Plays Pretty
by Oscar Peterson

Plays Pretty by Oscar Peterson
Year: 1952
Overall rank: 35,851st   
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68/100 (from 9 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1952 (60th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (1,037th)
Award Best albums of all time (35,851st)

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OSCAR PETERSON TRIO PLAYS PRETTY 7" EP 45 VG+ US CLEF VINYL JAZZ 1953
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Oscar Peterson bestography

Plays Pretty is ranked 10th best out of 58 albums by Oscar Peterson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Oscar Peterson is Night Train which is ranked number 2873 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 534.

Oscar Peterson album bestography « Higher ranked (35,513th)
Oscar Peterson Trio + One: Clark Terry
This album (35,851st)
Plays Pretty
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The Trio: Live From Chicago

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Overall rank: 35,851st | 1950s rank: 1,037th | 1952 rank: 60th

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From 05/21/2022 07:33 | #285587
Sweet and mellow jazz, perhaps too sweet for some. Suitable for nightclubbing or fine restaurants. For Late nights too
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Best Albums of 1952
1. Bird & Diz by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
2. Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams
3. Billie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday
4. The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
5. Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
6. La Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf
7. Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
8. Satchmo Serenades by Louis Armstrong
9. Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) by Various Artists
10. A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos
11. Dancers Of Bali by Anak Agung Gde Mandera / Gamelan Orchestra From The Village Of Pliatan, Bali, Indonesia
12. Penthouse Serenade by Nat King Cole
13. La Mauvaise Réputation by Georges Brassens
14. Blazing Ballads by Dinah Washington
15. Legend Of The Sun Virgin by Yma Sumac
16. Vol. 1 by Charlie Parker
17. South Of The Border by Charlie Parker
18. Harmony Encores by The Chordettes
19. Country Classics by Hank Snow The Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys
20. Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring by Igor Markevitch / Vienna Philharmonic
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