Eloquence (Oscar Peterson album)

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Eloquence
OscarPetersonEloquence.jpg
Live album by
Released1965
RecordedMay 29, 1965 at Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length40:49
Label Limelight
Producer Fred Burkhardt
Oscar Peterson chronology
We Get Requests
(1964)
Eloquence
(1965)
With Respect to Nat
(1965)

Eloquence is a live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1965.

Contents

Eloquence was the Oscar Peterson trio's last album with drummer Ed Thigpen.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote "The music heard during this "live from Copenhagen" concert is excellent... Peterson is in particularly strong form on "Misty," "Django," a cooking "Autumn Leaves" and "Moanin'." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Children's Tune" (Oscar Peterson) – 1:09
  2. "Younger Than Springtime" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 5:29
  3. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 6:41
  4. "Django" (John Lewis) – 7:21
  5. "The Smudge" (Peterson) – 5:07
  6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:42
  7. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:07
  8. "Lovers' Promenade" (Peterson) – 2:26

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Eloquence > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 2, 2011.