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A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra

1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson

A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1959
Recorded	May 18, 1959
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:43
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
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A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra is a 1959 album by The Oscar Peterson trio, recorded in tribute to singer Frank Sinatra by interpreting songs associated with Sinatra.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote "This is not one of Oscar Peterson's most essential dates, but it is swinging and enjoyable."^[1]

Track listing[edit]

1. "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) – 2:40
2. "Come Dance with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:22
3. "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Vicki Silvers) – 3:41
4. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:12
5. "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:44
6. "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:57
7. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Styne) – 1:53
8. "It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) – 2:57
9. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:03
10. "All of Me" (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) – 3:25
11. "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:38
12. "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 3:11

Personnel[edit]

• The Oscar Peterson trio

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums

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