Tracks (Oscar Peterson album)


Tracks is a 1970 album by Oscar Peterson.

Track listing

  1. "Give Me the Simple Life" – 3:59
  2. "Basin Street Blues" – 4:14
  3. "Honeysuckle Rose" – 3:05
  4. "Dancing on the Ceiling" – 5:07
  5. "A Child Is Born" – 2:35
  6. "If I Should Lose You" – 5:19
  7. "A Little Jazz Exercise" – 2:43
  8. "Django" – 5:16
  9. "Ja-Da" – 4:17
  10. "Just a Gigolo" – 5:27

    Analysis

  11. "Give Me the Simple Life" starts the album with a technique.
  12. "Basin Street Blues" is a slow stride addition to the album
  13. "Honeysuckle Rose" utilizes an up-tempo rendition of the original song
  14. "Dancing on the Ceiling" is the second slow-stride addition to the album,
  15. "A Child Is Born" is a slow ballade-style setting, stating the melody, then improvising slightly on that melody.
  16. If I Should Lose You" the improvisation is approached in a similar way to Basin Street Blues
  17. "A Little Jazz Exercise" is the only original composition by Oscar Peterson. It is similar in structure to the "I've Got Rhythm" chord changes.
  18. "Django" begins very close to the original version, and veers off into a Db improvisation
  19. "Ja-Da" continues the slow stride technique started by track #1, 4, & 6
  20. "Just a Gigolo another slow stride interpretation.

    Personnel

Performance