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To limit a pianist like Oscar Peterson - who is mostly known for his swinging style - to playing straight melodies on what in the mid-fifties was called a “mood” album seems an unlikely possibility. However like many other jazz pianists of the period Peterson was a lover of good melodies and also enjoyed playing them with subtle embellishment. Oscar’s first experience with strings took place in 1954 with the album coled by Buddy DeFranco performing Gershwin tunes with arrangements by Russell Garcia. Peterson was so enthusiastic about the sound of the strings that he immediately asked Garcia to prepare an album just for him: In a Romantic Mood. There he played standards backed by a large orchestra including strings and harp.

OSCAR PETERSON piano
Orchestra & Strings conducted by RUSSELL GARCIA.
Los Angeles December 30 1955. Original session produced by Norman Granz.
*Bonus track:
OSCAR PETERSON (piano).
Orchestra & Strings conducted by BUDDY BREGMAN
including Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d) unknown vocal group. Los Angeles March 28 1957.

SIDE A:
1. RUBY (Mitchell Parish-Heinz Roemheld)
2. STARS FELL ON ALABAMA (Mitchell Parish-Frank Perkins)
3. BLACK COFFEE (Sonny Burke-Paul Francis Webster)
4. LAURA (Johnny Mercer-David Raksin)
5. THE BOY NEXT DOOR (Ralph Blane-Hugh Martin)
6. OUR WALTZ (David Rose)
SIDE B:
1. TENDERLY (Walter Gross-Jack Lawrence)
2. I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU (Johnny Mercer-Jimmy Van Heusen)
3. I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (Al Dubin-Harry Warren)
4. STELLA BY STARLIGHT (Ned Washington-Victor Young)
5. A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE (Barbara Belle-Anita Leonard-Louis Prima-Stan Rhodes)
6. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU (Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen)
7. ECHOES (Johnny Mercer) *