Oscar Peterson in Russia

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Oscar Peterson in Russia
Live album by
Released1974
RecordedNovember 17, 1974
GenreJazz
Length86:39
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
Terry's Tune
(1974)
Oscar Peterson in Russia
(1974)
Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Oscar Peterson in Russia is a 1974 live album by Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, recorded in the Soviet Union.[4]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:29
  2. "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) – 4:28
  3. "Place St. Henri" (Oscar Peterson) – 6:06
  4. "Hogtown Blues" (Peterson) – 3:06
  5. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) – 5:59
  6. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 5:44
  7. "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 5:17
  8. "On the Trail" (Harold Adamson, Ferde Grofé) – 5:01
  9. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:31
  10. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 4:51
  11. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 5:09
  12. "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange) – 3:25
  13. Medley: "I Loves You Porgy"/"Georgia on My Mind" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward)/(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 3:45
  14. "Lil' Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 6:33
  15. "Watch What Happens" (Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 7:59
  16. "Hallelujah Trail" (Peterson) – 6:35
  17. "Someone to Watch over Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:41

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1154. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Oscar Peterson in Russia at AllMusic