West Side Story: Oscar Peterson Trio
Editorial Reviews
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Peterson has been a consummate interpreter of standards from the outset of his career, a talent extensively documented in his Verve Songbook recordings, but his talents shine in a special light on this 1962 recording of Leonard Bernstein songs from West Side Story. Part of the surprise comes from Peterson's playing with expectations, propelling Bernstein's art ballads with potent dance rhythms or adding rhapsodic breadth to dance numbers. Bernstein's harmonies provide plenty of fuel for Peterson's improvisations, while bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen complement the pianist with their usual balance of poise and power. With a thoughtful approach taken to each of the musical's themes, this is among the most accomplished--and coherent--jazz adaptations ever undertaken of a Broadway score. --Stuart Broomer --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
West Side Story: Oscar Peterson Trio, Music, Oscar Peterson, Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Musical Theater, Pop
Average customer rating:
- fantastic trio!
- Played it for months...
- Simply amazing...one of the all time best CDs
- I would give it 6 stars
- great jazz/ musical crossover
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West Side Story: Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Bebop General
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Musical Theater
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- Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
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ASIN: B0000069N9
Release Date: 1998-03-24 |
Tracks:
- Something's Coming
- Somewhere
- Jet Song
- Tonight
- Maria
- I Feel Pretty
- Reprise
Amazon.com
Peterson has been a consummate interpreter of standards from the outset of his career, a talent extensively documented in his Verve Songbook recordings, but his talents shine in a special light on this 1962 recording of Leonard Bernstein songs from West Side Story. Part of the surprise comes from Peterson's playing with expectations, propelling Bernstein's art ballads with potent dance rhythms or adding rhapsodic breadth to dance numbers. Bernstein's harmonies provide plenty of fuel for Peterson's improvisations, while bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen complement the pianist with their usual balance of poise and power. With a thoughtful approach taken to each of the musical's themes, this is among the most accomplished--and coherent--jazz adaptations ever undertaken of a Broadway score. --Stuart Broomer
Customer Reviews:
fantastic trio!.......2006-06-26
one of the very best trio albums of all time! these musicians were joined with some of the greatest & most difficult music to play, & they nailed it! highly recommended!
Played it for months..........2005-12-28
and nearly everyone in the workplace mourned the day I took it off the cd changer. It resonates with a lyrical beauty and sadness rarely accomplished in jazz. It touched one who sat in the voice room, as well.
Simply amazing...one of the all time best CDs.......2005-06-12
I already love the soundtrack to West Side Story, and the thought of redoing it never even crossed my mind. Then I saw Oscar Peterson in concert in Oakland, CA at Yoshis and being caught up in the moment after the show I bought this CD. It is simply one of the greatest CDs of all time. Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen bring new life to a soundtrack that didn't even need "new life," but it is simply amazing. If you like jazz at all and/or like West Side Story this is a MUST buy. Oscar Peterson does not let down and brushes those keys with such feeling that it will take you aback. He is truly one of the last living "greats" and everyone needs to buy this CD. Like a previous review said...the only negative about this album is that America was not included but that's alright. Even if you're not into jazz, after listening to this...you just might be.
I would give it 6 stars.......2004-09-19
I would give it 6 stars if the missing song 'america' was there. The essence of Bernstein music is captured nicely here by Peterson's transcription. But the trio appropriates it, and really makes it its own: it does sound like the tunes are the standardest of the jazz standards. I had my friend listen to it, who does not like jazz too much ('only with lyrics', he claims). He feared the worst, like another kenny g-ish/musak version for the hotel elevator, and he kept back absolutely enchanted.
The cd is very short, and I really do wish they could unearth a few more songs, especially of 'i want to be in America'.
great jazz/ musical crossover.......2002-02-01
Oscar Peterson has found the perfect balance between staying true to the leonard bernstein soundtrack and jazz improv... its heaven and I could listen to it for hours on end...
I was stuck at the warped tour, a punk rock concert, in traffic when a group of kids asked me if I had any classical music...all I had was this, so I gave it to them, and those punks loved it.
