If You Could See Me Now (Oscar Peterson album)
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1986 studio album by Oscar Peterson
| If You Could See Me Now | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Recorded | November 1983 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 40:56 |
| Label | Pablo |
| Producer | Norman Granz |
If You Could See Me Now is an album by Oscar Peterson's quartet, recorded in November 1983.[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "a thin set altogether".[1] A reviewer for The Washington Post highlighted "Limehouse Blues", describing it as "fueled by some of the most dynamic and daring excursions this quartet has ever put on record."[3] The album won the Juno Award for Best Jazz Album in 1987.[4]
Track listing
- "Weird Blues" (Miles Davis) – 6:42
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:18
- "On Danish Shore" (Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) – 8:28
- "L' Impossible" (Peterson) – 6:00
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 7:26
- "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 6:02
Personnel
Performance
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
- Martin Drew – drums
References
- 1 2 3 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 868. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
- ↑ Yanov, Scott. "If You Could See Me Now". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ↑ Joyce, Mike (14 August 1987). "Highest Standards". The Washington Post.
- ↑ "Best Jazz Album 1987". Junos. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
