1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra is a 1959 album by The Oscar Peterson trio, recorded in tribute to singer Frank Sinatra by interpreting songs associated with Sinatra.
Reception
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Allmusic | [1] |
Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote "This is not one of Oscar Peterson's most essential dates, but it is swinging and enjoyable."[1]
Track listing
- "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) – 2:40
- "Come Dance with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:22
- "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Vicki Silvers) – 3:41
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:12
- "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:44
- "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:57
- "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Styne) – 1:53
- "It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) – 2:57
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:03
- "All of Me" (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) – 3:25
- "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:38
- "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 3:11
Personnel
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened. |
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1955–58 | |
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Plays the Songbook (1959) | |
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The London House Sessions (1961) | |
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Trio & Guests | |
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Exclusively for My Friends | |
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1969–79 |
- Hello Herbie (1969)
- Motions and Emotions (with Claus Ogerman, 1969)
- Another Day (1970)
- Tracks (1970)
- Tristeza on Piano (1970)
- Walking the Line (1970)
- Great Connection (1971)
- In Tune (and The Singers Unlimited, 1971)
- Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
- In Tokyo (1972)
- Solo (1972)
- The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
- The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
- The trio (Pablo, 1973)
- In Russia (1974)
- The Giants (1974)
- The Good Life (1974)
- Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
- Porgy and Bess (and Joe Pass, 1975)
- The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
- The Tenor Giants (and Zoot Sims and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1975)
- And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 1977)
- Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
- The London Concert (1978)
- The Paris Concert (1978)
- Digital at Montreux (1979)
- Night Child (1979)
- Skol (with Stéphane Grappelli, 1979)
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With The Trumpet Kings | |
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1980–2004 | |
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With Count Basie or alumni |
- Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
- Basie Jazz (Count Basie, 1952)
- Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison, 1955)
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
- Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
- Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
- Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
- Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
- Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
- The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
- Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
- Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
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With Benny Carter | |
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With Roy Eldridge | |
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With Ella Fitzgerald | |
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Coleman Hawkins and/or Ben Webster | |
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With Buddy Rich | |
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With others |
- The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire, 1952)
- Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
- Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis, 1955–56)
- Toni (Toni Harper, 1955–56)
- Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
- Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day, 1957)
- Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt, 1957)
- Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
- Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
- This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown, 1958)
- Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
- Bill Henderson with (1963)
- Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
- The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
- How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
- Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
- Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
- Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
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