If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight - Oscar Peterson, Creamer
Humoresque - Oscar Peterson, Dvorak
Blue Moon - Oscar Peterson, Hart, Lorenz
China Boy - Oscar Peterson, Boutelje, Phil
Sweet Lorraine - Oscar Peterson, Burwell, Clifford R
Indiana - Oscar Peterson, Hanley
Margie - Oscar Peterson, Conrad
I Surrender Dear - Oscar Peterson, Barris, Harry
Oo-Bop-Sh'bam - Oscar Peterson, Fuller
Sweet Georgia Brown - Oscar Peterson, Bernie, Ben
Rockin' in Rhythm - Oscar Peterson, Carney
Fine and Dandy - Oscar Peterson, James
Somebody Loves Me - Oscar Peterson, DeSylva, Buddy
Debut - Oscar Peterson, Peterson
Where or When - Oscar Peterson, Hart
Oscar's Blues - Oscar Peterson, Peterson
Tenderly - Oscar Peterson, Cross
Little White Lies - Oscar Peterson, Donaldson
Get Happy - Oscar Peterson, Arlen
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid - Oscar Peterson, Young
Deep Purple - Oscar Peterson, DeRose
Robbins' Nest - Oscar Peterson, Jacquet
I'll Remember April - Oscar Peterson, DePaul, Gene
Lover - Oscar Peterson, Hart
Track Listings (21) - Disc #2
Squatty Roo - Oscar Peterson, Hodges
After All - Oscar Peterson, Strayhorn
Caravan - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
Salute to Garner - Oscar Peterson, Peterson
The Way You Look Tonight - Oscar Peterson, Fields
Gai/Padovani/Ray's Blues - Oscar Peterson, Peterson
Fine and Dandy - Oscar Peterson, Swift
I Only Have Eyes for You - Oscar Peterson, Dubin
Gypsy in My Soul - Oscar Peterson, Boland
Laura - Oscar Peterson, Mercer, Johnny
Turtle Neck - Oscar Peterson, Peterson
It's Easy to Remember - Oscar Peterson, Hart, Lorenz
Pooper - Oscar Peterson, Peterson
Love for Sale - Oscar Peterson, Porter
Until the Real Thing Comes Along - Oscar Peterson, Cahn
You Go to My Head - Oscar Peterson, Coots
These Foolish Things - Oscar Peterson, Link, Harry
I Can't Get Started - Oscar Peterson, Duke
Long Ago and Far Away - Oscar Peterson, Gershwin
It Ain't Necessarily So - Oscar Peterson, Gershwin, George
What Is This Thing Called Love? - Oscar Peterson, Porter
Track Listings (21) - Disc #3
Night and Day - Oscar Peterson, Porter
Fascinating Rhythm - Oscar Peterson, Gershwin, George
Cheek to Cheek - Oscar Peterson, Berlin, Irving
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
In a Mellow Tone - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' - Oscar Peterson, Ellington, Duke
Sophisticated Lady - Oscar Peterson, Ellington, Duke
Take the "A" Train - Oscar Peterson, Strayhorn
Cotton Tail - Oscar Peterson, Ellington, Duke
Prelude to a Kiss - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
Things Ain't What They Used to Be - Oscar Peterson, Ellington, Duke
Rockin' in Rhythm - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
John Hardy's Wife - Oscar Peterson, Ellington
Sweet Georgia Brown - Oscar Peterson, Bernie, Ben
C Jam Blues - Oscar Peterson, Ellington, Duke
Air Mail Special - Oscar Peterson, Christian
Swinging on a Star - Oscar Peterson, Burke, Johnny [Lyri
The Man I Love - Oscar Peterson, Gershwin
Seven Come Eleven - Oscar Peterson, Christian
Track Listings (17) - Disc #4
That Old Black Magic - Oscar Peterson, Arlen, Harold
Tenderly - Oscar Peterson, Gross, Walter [1]
Sushi Blues - Oscar Peterson, Peterson
Alone Together - Oscar Peterson, Dietz
Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home - Oscar Peterson, Pettiford
Tea for Two - Oscar Peterson, Caesar, Irving
Without a Song - Oscar Peterson, Rose
The Song Is You - Oscar Peterson, Kern, Jerome
The Lady Is a Tramp - Oscar Peterson, Hart
Blue Moon - Oscar Peterson, Hart, Lorenz
Love - Oscar Peterson, Hart
I Want to Be Happy - Oscar Peterson, Caesar, Irving
Should I - Oscar Peterson, Brown
Nuages - Oscar Peterson, Reinhardt
I Only Have Eyes for You - Oscar Peterson, Dubin
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Oscar Peterson, Arlen
I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Oscar Peterson, Fields
An 84 track set following the early career of one of the greatest pianists in the history of jazz: Oscar Peterson. From his Canadian recording debut in 1945, via early triumphs in duet with Ray Brown and on Jazz At The Phi... more »lharmonic to his great piano, bass, guitar trios with Ray Brown, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis. Accompanying 44 page booklet.« less
An 84 track set following the early career of one of the greatest pianists in the history of jazz: Oscar Peterson. From his Canadian recording debut in 1945, via early triumphs in duet with Ray Brown and on Jazz At The Philharmonic to his great piano, bass, guitar trios with Ray Brown, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis. Accompanying 44 page booklet.
CD Reviews
Absolutely incredible...click buy it now...you won't regret
David E. Palmer | 12/11/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Consulted the new Penguin guide and bought this Proper 4 disc box set and the slightly higher rated (Core Collection) 4 disc Verve box set 'Exclusively for My Friends' at the same time...after listening to both sets nonstop for about a week, I'd have to say while boths sets are awesome and likely the best piano jazz I've heard, I slightly prefer the Proper box set as it feels looser and swings like no other (no accident they dubbed this set 'Piano Power'...it rocks baby). Sound quality is top notch on both sets and the pianos Peterson plays sound and are recorded superbly. Should also mention the Verve box is about twice the moola and the Proper box contains almost one and a half hours more music. After listening to several Proper (and JSP) box sets of late, which pack over an hours worth of music on each of their cd's in their sets, I notice when a cd has a half hours worth of music on it. I would place this box set up quite high in the great Proper and JSP box sets I've heard in the past few months such as the three volumes of Django or Armstrong's 'Hot Fives and Sevens' on JSP or the Charlie Christian, Nat Cole or Dave Brubeck boxes on Proper. Penguin calls this a great introduction to Peterson's early years...I say it's that and much more.
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Budget set, but there are other alternatives
Felix Guerenabarrena | ondarroa, bizkaia Euzkadi | 11/30/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"No disrespect for the previous reviewer, but this set is a budget price collection of the first hanful of albums Oscar Peterson recorded early in his career. The music sounds artificial, due to the abrasive remastering of the original tapes. Indeed, you will be able to hear the piano quite clearly, though with an odd sound, but you won't have the opportunity to do the same thing with the accompaniment.
Instead, both "Exclusively with my friends" and "Live at the Blue Note" sound clear as a bell and with a natural sound.
I just would recommend it to someone who wants a glimpse of what Oscar could do in his first recording years."