Oscar Peterson Trio - I Got Rhythm (1945-1947)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers

Track List:

1. BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA (McDonald-Hanley) 3:10
2. MARGIE (Davis-Conrad-Robinson) 2:42
3. I SURRENDER DEAR (Clifford-Barris) 3:20
4. (I DON'T STAND) A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU (Crosby-Washington-Young) 3:02
5. OSCAR'S BOOGIE (O.Peterson) 2:41
6. SMILES (Callaghan-Roberts) 2:31
7. STAIRWAY TO THE STARS (Parish-Malnek-Signorelli) 3:03
8. POOR BUTTERFLY (Golden-Hubbell) 2:45
9. BLUE MOON (Hart-Rodgers) 2:49
10. TIME ON MY HANDS (Adamson-Gordon-Youmans) 2:55
11. CHINA BOY (Winfree-Boutelje) 2:49
12. IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN (Lewis-Young-Wayne) 3:10
13. RUNNIN' WILD (Wood-Grey-Gibbs) 2:46
14. SWEET LORRAINE (Parish-Burwell) 3:08
15. HONEYDRIPPER (J.Liggins) 3:10
16. EAST OF THE SUN (WEST OF THE MOON) (Bowman-Brook) 3:35
17. MY BLUE HEAVEN (Whiting-Donaldson) 2:59
18. FLYING HOME (Goodman-Hampton) 3:08
19. HUMORESQUE (A.Dvorak) 2:47
20. I GOT RHYTHM (G.Gershwin) 3:00
21. THE SHEIK OF ARABY (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder) 3:01

Artist List:

OSCAR PETERSON- piano
ALBERT KING (1-4), AUSTON ROBERTS (5-8), BERT BROWN- bass
ARMAND SAMSON- guitar (18,19)
MARK "WILKIE" WILKINSON (1-4), CLARENCE JONES (5-8)- drums
RUSS DUFORD (9-16), ROLAND VERDON (18-19)- drums
FRANK GARIEPY- drums (17,20,21)

Oscar Peterson & Friends - Lausanne 1953

Mp3, 320 kbps.

Barney Kessel (Guitar)
Gene Krupa (Drums)
Oscar Peterson (Piano)
Charlie Shavers (Trumpet)
Lester Young (Sax)
Ray Brown (Bass)
J.C. Heard (Drums)

Track list

1.C-Jam Blues Duke Ellington Oscar Peterson (19:23)
2.Medley: I Cover the Waterfront/Indian Summer/Isn't This a Lovely Day ... Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin Oscar Peterson (6:31)
3.Dark Eyes Traditional Oscar Peterson (3:22)
4.Cottontail ... Duke Ellington Oscar Peterson (8:27)
5.Tea for Two Vincent Youmans Oscar Peterson (6:47)
6.Idaho ... Oscar Peterson (7:58)


Rec.March 14, 1953, Lausanne, Switzerland

Oscar Peterson - The Song Is You

APE Tracks. Scans.

CD 1:

01. Cheek To Cheek [0:03:03.09]
Irving Berlin, b. Israel Baline

02. It Ain't Necessarily So [0:03:16.97]
George and Ira Gershwin

03. Just A-Sttin' And A-Rockin' [0:03:43.53]
"Duke" Ellington, "Billy" Strayhorn, Lee Gaines

04. What Is This Thing Called Love? [0:03:10.73]
Cole Albert Porter

05. Prelude To A Kiss [0:03:19.09]
"Duke" Ellington

06. Fascinating Rhythm [0:02:58.90]
George and Ira Gershwin

07. Easter Parade [0:03:15.69]
Irving Berlin

08. Night And Day [0:03:42.53]
Cole Porter

09. Long Ago And Far Away [0:03:48.04]
Jerome David Kern, Ira Gershwin

10. Tea For Two [0:06:09.13]
Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar

11. The Song Is You [0:02:27.62]
Jerome Kern

12. Without A Song [0:02:58.06]
Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose

13. I Want To Be Happy [0:05:36.90]
Vincent Youmans, Irving Ceasar

14. The Lady Is A Tramp [0:02:56.26]
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

15. Blue Moon [0:02:56.80]
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

16. Lover [0:07:15.33]
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart


CD 2:

