Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin Explained

Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin
Type:studio
Artist:Oscar Peterson
Cover:Oscar_Peterson_Plays_George_Gershwin.png
Released:December 1952
Recorded:December 1952
Genre:Jazz
Label:Clef Records
Producer:Norman Granz

Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin is a 1952 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of popular songs written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

In 1956, Columbia released a series of individual "clef series" 45rpms under the same title with 4 selected tracks from the original LP record.

Verve Records reissued the album in 1985 under the title "Oscar Peterson - The George Gershwin Songbook" in Germany through PolyGram.[1]

Track listing

  1. "The Man I Love"
  2. "Fascinating Rhythm
  3. "It Ain't Necessarily So"
  4. "Somebody Loves Me
  5. "Strike Up The Band"
  6. "I've Got a Crush On You"
  7. "I Was Doing All Right"
  8. "S'Wonderful"
  9. "Oh, Lady be Good!"
  10. "I Got Rhythm"
  11. "A Foggy Day"
  12. "Love Walked In"[2]

Credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Peterson: The George Gershwin Songbook. discogs.com. August 22, 2016.
  2. Web site: Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin. discogs.com. August 22, 2016.