''Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook'' is an album by

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, which was recorded in 1959.

Allmusic entry for ''Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook'' AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the datab ...

/ref> It was reissued in 2001 combined with the 1954 recording '' Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen''.

Track listing

Original 1959 track listing. # " As Long as I Live" (

Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...

Ted Koehler Ted L. Koehler (July 14, 1894 – January 17, 1973) was an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. Life and career Koehler was born in 1894 in Washington, D.C. He started out as a photo-engraver, but w ...

) # " Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen,

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

) # " Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Arlen, Mercer) # " Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Koehler) # " I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) # "

That Old Black Magic "That Old Black Magic" is a 1942 popular music, popular song written by Harold Arlen (music), with the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. They wrote it for the 1942 film ''Star Spangled Rhythm'', when it was sung by Johnnie Johnston, Johnny Johnston and da ...

" (Arlen, Mercer) # " Let's Fall in Love" (Arlen, Koehler) # " Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Koehler) # " Over the Rainbow" (Arlen,

E. Y. Harburg Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" ( ...

) # "

Happiness is a Thing Called Joe "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Yip Harburg, it was written for the 1943 film musical '' Cabin in the Sky'', recorded by the MGM Studio Orchestra and sung by Ethel Waters. The song was nom ...

" (Arlen, Harburg) # "

The Man that Got Away "The Man that Got Away" is a torch song, published in 1953 and written for the 1954 version of the film '' A Star Is Born.'' The music was written by Harold Arlen, and the lyrics by Ira Gershwin. In 1954, it was nominated for the Academy Award fo ...

" (Arlen,

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...

) # " Ill Wind" (Arlen, Koehler) 2001 Reissue track listing: # "As Long as I Live" (Arlen, Koehler) # "

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" is a popular song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, published in 1932 for the Broadway show ''Earl Carroll's Vanities'' (1932). The song has become a jazz and blues standard. Popular recordin ...

" (Arlen, Koehler) # "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Koehler) # "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) # "

It's Only a Paper Moon "It's Only a Paper Moon" is a popular song published in 1933 with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose. Background It was originally titled "If You Believed in Me", but later went by the more popular title "It's Only ...

" (Arlen, Harburg,

Billy Rose Billy Rose (born William Samuel Rosenberg; September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with sh ...

) # "That Old Black Magic" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Let's Fall in Love" (Arlen, Koehler) # "Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Koehler) # " Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, Harburg) # "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" (Arlen, Harburg) # "Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Koehler) # "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, Harburg) # "The Man that Got Away" (Arlen, I. Gershwin) # "Ill Wind" (Arlen, Koehler) # "Let's Fall in Love" (Arlen, Koehler) # "As Long as I Live" (Arlen, Koehler) # "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Koehler) # "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) # "That Old Black Magic" (Arlen, Mercer)

Personnel

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* Ray Brown –

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

* Ed Thigpen –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Herb Ellis Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010), known professionally as Herb Ellis, was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson. Biography Born in Farmersville, Texas, and raised ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(on titles taken from ''Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen'')

References

External links

Jazz Discography entry for ''Oscar Peterson plays the Harold Arlen Songbook''
{{Authority control 1959 albums Oscar Peterson albums Albums produced by Norman Granz Verve Records albums