The Classic Years

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

Tracklist

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1Three O’Clock in the Morning
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Three O'Clock in the Morning (in 1950)
lyricist:
Dorothy Terriss (née Strandberg)
composer:
Julian Robledo
3:35
2Oscar Blues
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
recording of:
Oscar’s Blues (in 1950)
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
3:15
3Sleepy Time Gal
double bass [bass]:
Austen Roberts (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Jones (jazz drummer)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Sleepy Time Gal (in 1949)
lyricist:
Joseph R. Alden and Raymond B. Egan
composer:
Ange Lorenzo and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
3:00
4Margie
double bass [bass]:
Albert King (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mark ‘Wilkie’ Wilkinson (jazz drummer)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
2:43
5All the Things You Are
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:34
6Tico Ticco
double bass [bass]:
Major Holley
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Tico-tico no fubá (original Portuguese version) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Aloysio de Oliveira
composer:
Zequinha de Abreu (in 1917)
3:01
7Debut
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
recording of:
Debut (in 1950)
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
2:52
8In the Middle of a Kiss
double bass [bass]:
Major Holley
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
In the Middle of a Kiss (in 1950)
writer:
Sam Coslow
3:13
9I Only Have Eyes for You
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
live instrumental recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (in 1950)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
7:13
10Back Home Again in Indiana
double bass [bass]:
Albert King (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mark ‘Wilkie’ Wilkinson (jazz drummer)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
3:12
11Stairway to the Stars
double bass [bass]:
Austen Roberts (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Jones (jazz drummer)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Stairway to the Stars (in 1947)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:05
12Nameless
double bass [bass]:
Major Holley (on 1950-05-08)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1950-05-08)
recording of:
Nameless (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
2:57
13If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
double bass [bass]:
Bert Brown (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Roland Verdon (drummer)
guitar:
Armand Sampson
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (in 1945)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
3:10
14Lover
double bass [bass]:
Major Holley
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Lover (in 1950)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:51
15Get Happy
double bass [bass]:
Major Holley
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Get Happy (in 1950)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
2:31
16Little White Lies
double bass [bass]:
Major Holley
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Little White Lies (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
3:10
17Fine and Dandy
double bass [bass]:
Austen Roberts (jazz bassist)
guitar:
Ben Johnson (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
live instrumental recording of:
Fine and Dandy (in 1950)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
3:49
18Oop-Bop Sh’Bam
double bass [bass]:
Austen Roberts (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Jones (jazz drummer)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
cover recording of:
Oop-Bop Sh’Bam (in 1949)
writer:
Gil Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
2:55
19Poor Butterfly
double bass [bass]:
Austen Roberts (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Jones (jazz drummer)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Poor Butterfly (in 1947)
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (composer, co-founder of ASCAP) (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
2:49
20Runnin’ Wild
double bass [bass]:
Bert Brown (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Russ Dufort (drummer)
guitar:
Armand Sampson
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Runnin’ Wild (in 1946)
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
2:49
21How High the Moon
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
How High the Moon (in 1951)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:02
22The Nearness of You
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
The Nearness of You (in 1951)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:17
23They Can’t Take That Away From Me
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
guitar:
Irving Ashby
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1952)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:38

Credits

Release

liner notes:Keith C. Thomas
design:Glen Leighton
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Prestige Elite Records Limited (in 2006)
remastered at:Peter J. Reynolds Mastering in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
ASIN:UK: B000HT39A2 [info]