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VA - Oscar, With Love: The Songs Of Oscar Peterson (2015/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 178:45 minutes | 3,1 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
To mark the ninetieth anniversary of the legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson's birth, Peterson's widow, Kelly Peterson, produced a tribute album for the ages: Oscar, with Love, a marvelous three-disc set comprising ten never-before-recorded Peterson compositions, nineteen of his better-known works and seven compositions written especially for him, performed by sixteen contemporary piano masters on Peterson's personal Boesendorfer Imperial piano at his private studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Makoto Ozone has the honor of opening Disc 1 with a warm-hearted reading of Peterson's lovely ballad, "The Contessa." He is followed, in order, by a veritable who's who of noteworthy (no pun intended) keyboard artists: Robi Botos, Oliver Jones, Gerald Clayton, Benny Green, Michel Legrand, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Ramsey Lewis, Justin Kauflin, Kenny Barron, Monty Alexander, Hiromi, Chick Corea, co-producer Lance Anderson and Peterson's close friend, Chicagoan Audrey Morris. While most tracks showcase the solo piano, Peterson's longtime bassist, Dave Young, accompanies Jones ("Celine's Waltz," "Why Think About Tomorrow," "I Remember OP"), Alexander ("Tranquille," "The Gentle Waltz") and performs alone on "Goodbye Old Friend." Morris plays and sings on "Look What You've Done to Me," while Charlap and Rosnes appear separately on "Announcement" and "Love Ballade," respectively, and together on "Sushi."
The songs written for Peterson include Corea's earnest "One for Oscar" (composed especially for this album), and his bravura performance, which leads off Disc 3, is one of the set's myriad highlights. As for others, any song on which Barron, Jones, Legrand, Lewis, Charlap or Rosnes are in the driver's seat is almost by definition a highlight, and none of them is less than inspired, nor are Ozone, Alexander, Anderson, Botos, Clayton, Green, Hiromi, Kauflin or Morris. Jones, who like Peterson was born in Montreal, is closest to his fellow Canadian in spirit, and even though he was roughly eighty years old when the album was recorded, plays with the agility and vigor of someone many years his junior. Lewis, another newly minted octogenarian, shows no deference to Father Time on his opulent features, "If I Love Again" and "Laurentide Waltz," while the (now) eighty-four-year-old Legrand is sublime on "Dream of Me" and "Harcourt Nights." That's not to demean the (relatively) younger lions —Botos, Clayton, Hiromi and Kauflin —each of whom makes an auspicious impression. And for brio emblematic of Peterson himself, dig Ozone's busy fingers on "Dear Oscar" and "A Little Jazz Exercise."
This is an album on which every participant seems entirely aware that he or she is not merely playing another song but is offering his or her homage to one of the most renowned jazz pianists who ever lived. That fondness and appreciation are palpable from start to finish, which is one (of many) reasons why Oscar, with Love is an album to be applauded and treasured. Others include immaculate sound, splendid packaging, erudite and inclusive liner notes by Basie trumpeter Scotty Barnhart, and warm personal remembrances by Peterson's daughter, Celine. An exemplary tribute worthy of the name and the monarch to whom it is inscribed.
Tracklist:
