Oscar Peterson, Michel Legrand – Trail Of Dreams: A Canadian Suite (2000) [Reissue 2003] MCH SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Oscar Peterson, Michel Legrand – Trail Of Dreams: A Canadian Suite (2000) [Reissue 2003]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 51:54 minutes | Full Scans included | 3,26 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 51:25 min | Full Scans included | 1,34 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 51:25 m | Full Scans included | 1,13 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: Telarc # SACD-63500

Trail of Dreams: A Canadian Suite is a 2000 studio album by Oscar Peterson. The album is a suite dedicated to Peterson’s native Canada, arranged by Michel Legrand.

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Oscar Peterson – Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Lugano, 1964 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Oscar Peterson – Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Lugano, 1964 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:50 minutes | 830 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records

Oscar Peterson’s trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen is widely regarded as Peterson’s “classic trio,” considered by fans as the most popular and in-demand of his long and storied career (featured on releases such as 1963’s Night Train and 1964’s We Get Requests). Recorded during their creative peak in 1964 (5 years into their collaboration), this previously unheard and unreleased live performance is destined to become a fan favorite from the Oscar Peterson vaults. In his memoir Peterson reflects on the dedication that Ray and Ed brought to the group:

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Oscar Peterson – Con Alma The Oscar Peterson Trio– Live in Lugano, 1964 (2023) [24Bit-96kHz] FLAC [PMEDIA] ⭐️

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Oscar Peterson – Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Lugano, 1964 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 00:43:50 minutes | 830 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover

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Toni Harper and The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Toni (1956/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Toni Harper and The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Toni (1956/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:34 minutes | 700 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

In 1956, when Toni Harper was just eighteen years old, she made her first album for Norman Granz’s Verve, the label he had started earlier that year. For her debut Harper, who had already made an impact as an almostbaby singer, was backed by none other than Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Alvin Stoller. On display were all the traits that had made her a success: a good voice, a knack for swing, and brilliant intonation. She had traces of Sarah Vaughan in her singing, without ever becoming derivative or getting stuck in any one style.

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Oscar Peterson Trio – We Get Requests (1965) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2010] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Oscar Peterson Trio – We Get Requests (1965) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2010]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 40:40 minutes | Scans included | 1,67 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 856 MB

Pianist Oscar Peterson has long been such a consistent performer that none of his records are throwaways, but this particular set is weaker than most. Since several of the songs are the type that in the mid-’60s would get requested (such as “People,” “The Girl from Ipanema,” and “The Days of Wine and Roses”), the program would not seem to have much potential, but Peterson mostly uplifts the material (although not much could be done with “People”) and adds a few songs (such as his own “Goodbye, J.D.” and John Lewis’ “D & E”). Overall, this is a reasonably enjoyable Oscar Peterson session, featuring bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen.

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The Oscar Peterson Trio – We Get Requests (1964/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Oscar Peterson Trio – We Get Requests (1964/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:37 minutes | 871 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

This 1964 studio session features the Peterson trio with bassist Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen, a group that had been together for five years by then and performed like a well-oiled machine. The repertoire is mostly pop songs of the day, including bossa nova tunes and film themes, and the treatments are fairly brief, with emphasis placed squarely on the melodies. Even in their lightest moments, though, the group demonstrates some of the qualities that made it among the most influential piano trios in jazz, a group that could generate tremendous rhythmic energy and a sense of developing musical detail. For all his legendary force, Peterson possesses a subtle rhythmic sense, and here he infuses even ‘People’ with an undercurrent of swing. This is undemanding, tuneful music best suited for casual listening, but it still sparkles with the trio’s customary élan.

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The Oscar Peterson Trio – Walking the Line (1971/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

The Oscar Peterson Trio – Walking the Line (1971/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 41:29 minutes | 784 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

This fine Oscar Peterson date from 1970 features a trio rounded out by bassist George Mraz and drummer Ray Price. Peterson has always excelled in the trio format, and „Walking the Line“ is no exception.
As fans know, Peterson is a dazzling technician, turning out a blinding flurry of notes one minute (‘Just Friends’), then coming back the next with a ballad exquisite enough to break your heart (‘Once Upon a Summertime’). Fluent in blues, hard bop, swing, and post-bop, Peterson’s approach can range from dramatic to extremely delicate.

