The Way I Really Play

The Way I Really Play is a 1968 album by Oscar Peterson. ^[2]The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes the album in its selected "Core Collection."^[3]

It is the third part of Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series.

Track listing

1. "Waltzing Is Hip" (Ray Brown, Johnny Wayne) – 6:11
2. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 10:05
3. "Our 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, April, 1968:

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Sam Jones – double bass
• Bobby Durham – drums

Production

• Recording director - Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
• Recording engineer - Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
• Liner notes - Gene Lees
• Liner notes translated - Dr. B. Falk
• Cover photography - Sepp Werkmeister
• Reverse side photography - Sepp Werkmeister
• Liner photography - G. Hasenfratz
• Graphic work - Hans B. Piltzer

• Producer - Matthias Kunnecke
• Recording director - Willi Fruth
• Digital remastering - Richard Palmer, Willem Makkee
• Artwork, series design - Stefan Kassel
• Artwork, cover illustration - Hubertus Mall

References