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The Dazzling Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson
1 disc

1. I Got Rhythm
2. Blue Moon
3. China Boy
4. Sweet Lorraine
5. I Surrender Dear
6. Debut
7. Tenderly
8. Get Happy
9. Deep Purple
10. Squatty Roo
11. After All
12. Caravan
13. Salute to Garner
14. Way You Look Tonight, The
15. Fine and Dandy
16. Laura
17. It's Easy to Remember
18. Love for Sale
19. What Is This Thing Called Love?
20. Night and Day
0. DISC 2:
1. Rockin' in Rhythm
2. Take the "A" Train
3. Sophisticated Lady
4. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
5. Prelude to a Kiss
6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
7. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
8. Sweet Georgia Brown
9. Air Mail Special
10. Man I Love, The
11. That Old Black Magic
12. Alone Together
13. Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home
14. Tea for Two
15. Song Is You, The
16. Lady Is a Tramp, The
17. Lover
18. Nuages
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 6052
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Many an Oscar Peterson collection no doubt will be issued after his passing from here to eternity, and people who are indeed newly dazzled by his virtuosity might purchase them. Those who are existing fans might want to judiciously pick and choose their favorites, though. This double-CD, 38-track set falls somewhere in the middle of the pack. It's a good, not great, and at times inconsistently programmed project, though Peterson's playing is beyond reproach. There are two originals from the great Canadian -- "Debut" and "Salute to Garner" -- and the rest are standards. A portion of the Cole Porter numbers and a large slice of Duke Ellington's material are strung together at the end of the first disc leading up to the second. Reproduced in the Czech Republic, this is a fairly decent idea, but straight collections from the Verve or Pablo labels may prove more reliable. ~ Michael G. Nastos