80 Years of Oscar

VA - Oscar, With Love: The Songs Of Oscar Peterson (2015/2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

VA - Oscar, With Love: The Songs Of Oscar Peterson (2015/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 178:45 minutes | 3,1 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

To mark the ninetieth anniversary of the legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson's birth, Peterson's widow, Kelly Peterson, produced a tribute album for the ages: Oscar, with Love, a marvelous three-disc set comprising ten never-before-recorded Peterson compositions, nineteen of his better-known works and seven compositions written especially for him, performed by sixteen contemporary piano masters on Peterson's personal Boesendorfer Imperial piano at his private studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical, and Scandalous Oscar Fashion

Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical, and Scandalous Oscar Fashion by Esther Zuckerman
English | February 1st, 2022 | ISBN: 0762475501 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 22.95 MB

The ultimate red carpet companion, Beyond the Best Dressed is an illustrated, personality-filled romp through more than 90 years of Oscar fashion, from the elegant to the absurd.
The Oscar Peterson Trio - At The Concertgebouw (1957) [Reissue 1994]

The Oscar Peterson Trio - At The Concertgebouw (1957) [Reissue 1994]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 189 MB | Covers (11 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (314 521 649-2)

Although the music here was originally said to be recorded in Europe, it actually comes from a Chicago concert, and the five additional selections were supposedly performed in Chicago, but are from an appearance in Los Angeles. Despite the geographical mixups, the music is consistently brilliant and often wondrous. The trio of Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, and Ray Brown had been together for over four years, and these would be among the threesome's last (and finest) recordings. The very tricky arrangements sandwiched remarkable solos, with pianist Peterson sounding especially inspired. Together with the Trio at Stratford Shakespearean LP of the previous year, this set features the trio at the peak of its powers. Highlights include "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Budo," and "Daahoud."

VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at May 10, 2022
VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)

VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)
FLAC (tracks) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 715 MB
5:09:31 | Jazz, Bop, Fusion, Modal, Post Bop, Dixieland, Ragtime, Swing | Label: Columbia

This expansive four-disc anthology essentially covers the recorded history of the guitar in the 20th century, beginning with the ragtime banjo that set the table for the role of the guitar in a jazz setting in the early 1900s, and then touching all the bases clear through to the post-postmodern possibilities of the instrument in the 21st century. Don't let the subtitle throw you, though, because Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar interprets jazz guitar in the broadest of strokes, as it includes not only pantheon jazz players like Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, and John McLaughlin but also provides an uncommon sweep by featuring Hawaiian stylists Roy Smeck and Sol Hoopii; Western swing aces Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin; country jazzman Hank Garland; rock virtuosos Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Jeff Beck; fusion funksters Larry Carlton, Al DiMeola, and Mike Stein; and hard to classify avant-garde players like Derek Bailey, Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, and Marc Ribot.

The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde : An Annotated Selection  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by readerXXI at June 2, 2021
The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde : An Annotated Selection

The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde : An Annotated Selection
by Oscar Wilde and Nicholas Frankel
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0674248678 | 337 Pages | PDF | 13.1 MB

Oscar Peterson - Tracks (1970) Remastered Reissue 2005  Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 12, 2024
Oscar Peterson - Tracks (1970) Remastered Reissue 2005

Oscar Peterson - Tracks (1970) Remastered Reissue 2005
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 199 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 100 Mb | Scans included
Mainstream Jazz, Bop, Piano Jazz | Label: MPS | # B0005401-02 | 00:42:26

Pianist Oscar Peterson is frequently astounding on this solo set. After nearly 20 years of mostly performing with trios, Peterson sounds quite liberated in this setting, throwing in some hot stride, unexpected changes in tempos and keys, and surprises whenever he thinks of them. "Give Me the Simple Life," "Honeysuckle Rose," and the ironically titled "A Little Jazz Exercise" are quite remarkable, yet Peterson also leaves space for some sensitive ballads.
Oscar Levant - A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant (2018)

Oscar Levant - A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1,65 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1,15 Gb | 08:37:06
Classical | Label: Sony Classical

At the height of his popularity, pianist Oscar Levant was the highest-paid concert artist in America. He outdrew Horowitz and Rubinstein, with whom he shared the distinction of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He performed under conductors including Toscanini, Beecham, Mitropoulos, Reiner and Ormandy, and was the definitive interpreter of his friend George Gershwin. Levant's 1945 recording of Rhapsody in Blue remained one of Columbia Records' best-selling albums for decades. That classic interpretation and all his other recordings for the label, spanning the years 1942 to 1958, have now been collected in this set: painstakingly restored and remastered from the original analogue discs and tapes, the vast majority of them are appearing for the first time ever on CD.
Oscar Peterson - A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet Live in Helsinki, 1987 (2021)

Oscar Peterson - A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet Live in Helsinki, 1987 (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 632 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 253 Mb | 01:50:28
Jazz, Bop | Label: Mack Avenue Records

For nearly 80 years, legacy has been the spinal cord of the glorious jazz tradition – but maybe never more so to its fans than during these challenging days of the pandemic. Unable to hear music in person, all of us have only been able to access new music through technology, resulting in many looking back upon what may have been missed. But when one can look back on something that is at the same time entirely new, that is a most special situation. And when that something new is coming from jazz immortal Oscar Peterson – even more so. And that is exactly what is in hand with A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987 from Two Lions/Mack Avenue Records.
Andrew Litton - A Tribute To Oscar Peterson (2013) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Andrew Litton - A Tribute To Oscar Peterson (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 54:00 minutes | 538 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

An accomplished and classical pianist in his own right, Litton connected with not just the technique but with the vivid colors presented in Peterson’s harmonic soul. "A Tribute to Oscar Peterson" is a stirring improvisational riff on the man, the music and his indelible mark on the music world. The tunes are here but expected and somewhat eclectic and this is what makes the release special. Solo piano as a tribute to Oscar Peterson kicks it up a notch. Andrew Litton pulls it off with style, flair and a harmonic reach not as an imitation but as his own riff on the master. That is why this release works so well, it is from the heart.

VA - 40 Years of Justin Time Records (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Sept. 9, 2023
VA - 40 Years of Justin Time Records (2023)

VA - 40 Years of Justin Time Records (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 623 MB
4:08:06 | Jazz | Label: Justin Time Records Inc.

It started in 1983 with the first Oliver Jones recording and now 40 years later with over 600 recordings released by some of the finest musicians in the world, Canada’s premiere Jazz, Blues and Gospel label, Justin Time Records celebrates this milestone with a 40th Anniversary Collection. An homage to the passion and diversity that are the cornerstones of the label. Featuring selections from the label’s roster past and present.