CATFISH RECORDS

★オスカー・ムーア（1916-1981）は、オリジナルのナット・キング・コール・トリオのギタリストとして最もよく知られている。彼の革新的なハーモニーとコードの使い方は、トリオの象徴的なサウンドに不可欠であり、批評家やファンから広く称賛を得た。この間、ダウン・ビート誌、メトロノーム誌、エスクァイア誌から名誉ある賞を受賞し（1944〜1948年）、同時代最高のジャズ・ギタリストとしての地位を不動のものとした。

★1947年末にコールのトリオを脱退した後、ムーアは兄のグループ、ジョニー・ムーアのスリー・ブレイザーズに5年間参加し、R&Bの分野へとシフトしていったが、時折ジャズにも進出した。1952年、彼は小さなジャズ・コンボを率いるようになり、主にロサンゼルスのクラブで演奏した。しかし、彼のキャリアがかつての隆盛を取り戻すことはなかった。1952年から1955年にかけて、彼はスタンダード、スカイラーク、タンパ、ノーグラン、オメガテープといったレーベルに録音し、小さいながらも印象的な作品を残した。

★1965年、プロデューサーのデイヴィッド・ヒューバートに説得され、亡くなったばかりのナット・キング・コールをトリビュートしたアルバムをレコーディングしたのが、ムーアの最後のレコーディングとなった。ジャズ・ギターの伝説的存在であるケニー・バレルは、1994年にムーアの遺産をこうまとめている。「ムーアはジャズとポピュラー音楽における未来のギタリストの基礎を築いた」
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CD 1
01. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Pinkard-Casey) 2:19
02. Penthouse Serenade (Jason-Burton) 3:07
03. I Can't Give Anything but Love (McHugh-Fields) 2:41
04. Fugue in C Major (Oscar Moore) 2:47
05. Melancholy Madeline (Robert Scherman) 3:05
06. Tell Me You’ll Wait for Me (Moore-Brown) 2:57
07. Escapade (Oscar Moore) 2:43
08. Nightfall (Oscar Moore) 2:47
09. Maureen (Robert Scherman) 3:03
10. You Name It (Nat Cole) 1:57
11. Cole Slow (Nat Cole) 1:48
12. Hard Tack (Moore-Moore) 2:52
13. Pasadena (Moore -René-Brown-Moore) 3:10
14. Scratch Sheet (Oscar Moore-Johnny Moore) 2:44
15. Cold in Here (Roger Royce-Ray Houseman) 2:28
16. Snuff Dippin' Mama (Hairston-Moore-Moore) 2:43
17. Citation (Oscar Moore) 2:35 - Solos: Oscar 1st, Johnny 2nd
18. Bop-A-Bye Baby (Tibbles-Idriss) 2:39
19. What Does It Matter (Irving Berlin) 3:06
20. Shuffle Shuck (Valentine-Moore-Moore) 2:36
21. Rock with It (Valentine-Golberg) 2:53
22. You're Getting Tired (Gross-White) 2:58
23. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (Ray Charles) 3:02
24. Speedliner (Illinois Jacquet) 3:04
25. Cloudy Skies (Hurley-Carpenter-Three Blazers) 2:32
26. You Don't Have To Treat Me Like A Stranger (Alexander-Davenport) 2:48
27. Gee, It's Rough (Josea-Taub) 2:44
28. Bed Time (Ray Agee) 2:26
29. Jesse James (Freed-Livingston) 2:38

CD 2
01. Got a Name? (Oscar Moore) 2:20
02. Fine and Dandy (Swift-James) 1:58
03. Soft Touch (Oscar Moore) 2:17
04. Too Marvelous for Words (Whiting-Mercer) 2:22
05. Roses of Picardy (Wood-Weatherly) 2:18
06. Three Little Words (Ruby-Kalmar) 1:58
07. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) 2:16
08. Peg O' My Heart (Fisher-Bryan) 1:46
09. Neverthless (I’m in Love with You) (Ruby-Kalmar) 2:05
10. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (Donaldson-Lyman) 1:54
11. Walkin' Home (Oscar Moore) 2:30
12. Roulette (Oscar Moore) 4:28
13. The Nearness of You (Carmichael-Washington) 2:52
14. Love for Sale (Cole Porter) 1:47
15. Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 2:35
16. Kenya (Oscar Moore) 5:17
17. Blues in Flat (Oscar Moore) 2:26
18. Up Tempo (Oscar Moore) 4:59
19. Buddy Can You Spare a Dime (Gorney-Harburg) 2:35
20. There'll Never Be Another You (Bergner-Nelson) 2:31
21. April in Paris (Vernon Duke) 2:37
22. Samson and Delilah Theme (Victor Young) 3:14
23. Moonlight in Vermont (Blackburn-Suessdorf) 2:06
24. Kiss Me Again (Victor Herbert) 1:26
25. Dinner for One, Please James (Michael Carr) 2:31
26. Walkin' Home (Oscar Moore) 5:43
27. Warm Up (Oscar Moore) 2:50
28. Why Did You Leave Me (Benny Ray) 2:52

