PLAYS THE COLE PORTER SONGBOOK/VINYLE BLEU 180GR

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With: Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums).
If so many jazz albums are dedicated to the music of Cole Porter, it is because his work has never ceased to inspire singers, arrangers, and instrumentalists. An inexhaustible source of inspiration whose freshness is undoubtedly due as much to the genius of this subtly provocative composer and lyricist who was radically ahead of his time, as to the treasures that countless great musicians have drawn from it. This record is one of the many that Oscar Peterson dedicated to interpreting the repertoire of great figures in American popular music. It is without the aid of words that, at the head of a cohesive trio, the pianist delivers these songs that have become standards in delightful instrumental reinterpretations. His legendary rhythmic placement and touch, his exquisite runs are remarkable. But above all, it is the swing and cohesion of this group that inhabit these pieces as one, bringing out all their contagious energy. A reference.