All these facets are on display on „Walking the Line“ (bolstered by the sensitive interplay of Price and Mraz), making this one of the best dates of Peterson’s late-’60s/early-’70s period. Remastered sound makes it that much more enjoyable…

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The Oscar Peterson Trio – Tristeza On Piano (1970/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

The Oscar Peterson Trio – Tristeza On Piano (1970/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 44:42 minutes | 822 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

At the beginning of this set Oscar Peterson so overwhelms the normally gentle ‘Tristeza’ that it almost becomes a parody. Fortunately the remainder of the bossa nova-flavored CD reissue is more tasteful and, even if Peterson is overly hyper in spots, he is able to bring out the beauty of such songs as George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy,’ Antonio Carlos Jobim’s ‘Trieste’ and ‘Watch What Happens’ in addition to stomping through the straightahead ‘You Stepped out of a Dream.’ (Scott Yanow, AMG)

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The Oscar Peterson Trio – Night Train (1963/2010) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Oscar Peterson Trio – Night Train (1963/2010)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:35 minutes | 975 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

Oscar Peterson has thoroughly assimilated not just every piano style that preceded him buy every ensemble idiom as well: swinging big bands, gospel, European classical, and, of course, the blues. Having mastered all of this, Peterson found the standard piano trio the perfect vehicle for exploring all of these types of music. In this classic album, the crowning achievement in his greatest year, Peterson doesn’t just explore these styles — he conquers them.

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The Oscar Peterson Trio – Great Connection (1974/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

The Oscar Peterson Trio – Great Connection (1974/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 42:17 minutes | 805 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

This 1971 release from Oscar Peterson marks the first collaboration between the pianist and legendary Danish bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, with whom Peterson would record eight more albums over the next 10 years. Also playing on this session is drummer Louis Hayes, returning to the Peterson fold after a few years working on his own. Peterson’s acclaimed original composition Wheatland takes its place alongside show tunes and standards.

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The Oscar Peterson Trio – Another Day (1970/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

The Oscar Peterson Trio – Another Day (1970/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 38:52 minutes | 724 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

Good ’70 session from pianist Oscar Peterson, arguably the most recorded mainstream stylist ever. He’s made so many albums over the years, with a great deal sounding similar, that while they’re never bad, sometimes they’re for keyboard freaks only. That’s something of the case here, although Peterson spins some fabulous solos. ~~AllMusic Review by Ron Wynn

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Oscar Peterson – Something Warm (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Oscar Peterson – Something Warm (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:23 minutes | 785 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Vinyle Numérique

Something Warm is a live album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, recorded at the London House jazz club in Chicago. The sessions were in 1961, but the album was initially released as Verve V/V6-8681 in 1967.

Three other Oscar Peterson Trio albums were also released featuring music from the London House concerts: The Trio, The Sound of the Trio, and Put On a Happy Face. The complete sessions were released in 1996 as The London House Sessions.

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Stan Getz – Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio (1958/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Stan Getz – Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio (1958/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 42:33 minutes | 272 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Music Manager

Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio is a 1958 studio album by Stan Getz, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Trio.

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Oscar Peterson – Love Ballade (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Oscar Peterson – Love Ballade (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:27:26 minutes | 850 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Delta Music

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson CC CQ OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Considered a virtuoso and one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. He was called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington, simply “O.P.” by his friends, and informally in the jazz community, “the King of inside swing”.

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Oscar Peterson – Supreme Jazz (2006) MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Oscar Peterson – Supreme Jazz (2006)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:28 mins | Scans included | 3,42 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,02 GB
Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound | Label: Membran Music Ltd.

Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest piano players of all time. A pianist with phenomenal technique on the level of his idol, Art Tatum, Peterson’s speed, dexterity, and ability to swing at any tempo were amazing. Very effective in small groups, jam sessions, and in accompanying singers, O.P. was at his absolute best when performing unaccompanied solos. His original style did not fall into any specific idiom. Like Erroll Garner and George Shearing, Peterson’s distinctive playing formed during the mid- to late ’40s and fell somewhere between swing and bop. Peterson was criticized through the years because he used so many notes, didn’t evolve much since the 1950s, and recorded a remarkable number of albums. Perhaps it is because critics ran out of favorable adjectives to use early in his career; certainly it can be said that Peterson played 100 notes when other pianists might have used ten, but all 100 usually fit, and there is nothing wrong with showing off technique when it serves the music. As with Johnny Hodges and Thelonious Monk, to name two, Peterson spent his career growing within his style rather than making any major changes once his approach was set, certainly an acceptable way to handle one’s career. Because he was Norman Granz’s favorite pianist (along with Tatum) and the producer tended to record some of his artists excessively, Peterson made an incredible number of albums. Not all are essential, and a few are routine, but the great majority are quite excellent, and there are dozens of classics.

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