01. Makoto Ozone - The Contessa
02. Robi Botos - Blues for Smedley
03. Oliver Jones - Céline's Waltz
04. Gerald Clayton - Bossa Beguine
05. Benny Green - Cool Walk
06. Michel Legrand - Dream of Me
07. Renee Rosnes - Sushi
08. Ramsey Lewis - If I Love Again
09. Justin Kauflin - On Danish Shore
10. Kenny Barron - Ballad for Benny Carter
11. Makoto Ozone - A Little Jazz Exercise
12. Monty Alexander - Tranquille
13. Hiromi - Take Me Home
14. Bill Charlap - Announcement
15. Benny Green - If You Only Knew
16. Renee Rosnes - Love Ballade
17. Monty Alexander - The Gentle Waltz
18. Justin Kauflin - Summertime
19. Ramsey Lewis - Laurentide Waltz
20. Gerald Clayton - Morning
21. Michel Legrand - Harcourt Nights
22. Robi Botos - Wheatland
23. Oliver Jones - Why Think About Tomorrow?
24. Chick Corea - One for Oscar
25. Kenny Barron - The Smudge
26. Lance Anderson - Sir Lancewell
27. Makoto Ozone - Dear Oscar
28. Oliver Jones - I Remember OP
29. Hiromi - Oscar's New Camera
30. Lance Anderson - OP's Boogie
31. Monty Alexander - Trust
32. Robi Botos - Emmanuel
33. Audrey Morris - Look What You've Done to Me
34. Dave Young - Goodbye Old Friend
35. Gerald Clayton - Hymn to Freedom
36. Robi Botos - When Summer Comes
Analyzed: Audrey Morris / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (1)
Benny Green / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (2-3)
Bill Charlap / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (4)
Chick Corea / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (5)
Dave Young / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (6)
Gerald Clayton / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (7-9)
Hiromi / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (10-11)
Justin Kauflin / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (12-13)
Kenny Barron / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (14-15)
Lance Anderson / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (16-17)
Makoto Ozone / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (18-20)
Michel Legrand / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (21-22)
Monty Alexander / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (23-25)
Oliver Jones / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (26-28)
Ramsey Lewis / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (29-30)
Renee Rosnes / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (31-32)
Robi Botos / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (33-36)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.32 dB -19.91 dB 3:13 10-Look What You've Done to Me
DR13 0.00 dB -14.94 dB 3:32 05-Cool Walk
DR15 -2.24 dB -21.70 dB 5:21 02-If You Only Knew
DR15 -3.52 dB -23.89 dB 3:35 01-Announcement
DR14 -0.27 dB -18.74 dB 6:28 01-One for Oscar
DR14 -4.76 dB -22.38 dB 3:17 11-Goodbye Old Friend
DR12 -0.09 dB -14.67 dB 5:11 04-Bossa Beguine
DR15 -0.43 dB -20.97 dB 4:58 07-Morning
DR12 -0.10 dB -16.00 dB 5:19 12-Hymn to Freedom
DR16 -0.10 dB -19.40 dB 4:59 13-Take Me Home
DR13 -0.10 dB -16.54 dB 4:03 06-Oscar's New Camera
DR14 -0.10 dB -18.18 dB 3:49 09-On Danish Shore
DR14 -1.84 dB -21.19 dB 6:15 05-Summertime
DR16 -0.08 dB -20.34 dB 8:52 10-Ballad for Benny Carter
DR14 -0.09 dB -16.80 dB 5:06 02-The Smudge
DR14 -0.09 dB -16.66 dB 4:58 03-Sir Lancewell
DR14 -0.10 dB -15.60 dB 2:39 07-OP's Boogie
DR12 0.00 dB -16.55 dB 6:19 01-The Contessa
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.46 dB 2:28 11-A Little Jazz Exercise
DR12 -1.26 dB -16.10 dB 4:13 04-Dear Oscar
DR14 0.00 dB -17.19 dB 8:16 06-Dream of Me
DR14 -0.48 dB -19.76 dB 7:59 08-Harcourt Nights
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.54 dB 5:56 12-Tranquille
DR14 -0.15 dB -17.98 dB 5:23 04-The Gentle Waltz
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.18 dB 4:28 08-Trust
DR13 -0.10 dB -15.74 dB 5:43 03-Céline's Waltz
DR13 -0.24 dB -17.53 dB 5:11 10-Why Think About Tomorrow?
