| The London Concert | |
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| Live album by Oscar Peterson | |
| Released | 1979 |
| Recorded | October 21, 1978 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 46:22 |
| Label | Pablo |
| Producer | Norman Granz |
The London Concert is a live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, accompanied by John Heard, and Louie Bellson.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Whether it be on rapid stomps or sensitive ballads, this trio (which was in reality an all-star pickup group) sounds as if they had worked together regularly for years."
Track listing
- "It's a Wonderful World" (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson) – 5:33
- "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 8:02
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 5:07
- "Jitterbug Waltz" (Richard Maltby, Jr., Waller) – 5:40
- "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) – 8:58
- "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" (Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Brown Thompson) – 7:12
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 7:51
- "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:51
- "Hogtown Blues" (Oscar Peterson) – 8:03
- "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 6:42
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:23
- "Duke Ellington Medley: "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"/"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"/"C Jam Blues" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)/(Ellington, Bob Russell)/(Ellington) – 9:30
- "Cute" (Neal Hefti) – 8:12
Personnel
Performance
References
- ^ Line, Les. "The London Concert > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1155. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.