Piano Moods: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Oscar Peterson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

2005 repress of the 1998 compilation Piano Moods: The Very Best of Oscar Peterson

Annotation last modified on 2019-07-21 04:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Happy‐Go‐Lucky Local (aka Night Train)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1963)
recording of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version) (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
is based on:
Happy Go Lucky Local
4:53
2Surrey With the Fringe on Top
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1959-07)
instrumental recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (in 1959-07)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:37
3Fly Me to the Moon
producer:
H.G. Brunner-Schwer
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (in 1970)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Durham (in 1970)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1970)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
4:41
4Baubles, Bangles and Beads
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1962-09-27)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Jim Davis (jazz producer)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1962-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1962-09-27)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1962-09-27)
instrumental recording of:
Baubles, Bangles and Beads (from “Kismet”) (on 1962-09-27)
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Scheffel Music Corp
is based on:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
4:16
5I Concentrate on You / Moon River
recorded in:
Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1967-11)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1967-11)
live medley including a instrumental recording of:
I Concentrate on You (in 1967-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
live medley including a instrumental recording of:
Moon River (in 1967-11)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1961 winner)
6:29
6Just in Time
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-05-18)
double bass and guest bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-05-18)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-05-18)
instrumental recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (on 1959-05-18)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
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:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
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:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
1:53
7The Windmills of Your Mind
5:06
8Here’s That Rainy Day
recording of:
Here’s That Rainy Day
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Bros. Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) 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)
4:09
9If I Should Lose You
5:23
10Bess You Is My Woman Now
recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
3:33
11Watch What Happens
recording of:
Watch What Happens
lyricist:
Jacques Demy
composer:
Michel Legrand
translator:
Norman Gimbel
translated version of:
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg: Récit de Cassard
6:15
12In the Still of the Night
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-21 until 1959-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-21 until 1959-08-01)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-21 until 1959-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-21 until 1959-08-01)
instrumental recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) (from 1959-07-21 until 1959-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
2:53
13The Tender Trap
2:45
14Come Rain or Come Shine
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1954-11-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1954-11-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1954-11-15)
instrumental recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1954-11-15)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
4:29
15I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
6:38
16When I Fall in Love
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
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)
5:17

Credits

Release

manufactured in:UK
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2005)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5159829 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0009MA8YC [info]