The Way I Really Play
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| The Way I Really Play | ||||
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| 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.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
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."[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes the album in its selected "Core Collection."[2]