Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle

1963 studio album by Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle

Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle

Studio album by

Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle

Released| 1963
Recorded| November 8 & 10, 1963
Studio| Radio Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre| Jazz
Length| 75:03
Label| Verve V6-8562
Producer| Jim Davis
Oscar Peterson chronology
| Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio
(1963)  | Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle
(1963)  | The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays
(1964)

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Nelson Riddle chronology
| The Best of Nelson Riddle
(1963)  | Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle
(1963)  | White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964
(1964)

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Allmusic| [1]

Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle is a 1963 album by Oscar Peterson with orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.[2] The album was produced by Jim Davis and released on Verve Records.

The album was also reissued in 1984 as Oscar Peterson: The Silver Collection with four tracks added that were recorded by his Trio in 1964, "Con Alma", "Maids of Cadiz", "My Heart Stood Still" and "Woody 'n' You", but omitting track two of the recording with Riddle ("Judy").[3]

The original album was remastered and re-released by Verve in 2009.[4]

Riddle was nominated at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental) for his work on this album.[5]

## Response

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Billboard magazine described the album as follows: "A neat teaming of talents here brings Peterson more strongly into the pop area than at any time in the past. Riddle's arrangements blend handsomely with their 10 celli, 5 horn and 5 flute voicings, with Peterson's perhaps underplayed pianistics here. There is, in fact, a kind of Claude Thornhill quality to these proceedings, making for strong mood as well as jazz buyer appeal."[6]

The album was nominated at the 1965 Grammy Awards in the category of Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group.[7]

## Track listing

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1. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 5:00
2. "Judy" (Hoagy Carmichael, Sammy Lerner) – 3:39
3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:08
4. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 2:52
5. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 3:24
6. "Nightingale" (Oscar Peterson) – 4:13
7. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) – 5:42
8. "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 3:43
9. "Portrait of Jenny" (Gordon Burdge, J. Russel Robinson) – 4:28
10. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:05

Track List for Oscar Peterson: The Silver Collection (Polygram Records October 25, 1990).

1. "My Foolish Heart"
2. "Round Midnight"
3. "Someday My Prince Will Come"
4. "Come Sunday"
5. "Nightingale"
6. "My Ship"
7. "A Sleeping Bee"
8. "Portrait of Jenny"
9. "Goodbye"
10. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie)
11. "Maidens of Cadiz" (Léo Delibes)
12. "My Heart Stood Still"
13. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie)

## Personnel

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* Oscar Peterson – piano
* Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle at AllMusic
3. ^ Oscar Peterson – The Silver Collection at Discogs (list of releases)
4. ^ Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle at Discogs (list of releases)
5. ^ The Recording Academy: The Recording Academy: Nelson Riddle, accessdate: July 12, 2017
6. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1964-02-15. p. 34. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
7. ^ O'Neil, Thomas (1999). The Grammys. New York: Berkley. pp. 92. ISBN 0399524770.

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Oscar Peterson

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.

leader

co-leader|

| Plays
series|

* Duke Ellington (1952)
* George Gershwin (1952)
* Harold Arlen (1954)
* Count Basie (1955)

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1955–58|

* In a Romantic Mood (with Russ Garcia, 1955)
* At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival (1956)
* At the Concertgebouw (1957)
* Soft Sands (with Buddy Bregman, 1957)
* Trio with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones at Newport (1957)
* My Fair Lady (1958)
* On the Town (1958)
* A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1959)
* The Jazz Soul (1959)
* Swinging Brass (with Russ Garcia, 1959)
* Fiorello! (1960)

Plays the
Songbook
(1959)|

* Cole Porter
* Duke Ellington
* George Gershwin
* Harold Arlen
* Jerome Kern
* Richard Rodgers
* Porgy & Bess

The
London
House
Sessions
(1961)|

* Put On a Happy Face
* Something Warm
* The Sound of the Trio
* The Trio (Verve)

Trio

Guests|

* Very Tall (with Milt Jackson, 1961)
* Affinity (1962)
* Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band! (1962)
* Night Train (1962)
* West Side Story (1962)
* And Nelson Riddle (1963)
* Canadiana Suite (1964)
* Plays (1964)
* \+ One (with Clark Terry, 1964)
* We Get Requests (1964)
* Eloquence (1965)
* I/We Had a Ball (multiple groups, 1965)
* With Respect to Nat (1965)
* Blues Etude (1966)
* Soul Español (1966)
* The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple groups, 1967)

Exclusively
for

Friends|

* Action (1963–64)
* Girl Talk (1965–68)
* The Way I Really Play (1967)
* The Lost Tapes (1967–68)
* Mellow Mood (1968)
* My Favorite Instrument (1968)
* Travelin' On (1968)

1969–79|

* Hello Herbie (1969)
* Motions and Emotions (with Claus Ogerman, 1969)
* Another Day (1970)
* Tracks (1970)
* Tristeza on Piano (1970)
* Walking the Line (1970)
* Great Connection (1971)
* In Tune (and The Singers Unlimited, 1971)
* Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
* In Tokyo (1972)
* Solo (1972)
* The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
* The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
* The trio (Pablo, 1973)
* In Russia (1974)
* The Giants (1974)
* The Good Life (1974)
* Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
* Porgy and Bess (and Joe Pass, 1975)
* The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
* The Tenor Giants (and Zoot Sims and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1975)
* And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 1977)
* Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
* The London Concert (1978)
* The Paris Concert (1978)
* Digital at Montreux (1979)
* Night Child (1979)
* Skol (with Stéphane Grappelli, 1979)

