Oscar Peterson – Exclusively for My Friends: The Way I Really Play, Vol. III (Live) (2003/2024) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Oscar Peterson – Exclusively for My Friends: The Way I Really Play, Vol. III (Live) (2003/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 40:19 minutes | 764 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

“The beauty of Oscar Peterson’s sound has never been as superbly captured as this.“ (Jazz critic Gene Lees in the original liner notes) When the world-renowned Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson came to Villingen in 1961, there was a mood of intense excitement all round. Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer (HGBS), former owner of the hifi dynasty SABA, had just set up the first version of his studio, equipped with the most advanced recording technology of the time, above the living-room in his villa. This was the bait used by the piano enthusiast to attract the famous pianist to the Black Forest. After a guest performance in Zurich, Peterson climbed into a limousine and embarked on a journey across the mountains. As soon as he arrived, along with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, the international star was led to the Steinway grand in the living-room where several excited guests were eagerly waiting. In the following years, the Canadian pianist returned again and again to the Black Forest with various line-ups to capture his musical vision on tape. As Peterson was still under contract to Verve, the recordings could not be released before 1968. The legendary Exclusively For My Friends series was the first release for Brunner-Schwer‘s newly-established MPS label. Never before had a recording captured every aspect of Peterson’s ground-breaking sound so vividly: the virtuosity and the speed as well as the delicate inspiration he brings to the subtle and reflective moments.The third volume of Oscar Peterson’s Exclusively for My Friends series, all recorded with an invited audience in the warm studio of producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, features live trio sessions with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bobby Durham. The program opens with an unusual medley of Ray Brown’s “Waltzing Is Hip” (played with gusto) and a gently swinging “Satin Doll.” 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.
– Ken Dryden

Tracklist:

1-1. Oscar Peterson – Waltzing Is Hip (Live) (06:07)
1-2. Oscar Peterson – Satin Doll (Live) (09:58)
1-3. Oscar Peterson – Love Is Here to Stay (Live) (04:46)
1-4. Oscar Peterson – Sandy’s Blues (Live) (09:28)
1-5. Oscar Peterson – Alice in Wonderland (Live) (04:41)
1-6. Oscar Peterson – Noreen’s Nocturne (Live) (05:17)

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