Oscar Peterson

• INCLUDES 11 BONUS TRACKS

• 12-PAGE BOOKLET

This edition presents the complete original 1959 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh Songbook (Verve MG VS6092), for the first time ever on CD. The LP features Oscar Peterson’s classic trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen. For this extended edition, it have been added various Jimmy McHugh compositions recorded during 1953/54, including the three complete EPs issued in 1954 as Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh (Clef EPC 346 to 348). Featured are Peterson’s trios with Brown and Barney Kessel or Herb Ellis on guitar. These bonus tracks mark the pianist’s first attempt at making a McHugh Song Book.

PERSONNEL:

• ON TRACKS [1-12] OSCAR PETERSON PLAYS THE JIMMY McHUGH SONGBOOK
• OSCAR PETERSON, piano
• RAY BROWN, bass
• ED THIGPEN, drums

Chicago, July 21 & August 1, 1959.

• BONUS TRACKS [13-23]:
• (13-14) Same persnnel as 1-12 except Barney Kessel (g) replaces Thigpen.
• Oscar Peterson (also voc on 13).
• New York, May 21, 1953 (#13); Los Angeles, December 7, 1953 (#14).
• (15-23) Same personnel as 1-12 except Herb Ellis (g) replaces Thigpen.
• Los Angeles, November 16, 1954

TRACKS:

• 01. You’re A Sweetheart
• 02. Lost In A Fog
• 03. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
• 04. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
• 05. Diga Diga Doo
• 06. I Feel A Song Comin’ On
• 07. I’m In The Mood For Love
• 08. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
• 09. Don’t Blame Me
• 10. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
• 11. Can’t Get Out Of This Mood
• 12. I Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night
• 13. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
• 14. Lovely To Look At
• 15. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
• 16. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
• 17. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
• 18. Don’t Blame Me
• 19. I’m In The Mood For Love
• 20. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
• 21. I Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night
• 22. Diga Diga Doo
• 23. You’re A Sweetheart

• TOTAL TIME : 75:07 Min.