A Tribute to My Friends
1983 studio album by Oscar Peterson
A Tribute to My Friends | ||||
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Studio album by Oscar Peterson | ||||
Released | 1983 (1983) | |||
Recorded | November 8, 1983 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:31 | |||
Label | Pablo | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Oscar Peterson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
A Tribute to My Friends is a 1983 album by Oscar Peterson.[3]
Track listing
- "Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock) – 4:41
- "Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)" (Clifford Grey, Leo Robin, Vincent Youmans) – 6:28
- "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) – 5:53
- "Birk's Works" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 2:37
- "Cotton Tail" (Duke Ellington) – 3:12
- "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, James Sherman) – 5:22
- "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald) – 4:26
- "Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 5:32
- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 7:20
Personnel
Performance
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
- Martin Drew – drums
References
- ^ A Tribute to My Friends at AllMusic
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1156. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ A Tribute to My Friends at AllMusic
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
leader
or
co-leader
Plays series |
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1955–58 |
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Plays the Songbook (1959) | |
The London House Sessions (1961) |
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Trio & Guests |
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Exclusively for My Friends |
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1969–79 |
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With The Trumpet Kings |
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1980–2004 |
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Count
Basie
or
alumni
- Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
- Basie Jazz (Count Basie, 1952)
- Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison, 1955)
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
- Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
- Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
- Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
- Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
- Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
- The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
- Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
- Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
Benny
Carter
- Alone Together (1952)
- Cosmopolite (1952–54)
- Plays Pretty (1954)
- New Jazz Sounds (with Bill Harris & Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson (1986)
Roy
Eldridge
- Rockin' Chair (with Roy Eldridge, 1951–52)
- Dale's Wail (Eldridge, 1953)
- Little Jazz (Eldridge, 1954)
- Roy and Diz (Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Happy Time (Eldridge, 1974)
- Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From (and Gillespie, 1975)
- Roy Eldridge 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
Ella
Fitzgerald
- At the Opera House (1957)
- Ella and Louis (and Louis Armstrong, 1956)
- Ella and Louis Again (and Louis Armstrong, 1957)
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)
- Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert (1958)
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972)
- Ella and Oscar (1975)
Hawkins
and/or Ben
Webster
- Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (with Roy Eldridge & Webster, 1957)
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
- The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
- Soulville (with Webster, 1957)
- Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (with Webster, 1959)
Buddy
Rich
- The Drum Battle (and Gene Krupa, 1952)
- Sing and Swing (1955)
- The Wailing Buddy Rich (1955)
- Krupa and Rich (1955)
others
- The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire, 1952)
- Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
- Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis, 1955–56)
- Toni (Toni Harper, 1955–56)
- Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
- Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day, 1957)
- Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt, 1957)
- Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
- Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
- This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown, 1958)
- Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
- Bill Henderson with (1963)
- Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
- The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
- How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
- Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
- Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
- Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
soundtracks
- The Silent Partner (1978)