Oscar Peterson

[Jake]

"Diga Diga Doo," 3:03, ...Plays The Jimmy McHugh Songbook

Interesting. How fast is that one?

246, but feels a bit slower.

[Mike]

Did you know there's a Night Train Vol. 2 floating around on vinyl? Mike picked it up a while ago. I think it's a compilation of tracks from other studio sessions. I'll tell him to post about it when he returns from SONH.

Unfortunately, the Night Train vol. 2 LP was just a reissue of earlier Peterson Trio recordings, the only ones of which are not available on CD being "Li'l Darlin'" and "Little Right Foot" from The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays which it seems to me would be a nicer find for vinyl collectors.

Thank you so much for the sources on the LP! I could have sworn there was one from his Gershwin album, but I could be wrong.

Actually, 'The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays' is available on CD, I own it. I believe it's a Japanese import (big surprise), it's in LP-style packaging. I play The Strut off of it all the time.

Back to Swifty's post, I attended the same show as him. Pederson, in my opinion, has gotten even better than how he sounds on the recordings we are familiar with. When I heard him play, I remember thinking to myself that I didn't know sounds like that could be made from a bass.

[Mike]

Update:

I knew something sounded wrong. The Night Train Vol. 2 that I have has these tracks:

Side A
1. Cottontail
2. It's Delovely
3. Jumping at the Woodside
4. Love For Sale
5. Cheek to Cheek
6. Lady Be Good

Side B
1. Take The "A" Train
2. Ol' Man River
3. The Lady is a Tramp
4. Chattanooga Choo Choo
5. The Song Is You
6. Lullaby of Broadway
7. I Won't Dance

I do have some of the exact recordings on other albums, but I am still stumped on the rest of them.

[djstarr]

Pedersen is a monster, and so is his guitarist Ulf Wakenius. Wakenius plays guitar like Oscar plays piano ... it's an amazing match.

Basically the whole Quartet is amazing.

yes, we had a very special treat tonight - O.P. played 2 one-hour sets and they just flew by. The sound of the bass is amazing --- it reminds me a little of Jaco Pastorius.

He played Satin Doll, which reminded me of dancing in Harlem to Junior Mance; even though the atmosphere at Jazz Alley was very electric, I couldn't help but wonder how much more energy could be added if the floor was full of people dancing.

I also especially liked his original compositions; he played "A Prelude for J.L.", his tribute to John Lewis; it was so achingly beautiful. Check out O.P's web site for more info - Chapter VIII under Moments talks about how he was inspired to compose the tribute; there is also an on-line journal he's writing about his tours which is pretty cool.

And Ulf certainly plays a mean guitar.

[Jake]

Update:

I knew something sounded wrong. The Night Train Vol. 2 that I have has these tracks:

Shenanigans! Hey, what's the release number on that album?

[julius]

Heh, he played Prelude and Satin Doll at the Bowl too.

I wonder if his set list is identical between gigs?

[main_stem]

Heh, he played Prelude and Satin Doll at the Bowl too.

I wonder if his set list is identical between gigs?

Here are some other songs he played:
My Romace
The Day of Wine and Roses
Something from the Canadian Suite
Someday My Prince Will Come
Sweet Georgia Brown

That's all I can remeber.

Kevin

[djstarr]

Heh, he played Prelude and Satin Doll at the Bowl too.

I wonder if his set list is identical between gigs?

Here are some other songs he played:
My Romace
The Day of Wine and Roses
Something from the Canadian Suite
Someday My Prince Will Come
Sweet Georgia Brown

That's all I can remeber.

Kevin

Here comes that Rainy day - also really pretty.