1974 live album by Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson in Russia is a 1974 live album by Oscar Peterson , accompanied by Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , recorded in the Soviet Union .[ 4]
Track listing
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) " (Duke Ellington , Paul Francis Webster ) – 4:29
"I Concentrate on You " (Cole Porter ) – 4:28
"Place St. Henri" (Oscar Peterson ) – 6:06
"Hogtown Blues" (Peterson) – 3:06
"On Green Dolphin Street " (Bronislaw Kaper , Ned Washington ) – 5:59
"You Stepped Out of a Dream " (Nacio Herb Brown , Gus Kahn ) – 5:44
"Wave " (Antonio Carlos Jobim ) – 5:17
"On the Trail" (Harold Adamson , Ferde Grofé ) – 5:01
"Take the "A" Train " (Billy Strayhorn ) – 4:31
"Summertime " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin , DuBose Heyward ) – 4:51
"Just Friends " (John Klenner , Sam M. Lewis ) – 5:09
"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? " (Louis Alter , Eddie DeLange ) – 3:25
Medley: "I Loves You Porgy "/"Georgia on My Mind " (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward)/(Hoagy Carmichael , Stuart Gorrell ) – 3:45
"Lil' Darlin'" (Neal Hefti ) – 6:33
"Watch What Happens" (Jacques Demy , Norman Gimbel , Michel Legrand ) – 7:59
"Hallelujah Trail" (Peterson) – 6:35
"Someone to Watch over Me " (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:41
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
As leader or co-leader
Plays series1955–58 Plays the Songbook (1959)The London House Sessions (1961)Trio & Guests Exclusively for My Friends 1969–79
Hello Herbie (1969)
Motions and Emotions (with Claus Ogerman , 1969)
Another Day (1970)
Tracks (1970)
Tristeza on Piano (1970)
Walking the Line (1970)
Great Connection (1971)
In Tune (and The Singers Unlimited , 1971)
Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
In Tokyo (1972)
Solo (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
The trio (Pablo , 1973)
In Russia (1974)
The Giants (1974)
The Good Life (1974)
Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
Porgy and Bess (and Joe Pass , 1975)
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
The Tenor Giants (and Zoot Sims and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975)
And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1977)
Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
The London Concert (1978)
The Paris Concert (1978)
Digital at Montreux (1979)
Night Child (1979)
Skol (with Stéphane Grappelli , 1979)
With The Trumpet Kings 1980–2004
WithCount Basie or alumni
Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
Basie Jazz (Count Basie , 1952)
Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison , 1955)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz , Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
WithBenny Carter WithRoy Eldridge WithElla Fitzgerald Coleman Hawkins and/or Ben Webster WithBuddy Rich With others
The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire , 1952)
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis , 1955–56)
Toni (Toni Harper , 1955–56)
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day , 1957)
Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt , 1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown , 1958)
Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
Bill Henderson with (1963)
Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan , 1978)
Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
Film soundtracks