Limited 180gm vinyl repressing. What we have here is not a good quartet, but an excellent one. In fact, it is the result of a well rehearsed trio: Oscar Peterson's celebrated unit with guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown, plus the beautiful sound of Stan Getz's tenor sax. Peterson and Getz display their truly creative interplay on these sides. This album constitutes their only studio album in a quartet format. The absence of drums adds a magical atmosphere to the warm sound of Getz s saxophone on the ballads, while on the swing tunes, Peterson s skill with his left hand combined with Ellis rhythm guitar work leave no free space for a drummer. Pan Am Records.
This 1955 Verve session bathes Oscar's ravishing piano runs in the balm of a full orchestra. Soak in these simply gorgeous versions of Laura; Our Waltz; Black Coffee; Stella by Starlight; I Only Have Eyes for You; A Sunday Kind of Love; It Could Happen to You , and more!
