The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson

The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson is a 1959 album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, described by AllMusic as "a swinging, straight-ahead affair featuring superb playing throughout."^[3]

The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1959
Recorded	July 14 – August 9, 1959
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:18
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1959) The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson (1959) Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Songbook (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

The 1996 Verve CD reissue of the album (and many subsequent digital releases) includes the 1962 Oscar Peterson Trio album Affinity in its entirety.^[1] Alternately, some reissues instead include the entirety of the 1961 album Very Tall.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 4:29
2. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:55
3. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 5:42
4. "The Maidens of Cadiz" (Léo Delibes) – 7:40
5. "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:40
6. "Woody'n You" (Gillespie) - 3:50

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

References

1. AllMusic review of 1996 Verve Reissue
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1152. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Collar, Matt. "The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson: AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
4. "The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson (Jazz Images)". jazzmessengers.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.