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Perhaps more organically grounded than his earlier Hollywood recordings, Fred Astaire's December 1952 collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson have an intimate honesty about them that some might find comforting. Of course, most of this material, written by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Arthur Schwartz, Jerome Kern, Vincent Youmans, Johnny Mercer, and the Gershwin brothers, is tied directly to Astaire's motion-picture career. Included are two ad-lib tap dance inventions and three original compositions devised especially for this project by Peterson. Producer Norman Granz fortified the sessions with the Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars, placing trumpeter Charlie Shavers and tenor saxophonist Flip Phillips in front and surrounding the pianist with guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Alvin Stoller. You can't beat 40 tracks featuring Fred and Oscar together. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson & Fred Astaire: Complete Norman Granz Sessions
04/26/2005 | Jazz Factory Spain
All Music Guide Review
Oscar Peterson & Fred Astaire: Complete Norman Granz Sessions Track Listing
Credits of Oscar Peterson & Fred Astaire: Complete Norman Granz Sessions
- Alvin Stoller
- Drums
- John Flanagan
- Liner Notes
- Ray Brown
- Bass
- Lowell Frank
- Engineer
- Fred Astaire
- Vocals, Dance (Tap), Liner Notes
- Barney Kessel
- Guitar
- Oscar Peterson
- Piano, Celeste
- Flip Phillips
- Sax (Tenor)
- Charlie Shavers
- Trumpet
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