04 September, 2013

Oscar Peterson - With Respect To Nat (1965)

Oscar Peterson - With Respect To Nat (1965)
jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 270MB
Verve by Request 557 486-2
Allmusic:
This album is quite unusual. Recorded shortly after Nat King Cole's death, pianist Oscar Peterson takes vocals on all but one of the dozen selections, sounding almost exactly like Cole. Peterson, who rarely ever sang, is very effective on the well-rounded program, whether being backed by a big band (arranged by Manny Albam) on half of the selections or re-creating both the spirit of the Nat King Cole Trio and his own group of the late '50s during a reunion with guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown.

Tracks
1. "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" (Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills) – 2:18
2. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:29
3. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:31
4. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:31
5. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 2:37
6. "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Matt Hyde) – 2:35
7. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 2:56
8. "Orange Colored Sky" (Milton DeLugg, William Stein) – 2:12
9. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:25
10. "Calypso Blues" (Clifford Carmen, Cole, Don George) – 3:34
11. "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 2:39
12. "Easy Listening Blues" (Nadine Robinson) – 3:23

Personnel
* Oscar Peterson - piano, vocals
* Hank Jones - piano
* Ray Brown - double bass
* Richard Davis - double bass
* Herb Ellis - guitar
* Barry Galbraith - guitar
* Mel Lewis - drums
* Wayne Andre - trombone
* Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
* J. J. Johnson - trombone
* Tony Studd - bass trombone
* Seldon Powell - alto flute, tenor flute
* Jerome Richardson - bass flute, tenor flute
* John Frosk - trumpet
* Joe Newman - trumpet
* Ernie Royal - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Danny Stiles - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Phil Woods - alto saxophone
* Manny Albam - arranger, conductor

 

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