Oscar Peterson | More Classic Verve Albums (4cd) | 4CD

Oscar Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist, composer and bandleader, born in Montreal in 1925 and died in Mississauga, Ontario, in 2007. He trained in classical piano before turning to jazz, and in 1952 he founded his first trio, whose guitarists included Irving Ashby, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis.

This is a four CD compilation titled More Classic Verve Albums by Oscar Peterson, released on Enlightenment on November 26, 2021. The set collects eight original albums on which Peterson is either bandleader or sideman, and the recordings are remastered in stereo. The release is in the bossa nova and hard bop styles.

Track List

1. Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson
2. The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson
3. The Oscar Peterson Trio with Sonny Stitt
4. Sonny Stitt Sits with the Oscar Peterson Trio
5. On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio
6. Very Tall
7. Oscar Peterson at the Concertgebouw
8. Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!