Three Classic Albums Plus

~ Release by Oscar Peterson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Label website has this as "AMSC1106" whereas actual CD is "EMSC1106". The former is consistent with other releases in this series.

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-23 04:25 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1: Very Tall (1-6), On the Town (7-12)
#TitleRatingLength
1On Green Dolphin Street7:34
2Heartstrings
5:43
3Work Song
recording of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
composer:
Nat Adderley
7:32
4John Brown’s Body
recording of:
John Brown’s Body
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 771)
7:49
5A Wonderful Guy
4:56
6Reunion Blues
recording of:
Reunion Blues
composer:
Milt Jackson
7:25
7Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
7:53
8Should I
5:05
9When Lights Are Low
recording of:
When Lights Are Low
lyricist:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co.
5:56
10Easy Listenin’ Blues
recording of:
Easy Listenin' Blues
composer:
Nadine Robinson (in 1944)
6:49
11Pennies From Heaven
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
7:22
12The Champ
recording of:
The Champ
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Skyview Music
5:24
CD 2: On the Town (1), Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (2-11), at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival (12-16)
#TitleRatingLength
1Moonlight in Vermont
5:53
2Lester Leaps In
recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
4:01
3Easy Does It
recording of:
Easy Does It
writer:
James Oliver Young and Sy Oliver
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warock Corp.
6:30
49:20 Special
recording of:
9:20 Special
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1941)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) (in 1941)
composer:
William Engvick (in 1941) and Earle Warren (in 1941)
3:43
5Jumping at the Woodside5:43
6Blues for Basie3:34
7Broadway
recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
4:32
8Blue and Sentimental
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
2:30
9Topsy
recording of:
Topsy
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
4:22
10One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
5:50
11Jive at Five
recording of:
Jive at Five
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
4:15
12Falling in Love With Love From
recording of:
Falling in Love With Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
6:16
13How About You
recording of:
How 'Bout You
writer:
Timothy D. Martin
5:53
14Flamingo
recording of:
Flamingo
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
5:00
15Swinging on a Star
recording of:
Swinging on a Star
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 17)
5:32
16Noreen’s Nocturne
recording of:
Noreen’s Nocturne
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
5:35

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