Plays Cole Porter

by Oscar Peterson

Plays Cole Porter cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1953
  • Label: Clef
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 37:31
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his masterful interpretations of the Great American Songbook, Oscar Peterson brings his staggering technical facility to the sophisticated compositions of Cole Porter. The piano trio executes rapid-fire bebop runs and propulsive swing rhythms, reinventing classic show tunes with an unparalleled sense of dynamic swing.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. What Is This Thing Called Love? (3:10)
  2. Begin The Beguine (3:12)
  3. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:30)
  4. Love For Sale (3:12)
  5. Let's Do It (2:55)
  6. I Love You (3:06)
  7. So Near And Yet So Far (3:21)
  8. Just One Of Those Things (3:01)
  9. In The Still Of The Night (3:00)
  10. Night And Day (3:41)
  11. Every Time We Say Goodbye (3:25)
  12. Anything Goes (2:57)

Credits

  • Bo Bech-Nielsen - artwork by, graphics
  • Kenn Jackson - bass, vocals
  • Michael Fast - drums, vocals
  • Ken Hammer - guitar, vocals
  • Jan M酶ller - keyboards, vocals
  • Ronnie Atkins - lead vocals
  • Alan Osmond - written-by [uncredited]

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