Label: Verve Records – 314 521 853-2 Series: Verve Jazz Masters – 26 Format: CD, Compilation Country: US Released: 20 May 1994 Genre: Style: Swing Tracklist 1 Jam Blues (Excerpt) 4:47 () 2 Always 8:02 3 Soft Winds 6:14 4 Star Dust 9:58 5 Je Ne Sais Pas 6:33 6 Tenderly 10:14 7 Hallelujah! 6:24 8 Sweethearts On Parade 7:12 9 Date With Oscar 5:57
1) - Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (tenor sax) Lionel Hampton (vibes) Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) NYC, September 2, 1953 2),3) - Lionel Hampton (vibes) Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) NYC, September 2, 1953 4) - Lionel Hampton (vibes) Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 12, 1954 5) - Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Lionel Hampton (vibes) Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 13, 1954 6),7) - ionel Hampton (vibes) Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) NYC, September 13, 1954 8),9) - Lionel Hampton (vibes, piano, vocals) Oscar Peterson (piano) Herb Ellis (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) NYC, September 15, 1954
Verve Jazz Masters 26 - Lionel Hampton & Oscar Peterson Audio CD: October 18, 1994 Original Release Date: October 18, 1994 Label: Polygram Records
Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and pianist Oscar Peterson are the stars of this delightful collection of jazz recordings supervised by producer Norman Granz over an almost exactly 12-month period extending from 1953 to 1954. Granz's marvelous knack for bringing together excellent musicians resulted in the combined presence of trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, trombonist Bill Harris, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, tenor saxophonists Ben Webster and Flip Phillips, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Buddy Rich. The combination of musical minds is extraordinary, and Hamp's amazing wavelength is dependably positive and uplifting. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide