Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin explained

Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin
Type:	studio
Artist:	Buddy DeFranco
Cover:	buddyoscar.jpg
Released:	1954
Recorded:	December 6, 7, 1954, Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	50:31
Label:	Clef
Producer:	Norman Granz

Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin is a 1954 album by Buddy DeFranco, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio, of songs composed by George Gershwin. Billboard in 1955 wrote: "The flashy talents of clarinetist DeFranco and pianist Peterson jell neatly here in the well-arranged ork setting. [...] The fact that they play Gershwin isn't important, since both men reduce the material at hand into what has become their personal cliches."^[1]

Track listing

1. "I Wants to Stay Here" (DuBose Heyward) – 3:46
2. "I Was Doing All Right" – 5:21
3. "'S Wonderful" – 4:21
4. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" (Heyward) – 4:54
5. "Strike Up the Band" – 2:26
6. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" – 3:49
7. "The Man I Love" – 4:31
8. "I Got Rhythm" – 3:18
9. "Someone to Watch over Me" – 4:18
10. "It Ain't Necessarily So" – 4:10
11. "I Wants to Stay Here" – 4:11 Alternate track on CD reissue
12. "Someone to Watch over Me" – 4:35 Alternate track on CD reissue

All songs composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Additional lyrics by DuBose Heyward where indicated.

Personnel

Performance

• Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Herb Ellis – guitar
• Bobby White – drums

Notes and References

1. March 26, 1955 . Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums . . 67 . 13 . 92.