With
The
Trumpet
Kings|

* Roy Eldridge (1974)
* Dizzy Gillespie (1974)
* Jousts (1974)
* Harry Edison (1974)
* Clark Terry (1975)
* Jon Faddis (1975)
* At Montreux '75 (Eldridge, Gillespie & Terry, 1975)
* The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Gillespie, Hubbard & Terry, 1980)
* The Alternate Blues (with Gillespie, Hubbard & Terry, 1980)

1980–2004|

* Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980)
* The Personal Touch (1980)
* A Royal Wedding Suite (1981)
* Nigerian Marketplace (1981)
* Face to Face (with Freddie Hubbard, 1982)
* Freedom Song (1982)
* A Tribute to My Friends (1983)
* If You Could See Me Now (1983)
* Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (multiple groups, 1983)
* Two of the Few (with Milt Jackson, 1983)
* Live! (1986)
* Time After Time (1986)
* Live at the Blue Note (1990)
* Saturday Night at the Blue Note (1991)
* Last Call at the Blue Note (1992)
* Encore at the Blue Note (1993)
* Side by Side (with Itzhak Perlman, 1994)
* The More I See You (1995)
* An Oscar Peterson Christmas (1995)
* A Tribute to Oscar Peterson – Live at the Town Hall (1996)
* Oscar in Paris (1996)
* Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore (1996)
* Oscar and Benny (with Benny Green, 1998)
* Summer Night in Munich (1998)
* Trail of Dreams: A Canadian Suite (2000)
* A Night in Vienna (2004)

With
Count
Basie

alumni|

* Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
* Basie Jazz (Count Basie, 1952)
* Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison, 1955)
* Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
* Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
* Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
* Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
* Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
* Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
* The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
* Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
* Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)

With
Benny
Carter|

* Alone Together (1952)
* Cosmopolite (1952–54)
* Plays Pretty (1954)
* New Jazz Sounds (with Bill Harris & Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
* Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson (1986)

With
Roy
Eldridge|

* Rockin' Chair (with Roy Eldridge, 1951–52)
* Dale's Wail (Eldridge, 1953)
* Little Jazz (Eldridge, 1954)
* Roy and Diz (Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
* Happy Time (Eldridge, 1974)
* Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From (and Gillespie, 1975)
* Roy Eldridge 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)

With
Ella
Fitzgerald|

* At the Opera House (1957)
* Ella and Louis (and Louis Armstrong, 1956)
* Ella and Louis Again (and Louis Armstrong, 1957)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)
* Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert (1958)
* Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972)
* Ella and Oscar (1975)

Coleman
Hawkins
and/or Ben
Webster|

* Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (with Roy Eldridge & Webster, 1957)
* Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
* The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
* Soulville (with Webster, 1957)
* Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (with Webster, 1959)

With
Buddy
Rich|

* The Drum Battle (and Gene Krupa, 1952)
* Sing and Swing (1955)
* The Wailing Buddy Rich (1955)
* Krupa and Rich (1955)

With
others|

* The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire, 1952)
* Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
* Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis, 1955–56)
* Toni (Toni Harper, 1955–56)
* Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
* Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day, 1957)
* Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt, 1957)
* Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
* Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
* This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown, 1958)
* Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
* Bill Henderson with (1963)
* Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
* The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
* How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
* Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
* Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
* Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
* Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
* Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)

Film
soundtracks|

* The Silent Partner (1978)

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Nelson Riddle

Albums|

* The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955)
* The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
* Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
* C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
* Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
* The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
* Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
* Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
* Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
* Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
* Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
* Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
* Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes (Capitol, 1962)
* Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
* More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
* The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
* White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964)
* Original Music from The Rogues (RCA Victor, 1964)
* Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
* NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
* Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967)
* The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967)
* The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
* British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
* Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)
* Communication (MPS, 1971)
* Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)

With Rosemary Clooney|

* Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961)
* Love (Reprise, 1963)

With Nat King Cole|

* Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954)
* Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954)
* The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955)
* Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956)
* St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958)
* Cole Español (1958)
* To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959)
* Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)

With Ella Fitzgerald|

* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (Verve, 1959)
* Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (Verve, 1963)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (Verve, 1964)
* Ella Loves Cole
* Dream Dancing (Atlantic, 1972)
* The Best Is Yet to Come (Pablo, 1982)

With Linda Ronstadt|

* What's New? (Elektra, 1983)
* Lush Life (Elektra, 1984)
* For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)

With Frank Sinatra|

* Swing Easy! (Capitol, 1954)
* Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
* In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
* Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, 1956)
* Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
* A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
* Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
* Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
* Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
* The Concert Sinatra (1963)
* Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
* Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
* Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
* Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)

With Keely Smith|

* I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958)
* Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959)
* Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)

With Ed Townsend|

* New In Town (Capitol, 1959)
* Glad To Be Here (Capitol, 1959)

With others|

* Shirley Bassey, Let's Face the Music (Columbia, 1962)
* Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
* Judy Garland, Judy (1956)
* Antônio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
* Peggy Lee, The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
* Dean Martin, This Time I'm Swingin'! (Capitol, 1960)
* Johnny Mathis, I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
* Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
* Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
* Tommy Sands, When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
* Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
* Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)

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