Product Details
Artist : Oscar Peterson
Format : Live
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0731451375224
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1993-07-07
UPC : 731451375224
ASIN : B0000046LP
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Falling in Love With Love
2. How About You?
3. Flamingo
4. Swinging on a Star
5. Noreen's Nocturne
6. Gypsy in My Soul
7. Nuages
8. How High the Moon
9. Love You Madly
10. 52nd Street Theme
11. Daisy's Dream
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Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.co.uk
Recorded in 1956 and adding two bonus tracks to the original issue, At The Stratford Shakespeare Festival is one of Oscar Peterson's most celebrated CDs. A definitive set of performances by the pianist's first great trio, with guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown, it abounds no less in melodic harmonic invention than in power. Almost every track is a masterpiece, but particular mention must be made of "How About You", at once electrifying and light-footed, "Swingin' on a Star" (as witty as blistering) and, perhaps especially, the slow-burning, eventually tumultuous "Love You Madly". -- Richard Palmer
Un Essentiel amazon.fr
On peut dire que le musicien canadien Oscar Peterson a eu deux vies : l'une en studio, le plus souvent en compagnie de son trio fidèle, et l'autre en concert, puisque ce pianiste a longtemps affectionné les tournées et les festivals. C'est avec le "Jazz At The Philharmonic" de Norman Granz que Peterson effectua ses premières armes. Cette carte de visite lui permit ensuite de connaître l'ivresse des tournées internationales. Un élixir de jouvence dont il ne s'est jamais vraiment séparé, y compris dans les années 70 quand on le vit en URSS... Ce concert au Stratford Shakespearean dévoile sa capacité unique à faire "sonner" son piano dans un style bien à lui, fait de swing intempestif et de nuances délicates dans les harmonies. Sans oublier une capacité extraordinaire à soutenir un tempo de sa seule main gauche. Un vrai "showman" doublé d'un caractère de bon vivant : le "live" n'en est que plus festif... --Eric Frank
Customer Reviews
Back to the basics. (2002-07-19)  I've just read the results of the 50th Annual Downbeat Critics' Poll and can scarce believe my eyes. Not only no mention of Oscar (let alone consummate contemporaries like Ahmad Jamal, Monty Alexander, and Dave Brubeck) but of his brightest proteges (Benny Green, Geof Keezer, David Hazeltine). Apparently the elitist members of the "church of what's happening now" who call themselves "critics" cannot distinguish between true originality and mere difference, between authentic invention and pretentious creativity. Oscar is a true original, a pianist who has attained classic status through his mastery of the formidable--even overwhelming and frightening--heritage and language of his predecessors. "Creativity" can easily become a ruse--the self-deceptions of a sequestered new-age mentality rather than the re-inventions that are the hallmark of artistic genius. The genuinely creative artist requires no tricks or cover-ups--his gift is always on full display. Oscar's genius is no more apparent than on the "At Stratford" and "At the Concertgebouw" albums. The former has a slight edge in audio fidelity and program variety, as Oscar's crescendoing power playing on slow tempos clearly comes through on "Blues for Big Scotia" and his more delicate sensibilities are in evidence on his own "Noreen's Nocturne." The latter album, on the other hand, is the more breathtaking, a pyrotechnical work-out on standards and bebop classics that amounts to an exhausting experience for any listener. Either album represents an awesome legacy, a reason to run for cover. Possession of both albums is not recommended for the faint of heart.
THIS ALBUM NEEDS A REVIEW (2002-07-05) I can't believe no one has reviewed this! Along with "At the Concertgebauw", it is one of the two classic Peterson-Brown-Ellis live recordings. Delicacy and rich harmonic invention on "Flamingo". Infectious, toe-tapping swing of "Falling in Love with Love". And the gut-wrenching intensities of "Love You Madly"! But all the tunes swing, rock, or are sensitive (sometimes, all three)! Buy it.
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