(Jazz, Swing) Oscar Peterson - This Is Oscar Peterson (1945-1949) 2 CD - 2002, APE (image+.cue), lossless

1. Oscar Peterson - I Got Rhythm (3:00)
2. Oscar Peterson - Louise (3:04)
3. Oscar Peterson - My Blue Heaven (2:58)
4. Oscar Peterson - The Sheik of Araby (3:00)
5. Oscar Peterson - Flying Home (3:08)
6. Oscar Peterson - C Jam Blue (2:36)
7. Oscar Peterson - (If I Could Be With You) One Hour (Tonight) (3:04)
8. Oscar Peterson - Humoresque (2:47)
9. Oscar Peterson - Blue Moon (2:43)
10. Oscar Peterson - In A Little Spanish Town (3:08)
11. Oscar Peterson - Time on My Hands (You In My Ar (2:52)
12. Oscar Peterson - China Boy (2:45)
13. Oscar Peterson - Runnin' Wild (2:59)
14. Oscar Peterson - Sweet Lorraine (3:04)
15. Oscar Peterson - The Honeydripper (2:57)
16. Oscar Peterson - East of The Sun (3:12)
17. Oscar Peterson - Louise (2:54)
18. Oscar Peterson - Blue Moon (2:49)
19. Oscar Peterson - In a Little Spanish Town (3:09)
20. Oscar Peterson - Time On My Hands (You In My Arms) (2:54)
21. Oscar Peterson - China Boy (2:48)
22. Oscar Peterson - Runnin' Wild (2:44)
23. Oscar Peterson - Sweet Lorraine (3:06)
24. Oscar Peterson - The Honeydripper (3:10)
25. Oscar Peterson - East of the Sun (3:34)

1. Oscar Peterson - (Back Home Again In) Indiana (2:45)
2. Oscar Peterson - Margie (2:43)
3. Oscar Peterson - I Surrender, Dear (3:05)
4. Oscar Peterson - A Ghost Оf А Chance (With You) (3:04)
5. Oscar Peterson - Oscar's Boogie (2:41)
6. Oscar Peterson - Smiles (3:05)
7. Oscar Peterson - Stairway Тo Тhe Stars (2:58)
8. Oscar Peterson - Poor Butterfly (2:40)
9. Oscar Peterson - Oop-Bop-Sh-Bam (2:50)
10. Oscar Peterson - Sweet Georgia Brown (2:59)
11. Oscar Peterson - Sleepy Time Gal (2:57)
12. Oscar Peterson - Rockin' in Rhythm (3:03)
13. Oscar Peterson - Fine Аnd Dandy (2:37)
14. Oscar Peterson - My Heart Stood Still (3:23)
15. Oscar Peterson - Somebody Loves Me (2:35)
16. Oscar Peterson - At Sundown (3:05)
17. Oscar Peterson - (Back Home Again In) Indiana (3:09)
18. Oscar Peterson - Margie (2:40)
19. Oscar Peterson - I Surrender, Dear (3:20)
20. Oscar Peterson - A Ghost Оf А Chance (With You) (3:00)
21. Oscar Peterson - Oscar's Boogie (2:41)
22. Oscar Peterson - Smiles (2:30)
23. Oscar Peterson - Stairway Тo Тhe Stars (3:02)
24. Oscar Peterson - Poor Butterfly (2:44)

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Oscar Peterson / This is Oscar Peterson (CD 02)(1945-1946)
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This 2-CD set gathers the early recordings of future jazz legend, pianist Oscar Peterson, including his very first sessions made back in 1945, when he was just 19 years old, and struggling along as a nightclub performer in his native Montreal. These tracks are sprightly and dynamic, even a little bit untamed and haphazard, as Peterson dips back into the Dixieland and boogie-woogie traditions that formed the early jazz piano repertoire. In part, it turns out, the jaunty approach was dictated by Peterson's label, the Canadian division of RCA Victor, which told him to record salable, poppy, Fats Waller-ish boogie woogie material, and save the wilder, more experimental stuff for his nightclub gigs. That's alright by me: even though Peterson wound up being one of the mellower post-Bop stylists, the bouncy, straightforward melodic appraoch heard here is pretty darn fun. I was familiar with this material from some late-'80s import vinyl reissue; according to the liner notes here, many of these European editions featured alternate takes that weren't on the original 1945-'50 RCA albums. In some cases, the original acetates have long since been missing in action, so a few tracks had to be recovered from discs or duplicate masters, and have slightly fuzzy sound quality. It's okay, though -- this is still fun stuff, and it's interesting to hear this lively, energetic young artist chafing at the bit and strutting his stuff.
tracks 1-4 and 17:
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano;
Bert Brown, bass;
Frank Gariepy, drums.
Recorded in Montreal, April 30, 1945.

tracks 5-8:
Oscar Peterson Ouartet
Oscar Peterson, piano;
Armand Samson, guitar;
Bert Brown, bass;
Roland Verdon, drums.
Recorded in Montreal, August 17, 1945.

tracks 9-16 and 18-25:
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano;
Bert Brown, bass;
Russ Dufort, drums.
tracks 9-12 and 18-21:
Recorded in Montreal, April 3, 1946.

tracks 13-16 and 22-25:
Recorded in Montreal, July 23, 1946.
DISC ONE total playing time: 75:55
tracks 1-4 and 17-20:
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano;
Albert King, bass;
Mark "Wilkie" Wilkinson, drums.
Recorded in Montreal, April 17, 1947.
tracks 5-8 and 21-24:
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano;
Austin Roberts, bass;
Clarence Jones, drums.
Recorded in Montreal, December 15, 1947.
tracks 9-12: Same as December 15, 1947.
on track 12, add Peterson (lead) and band, vocal.