The Silent Partner (soundtrack)

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The Silent Partner
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Soundtrack album by
Released1979
RecordedMarch 14, 1979
Genre Jazz
Length40:01
Label Pablo Today
Producer Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
The London Concert
(1979)
The Silent Partner
(1979)
Night Child
(1980)
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The Silent Partner is a 1979 soundtrack album composed by Oscar Peterson, for the 1978 film The Silent Partner . [3]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Peterson

  1. "Theme for Celine" - 7:43
  2. "The Happy Hour" - 5:01
  3. "Party Time U.S.A." - 4:50
  4. "First Reprise on Theme for Celine" - 2:56
  5. "Elliot (The Silent Partner)" - 7:27
  6. "Theme for Susannah" - 4:07
  7. "Blues for Chris (The Fox)" - 5:57
  8. "Second Reprise on Theme for Celine" - 3:33

Personnel

Performance

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  161. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. The Silent Partner at AllMusic