Tracks (Oscar Peterson album) explained
Tracks is a 1970 album by Oscar Peterson.
Track listing
- "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 3:59
- "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 4:14
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 3:05
- "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:07
- "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) – 2:35
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 5:19
- "A Little Jazz Exercise" (Oscar Peterson) – 2:43
- "Django" (John Lewis) – 5:16
- "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton[1]) – 4:17
- "Just a Gigolo" (Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) – 5:27
Analysis
- "Give Me the Simple Life" starts the album with a [block chord] technique.
- "Basin Street Blues" is a slow stride addition to the album
- "Honeysuckle Rose" utilizes an up-tempo rendition of the original song
- "Dancing on the Ceiling" is the second slow-stride addition to the album,
- "A Child Is Born" is a slow ballade-style setting, stating the melody, then improvising slightly on that melody.
- If I Should Lose You" the improvisation is approached in a similar way to Basin Street Blues
- "A Little Jazz Exercise" is the only original composition by Oscar Peterson. It is based on the standard "I Want To Be Happy" (Irving Caesar- Vincent Youmans) chord changes.
- "Django" begins very close to the original version, and veers off into a Db improvisation
- "Ja-Da" continues the slow stride technique started by track #1, 4, & 6
- "Just a Gigolo another slow stride interpretation.
Personnel
Performance
Production
- Willi Fruth - recording director
- Stefan Kassel - artwork, series design
- Matthias Kunnecke - producer
- Gene Lees - liner notes
- Richard Palmer
- Willem Makkee - digital remastering
- Hubertus Mall - artwork, cover illustration
Notes and References
- Web site: Ja da | Details. AllMusic.
