Monday, September 30, 2013

Oscar Peterson - Girl Talk

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1968
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:00
Size: 91,6 MB
Art: Front + Back

( 4:25)  1. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
(17:12)  2. I'm In The Mood For Love
( 5:37)  3. Girl Talk
( 6:28)  4. I Concentrate On You / Moon River
( 6:18)  5. Robbin's Nest

One of a number of memorable albums recorded by Oscar Peterson for MPS during the mid-'60s, Girl Talk was compiled from several live studio sessions taped between 1964 and 1966, with bassist Sam Jones and either Bobby Durham or Louis Hayes on drums. Peterson's romping right hand helps this normally bland show tune. The pianist's imaginative unaccompanied introduction to "I'm in the Mood for Love" adds a new dimension to this old chestnut, with the rhythm section making a belated entrance; it is rather unusual to hear the trio play on just one song for 17 minutes. The title track, an overlooked gem jointly written by Bobby Troup and Neal Hefti, finds the leader in a bluesy mood. The relaxed but jaunty treatment of "Robbin's Nest" follows a powerful medley of "I Concentrate on You" and "Moon River" to wrap up this highly recommended session. ~Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/girl-talk-exclusively-for-my-friends-vol-2-mw0000331457

Girl Talk

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for this post. A classic album from "The Maharaja of the Piano", as Duke Ellington used to refer him.

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  2. Please is there any possibility that this Oscar Peterson album could have links restored? Many thanks if it is at all possible

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  3. Thank you Giullia, you are more than kind. Love the 17 minute "I'm In The Mood For Love" :-)

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