life.
Makoto Ozone.

martes, 30 de diciembre de 2008

The Tumpet summit Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry meets Oscar Peterson Big 4 Ray Brown, Joe Pass, Bobby Durham

In memory of Freddie Hubbard

Mp3, 320.


1.- Daahoud
2.- Chicken Wings
3.- Just Friends
4.- The Champ


oscar peterson, dizzy gillespie, freddie hubbard, clark terry, ray brown, joe pass, bobby durham

miércoles, 24 de diciembre de 2008

Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson - Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson



Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.


Louis Armstrong
Oscar Peterson
Ella Fitzgeralg
Ray Brown
Herb Ellis
Louie Bellson

01. Blues In The Night
02. That Old Feeling
03. How Long Has This Been Going On
04. Let’s Fall In Love
05. Willow Weep For Me
06. I’ll Never Be The Same
07. Just One Of Those Things
08. What’s New
09. Moon Song
10. Sweet Lorraine
11. I Get A Kick Out Of You
12. There’s No You
13. I Was Doing All Right
14. You Go To My Head
15. Learnin’ The Blues

martes, 23 de diciembre de 2008

Oscar Peterson - Romance (The Vocal Styling Of Oscar Peterson)


Mp3, 320 kbps.


Bass - Ray Brown
Guitar - Barney Kessel (tracks: 1-7, 10-12) , Herb Ellis (tracks: 8,9)
Piano - Oscar Peterson
Producer - Norman Granz
Vocals - Oscar Peterson (tracks: 1-7, 10-12)

Notes: 1-7: recorded NYC, May 21, 1953
8,9: recorded NYC, April 27, 1954
10-12: recorded LA, February, 1952



Tracklisting:

1 I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People) (3:00)
2 Polka Dots And Moonbeams (3:16)
3 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (3:20)
4 I Hear Music (2:31)
5 Autumn In New York (4:03)
6 I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:10)
7 Spring Is Here (2:50)
8 These Foolish Things (Reminds Me Of You) (4:41)
9 From This Moment On (2:58)
10 The Things We Did Last Summer (4:03)
11 Too Marvelous For Words (2:52)
12 But Not For Me (2:29)

lunes, 22 de diciembre de 2008

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO - PUT ON A HAPPY FACE (1962)


Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers.

Oscar Peterson, piano.
Ray Brown, bass.
Ed Thigpen, drums.



Put on a Happy Face
Old Folks
Woody'n You
Yesterdays
Diablo
Soon
The Lonesome One