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Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook

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Released
  
1959

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Verve Records

Artist
  
Oscar Peterson

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 14 – August 9, 1959

Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook (1959)
  
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Similar
  
Oscar Peterson albums, Jazz albums

Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook is a 1959 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of compositions written by George Gershwin. Peterson had recorded many of the pieces for his 1952 album Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "It Ain't Necessarily So" – 2:48
  2. "The Man I Love" – 3:09
  3. "Love Walked In" – 2:49
  4. "I Was Doing All Right" – 2:50
  5. "A Foggy Day" – 2:55
  6. "Oh, Lady be Good!" – 3:02
  7. "Our Love is Here to Stay" – 2:59
  8. "They All Laughed" – 2:31
  9. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" – 2:20
  10. "Summertime" (DuBose Heyward) – 2:58
  11. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 2:07
  12. "Shall We Dance?" – 2:18

All music composed by George Gershwin, with all lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Other lyricists indicated.

Performance

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

    • Songs

    1It Ain't Necessarily So2:49
    2The Man I Love3:09
    3Love Walked In2:49

    References

    Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Wikipedia
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