01. I Only Have Eyes For You [0:04:09.86]
Harry Warren, Al Dubin

02. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues [0:05:08.60]
Harold Arlen, Theodore "Ted" Koehler

03. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby [0:04:07.93]
Harry Warren, John Herndon "Johny" Mercer

04. Come Rain Or Come Shine [0:04:30.09]
Harold Arlen, "Johnny" Mercer

05. I Can't Give You Anything But Love [0:05:26.40]
Jimmy Mchugh, Dorothy Fields

06. I'm In The Mood For Love [0:03:55.53]
Jimmy Mchugh, Dorothy Fields

07. John Hardy's Wife [0:02:35.37]
Mercer Kennedy Ellington

08. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) [0:03:10.66]
Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster

09. That Old Black Magic [0:03:05.96]
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

10. A Foggy Day [0:02:54.30]
George and Ira Gershwin

11. I Coudn't Sleep A Wink Last Night [0:02:44.13]
Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson

12. Blue Moon [0:02:44.89]
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

13. Serenade In Blue [0:03:11.17]
Harry Warren, Mack Gordon

14. Love For Sale [0:03:29.16]
Cole Porter

15. The Song Is Ended [0:02:59.84]
Irving Berlin

16. Yesterdays [0:03:17.13]
Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach



Oscar Peterson, piano
Ray Brown, bass
Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, guitar
Ed Thigpen, drums

Oscar Peterson - Digital at Montreux

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

Oscar Peterson, piano
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass



1. Old Folks
2. Soft Winds (Instrumental)
3. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
4. That's All (Instrumental)
5. Younger Than Springtime
6. Medley: Caravan / Rockin' In Rhythm / C Jam Blues / Solitude / Satin Doll / Caravan (Reprise)
7. On The Trail



Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland on July 16, 1979

Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge - Complete Trumpet Kings Battle

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers

01. Sometimes I'm Happy (Clifford Grey; Irving Caesar; Vincent Youmans) 5:21

02. Algo Bueno (D. Gillespie) 6:09

03. Trumpet Blues (Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie) 7:53

04. The Heat's On (Roy Eldridge) 6:26

05. The Ballad Medley 9:17

a) I'm through with Love (Jay Livingston, Matty Malneck)

b) Can't We Be Friends (Paul James, Kay Swift)

c) I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)

d) If I had You (James Campbell, Reginald Connelly)

06. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 9:03

07. I've Found a New Baby (Bert Williams, Jack Palmer) 9:12

08. Pretty Eyed Baby (William Johnson, Leo Moseley, Mary Lou Williams) 5:31

09. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) 10:56

10. Limehouse Blues (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) 9:53

Tracks: 1, 5, 7 & 9 from "Trumpet Battle"

Tracks: 2-3, 6, 8 & 10 from "The Trumpet Kings"

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (trumpet, vocals), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Louie Bellson (drums).

Radio Recorders studio, Los Angeles, Ca, October 29, 1954.

Oscar Peterson - Fascinatin Rhythm

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.

Oscar Peterson - Classic Jazz Archive

Mp3, 320 kbps.

CD 1

01. Fascinating rhythm (2:57)

02. Prelude to a kiss (3:17)

03. Just a-sittin' and a-rockin' (3:42)

04. Cheek to cheek (3:02)

05. It aint't necessarily so (3:13)

06. What is this thing called love (3:09)

07. Night and day (3:41)

08. Long ago and far away (3:46)

09. Easter parade (3:15)

10. Tea for two (6:07)

11. The song is you (2:26)

12. Blue moon (2:55)

13. Without a song (2:57)

14. The lady is a tramp (2:54)

15. I want to be happy (5:35)

16. Lover (7:16)

17. The man i love (3:32)

18. Somebody loves me (3:22)

19. I've got a crush on you (2:54)

20. Strike up the band (3:13)

CD 2

01. Seven Come Eleven (3:51)

02. Ad Lib Blues (5:51)

03. Just You, Just Me (7:39)

04. Tea For Two (7:43)

05. 'S Wonderful (2:37)

06. Oh, Lady Be Good (3:50)

07. I Got Rhythm (3:17)

08. A Foggy Day (3:38)

09. Love Walked In (3:07)

10. Bounce Blues (4:33)

11. Laura (3:29)

12. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (3:24)

13. You Go To My Head (3:53)

Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich - Krupa & Rich

Mp3, 320 kbps.