CD 3
01. Sonny Boy (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson-Jolson) 3:25
02. A Foggy Day (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:42
03. Beautiful Moons Ago (Oscar Moore) 2:45
04. Oscar's Blues (Oscar Moore) 3:38
05. Tangerine (Schertzinger-Mercer) 3:06
06. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke) 2:56
07. Angel Eyes (Dennis-Brent) 2:29
08. To a Wild Rose (Edward MacDowell) 3:49
09. It's a Pity to Say Goodnight (Billy Reid) 4:45
10. Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish) 2:43
11. There's Small Hotel (Rodgers-Hart) 2:43
12. If You Were Mine (Bob Merrill) 3:17
13. Taborra (Oscar Moore) 1:29
14. That's All (Haymes-Brandt) 3:06
15. Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 4:09
16. It's Only a Paper Moon (Arlen-Rose-Harburg) 1:34
17. Afterglow (Oscar Moore) 3:16
18. Old King Cole (Oscar Moore) 2:26
19. I'll Remember April (Oscar Moore) 2:37
20. This Will Make You Laugh (Irene Higgenbotham) 3:07
21. Beautiful Moons Ago (Oscar Moore) 3:05
22. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Don Redman) 2:05
23. Come In Out Of the Rain (Sigman-Russell) 2:52
24. Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish) 3:18
25. The Christmas Song (Tormé-Wells) 3:10

Personnel on CD 1:

Track #1: Nat King Cole Trio
Nat King Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; Johnny Miller, bass.
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, May 23, 1945

Tracks #2-3: Anita O’Day with the Nat King Cole Trio
Anita O’Day, vocals; Nat King Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; Johnny Miller, bass.
Recorded at MacGregor Transcriptions Studios, Hollywood, May 26, 1945

Tracks #4-9: Oscar Moore with the Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
Charles Brown, piano & vocals (#6); Johnny Moore, guitar; Oscar Moore, guitar (soloist); Eddie Williams, bass; Frankie Laine, vocals (#5,9).
Recorded in Hollywood, June (#4-7) and September (#8,9) 1945

Tracks #10-11: Nat King Cole Trio
Nat King Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; Johnny Miller, bass.
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, April 11 (#10) & 25 (#11), 1946

Tracks #12-16: Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers, featuring Oscar Moore
Charles Brown, piano & vocals (#13, 15, 16); Johnny Moore, guitar; Oscar Moore, guitar (soloist); Eddie Williams, bass.
Recorded at Gold Star Studio, Hollywood, September 1946 (#12 & 13); June (#14) & September (#15 & 16), 1948

Tracks #17-19: Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers, featuring Oscar Moore
Lee Barnes, piano, celeste (#19) & vocals (#18, 19); Johnny Moore, guitar; Oscar Moore, guitar (soloist); Johnny Miller, bass.
Recorded in Hollywood, April 4, 1949

Tracks #20-21: Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers, featuring Oscar Moore
Billy Valentine, piano & vocals (#21); Johnny Moore, guitar; Oscar Moore, guitar (soloist); Johnny Miller, bass.
Recorded RCA-Victor Studios, New York City, July 26 (#20), and October (#21), 1949

Track #22: Oscar Moore and His Rhythm Aces – with “Keys” Mahon
“Keys” Mahon, vocals; Oscar Moore, guitar; unknown piano, bass and drums.
Recorded in Hollywood, April, 1950

Track #23: Ray Charles Trio
Ray Charles, piano & vocals; Oscar Moore, guitar; Johnny Miller, bass.
Recorded at Universal Recording Studio, Hollywood, November 24, 1950

Track #24: Illinois Jacquet Quintet
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; Red Callender, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, January18, 1951

Tracks #25-26: Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore
Nelson Alexander, piano & vocals; Johnny Moore, guitar; Oscar Moore, guitar (soloist); Eddie Williams, bass; featuring Maxwell Davis, tenor sax (#26).
Recorded in Hollywood, October 3, 1951

Track #27: Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Mari Jones and Oscar Moore
Mari Jones, vocals; Nelson Alexander, piano; Johnny Moore, guitar; Oscar Moore, guitar (soloist); Eddie Williams, bass; Maxwell Davis, tenor sax.
Recorded at Modern Studios, Hollywood, July, 1952

Track #28: Oscar Moore’s Combo, with Frank Ervin
Frank Ervin, vocals; Oscar Moore, guitar; plus 2 tenor saxes, piano, bass, drums.
Recorded in Hollywood, 1954

