Date With Oscar (10CD)

~ Release by Oscar Peterson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Cheek To Cheek
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
3:02
2It Ain't Necessarily So
recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
3:14
3Just A-Sittin' Anda-Rockin'
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
3:42
4What Is This Thing Called Love?
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
3:09
5Prelude To A Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:18
6Fascinating Rhythm
recording of:
Fascinating Rhythm (for piano solo)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
2:58
7Angel Eyes
2:59
8Just You, Just Me
recording of:
Just You, Just Me
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
7:38
9The Song Is You
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
4:47
10The Second Astaire Blues
recording of:
The Second Astaire Blues
7:52
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