The Way I Really Play
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| Studio album by Oscar Peterson | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | April 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:02 | |||
| Label | MPS | |||
| Producer | Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
The Way I Really Play (also released as The Great Oscar Peterson on Prestige!) is a 1968 album by Oscar Peterson. [2] It is the third part of Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series.
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes the album in its selected "Core Collection."[3]
Track listing
- "Waltzing Is Hip" (Ray Brown, Johnny Wayne) – 6:11
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 10:05
- "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:54
- "Sandy's Blues" (Oscar Peterson) – 9:34
- "Alice in Wonderland" (Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard) – 4:46
- "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:
Production
- Recording director and engineer - Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
- Liner notes - Gene Lees
- Liner notes translated - Dr. B. Falk
- Cover photography - Sepp Werkmeister
- Reverse side photography - Sepp Werkmeister
- Graphic work - Hans B. Piltzer
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ The Way I Really Play at AllMusic
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1153. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
External links
- The Way I Really Play at Discogs (list of releases)