The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux

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The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux
Live album by
Released1975
RecordedJuly 16, 1975
Genre Jazz
Length50:15
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
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The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux is a 1975 live album featuring a jam session led by Oscar Peterson. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) – 11:03
  2. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Sonny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 10:09
  3. "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) – 15:34
  4. "Reunion Blues" (Milt Jackson) – 13:29

Personnel

Recorded July 16, 1975 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland:

Performance

Production

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1154. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. allmusic ((( The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux > Overview )))