01. Buddy's Blues

02. Bernie's Tune

03. Gene's Blues

04. Sweethearts On Parade

05. I Never Knew

06. Sunday

07. The Monster

• Bass - Ray Brown

• Drums - Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Guitar - Freddie Green (tracks: 6 to 7), Herb Ellis (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Piano - Oscar Peterson

• Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster (tracks: 6 to 7) , Flip Phillips (tracks: 1 to 5) , Frank Wess (tracks: 6 to 7) , Illinois Jacquet (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1 to 5) , Joe Newman (tracks: 6 to 7) , Roy Eldridge (tracks: 1 to 5) , Thad Jones (tracks: 6 to 7)

Originally recorded May 16 and November 1, 1955 in New York City.

Tracks 6 and 7 originally released from the LP: The Wailing Buddy Rich and are included as bonus tracks for this reissue

Stephane Grappelli and Stuff Smith - Violins No End (1957)

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

Track list

1. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
2. Chapeau Blues
3. No Points Today
4. Lady Is A Tramp, The
5. Desert Sands
6. How High The Moon
7. Moonlight In Vermont


Personnel:

Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith (violin)

Oscar Peterson, piano

Herb Ellis (guitar)

Ray Brown (bass)

Jo Jones (drums).

Recorded at Barclay Studios and live at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France in May 1957.

Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues (1973)

Mp3, 256 kbps.

Side 1:

01) Lady Sings The Blues

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lennie McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

02) Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

Bass - Carson Smith

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins

Trumpet - Roy Eldridge

03) All Of Me

Bass - Red Callender

Drums - Dave Coleman

Guitar - Irving Ashby

Piano - Milt Raskin

Saxophone [Alto] - Willie Smith

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young

Trombone - Tommy Turk

Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Joe Guy

04) The Man I Love

Bass - Red Callender

Drums - Dave Coleman

Guitar - Irving Ashby

Piano - Milt Raskin

Saxophone [Alto] - Willie Smith

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young

Trombone - Tommy Turk

Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Joe Guy

05) What A Little Moonlight Can Do

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar - Herb Ellis

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

06) Love Is Here To Stay

Bass - Red Mitchell

Drums - Alvin Stoller

Guitar - Barney Kessel

Piano - Jimmy Rowles

Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster

Trumpet - Harry Edison

07) Fine And Mellow

Bass - Carson Smith

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

Saxophone [Tenor] - Al Cohn

Trumpet - Buck Clayton

Side 2:

01) Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)

Bass - Milt Hinton

Drums - Don Lamond

Piano - Mal Waldron

Trumpet - Buck Clayton

02) Good Morning Heartache

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

03) My Man

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Gus Johnson

Guitar - Freddie Green

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Joe Newman

04) Don't Explain

Bass - Carson Smith

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

05) I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar - Herb Ellis

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

06) Strange Fruit

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

07) God Bless The Child

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

Benny Carter meets Oscar Peterson (1986)

FLAC Tracks.

Tracks:

1. Just Friends

2. Sweet Lorraine

3. Baubles, Bangles and Beads

4. It's a Wonderful World

5. If I Had You

6. Whispering

7. Some Kind of Blues

Personnel:

Benny Carter - alto saxophone;

Oscar Peterson - piano;

Joe Pass - guitar;

Dave Young - bass;

Martin Drew - drums.

