You can print the sheet music, beautifully rendered by sibelius, up to three times. Take the a train by billy strayhorn from oscar petersons abum, my favorite instrument. Seems legitdifficult enough, perhaps inquire further with this. Jul 30, 2010 take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. Night train expanded edition, an album by oscar peterson trio on spotify. Oscar peterson take the a train transcription youtube. Oscar peterson has made a huge number of recordings in a variety of settings, from solo to orchestral, from piano to clavichord. His lyrical appeal crossed musical boundaries so that many people who didnt consider themselves jazz fans were fans of oscars. Album producer norman granz had sold the record label verve, but remained petersons manager, and so supervised the night train recording session. Its one of the first jazz records i ever checked outand i was. Listening to pianist oscar peterson always triggers a profound sense of nostagia. He was so impressed that he told the driver to take him to the club so he could meet. Oscar peterson take the a train lyrics genius lyrics. Night train oscar peterson, oscar peterson trio allmusic.
Take the a train oscar peterson transcribe youtube. Oscar s hobby was photography and he would hang out at my daughters boyfriends shop in toronto i gave him a copy of the night train cd and asked him when the next time oscar came in if he would get him to autograph it for me. Oscar peterson take the a train piano solo youtube. Yet while petersons music was hardly challenging or grandly innovative, his virtuosic playing and unerring good taste were equally appealing to the aficionados.
Complete song listing of oscar peterson on oscar peterson songs list covid19. As always, weve added chord reference pages with shapes that you can use to comp over the whole tune. Night train expanded edition by the oscar peterson trio on. Discussion in music corner started by bajaed, sep 29, 2015. Oscar peterson take the a train sheet music piano solo in c. Oscar emmanuel peterson 15 august 1925 23 december 2007 was a canadian jazz pianist, vocalist and composer. Listen free to oscar peterson trio night train night train, c jam blues and more. The 17 varied tracks include originals from duke ellington. Album producer norman granz had sold the record label verve, but remained peterson s manager, and so supervised the night train recording session.
This is a great volume of sheet music to get, it includes many classic ellington. Oscar peterson solo transcribed by danny green head piano. Oscar petersons oscar peterson plays duke ellington album recorded and. Oscar peterson night train verve master edition amazon. Oscar peterson at verve records steve hoffman music forums. Oscar peterson night train high quality sheet music available for download.
Take the a train piano sheet music playground sessions. Night train expanded edition by the oscar peterson trio. Performed by the oscar peterson trio on the album night train. Falling love with love, night train, hymn to freedom, little girl blue, a little jazz exercise, autumn leaves, caravan, give me the simple life. The brief duration of many of the tracks has been attributed to a desire to have them played on commercial radio, which was reluctant to play any tracks longer than a. Although it is not obvious by looking at this album, it features pianist oscar peterson s very first american recordings. What better album to start off with then his trios classic night train. Take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. Find album credit information for night train oscar peterson, oscar peterson trio on allmusic.
The first was issued as the oscar peterson trio live at the concertgebouw the famous concert hall in amsterdam but was recorded at the opera house in chicago. Oscar peterson night train sheet music piano solo in g. Night train is a twelve bar blues instrumental standard first recorded by jimmy forrest in 1951. I didnt realise when i purchased it that, the version of cjam blues here is an exact transcription of the recording on the night train album. The very first artist i would show to said viewer though. Print and download night train sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. Take the a train oscar peterson transcription youtube. Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a fletcher henderson. Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a. The oscar peterson trio night train releases discogs. Take the a train sheet music print piano, pvg, vocal, guitar. Canadaborn pianist oscar peterson was among jazzs most popular performers.
Oscars famous solo version of take the a train peterson, my favorite instrument, 1968. Oscar peterson sheet music oscar emmanuel peterson, cc, cq, o. Transcriptions of oscar peterson s jazz piano solos including. Ellingtons son, mercer, recalled that he found a train in the trash. Sep 29, 2015 064 john coltrane blue train mono music matters lp 180g blue note rti limited edition usa 2014 065 dead can dance into the labyrinth mobile fidelity sound lab 2lp 180gr silver label rti usa 2010 066 out of africa ost soundtrack john barry mca heavy vinyl series lp 180g kevin gray usa 1995. Pdf oscar peterson take the a train free download pdf. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Night train expanded edition, an album by oscar peterson trio on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The oscar peterson trio night train the oscar peterson trio. This is a transcribe of oscar peterson solo in take a train. Brown and thigpen worked with peterson on his albums night train and canadiana suite. Oscar peterson take the a train piano solo play in 1968 take the a train billy strayhorn. Night train expanded edition by oscar peterson trio on.
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Night train by the oscar peterson trio album, cool jazz. Originally from montreal, quebec, peterson is said to be one of the most technically brilliant and melodically inventive jazz pianists of all time, with a career that lasted more than 65 years. My start was of course the album, night train and went from there. Ive just picked up a copy of oscar peterson plays the cole porter song book and i am enamored with the sounds coming from my speakers. This piece of music was composed by billy strayhorn, nancy and randall faber, ella fitzgerald, duke ellington, oscar peterson, nikki yanofsky also known as nicole rachel, phillip keveren, ryan kisor. Youve gotta check out this record, night train, by oscar peterson.
Oscar peterson piano, ray brown bass, ed thigpen drums, norman granz producer, val valentin recording engineer, pete turner photography. Oscar peterson live at the opera house and at the shrine. Oscar peterson solo transcribed by danny green head piano 3 3 3 3 3 3 3. Oscar emmanuel peterson, ne le 15 aout 1925 a montreal quebec et mort le 23 decembre. Reference album recommendation steve hoffman music forums. Oscar peterson nighttrain free downloadable sheet music. Peterson, oscar oscar petersonstyle bluesy cadence for piano riff lesson pdf. Oscar peterson jazz piano solos free download as pdf file. You must take the a train to go to sugar hill way up in harlem if you miss the a train youll find you missed the quickest way to harlem hurry, get on, now. May 02, 2016 this is a transcribe of oscar peterson solo in take a train. The title refers to the, at the time, new a train service in new york city. Eight of the selections match peterson on duets with bassist ray brown the famous oscar peterson trio was still over a year away, while four are taken from a 14song session that found bassist major holley joining peterson. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Although it is not obvious by looking at this album, it features pianist oscar petersons very first american recordings.
Suggested listening oscar peterson s oscar peterson plays duke ellington album recorded and released in 1952. Oscar peterson has thoroughly assimilated not just every piano style that preceded him buy every ensemble idiom as well. He was called the maharaja of the keyboard by duke ellington, o. Oscar peterson take the a train sheet music piano solo. The oscar peterson trio night train lyrics and tracklist. Pdf understanding michel petruccianis sound researchgate. The brief duration of many of the tracks has been attributed to a desire to have them played on commercial radio, which was reluctant to play any tracks longer than a few minutes. The very first jazz recording i ever owned was a peterson trio disc, long since lost to the winds. You can either print the sheet music from our website, or. Ive recently discovered the wonderful music of oscar peterson and his trio. None other then famed montreal piano virtuoso oscar peterson. Performed by the oscar peterson trio on the album night.
Well, i am the very proud owner of an oscar peterson autograph. The trio consisting of peterson at the piano, ray brown on the bass and ed thigpen on the drums. August 15, 1925 december 23, 2007 was a canadian jazz pianist and composer. Print and download take the a train sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. About us we believe everything in the internet must be free. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. F d7 dm7 a 7 9 g9 g7 9 c e maj7 d7 5 dm7 a 7 9 g7 d 11 7 to coda c d.
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