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Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie

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Released
  
1955

Length
  
44:45

Release date
  
1955

Label
  
Verve Records

Recorded
  
December 27, 1955

Artist
  
Oscar Peterson

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
Oscar Peterson albums, Jazz albums

Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie is a 1955 album by Oscar Peterson, of music associated with Count Basie.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) – 3:58
  2. "Easy Does It" (Sy Oliver, Young) – 6:28
  3. "9:20 Special" (William Engvick, Earle Warren) – 3:40
  4. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) – 5:42
  5. "Blues for Basie" (Oscar Peterson) – 3:34
  6. "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 4:31
  7. "Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 2:29
  8. "Topsy" (Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham) – 4:22
  9. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 5:49
  10. "Jive at Five" (Basie, Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 4:11

Performance

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Herb Ellis - guitar
  • Buddy Rich - drums

    • Songs

    1Lester Leaps In4:02
    2Easy Does It6:31
    39:20 Special3:44

    References

    Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie Wikipedia
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