The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson / Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess

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

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1Liza
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
instrumental recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
34:32
2Con Alma
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1959-08)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09, in 1959-08)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09, in 1959-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09) and Universal Recording Studio (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-21 until 1959-08-01)
recording of:
Con Alma (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Dizlo Music Corp.
cover recording of:
Con Alma (from 1959-07-24 until 1959-08-01)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Dizlo Music Corp.
6:58
3Close Your Eyes
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
instrumental recording of:
Close Your Eyes (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bernice Petkere (in 1933)
publisher:
Bernice Petkere Music Company, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1933)
5:46
4The Maidens of Cadiz
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1959-08)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09, in 1959-08)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09, in 1959-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
Les Filles de Cadix (The Maids of Cadiz) (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist:
Alfred de Musset
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
arrangement of:
Les Filles de Cadix (Chanson espagnole)
7:43
5My Heart Stood Still
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Stood Still (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Laurence Harms, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
5:43
6Woody 'n' You
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) (in 1959)
recording of:
Woody ’n’ You (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:46
7I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
6:26
8I Wants to Stay Here (a.k.a. I Loves You, Porgy)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
6:22
9Summertime
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:51
10Oh Dey's So Fresh and Fine (Strawberry Woman)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Oh dey’s so fresh an’ fine”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
0:56
11Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way!
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
2:36
12It Ain't Necessarily So
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
4:02
13There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
1.87:14
14Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
4:57
15Here Come de Honey Man
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Here Come de Honey Man”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
1:11
16Bess, You Is My Woman Now
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-10-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-10-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-10-12)
instrumental recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1959-10-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
3:29