vendredi 7 décembre 2018

Oscar Peterson: Exclusively For My Friends (Verve/MPS, 1963-1968).


Verve/MPS 314 513 830-2 (1992). 

Volume 1: 

Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (contrebasse), Ed Thigpen (batterie). 1963/64. 

1. At Long Last Love (Cole Porter) 4:56
2. Easy Walker (Billy Taylor) 9:36
3. Tin Tin Deo (Chano Pozo) 5:34
4. I've Got a Crush on You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 5:15
5. A Foggy Day (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 4:35
6. Like Someone in Love (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) 11:18

Oscar Peterson (piano), Sam Jones (contrebasse), Bobby Durham (batterie). 1964/65/66. 

7. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) 4:29

Oscar Peterson (piano), Sam Jones (contrebasse), Louis Hayes (batterie). 1964/65/66. 

8. I'm in the Mood for Love (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) 16:50

Oscar Peterson (piano), Sam Jones (contrebasse), Bobby Durham (batterie). 1964/65/66. 

9. Girl Talk (Bobby Troup, Neal Hefti) 5:32

Volume 2: 

Oscar Peterson (piano). 1964/65/66. 

1. Robbins' Nest (Sir Charles Thompson, Illinois Jacquet) 6:16

Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (contrebasse), Louis Hayes (batterie). 1964/65/66. 

2. Medley: a) I Concentrate on You (Cole Porter); b) Moon River (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) 6:24

Oscar Peterson (piano), Sam Jones (contrebasse), Bobby Durham (batterie). 3-7: 1967. 8-9: 1968. 

3. Medley: a) Waltzing is Hip (Ray Brown, John Wayne); b) Satin Doll (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) 16:02
4. Love is Here to Stay (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 4:45
5. Sandy's Blues (Oscar Peterson) 9:26
6. Alice in Wonderland (Bob Hillard, Sammy Fain) 4:41
7. Noreen's Nocturne (Oscar Peterson) 5:15
8. In a Mellotone (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) 5:58
9. Nica's Dream (Horace Silver) 7:46

Volume 3: 

Oscar Peterson (piano), Sam Jones (contrebasse), Bobby Durham (batterie). 1968. 

1. On Green Dolphin Street (Bronislav Kaper, Ned Washington) 6:18
2. Summertime (George Gershwin, Du Bose Heywayd) 5:20
3. Sometimes I'm Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey) 5:04
4. Who Can I Turn To? (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) 6:18
5. Travelin' On (Traditional) 2:29
6. Emily (Johnny Mandel) 10:16
7. Quiet Nights (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) 7:25
8. Sax No End (Francis Boland) 5:57
9. When Lights Are Low (Benny Carter) 10:53

Volume 4: 

Oscar Peterson (piano). 1968. 

1. Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 4:10
2. Perdido (Juan Tizol, Harry Lenk, Ervin M. Drake) 6:10
3. Body and Soul (John W. Green. Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour) 4:28
4. Who Can I Turn To? (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) 4:53
5. Bye, Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) 4:50
6. I Should Care (Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl) 4:42
7. Lulu's Back in Town (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) 2:00
8. Little Girl Blue (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 6:02
9. Take the 'A' Train (Billy Strayhorn) 2:37

Toutes les pièces ont été enregistrées dans le studio privé de Hans-Georg Brunner-Schwer, Villingen, Allemagne. Malheureusement, les dates exactes des sessions d'enregistrements sont inconnues. 

Producteur et ingénieur du son: Hans-Georg Brunner-Schwer, photo de pochette: German Hasenfratz. 

Aucun commentaire: