Oscar Peterson

INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

This set contains Peterson’s outstanding 1959 LP celebrating the music of Harold Arlen. The composer wrote more than 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (lyrics by E.Y. Harburg), including the classic “Over the Rainbow”, Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. “Over the Rainbow” was voted the twentieth century’s No. 1 song by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

PERSONNEL:

OSCAR PETERSON, piano
RAY BROWN, bass
ED THIGPEN, drums

Chicago, July 21 & August 1, 1959.

BONUS TRACKS (A7-A8 & B7-B8):

OSCAR PETERSON, piano
HERB ELLIS, guitar
RAY BROWN, bass

Los Angeles, November 15 (tracks A7-A8 & B7) & November 16 (B8), 1954.

SIDE A:

01 HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE
02 STORMY WEATHER
03 OVER THE RAINBOW
04 THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY
05 ILL WIND
06 LET’S FALL IN LOVE
07 I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES (*)
08 IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON (*)

SIDE B:

01 AS LONG AS I LIVE
02 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
03 AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE
04 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
05 I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING
06 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
07 BLUES IN THE NIGHT (*)
08 OVER THE RAINBOW [1954 version] (*)