Track #29: Kitty White with Oscar Moore Quartet
Kitty White, vocals; Oscar Moore, guitar; piano, bass, and drums.
Recorded in Hollywood, February, 1954

Personnel on CD 2:

Tracks #1-11: Oscar Moore Trio
Oscar Moore, guitar, Ernie Freeman, piano; George Bledsoe, bass & vocals (#4 &10).
Recorded at Standard Radio Transcriptions Studios, Hollywood, 1952

Tracks #12-27: Oscar Moore Quartet
Oscar Moore, guitar, Carl Perkins, piano; Joe Comfort, bass; Lee Young, drums (#12-17, 19, 20, 24, 25), Mike Pacheco, bongos (#18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, 1954

Track #28: Dru Pegee with the Oscar Moore Trio
Dru Pegee, vocals, Oscar Moore, guitar, Carl Perkins, piano; Joe Comfort, bass.
Recorded in Hollywood, January, 1955

Personnel on CD 3:

Tracks #1-4: Oscar Moore Quartet
Oscar Moore, guitar; Carl Perkins, piano; Joe Comfort, bass; George Jenkins, drums.
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, 1955

Tracks #5-13: Oscar Moore with Leroy Vinnegar
Oscar Moore, guitar & rhythm guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass.
Recorded at Audio Arts Studio, Hollywood, December 12 & 14, 1956

Tracks #14-25: Oscar Moore Trio
Oscar Moore, guitar; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Joe Comfort, bass.
Recorded in Burbank, April, 1965

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Sources CD 1 (All 78 RPM releases):
Track #1, from Capitol 239
Tracks #2 & 3, from C.P. MacGregor Transcriptions (Laserlight 15749)
Tracks #4 & 5, from Atlas OM-107 (AT-121 & AT-107)
Tracks #6 & 7, from Atlas OM 110 (AT-123 & AT-128)
Tracks #8 & 9, from Atlas OM 124 (AT-163 & AT-164)
Track #10, from Capitol ET B-162 (ET1020-2)
Track #11, from Capitol ET B-159 (ET1063-2)
Track #12, from Exclusive 226 B (EXC-1031)
Track #13, from Exclusive 246 A (EXC-1032)
Track #14, from Exclusive 259 A (EXC-1181)
Track #15, from Exclusive 261 (EXC-1253)
Track #16, from Exclusive 69X (EXC-1261-2)
Track #17, from RCA Victor unreleased
Track #18, from RCA Victor 22-0034-A
Track #19, from RCA Victor 22-0034-B
Track #20, from RCA Victor 22-0047-B
Track #21, from RCA Victor 22-0073-A
Track #22, from Columbia 30207 (CO43143)
Track #23, from Swing Time 250A
Track #24, from Clef 8951 (C-497-3)
Track #25, from Aladdin 3106 (RR-1757)
Track #26, from Aladdin 3106 (RR-1759)
Track #27, from Modern 881 (1887)
Track #28, from Blaze 103 B
Track #29, from Kem 2730

Sources CD 2:
Tracks #1-11, from two 16-inch LP Standard Radio Transcriptions
R-222 (#1-6, 8, 11) and R-227 (# 7, 9, 10)
Tracks #12-17, from the 10-inch LP “Oscar Moore” (Skylark SKLP-19)
Tracks #18-27, from the 12-inch LP “Oscar Moore Quartet” (Tampa LP-10)
Track #28, from the 10-inch 78 rpm Blend 1001

Sources CD 3:
Tracks #1-4, from the 12-inch LP “Swing Guitars” (Norgran MGN-1033)
Tracks #5-13, from the reel-to-reel 7 ½ “Presenting Oscar Moore” (Omegatape ST-7012)
Tracks #14-25 from the 12-inch LP “We’ll Remember You, Nat” (Surrey 1013)

Original recordings produced by:
CD 1: Paul Weston (#1); Frank Evans (#2, 3); Robert Scherman (#4-9); Jim Conkling (#10, 11); Leon René (#12-16); Walter Heebner (#17-20); Steve Sholes (#21); Danny Kessler (#22); Jack Lauderdale (#23); Norman Granz (#24); Eddie Mesner (#25, 26); Jules Bihari (#27); Unknown (#28); Bill Richards (#29)

CD 2: Unknown (#1-11); Robert Scherman (#12-27); Benny Ray (#28)

CD 3: Norman Granz (#1-4); David Hubert (#5-25)

Photos on the box cover and pages 22, 26, and 28 © by Ray Avery/CTS Images
Other photos X from Fresh Sound Records archives

Compiled and produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
Special thanks to Daniel Gugolz

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