Soul Español

Soul Español
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released 1966
Recorded December 12–14, 1966 at Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL
Genre Jazz
Length 33:10
Label Limelight
Producer Hal Mooney
Oscar Peterson chronology
Blues Etude
(1965)		 Soul Español
(1966)		 The Way I Really Play
(1968)

Soul Español is an album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, released in 1966. It focuses mostly on the music of Brazilian composers.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Ken Dryden wrote "With the surge of interest in bossa nova and samba, Peterson's interpretations of songs like "Manha de Carnaval," "How Insensitive," "Meditation," and "Samba de Orfeo" have stood up very well against similar jazz recordings of the mid-'60s. This is an enjoyable, if not essential, part of Oscar Peterson's considerable discography."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Mas Que Nada" (Jorge Ben Jor) – 2:27
  2. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Vinicius de Moraes) – 3:45
  3. "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 5:19
  4. "How Insensitive" (de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:02
  5. "Carioca" (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 4:31
  6. "Soulville Samba" (Oscar Peterson) – 2:25
  7. "Amanha (Tomorrow)" (Phil Bodner) – 4:21
  8. "Meditation" (Gimbel, Jobim, Newton Mendonca) – 4:15
  9. "Samba Sensitive" (Peterson) – 3:20
  10. "Samba de Orfeu" (Bonfá, de Moraes) – 3:51

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. "Soul Español > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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