Perfect Peterson: Best Of Oscar Peters CD (2007) (CD)

An heir to the amazing artistry of Art Tatum, Oscar Petersonis the definition of the classy mainstream jazz pianist, as his style encompasses the best of the swing and bebop eras. Peterson has accompanied many iconic vocal stylists-- Ella Fitzgeraldand Fred Astaire, to name two--and played with a stunning array of instrumentalists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Stephane Grappelli,and Roy Hargrove. Drawn from the years 1974 to 2000, PERFECT PETERSONis proof-positive this pianist, like all great art, improves with age.