Released 1968 Length 42:02 Artist Oscar Peterson Producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer Genre Jazz | Recorded November 12, 1967 The Way I Really Play
(1968) Mellow Mood
(1968) Release date 1968 Label Verve Records | |
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The Way I Really Play (also released as The Great Oscar Peterson on Prestige!) is a 1968 album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. It is the third part of Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series.
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Reception
Writing for AllMusic, critic Ken Dryden wrote "The influence of Art Tatum is apparent during his intricate runs within "Love Is Here to Stay," while the multifaceted original "Sandy's Blues" (dedicated to his wife) combines a dark mood with a swinging setting. The lighthearted waltzing treatment of "Alice in Wonderland" is pure joy, while another original, "Noreen's Nocturne," is simply a showstopper."
The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes the album in its selected "Core Collection."
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
Performance
Recorded at the private studio of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany, November 12, 1967:
Production
Songs
1Waltzing Is Hip6:08
2Satin Doll10:02
3Love Is Here to Say4:51