The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1959
Recorded	July 14 – August 9, 1959
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:18
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1959) The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson (1959) Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Songbook (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson is a 1959 album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, described by AllMusic as "a swinging, straight-ahead affair featuring superb playing throughout." ^[3]

The 1996 Verve CD reissue of the album (and many subsequent digital releases) includes the 1962 Oscar Peterson Trio album Affinity in its entirety. ^[1] Alternately, some reissues instead include the entirety of the 1961 album Very Tall. ^[4]

Track listing

1. " Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 4:29
2. " Con Alma" ( Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:55
3. " Close Your Eyes" ( Bernice Petkere) – 5:42
4. "The Maidens of Cadiz" ( Léo Delibes) – 7:40
5. " My Heart Stood Still" ( Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:40
6. " Woody'n You" ( Gillespie) - 3:50

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

References