Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie Oscar Peterson

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  • Release Date: 03/18/2008
  • Original Release: 1955
  • Sales Rank: 67,944
  • Label: VERVE
  • UPC: 602517621367

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Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie

1LISTENLester Leaps In 3:58
2LISTENEasy Does It 6:28
3LISTEN9:20 Special 3:40
4LISTENJumping at the Woodside 5:42
5LISTENBlues for Basie 3:34
6LISTENBroadway 4:31
7LISTENBlue and Sentimental 2:29
8LISTENTopsy 4:22
9LISTENOne O'Clock Jump 5:49
10LISTENJive at Five 4:11

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On the face of it, pianist Oscar Peterson (whose virtuosity always allowed him to play an infinite amount of notes) and Count Basie (who made inventive use of silence and space by emphasizing single rhythmic sounds) would seem to have had little in common. However they both swing, and there was a definite overlapping in their repertoire. Peterson's Basie tribute is a near-masterpiece. With guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and guest drummer Buddy Rich all playing quite sympathetically, Peterson's arrangements make the nine Basie-associated songs (along with Peterson's original "Blues for Basie") all sound quite fresh and lightly swinging. Quite a few of these renditions (particularly "Easy Does It," "9:20 Special," "Broadway," and "One O'Clock Jump") are instantly memorable. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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