The Song Is You: Best Of The Verve Songbooks

1

Cheek To Cheek

03:00

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin

2

It Ain't Necessarily So

03:13

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Drum Kit: Ray Brown - Composer Lyricist: George Gershwin

3

Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'

03:45

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Duke Ellington

4

What Is This Thing Called Love?

03:08

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter

5

Prelude To A Kiss

03:19

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer: Duke Ellington

6

Fascinating Rhythm

02:55

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Drum Kit: Ray Brown - Composer Lyricist: Ira Gershwin

7

Easter Parade

03:15

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin

8

Night And Day

02:30

Oscar Peterson

Piano: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drum Kit: Ed Thigpen - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter

9

Long Ago And Far Away

03:45

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Barney Kessel

10

Tea For Two

06:06

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer: Vincent Youmans

11

The Song Is You

02:25

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Composer: Jerome Kern

12

Without A Song

02:55

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Piano: Oscar Peterson

13

I Want To Be Happy

05:34

Oscar Peterson

Artist: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Producer: Norman Granz - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Composer Lyricist: Irving Caesar - Composer Lyricist: Vincent Youmans

14

The Lady Is A Tramp

02:56

Oscar Peterson

Artist: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers

15

Blue Moon

02:54

Oscar Peterson Trio, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown

Artist: Oscar Peterson Trio - Artist: Herb Ellis - Artist: Ray Brown - Composer: Richard Rodgers

16

Lover

07:15

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Lorenz Hart - Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers

17

I Only Have Eyes For You

04:07

Oscar Peterson

Artist: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Al Dubin

18

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

05:04

Oscar Peterson

Guitar: Herb Ellis - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer Lyricist: Ted Koehler

19

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

04:05

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Ed Thigpen - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Harry Warren - Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer

20

Come Rain Or Come Shine

04:24

Oscar Peterson

Guitar: Herb Ellis - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer: Harold Arlen

21

I Can't Give You Anything But Love

03:07

Oscar Peterson Trio

Artist: Oscar Peterson Trio - Composer Lyricist: Dorothy Fields - Composer Lyricist: Jimmy McHugh

22

I'm In The Mood For Love (1954 Version)

03:55

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Composer Lyricist: Jimmy McHugh

23

John Hardy's Wife

02:33

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Drum Kit: Ed Thigpen - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Mercer Ellington

24

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

03:17

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer: Duke Ellington

25

That Old Black Magic

02:58

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drum Kit: Ed Thigpen - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer

26

A Foggy Day

04:31

Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Drum Kit: Buddy Rich - Artist: Louis Armstrong - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Bass Vocalist: Ray Brown - Vocalist: Ella Fitzgerald - Trumpet: Louis Armstrong - Composer: George Gershwin

27

I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

02:41

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drum Kit: Ed Thigpen - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Jimmy McHugh

28

Blue Moon

02:53

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Guitar: Irving Ashby - Composer: Richard Rodgers

29

Serenade In Blue

03:08

Oscar Peterson

Piano: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drum Kit: Ed Thigpen - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer: Harry Warren

30

Love For Sale

09:15

Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson

Participant: Buddy Rich - Artist: Lionel Hampton - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Participant: Ray Brown - Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter

31

The Song Is Ended

03:17

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin

32

Yesterdays

03:17

Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drum Kit: Ed Thigpen - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer Lyricist: Otto Harbach