The Way I Really Play Explained

The Way I Really Play
Type:studio
Artist:Oscar Peterson
Cover:wayreallyplay.jpg
Released:1968
Recorded:November 12, 1967
Genre:Jazz
Length:44:50
Label:MPS
Producer:Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
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The Way I Really Play (also released as The Great Oscar Peterson on Prestige!) is a 1968 album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. It is the third part of Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series.

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, critic Ken Dryden wrote "The influence of Art Tatum is apparent during his intricate runs within "Love Is Here to Stay," while the multifaceted original "Sandy's Blues" (dedicated to his wife) combines a dark mood with a swinging setting. The lighthearted waltzing treatment of "Alice in Wonderland" is pure joy, while another original, "Noreen's Nocturne," is simply a showstopper."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes the album in its selected "Core Collection."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Waltzing Is Hip" (Ray Brown, Johnny Wayne) – 6:11
  2. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 10:05
  3. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:54
  4. "Sandy's Blues" (Oscar Peterson) – 9:34
  5. "Alice in Wonderland" (Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard) – 4:46
  6. "Noreen's Nocturne" (Oscar Peterson) – 9:20

Personnel

Performance

Recorded at the private studio of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany, November 12, 1967:

Production

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-14-103401-0. 1153.

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