Tracks (Oscar Peterson album)
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1971 studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released1971
RecordedNovember 10–13, 1970
StudioHans Georg Brunner-Schwer Studio, Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | November 10–13, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer Studio, Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:02 | |||
| Label | MPS | |||
| Producer | Matthias Kunnecke | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Tracks is a 1971 album by Oscar Peterson.[4]
- "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[5]) – 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
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1153. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Tracks at AllMusic
- ↑ "Ja da | Details". AllMusic.