Oscar Peterson – Plays My Fair Lady

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Label:	Verve Records – MG V-2119
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	Sep 1959
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Bop, Post Bop

Tracklist

A1		I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
A2		Get Me To The Church On Time
A3		Show Me
B1		I Could Have Danced All Night
B2		On The Street Where You Live
B3		Wouldn't It Be Loverly
B4		The Rain In Spain

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Verve Records, Inc.
Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc.

Credits

Artwork – Sheldon Marks
Composed By – Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe*
Contrabass [Uncredited] – Ray Brown
Drums [Uncredited] – Gene Gammage
Photography By – Erwin Schneider (2)
Piano [Uncredited] – Oscar Peterson

Notes

Verve "black T" labels, without the Ⓡ next to the logo, nor mention of MGM, used by the company 1956-1960.
Rim text: Long Playing Microgroove Verve Records Inc. - Made In U.S.A.

Recorded at Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, November 20 & 21, 1958
22541-10 | 64VK200 On The Street Where You Live
22542-37 | 64VK201 Get Me To The Church On Time
22543-9 | 64VK202 I Could Have Danced All Night
22544-7 | 64VK203 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
22545-3 | 64VK204 Wouldn't It Be Loverly
22546-6 | 64VK205 Show Me
22547-10 | 64VK206 The Rain In Spain
also released on Verve MGVS-6060 in 1960.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (A label): 50,766
Matrix / Runout (B label): 50,767
Matrix / Runout (A etched): MGV- 2119A 50766
Matrix / Runout (B etched): MGV- 2119B 50767

Other Versions (5 of 32)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Plays My Fair Lady (LP, Stereo)	Verve Records	MG V6-2119	US	1958
New Submission	Plays My Fair Lady (LP, Stereo)	Verve Records	MG V6-2119	Canada	1958
New Submission	Plays My Fair Lady (LP, Mono)	Verve Records	MG V-2119	Canada	1958
New Submission	The Oscar Peterson Trio Swings "My Fair Lady" (LP)	His Master's Voice	CLP 1278	UK & Europe	1959
Recently Edited	Plays My Fair Lady (LP, Mono)	Verve Records	MGV 3000	Italy	1959

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Reviews

mikeSF_ Jun 13, 2023
Edited 4 months ago
Outstanding take on the My Fair Lady book with a swingin' trio and light orchestra (at times). Ray Brown sounds amazing on bass. OP Is masterful no matter the content; he manages to find interesting ways to interpret the music. Highlights are "...Accustomed To Her Face", "Get Me To The Church", and "Show Me".

Beautiful recording, nicely mixed in mono. An older pressing, but still holds up.

4 stars.
clutj Aug 10, 2022
Vastly underrated/unknown set by Oscar; beautiful playing, a couple songs are solo or with low-key backing, a couple are full gallop Trio.