Recorded at Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood, California on November 14, 1986

Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Giants

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

Tracks:

1 Maria
2 It Never Entered My Mind
3 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
4 La Rosita
5 Blues For Yolanda
6 Prisoner Of Love
7 Tangerine
8 Cocktails For Two
9 Shine On Harvest Moon
10 Budd Johnson
11 Time After Time
12 In A Mellow Tone



Personel

Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson (10-12) - tenor sax
Roy Elrige - trumpet (10-12)
Oscar Peterson (1-9), Jimmy Jones (10-12) - piano
Herb Ellis (1-9), Les Spann (10-12) - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Alvin Stoller (1-9), Jo Jones (10-12) - drums

Recorded: tracks 1-9 in Los Angeles, October 16, 1957; tracks 10-12 in New York City, April 9, 1959

Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster - THE COMPLETE SESSION

Thank's to Luci


Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.

Tracklisting:

01. BLUES FOR YOLANDE (6:48)
02. IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND (5:50)
03. LA ROSITA (5:06)
04. YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO (4:19)
05. PRISONER OF LOVE (4:16)
06. TANGERINE (5:24)
07. SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON (4:49)
08. MARIA (6:35) (*) Bonus Track
09. COCKTAILS FOR TWO (2:39) (*) Bonus Track
10. BLUES FOR YOLANDE (Mono Version) (6:48) (*) Bonus Track
11. LA ROSITA (Short Alternate Version) (2:37) (*) Bonus Track
12. SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON (Short Alternate Version) (2:18) (*) Bonus Track
13. MY MELANCHOLY BABY (4:08) (*) Bonus Track
14. WHERE ARE YOU (4:42) (*) Bonus Track
15. ILL WIND [Coleman Hawkins] (5:33) (*) Bonus Track
16. ILL WIND [Ben Webster] (3:31) (*) Bonus Track
17. BLUES FOR YOLANDE (Incomplete Take) (2:49) (*) Bonus Track

Total time: 78:19 min.


Tracks #1-7 originally issued as Verve MGV 8327.


Personnel on tracks #1-6: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b) and Alvin Stoller (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, on October 16, 1957.

Personnel on tracks #13 & 15: Same personnel, place and date but omit Ben Webster.

Personnel on tracks #14 & 16: Same personnel and place but omit Coleman Hawkins and Stan Levey replaces Alvin Stoller. Recorded on October 15, 1957.


This release contains the complete classic album "Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster", as well as the other six tunes from the session, originally issued on different Hawkins’ albums and long out-of-print anthologies.

As a further bonus, it is added four tunes from sessions recorded on both the previous and the same day by each saxophonist alone with the same rhythm section. The sessions end with each player presenting his own reading of “Ill Wind”.

Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich at Jatp - The Drum Battle (1952)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.

Tracks 01 - 05:
Willie Smith (alto sax)
Hank Jones (piano)
Gene Krupa (drums)

Track 06 ("The Drum Battle"):
Gene Krupa (drums)
Buddy Rich (drums)

Track 07 ("Perdido"):
Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers (trumpet)
Benny Carter (alto sax)
Flip Phillips, Lester Young (tenor sax)
Oscar Peterson (piano)
Barney Kessel (guitar)
Ray Brown (bass)
Buddy Rich (drums)
Ella Fitzgerald (vocal)

Recorded 13 September 1952
with JATP at Carnegie Hall, New York City

Lester Young - Prez Conferences

Mp3, 320 kbps.

04. lester swings

05. slow motion blues

06. ad lib blues

07. i can't get started

08. just you, just me

09. almost like being in love

10. tea for two

11. there will never be another you

12. indiana

13. on the sunny side of the street

14. star dust

15. i'm confessin' (that i love you)

16. i can't give you anything but love

17. these foolish things (reminds me of you)





lester young (tenor saxophone, clarinet, vocals)

jesse drakes, harry sweets edison, roy eldridge (trumpet)

vic dickenson (trombone)

nat king cole, hank jones, oscar peterson (piano)

herb ellis, freddie green, barney kessel (guitar)

ray brown, george duvivier, connie kay(bass)

jo jones, buddy rich, mickey sheen (drums)