The London Concert (Oscar Peterson album)

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The London Concert
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Live album by
Oscar Peterson
Released1978
RecordedOctober 21, 1978
Genre Jazz
Length46:22
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
The Paris Concert
(1978)		The London Concert
(1978)		 The Silent Partner
(1978)

The London Concert is a 1978 live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, accompanied by John Heard, and Louie Bellson.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Whether it be on rapid stomps or sensitive ballads, this trio (which was in reality an all-star pickup group) sounds as if they had worked together regularly for years." [1]

Track listing

  1. "It's a Wonderful World" (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson) – 5:33
  2. "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 8:02
  3. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 5:07
  4. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Richard Maltby, Jr., Waller) – 5:40
  5. "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) – 8:58
  6. "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" (Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Brown Thompson) – 7:12
  7. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 7:51
  8. "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:51
  9. "Hogtown Blues" (Oscar Peterson) – 8:03
  10. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 6:42
  11. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:23
  12. "Duke Ellington Medley: "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"/"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"/"C Jam Blues" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)/(Ellington, Bob Russell)/(Ellington) – 9:30
  13. "Cute" (Neal Hefti) – 8:12

Personnel

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 Line, Les. "The London Concert > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  161. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1155. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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