Oscar Peterson - Richard Rodgers Songbook [New CD]

2 LPs ON 1 CDFOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON CD !!This edition presents, for the first time ever on CD, the complete original 1959 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Songbook (Verve MG V6-2057), featuring the Oscar Peterson trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen. For this extended edition, it was added various Richard Rodgers compositions recorded by the Peterson trio with Brown and Barney Kessel on guitar. Taped during 1952-53, this recordings marks Peterson’s first attempt at a Rodgers Song Book. Most of them were first issued on the LP Oscar Peterson plays Richard Rodgers (Clef MGC 624) which appears here in its entirety along with further isolated recordings of Rodgers’ tunes.On all compositions , music by RICHARD RODGERSLyrics by LORENZ HART (except 2, 4, 20 & 23, by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II)Personnel:[1-12]  OSCAR PETERSON, piano            RAY BROWN, bass            ED THIGPEN, drums           Chicago, July 21 & August 1, 1959.[13-25] Bonus tracks              Same personnel except BARNEY KESSEL, guitar, replaces THIGPEN.              OSCAR PETERSON (also voc on 14).            (13) Los Angeles, May-June 1952            (14) New York, May 21, 1953            (15-16) Los Angeles, December 6, 1953            (17-24) Los Angeles, December 7, 1953            (25) Los Angeles, December 10, 1953Tracks:01.This Can’t Be Love02. It Might As Well Be Spring03. Johnny One Note04. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top05. The Lady Is A Tramp06. Blue Moon07. Manhattan08. Isn’t It Romantic?09. Lover10. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was11. Bewitched12. My Funny Valentine13. Thou Swell14. Spring Is Here15. You Are Too Beautiful16. Isn’t It Romantic?17. This Can’t Be Love18. Blue Moon19. The Lady Is A Tramp20. It Might As Well Be Spring21. Bewitched22. Johnny One Note23. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top24. Lover; 25. ManhattanTotal time : 73:50