Recorded at various locations between january, 1952 and april, 1957. Count basie encounters oscar peterson oscar peterson user. The 1996 verve cd reissue of the album and many subsequent digital releases includes the 1962 oscar peterson trio album affinity in its entirety. However they both swing, and there was a definite overlapping in their repertoire. 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. He was called the maharaja of the keyboard by duke ellington, but simply o. Again is a 1977 album by oscar peterson and count basie. Count basie meets oscar peterson the timekeepers discogs. Blues for pamela album version count basie, oscar peterson. All about that basie is an album by the count basie orchestra, released on september 7, 2018. Oscar peterson oscar peterson plays count basie 1956.
Together in concert 1974 improjazz spain 2008 jazz icons. If i should lose you the improvisation is approached in a similar way to basin street blues a little jazz exercise is the only original composition by oscar peterson. The music is reflective of an earlier period but like all high quality art, is timeless, especially when produced by master musicians like basie, peterson, and the everdependable rythem section of ray brown, louie bellson, and freddie green whom norman granz uses for many of his productions during that period. This is by no means the first pairing of oscar peterson and count basie, and always seems like pairing that shouldnt work, nevertheless it does, and splendidly so, with perhaps their contrasts being what allows these two piano players to sound so outstanding together. The music is reflective of an earlier period but like all high quality art, is timeless, especially when produced by master musicians like basie, peterson, and the everdependable rythem section of ray brown, louie bellson, and freddie green whom norman. A child is born is a slow balladestyle setting, stating the melody, then improvising slightly on that melody. Oscar peterson oscar peterson plays count basie 1993. Smooth performance of the grandmasters oscar peterson and count basie. Count basie encounters oscar peterson oscar peterson. The sleeve notes by norman granz and a long quoted section from benny green explain better than i can why these two great musicians work so well together.
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. Jul 29, 2014 all about that basie is an album by the count basie orchestra, released on september 7, 2018. Nov 20, 2008 blues for pamela album version count basie, oscar peterson. Oscar peterson plays count basie is a 1956 album by oscar peterson, of music associated with count basie. Various sessions featuring count basie and his orchestra. He is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of. Producer norman granz occasionally got carried away with the quantity of his recording projects. Theres a lot of feeling and beauty on this album, a musthave for all basie andor peterson fans oscars blues for basie is a good evidence for my claim. Satch and josh is a 1974 album by oscar peterson and count basie track listing buns count basie, oscar peterson 4. A jazz pianist who possessed dazzling, fluid technique and always delivered the musical goods in a powerfully swinging style. Recorded three years after their first full album together, this second encounter between count basie and oscar peterson on twin pianos this time with a quartet is as strong as the original, alternating standards with blues.
Another teriffic album to add to my rather large collection of oscar peterson, and smaller collection of count basie. This first one, which finds basie doubling on organ, is among the best. Oscar peterson oscar peterson plays count basie 1993, cd. This dvd features oscar peterson in one solo number and three duets with bassist nielshenning orstedpedersen, three numbers with peterson and basie on two pianos accompanied by rhythm section, one blues from joe turner backed by a combo, and six tunes by basies orchestra. Possibly inspired by count basies renewed activity at verve records in the mid50s, columbia raided its vaults to assemble this thematic album, consisting of a dozen. It starts out the title track, a wonderful bassdriven, 12minute marathon that i sometimes think of as the inna gadda da vida of jazz. Oscar emmanuel peterson, cc cq oont august 15, 1925 december 23, 2007 was a canadian jazz pianist and composer. It is similar in structure to the ive got rhythm chord changes. Alternately, some reissues instead include the entirety of the 1961 album. Oscar peterson plays count basie is a 1956 album by oscar peterson. Latinautor sonyatv, sony atv publishing, latinautor, solar music rights management. Night train is a twelvebar blues instrumental standard first recorded by jimmy forrest in 1951. In 1974 he recorded a full album teaming fellow pianists count basie and oscar peterson in a rhythm quintet. Dec 07, 2014 royal garden blues count basie, oscar peterson.
On the album, the count basie orchestra, now under the leadership of trumpeter scotty barnhart, remakes classic swing and blues classics with guest appearances by modern artists including take 6, stevie wonder, and several notable jazz musicians. Oscar peterson and count basie satch and josh lp amazon. Admittedly, oscar s fast fingering could get a bit mechanical and it occasionally happens on the faster swingers on this album, but the slower tracks make up for that small fault. Count basie piano, organ oscar peterson piano louie bellson drums john heard double bass tracklisting.
Theres a lot of feeling and beauty on this album, a musthave for all basie andor peterson fans oscar s blues for basie is a good evidence for my claim. Plays count basie, an album by oscar peterson on spotify. Watch fabulous fulllength video performances of place st. Oscar peterson plays count basie showcase a significant interplay done with high octane pace as the oscar peterson trio delivers supercharged playing which ray brown gives us another set of steady bass solos and herb elliswho became one of the greatest and most admired jazz guitarists of all time strums up some terrific guitar solos. They are joined by nielshenning orsted pedersen and martin drew. He released over 200 recordings, won eight grammy awards, and received numerous other awards and honours.
Count basie encounters oscar peterson satch and josh. The timekeepers count basie meets oscar peterson vinyl 24. The timekeepers count basie meets oscar peterson vinyl. Verve mgv8092 oscar peterson plays count basie verve vv68740 oscar peterson trio night train, vol. Oscar peterson oscar peterson plays count basie vinyl. Henri, city lights, slow blues with count basie, the theme, bachs blues, and love ballade. Count basie meets oscar peterson the timekeepers is a 1978 album by oscar peterson and count basie track listing. Oscar peterson and count basie satch and josh discogs. Plays count basie by oscar peterson on amazon music. This recordings teamup of two of the alltime piano greats, count basie and oscar peterson, makes it in my view one of the greatest albums pablo ever released.
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