Plays Count Basie (Reis) (Rstr) (Mlps) [Original recording remastered]

Oscar Peterson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B0013FDTY0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,512 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A tribute from one master to another, June 3, 2008

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Andrew Parks (Beaux Arts, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plays Count Basie (Reis) (Rstr) (Mlps) (Audio CD)

Oscar Peterson collaborated with and admired Count Basie. This deft album shows both. He joins with his famed trio to present classic Basie tunes in a fresh but reverent way. Mr. Peterson's playing continually charms and astounds. What a master of the lyric phrase and the swinging upbeat. This album is a treasure for the fan of a jazz age too often ignored or under appreciated. Add it to your collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oscar swings Basie, April 17, 2009

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Nikica Gilic - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plays Count Basie (Reis) (Rstr) (Mlps) (Audio CD)

Oscar Peterson was a great pianist to interpret Basie's repertoire:
he had a great sense of swing and his virtuoso fingers could use the piano in the orchestral manner; aided by very compacted group of Herb Ellis(g), Ray Brown (b) and Buddy Rich (dm) this album is everything I expected it to be...

Admittedly, Oscar's fast fingering could get a bit mechanical and it occasionally happens on the faster swingers on this album, but the slower tracks make up for that small fault. There's a lot of feeling and beauty on this album, a must-have for all Basie and/or Peterson fans (Oscar's "Blues for Basie" is a good evidence for my claim). Also, I think this is mainstream jazz at its best.

BTW - the Basie's songs from this album are not all written by Basie; this is a tribute to Basie's orchestra, not just to his noble Countness...

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars And Herb Ellis..........!, October 27, 2008

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Michael C. Baughan (Elizabeth City, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plays Count Basie (Reis) (Rstr) (Mlps) (Audio CD)

....must been on Red Bull, er, many cupsa coffee back then! They all burn for that matter, or Buddy Rich wouldn't have put up with it! Amazing!