The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson explained

The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson
Type:	album
Artist:	Oscar Peterson
Cover:	oscarjazzsoul.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	July 14 – August 9, 1959
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	32:18
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Norman Granz
Prev Title:	A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Songbook
Next Year:	1959

The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson is a 1959 album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, described by AllMusic as "a swinging, straight-ahead affair featuring superb playing throughout."^[1]

The 1996 Verve CD reissue of the album (and many subsequent digital releases) includes the 1962 Oscar Peterson Trio album Affinity in its entirety. Alternately, some reissues instead include the entirety of the 1961 album Very Tall.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 4:29
2. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:55
3. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 5:42
4. "The Maidens of Cadiz" (Léo Delibes) – 7:40
5. "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:40
6. "Woody'n You" (Gillespie) - 3:50

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Collar. Matt. AllMusic. The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson: AllMusic Review. 31 January 2020.
2. Web site: jazzmessengers.com. The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson (Jazz Images). 31 January 2020.