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A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (180g)
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| With the introduction of the LP in the mid-fifties, jazz entrepreneur Norman Granz
presented the jazz world with conceptual albums based on the work of the most
famous American songwriters. The most celebrated of these songbooks were the
series made by Ella Fitzgerald singing Rodgers & Hart, Gershwin, Porter, etc.
The songbooks, however, weren’t limited to vocal performances. In 1954, Granz
tried to make a sole Porter LP by Charlie Parker, but the results weren’t satisfactory
due to Bird’s deteriorating health (he would die on March 1955). Born in Canada,
Oscar Peterson was convinced by Granz to travel to the United States, where
he became one of the most featured musicians in the “Granz caravan”, with
respect to both studio recordings and as part of the touring Jazz at the Philharmonic
pack. Peterson recorded as an accompanist for many other stars, and also as
the leader of his trio, which at the time consisted of Ray Brown on bass and Ed
Thigpen on drums. This is the formation of the Oscar Peterson Trio heard on this
homage to Frank Sinatra. Oscar Peterson’s relationship to singing wasn’t limited
to being a fan. In fact, he used to sing professionally and even recorded some
albums showcasing his vocals (his singing style had strong connections to that
of another pianist/singer: Nat King Cole). Thus, it is no surprise that Peterson
was a profound admirer of Frank Sinatra. However, on this tribute album dedicated
to his idol, Peterson limited himself to playing piano. As he said in his short original
liner notes for the LP, he tried to give his “emotional interpretation of the feelings”
he got when hearing Sinatra. To do that, he selected a number of songs heavily
associated with the master singer. In doing so, however, he had to be very careful.
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra was recorded in 1959, and by that time, Peterson
had already recorded plenty of songbook albums with his trio (including Ray
Brown on bass and either Ed Thigpen on drums, or Herb Ellis or Barney Kessel
on guitar), where he paid tribute to the most celebrated American song composers.
Thus, he had to choose songs connected to Sinatra that hadn’t been part of his
previous songbook albums. In this edition of the Sinatra tribute, we have added
two songs to the twelve tracks on the original album, both of them closely identified
with the Voice, recorded a few months later with the exact same personnel. |
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ARTISTS
Oscar Peterson (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums) |
TRACKS
Side A:
1. YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG (Myrow-Gordon)
2. COME DANCE WITH ME (Van Heusen-Cahn)
3. LEARNIN’ THE BLUES (Dolores Silvers)
4. WITCHCRAFT (Coleman-Leigh)
5. THE TENDER TRAP (Van Heusen-Cahn)
6. SATURDAY NIGHT (IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK) (Styne-Cahn)
7. I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING (Arlen-Koehler)
Side B:
1. JUST IN TIME (Styne-Comden-Green)
2. IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY (Wayne-Rose)
3. I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU (Cole Porter)
4. ALL OF ME (Marks-Simons)
5. BIRTH OF THE BLUES (Henderson-Brown-DeSylva)
6. HOW ABOUT YOU? (Lane-Freed)
7. I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN (Cole Porter)
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