Average customer rating:
- Singingest, Swingingest Interpretation ever played!
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West Side Story: Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
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ASIN: B0000046SN
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Something's Coming
- Somewhere
- Jet Song
- Tonight
- Maria
- I Feel Pretty
- Reprise
Customer Reviews:
Singingest, Swingingest Interpretation ever played!.......1999-05-11
The arrangements on this album are timeless, a model of masterful trio playing...and these are extraordinary compositions...recorded in the early 60's...fidelity is great...interplay within the trio is unbelieveable...something every player is going to want to take in the shed...the sheer virtuosity contained in this album will take your breath away...STILL fresh and vital after all these years...
Average customer rating:
- fantastic trio!
- Played it for months...
- Simply amazing...one of the all time best CDs
- I would give it 6 stars
- great jazz/ musical crossover
|
West Side Story: Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Musical Theater
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- At Zardi's
- Night Train
- Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
- Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Songbook
- Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book
ASIN: B00000017Q
Release Date: 1994-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Something's Coming
- Somewhere
- Jet Song
- Tonight
- Maria
- I Feel Pretty
- Reprise
Amazon.com
Peterson has been a consummate interpreter of standards from the outset of his career, a talent extensively documented in his Verve Songbook recordings, but his talents shine in a special light on this 1962 recording of Leonard Bernstein songs from West Side Story. Part of the surprise comes from Peterson's playing with expectations, propelling Bernstein's art ballads with potent dance rhythms or adding rhapsodic breadth to dance numbers. Bernstein's harmonies provide plenty of fuel for Peterson's improvisations, while bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen complement the pianist with their usual balance of poise and power. With a thoughtful approach taken to each of the musical's themes, this is among the most accomplished--and coherent--jazz adaptations ever undertaken of a Broadway score. --Stuart Broomer
Customer Reviews:
fantastic trio!.......2006-06-26
one of the very best trio albums of all time! these musicians were joined with some of the greatest & most difficult music to play, & they nailed it! highly recommended!
Played it for months..........2005-12-28
and nearly everyone in the workplace mourned the day I took it off the cd changer. It resonates with a lyrical beauty and sadness rarely accomplished in jazz. It touched one who sat in the voice room, as well.
Simply amazing...one of the all time best CDs.......2005-06-12
I already love the soundtrack to West Side Story, and the thought of redoing it never even crossed my mind. Then I saw Oscar Peterson in concert in Oakland, CA at Yoshis and being caught up in the moment after the show I bought this CD. It is simply one of the greatest CDs of all time. Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen bring new life to a soundtrack that didn't even need "new life," but it is simply amazing. If you like jazz at all and/or like West Side Story this is a MUST buy. Oscar Peterson does not let down and brushes those keys with such feeling that it will take you aback. He is truly one of the last living "greats" and everyone needs to buy this CD. Like a previous review said...the only negative about this album is that America was not included but that's alright. Even if you're not into jazz, after listening to this...you just might be.
I would give it 6 stars.......2004-09-19
I would give it 6 stars if the missing song 'america' was there. The essence of Bernstein music is captured nicely here by Peterson's transcription. But the trio appropriates it, and really makes it its own: it does sound like the tunes are the standardest of the jazz standards. I had my friend listen to it, who does not like jazz too much ('only with lyrics', he claims). He feared the worst, like another kenny g-ish/musak version for the hotel elevator, and he kept back absolutely enchanted.
The cd is very short, and I really do wish they could unearth a few more songs, especially of 'i want to be in America'.
great jazz/ musical crossover.......2002-02-01
Oscar Peterson has found the perfect balance between staying true to the leonard bernstein soundtrack and jazz improv... its heaven and I could listen to it for hours on end...
I was stuck at the warped tour, a punk rock concert, in traffic when a group of kids asked me if I had any classical music...all I had was this, so I gave it to them, and those punks loved it.
Average customer rating:
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West Side Story (Limited Edition)
Oscar Trio Peterson
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00004U8Y4
Release Date: 2000-06-01 |
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