Eloquence (Oscar Peterson album)
This article is about the Oscar Peterson album. For the Bill Evans album, see Eloquence (Bill Evans album).
| Eloquence | ||||
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| Live album by Oscar Peterson | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | May 29, 1965 at Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | Limelight | |||
| Producer | Fred Burkhardt | |||
| Oscar Peterson chronology | ||||
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Eloquence is a live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1965.
Eloquence was the Oscar Peterson trio's last album with drummer Ed Thigpen.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote "The music heard during this "live from Copenhagen" concert is excellent... Peterson is in particularly strong form on "Misty," "Django," a cooking "Autumn Leaves" and "Moanin'."[1]
Track listing
- "Children's Tune" (Oscar Peterson) – 1:09
- "Younger Than Springtime" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 5:29
- "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 6:41
- "Django" (John Lewis) – 7:21
- "The Smudge" (Peterson) – 5:07
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:42
- "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:07
- "Lovers' Promenade" (Peterson) – 2:26
Personnel
References
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Eloquence > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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