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12 years, 4 months ago at Jan 1 10:12

markjazz

This is one of those jazz albums that, if your a fan of jazz, would have to be living under a rock not to have heard it. It was Oscar Peterson's most succesful album and helped push his trio to even higher popularity than it already was, after his time when he was on tour with the JATP with Norman Granz. The trio featured Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums and thiers was one of the tightest... read more

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11 months, 1 week ago at Jun 6 17:02

fullfathom

From back cover of LP:

“The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of the intellect,” wrote Proust, “in some material object which we do not suspect.” One of the most potent of all these material objects is a sheet of printed music and the sounds it conveys, as Proust and countless other writers have acknowledged. That is why it is a brave man indeed who ... read more

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Description: This 1962 recording represents Oscar Peterson at his most commercially accommodating, yet his trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen never fails to swing. The program includes such familiar melodies as the title track (which began life as Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local"), "Georgia on My Mind," and "The Honeydripper." With the notable exception of the gospel-like original "Hymn to Freedom," most of the tracks clock in at around three minutes. This reissue contains several alternate takes that were wisely left off the original LP, including such unlikely jazz vehicles as "Volare&qu ... (more)

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
Release date: 20 May 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731452144027 UPC: 731452144027

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fullfathom posted a review 11 months, 1 week ago

“From back cover of LP:

“The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of the intellect,” wrote Proust, “in some material object which we do not suspect.” One of the most potent of all these material objects is a sheet of printed music and the sounds it conveys, as Proust and countless other writers have acknowledged. That is why it is a brave man indeed who would make an album composed of material which he knows belongs in the past consiousness of those likely to listen to it. The musician who does this will be grappling with all kinds of extra-musical intangibles, because when it comes to the past, we are all conservatives at heart.

Oscar Peterson’s programme in this album deliberately challenges the russet glow of fond reminiscence and, it” read more

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