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Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady

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Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady
Studio album by
Released1958
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
Jazz Giants '58
(1958)
Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady
(1958)
On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio
(1958)

Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady, also released as The Oscar Peterson Trio Swings "My Fair Lady", is a 1958 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of compositions written by the songwriting duo Lerner and Loewe. The selections are from the musical My Fair Lady.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star[2]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote that "the pianist and his sidemen uplift those melodies with their usual swinging treatment. Overall the music on this reissue is consistently enjoyable."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "On the Street Where You Live"
  2. "I Could Have Danced All Night"
  3. "Show Me"
  4. "Get Me to the Church on Time"
  5. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?"
  6. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"
  7. "The Rain in Spain"

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1152. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.