180 GRAM VINYL. AUDIOPHILE PRESSING. DIRECT METAL MASTERING. EXCELLENT SOUND. DELUXE GATEFOLD EDITION. Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook marked the pianist’s second album dedicated exclusively to Porter’s compositions (he had first tried a similar concept in 1952 when his trio included Ray Brown on bass and Barney Kessel on guitar). This 1959 LP however is considered one of his best albums ever and features his star trio with Brown again on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums. In this line of Songbooks by famous composers Peterson had also recorded a kind of homage to the repertoire of Frank Sinatra that same year on which he had also included a Cole Porter song “I Get a Kick out of You” which has been added here as a bonus.

OSCAR PETERSON piano; RAY BROWN bass; ED THIGPEN drums
Chicago July 21-August 1 1959. Original sessions produced by Norman Granz.
* Bonus track: Same personnel. Paris France May 18 1959. Originally issued on the LP A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra.
All compositions by COLE PORTER

SIDE A:
1: IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
2: IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME
3: LOVE FOR SALE
4: JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
5: I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
6: EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE
SIDE B:
1: NIGHT AND DAY
2: EASY TO LOVE
3: WHY CAN’T YOU BEHAVE
4: I LOVE PARIS
5: I CONCENTRATE ON YOU
6: IT’S DE-LOVELY
7: I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU *