The Best of the MPS Years (Remastered)
When the world-renowned Canadian pianist came to Villingen in 1961, there was a mood of intense excitement all round. Hans-Georg Brunner-Schwer (HGBS), former owner of the hifi dynasty SABA who died in 2004, had just set up the first version of his studio, equipped with the most advanced recording technology of the time, above the living-room in his ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Exclusively for My Friends: Travelin' On, Vol. VI
„This is yet another memorable concert by the Oscar Peterson Trio recorded in Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer's excellent studio. With bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bobby Durham, Peterson tears into the old gospel favorite 'Travelin' On' ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Exclusively for My Friends: Mellow Mood, Vol. V (Live)
„The fifth volume of Oscar Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series is another lively trio affair with Sam Jones and Bobby Durham, though the album title Mellow Mood is a bit deceptive. 'In a Mellow Tone' plunges in full force with a ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Exclusively for My Friends: My Favorite Instrument, Vol. IV (Live)
Oscar Peterson recorded a remarkable amount of albums during his career but, surprisingly, this was his first full record of unaccompanied piano solos. Some observers consider his MPS recordings to be his best (quite a few are collected ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Exclusively for My Friends: The Way I Really Play, Vol. III (Live)
„The third volume of Oscar Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series, all recorded with an invited audience in the warm studio of producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, features live trio sessions ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Exclusively for My Friends: Girl Talk, Vol. II (Live)
One of a number of memorable albums recorded by Oscar Peterson for MPS during the mid-'60s, Girl Talk was compiled from several live studio sessions taped between 1964 and 1966, with bassist Sam Jones and either Bobby Durham ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Exclusively for My Friends: Action, Vol. I (Live)
In the early '60s Oscar Peterson befriended producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, who recorded Peterson on a number of occasions in his private studio while the veteran pianist was still ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Exclusively for My Friends (Live)
'Exclusively for My Friends' is widely seen as the centerpiece of any Oscar Peterson collection. Peterson himself went into raptures about the MPS recordings, stating that, thanks to the intimate recording atmosphere in Hans Georg Brunnder- ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Bebop
