Night Rider (album)

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Night Rider
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Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedFebruary 21, 22, 1978
Genre Jazz
Length39:15
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Count Basie, Oscar Peterson chronology
Satch and Josh...Again
(1977)
Night Rider
(1978)
Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson - The Timekeepers
(1978)
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Night Rider is a 1978 album by Oscar Peterson and Count Basie.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Night Rider" (Oscar Peterson) - 12:38
  2. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) - 4:55
  3. "9:20 Special" (William Engvick, Earle Warren) - 3:16
  4. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 7:03
  5. "It's a Wonderful World" (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson) - 3:17
  6. "Blues for Pamela" (Count Basie, Peterson) - 8:06

Personnel

Recorded February 21, 22, 1978 in Los Angeles:

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott. Night Rider at AllMusic
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.