| Description |
4 audio discs (74:35 min., 74:23 min., 76:20 min., 73:08 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (34 pages : illustrations) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Performer |
Jazz instrumental ensembles, all performed by Oscar Peterson, piano, with various other instrumentalists ; with two exceptions: vocals, Ella Fitzgerald (Disc 2 no. 11), Oscar Peterson (Disc 4, no. 7). |
| Note |
Subtitle taken from pamphlet. |
| Event |
Reissue of 34 separate LPs on the Pablo Records label ; previously recorded between 1953 and 1986. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Ernie Rideout (34 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. 11/18/53: That old black magic ; Tenderly / H. Ellis ; R. Brown -- 11/8/55: How high the moon ; The way you look tonight ; You are too beautiful / H. Ellis ; R. Brown -- 7/1/62: Smedley ; Someday my prince will come ; Daytrain / S. Jones ; B. Durham ; Moonglow ; Sweet Georgia Brown / S. Jones ; B. Durham ; C. Hawkins -- 3/26/67 (jam session) : C-jam blues / J. Hodges, B. Carter ; C. Hawkins ; S. Jones ; L. Hayes -- 12/27/72: Wes' tune / B. Kessel ; R. Brown -- Okie blues / B. Kessel ; R. Brown -- You can depend on me / I. Ashby ; R. Brown. |
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Disc 2. 6/2/72: You are my sunshine / R. Brown -- 11/28 or 11/29/74: Caravan / D. Gillespie -- 3/17/75: Stella by starlight / J. Pass -- 12/8/74: Little jazz / R. Eldridge -- 7/16/79: Soft winds / N. Pedersen -- 12/21/74: Mean to me / H. Edison -- 1/20/83: Oh lady, be good / M. Jackson -- 5/18/75: On a slow boat to China / C. Terry -- 1/26/76: Summertime / O. Peterson, clavichord ; J. Pass -- 6/5/75: Blues for Birks / J. Faddis -- 5/19/75: How long has this been going on? / E. Fitzgerald -- 11/4/72: Hogtown blues : unaccompanied piano solo. |
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Disc 3. 5/73: Blues etude / N. Pedersen ; J. Pass -- 11/17/74: Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? / N. Pedersen ; J. Hanna -- 12/7/74: I'm getting sentimental over you / J. Pass ; R. Brown -- 7/15/77: Reunion blues / R. Brown ; N. Pedersen -- 2/21/78: I'm confessin' (that I love you) / Count Basie ; J. Heard ; L. Bellson -- 10/5/78: Goodbye / J. Pass ; N. Pedersen -- 10/21/78: Falling in love with love / J. Heard ; L. Bellson -- 2/21/82: Nigerian Marketplace / J. Pass ; N. Pedersen ; M. Drew -- 11/8/83: Sometimes I'm happy / J. Pass ; N. Pedersen ; M. Drew -- 11/12/86: Medley: Perdido/Caravan / J. Pass ; D. Young ; M. Drew -- 11/14/86: Cool walk / J. Pass ; D. Young ; M. Drew. |
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Disc 4. 6/29/67: Take the "A" train / Duke Ellington Orchestra -- 6/2/72: 5400 North / A. Grey ; R. Eldridge ; H. Edison ; E. Davis ; S. Getz ; F. Green ; R. Brown ; E. Thigpen -- 12/2/74: Exactly like you / Count Basie ; F. Green ; R. Brown ; L. Bellson -- 7/16/75: Au privave / M. Jackson ; J. Pass ; T. Thielemans ; N. Pedersen ; L. Bellson -- 7/14/77: If I were a bell / D. Gillespie, C. Terry ; E. Davis ; N. Pedersen ; B. Durham -- 7/6/79: Nuages / J. Pass ; S. Grappelli ; N. Pedersen ; M. Roker -- 1/28/80 (rhythm and vocal), 2/19/80 (orchestra): Some of these days / O. Peterson, vocal ; C. Terry ; E. Bickert ; D. Young ; J. Fuller -- 4/24 or 4/25/81: Lady Di's waltz / orchestra arranged and conducted by R. Wilkins -- 11/12/86: Stuffy / H. Edison ; E. Vinson ; J. Pass ; D. Young ; M. Drew. |
| Genre/Form |
Jazz.
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Jazz.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Standard No. |
025218443920 |
| Music No. |
4PACD-4439-2 Pablo |
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4PACD-4439-2 Pablo Records |
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