The Fifties proved to be the decade that elevated Oscar Peterson into the international figure he would remain for the rest of his long life. Under the guidance of mentor Norman Granz, his attempts to take Jazz to a wider audience proved successful both artistically and financially. Featured here are four of of his original "Songbook" concept albums: "The Duke Ellington Songbook", "The Jerome Kern Songbook", "The Count Basie Songbook" and "The Harry Warren & Vincent Youmans Songbooks", all digitally re-mastered and, in some cases, available in digital format for the very first time.