The Oscar Peterson Trio - Walking The Line
Oscar Peterson - piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Oscar Peterson]
George Mraz - bass
Ray Price - drums
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH
Label : MPS Records
Original Label : MPS Records
Recorded at MPS-Studio, Villingen
Engineered & mixed by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
Produced by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
Remastered by Christoph Stickel, Dirk Sommer
Originally released in 1971
Reissued in 2016
Tracks:
Side A :
- I Love You
- Rock Of Ages
- Once Upon A Summertime
- Just Friends
Side B :
- Teach Me Tonight
- The Windmills Of Your Mind
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- All Of You
Reviews:
"Oscar Peterson's series of recordings for Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer during the 1960s and early '70s are one of many high points in his long career. With George "Jiri" Mraz on bass and Ray Price on drums, Peterson's flashy romp through "I Love You" (complete with a humorous detour into the opera "Pagliacci") and mid-tempo walk through "All of You" salute Cole Porter in style on Walking the Line. "Rock of Ages" isn't the old hymn but a lively, gospel-inflected Peterson original that will easily get any congregation swinging and swaying to the music. His mastery of the ballad form is heard in his sensitive interpretation of "Once Upon a Summertime," which showcases Mraz's gorgeous tone, as Price sits out this one." AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,32 / 5