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The Astaire Story

Fred Astaire, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Alvin Stoller (drums), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (guitar)

The Astaire Story
Norman Granz’s four LPs to showcase Astaire’s laid back vocals are all included here, with Peterson’s sextet featuring Charlie Shavers and Flip Phillips, making for some great mainstream sides...

Jazzwise, July 20183 out of 5 stars

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The Astaire Story

Fred Astaire, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Alvin Stoller (drums), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (guitar)

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Norman Granz’s four LPs to showcase Astaire’s laid back vocals are all included here, with Peterson’s sextet featuring Charlie Shavers and Flip Phillips, making for some great mainstream sides...

Jazzwise, July 20183 out of 5 stars

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About

  • Release date: 30th Nov 2018
  • Label: Verve
  • Catalogue number: 7717598
  • Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Peterson, O: The Astaire Blues
Work length12:03
  • Oscar Peterson Trio
  • Recorded: 1952
  • Recording Venue: Hollywood, CA
Berlin, I: Isn't This a Lovely Day?
Work length4:25
Berlin, I: Puttin' on the Ritz
Work length2:52
Berlin, I: I Used To Be Color Blind
Work length4:14
Herbert Magidson, Con Conrad: The Continental
Work length3:29
Gershwin: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Work length4:35
Berlin, I: Carefree - Change partners
Work length3:15
Gershwin: 's Wonderful
Work length2:57
Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern: Lovely To Look At
Work length3:26
Gershwin: They all laughed
Work length2:55
Berlin, I: Cheek to cheek
Work length5:40
Berlin, I: Steppin' Out with My Baby
Work length2:21
Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields: The Way You Look Tonight
Work length2:58
Porter, C: I've Got My Eyes On You
Work length2:58
Schwartz, Arthur: The Band Wagon: Dancing in the Dark
Work length4:46
Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn: The Carioca
Work length4:47
Gershwin: Nice Work If You Can Get It
Work length2:07
Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz: New Sun In The Sky
Work length2:27
Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern: I Won't Dance
Work length3:01
Peterson, O: (Ad Lib) Fast Dances
Work length2:42
Peterson, O: Jam Session
Work length6:23
Berlin, I: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
Work length4:00
Berlin, I: No Strings
Work length2:55
Porter, C: I Concentrate on You
Work length2:44
Berlin, I: I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
Work length2:55
Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern: A Fine Romance
Work length3:43
Porter, C: Night and Day
Work length4:53
Gershwin: Fascinatin' Rhythm
Work length2:42
Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz: I Love Louisa
Work length2:43
Gershwin: They Can't Take That Away From Me
Work length4:23
Peterson, O: (Ad Lib) Medium Dance
Work length2:02
Berlin, I: You're Easy To Dance With
Work length3:23
Herbert Magidson, Con Conrad: A Needle In A Haystack
Work length2:23
Porter, C: So Near And Yet So Far
Work length3:20
Gershwin: A Foggy Day (In London Town)
Work length3:59
Gershwin: Oh, Lady Be Good!
Work length5:02
Peterson, O: (Ad Lib) Slow Dances
Work length2:56
Johnny Mercer, Fred Astaire: I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown
Work length4:00
Fred Astaire, Desmond Carter, Van Phillips: Not My Girl
Work length3:39
Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern: I Won't Dance
Work length2:49
Peterson, O: The Second Astaire Blues
Work length7:48

Awards and reviews

July 2018

Norman Granz’s four LPs to showcase Astaire’s laid back vocals are all included here, with Peterson’s sextet featuring Charlie Shavers and Flip Phillips, making for some great mainstream sides...
3 out of 5 stars
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