[Dixielandjazz] Peterson / Cole Recording

[Stephen Barbone]

Don't know. You might check google, and or Jazz Jerry. I no longer have it,
but when I first heard and bought in in the mid1960s, I was just ecstatic
about it. Gave it away to a young wannabe pianist 20 years ago.

Cheers,
Steve

Hans Koert wrote:

> Thank you Stephen. Great. Is this LP reissued as CD too?
>
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>
> Keep swinging
>
> Hans Koert
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>
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> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]Namens Stephen Barbone
> Verzonden: donderdag 24 juni 2004 19:46
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> Onderwerp: [Dixielandjazz] Peterson / Cole Recording
>
> Hans K asked about Oscar Peterson's tribute record of Nat Cole Songs.
> Information on the original Mercury / Limelight recording may be found
> at:
>
> http://microgroove.jp/mercury/LS86029.shtml
>
> "With Respect to Nat" - Oscar Peterson
>
>  Label Type : darkgreen Limelight promotional
>  Matrix Number :
>  SIDE-A LS86029-A- M1    RR    RI
>  SIDE-B LS86029-B- M3    RR    I    A
>
>  Equivalent release: Limelight LM-82029 (mono).
>  Later reissued as Limelight LM-82035 (mono) / LS-86035 (stereo).
>
> This album was one of the very first tribute LPs dedicated to Nat King
> Cole, who passed away in early 1965 from lung cancer. For young Oscar
> Peterson, Nat Cole was his idol - and interestingly when Oscar Peterson
> sings accompanied with his own piano, the sound resembles Nat King Cole.
> It is a well-known that Oscar Peterson didn't want to sing early in his
> career, because he sounded so much like Nat Cole, and he didn't want to
> get compared with Nat's voice.
>
> It doesn't matter whether Oscar Peterson's singing heard here is better
> (or worse) than Nat King Cole. It's just a solemn and wonderful tribute
> to his greatest idol Nat King Cole.
>
> 5 out of 12 tracks, Oscar Peterson's vocal is accompanied by large
> section featuring famous jazz musicians. Gorgeous sounds. The other 7
> tracks features Oscar Peterson with guitar and bass, which reminds us of
> original Nat Cole Trio in the 1940s.
>
> THIS ALBUM IS MOST DEFINITELY OKOM for all but the soulless.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
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