Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Oscar Peterson Plays The Cole Porter Song Book
| Recorded | Jul 14 & Aug 9, 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 496612 |
The record
Porter's melodies pass through the trio at its most settled, Brown's bass and Thigpen's brushes clearing space for Peterson to phrase these tunes like a singer would.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Oscar Peterson — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 27 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-2052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6083 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV-2052 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6083 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-62052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-6083 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MGV 2052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V 2052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-6083 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-2052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1961 | Verve Records · MG VS-6083 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Verve Records · UMJ 3117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Ed Thigpen also plays on