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Oscar Peterson was probably the greatest, certainly the best-known pianist in the history of Jazz. Whilst his solo and small group material is well known, his career as a sideman is often overlooked. He played with jazz royalty, recording sessions with no less than Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Lester Young, Benny Carter, Roy Eldridge and many others. This set samples the best of his session work, with an emphasis on recordings in which his piano is prominent. Featuring rare recordings from Jazz at the Philharmonic and studio sessions often produced by his mentor and manager Norman Granz, this set features the cream of American Jazz talent from the 1950s. Album Tracks 1. What Is This Thing Called Love - Charlie Parker with Joe Lippman Orchestra 2. Blue Moon - Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 3. San Francisco Blues - Nick Esposito Sextet 4. Key Largo - Benny Carter and His Strings with the Oscar Peterson Quartet 5. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Fred Astaire 6. You Belong to Me - Ella Fitzgerald 7. Oscar's Arrangement - the Roy Eldridge Quintet 8. (Back Home Again in) Indiana - Gene Krupa Trio 9. That's All - Ben Webster and His Orchestra 10. Girl of My Dreams - the Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet 11. I Cried for You - Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 12. Almost Like Being in Love - the Flip Phillips Quintet 13. Hamp's Boogie Woogie - the Lionel Hampton Quintet 14. Strike Up the Band - Buddy Defranco and Oscar Peterson with Russell Garcia and His Orchestra 15. Everything Happens to Me - Buddy Rich with Howard Gibeling's Orchestra 16. You Took Advantage of Me - Toni Harper 17. Ellis in Wonderland - Herb Ellis Septet 18. Old Devil Moon - Anita O'Day and Her Rhythm Section 19. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You - Harry Edison Sextet 20. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swi
