This collection includes all of Oscar Peterson’s vocal recordings up to the year 1964.
Contains the complete original album Romance: The Vocal Styling of Oscar Peterson, the four vocal songs from the album Soft Sands, and all vocal tracks originally issued as singles.
PERSONNEL: Oscar Peterson (vocals & piano on all tracks), plus: ON TRACKS [1-12] ROMANCE: The Vocal Styling of Oscar Peterson (1-10): Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) New York, May 1953 & April 27, 1954. (11-12): Barney Kessel (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) Los Angeles, February 1952. ON TRACKS [13-16]: From SOFT SANDS Orchestra conducted by BUDDY BREGMAN. Los Angeles, March & July 1957. ON TRACKS [17-20]: Barney Kessel (guitar), Ray Brown (bass). Los Angeles, 1951-53 TRACKS: 01 I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU 02 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS 03 ONE FOR MY BABY 04 I HEAR MUSIC 05 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK 06 I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE 07 SPRING IS HERE 08 THESE FOOLISH THINGS 09 FROM THIS MOMENT ON 10 THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER 11 TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS 12 BUT NOT FOR ME 13 ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN 14 WHY, OH WHY 15 I‘VE NEVER LEFT YOUR ARMS 16 SUSQUEHANNA 17 THE SHEIK OF ARABY 18 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG 19 THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO ME 20 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
