Although it is not obvious by looking at this album, it features pianist
Oscar Peterson's very first American recordings. 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 14-song session that found bassist
Major Holley joining
Peterson. This version of "Tenderly" was a big hit at the time and put the virtuoso pianist on the map, but
Peterson was heading for stardom anyway. Other selections on the historic album include "Little White Lies," "They Didn't Believe Me," and
Peterson's basic originals "Nameless" and "Debut."