Exclusively for My Friends

by Oscar Peterson

Overview

Oscar Peterson has stated that he feels his MPS recordings are his finest. That is quite a statement considering the huge amount of records that the pianist has produced through the past 50 years. This four-CD set reissues the music from six of his MPS LPs: Action, Girl Talk, The Way I Really Play, My Favorite Instrument, Mellow Mood, and Travelin' On. While some of the performances feature the 1963 trio he had with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, most of the music dates from 1967-1968 and matches Peterson with bassist Sam Jones and either Louis Hayes or Bobby Durham on drums. A special treat is Peterson's first unaccompanied solo album, which fills up the final CD. Peterson's many fans know what to expect in this set, while other listeners need to discover him to realize what all of the fuss was about. Quite simply, Oscar Peterson has long been one of the greatest pianists the world has ever known; this reissue offers plenty of proof. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2014
Label:	Mps Records
UPC:	4029759094784

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Oscar Peterson   Primary Artist,Piano
Sam Jones   Featured Artist,Bass
Ray Brown   Bass,Featured Artist
Bobby Durham   Drums
Ed Thigpen   Drums
Louis Hayes   Drums

Technical Credits

George Brunner-Schwer   Engineer,Producer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Horace Silver   Composer
Juan Tizol   Composer
Axel Stordahl   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Neal Hefti   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer   Producer,Engineer
Gil Fuller   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Sir Charles Thompson   Composer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Billy Taylor   Composer
Al Dubin   Composer
Illinois Jacquet   Composer
Irving Caesar   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Benny Carter   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Francis Boland   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Gene Lees   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Baldur Bockhoff   Liner Notes
Hans Lengsfelder   Composer
Ray Brown   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Oscar Peterson   Composer
Milt Gabler   Composer
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
T. B. Harms   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Paul Weston   Composer
Bob Hilliard   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Clifford Grey   Composer
Mort Dixon   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer
Chano Pozo   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Johnny Mandel   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
John Wayne   Composer