Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady
1958 studio album by Oscar Peterson
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Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady, also released as The Oscar Peterson Trio Swings "My Fair Lady", is a 1958 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of compositions written by the songwriting duo Lerner and Loewe. The selections are from the musical My Fair Lady.
| Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote that "the pianist and his sidemen uplift those melodies with their usual swinging treatment. Overall the music on this reissue is consistently enjoyable."[1]
Track listing
- "On the Street Where You Live"
- "I Could Have Danced All Night"
- "Show Me"
- "Get Me to the Church on Time"
- "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?"
- "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"
- "The Rain in Spain"
Personnel
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Gene Gammage – drums