Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1956
Recorded	December 27, 1955
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:45
Label	Clef
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954) Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (1956) In a Romantic Mood (1955)

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Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie is a 1956 album by Oscar Peterson, of music associated with Count Basie. ^[2]

Track listing

1. " Lester Leaps In" ( Lester Young) – 3:58
2. "Easy Does It" ( Sy Oliver, Young) – 6:28
3. "9:20 Special" ( William Engvick, Earle Warren) – 3:40
4. " Jumpin' at the Woodside" ( Count Basie) – 5:42
5. "Blues for Basie" ( Oscar Peterson) – 3:34
6. " Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 4:31
7. " Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 2:29
8. "Topsy" ( Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham) – 4:22
9. " One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 5:49
10. "Jive at Five" (Basie, Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 4:11

Personnel

Performance

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Buddy Rich - drums

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