DR14 -0.10 dB -16.14 dB 6:03 05-I Remember OP
DR14 -0.10 dB -19.39 dB 3:00 08-If I Love Again
DR13 -0.10 dB -18.08 dB 6:22 06-Laurentide Waltz
DR13 -0.01 dB -15.88 dB 4:35 07-Sushi
DR14 -1.01 dB -19.86 dB 6:40 03-Love Ballade
DR14 -0.10 dB -17.48 dB 3:39 02-Blues for Smedley
DR13 -1.86 dB -19.12 dB 4:19 09-Wheatland
DR14 -3.79 dB -22.22 dB 4:04 09-Emmanuel
DR12 -1.54 dB -18.43 dB 2:30 13-When Summer Comes
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Number of tracks: 36
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2382 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Benny Green / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (2-3)
Bill Charlap / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (4)
Chick Corea / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (5)
Dave Young / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (6)
Gerald Clayton / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (7-9)
Hiromi / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (10-11)
Justin Kauflin / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (12-13)
Kenny Barron / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (14-15)
Lance Anderson / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (16-17)
Makoto Ozone / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (18-20)
Michel Legrand / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (21-22)
Monty Alexander / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (23-25)
Oliver Jones / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (26-28)
Ramsey Lewis / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (29-30)
Renee Rosnes / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (31-32)
Robi Botos / Oscar, With Love: The Songs of Oscar Peterson (33-36)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.32 dB -19.91 dB 3:13 10-Look What You've Done to Me
DR13 0.00 dB -14.94 dB 3:32 05-Cool Walk
DR15 -2.24 dB -21.70 dB 5:21 02-If You Only Knew
DR15 -3.52 dB -23.89 dB 3:35 01-Announcement
DR14 -0.27 dB -18.74 dB 6:28 01-One for Oscar
DR14 -4.76 dB -22.38 dB 3:17 11-Goodbye Old Friend
DR12 -0.09 dB -14.67 dB 5:11 04-Bossa Beguine
DR15 -0.43 dB -20.97 dB 4:58 07-Morning
DR12 -0.10 dB -16.00 dB 5:19 12-Hymn to Freedom
DR16 -0.10 dB -19.40 dB 4:59 13-Take Me Home
DR13 -0.10 dB -16.54 dB 4:03 06-Oscar's New Camera
DR14 -0.10 dB -18.18 dB 3:49 09-On Danish Shore
DR14 -1.84 dB -21.19 dB 6:15 05-Summertime
DR16 -0.08 dB -20.34 dB 8:52 10-Ballad for Benny Carter
DR14 -0.09 dB -16.80 dB 5:06 02-The Smudge
DR14 -0.09 dB -16.66 dB 4:58 03-Sir Lancewell
DR14 -0.10 dB -15.60 dB 2:39 07-OP's Boogie
DR12 0.00 dB -16.55 dB 6:19 01-The Contessa
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.46 dB 2:28 11-A Little Jazz Exercise
DR12 -1.26 dB -16.10 dB 4:13 04-Dear Oscar
DR14 0.00 dB -17.19 dB 8:16 06-Dream of Me
DR14 -0.48 dB -19.76 dB 7:59 08-Harcourt Nights
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.54 dB 5:56 12-Tranquille
DR14 -0.15 dB -17.98 dB 5:23 04-The Gentle Waltz
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.18 dB 4:28 08-Trust
DR13 -0.10 dB -15.74 dB 5:43 03-Céline's Waltz
DR13 -0.24 dB -17.53 dB 5:11 10-Why Think About Tomorrow?
DR14 -0.10 dB -16.14 dB 6:03 05-I Remember OP
DR14 -0.10 dB -19.39 dB 3:00 08-If I Love Again
DR13 -0.10 dB -18.08 dB 6:22 06-Laurentide Waltz
DR13 -0.01 dB -15.88 dB 4:35 07-Sushi
DR14 -1.01 dB -19.86 dB 6:40 03-Love Ballade
DR14 -0.10 dB -17.48 dB 3:39 02-Blues for Smedley
DR13 -1.86 dB -19.12 dB 4:19 09-Wheatland
DR14 -3.79 dB -22.22 dB 4:04 09-Emmanuel
DR12 -1.54 dB -18.43 dB 2:30 13-When Summer Comes
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Number of tracks: 36
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2382 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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