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I don’t always enjoy players who employ an abundance of notes to dazzle the ear, but Peterson’s work is so full of joyfulness, good humour, exuberance, wit and indeed elegance that it wins me... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Nov 2021
Catalogue No: MAC1151
Label: Mack Avenue
Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

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March 2022

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Peterson, O: Cool Walk

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Peterson, O: Sushi

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Peterson, O: Love Ballade

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Peterson, O: A Salute to Bach (Medley): Allegro / Andante / Bach’s Blues

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Peterson, O: Cakewalk

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Mandel, J: A Time for Love

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Morgan Lewis: How High the Moon

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Goodman, B: Soft Winds

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Evans, B: Waltz for Debby

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Leigh Harline, Ned Washington: When You Wish Upon a Star

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Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol: Duke Ellington Medley: Take the “A” Train / Don’t Get Around Much Anymore / Come Sunday / C-Jam Blues / Lush Life / Caravan

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Peterson, O: Blues Etude

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For nearly 80 years, legacy has been the spinal cord of the glorious jazz tradition - but maybe never more so to its fans than during the challenging days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unable to hear music in person, all of us have only been able to access new music through technology, resulting in many looking back upon what may have been missed. But when one can look back on something that is at the same time entirely new, that is a most special situation. And when that something new is coming from jazz immortal Oscar Peterson - even more so. And that is exactly what is in hand with 'A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet - Live in Helsinki 1987' from Two Lions/Mack Avenue Records. From this perspective alone, this is a momentous album - but it is far more than that. The final gig of a long international tour that began with 4 concerts in Brazil, this date was the 14th of a European tour that took the quartet all over mainland Europe and Scandinavia. Anyone with any knowledge of jazz knows that the magic of consistent performing only makes the synergy and empathy of an ensemble - both substances this quartet has in mind-blowing quantity - better and better. That always dwarfs the fatigue factor, and sometimes results in sheer magic on a different plane. That's clearly what happened during this spectacular concert. As Kelly Peterson says: 'Performing with joy and vivacity, they determined to make every concert better than the previous one. This night in Helsinki is a glorious example of that' - and a stunning addition to the continuing legacy of this beloved master of music.

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March 2022

I don’t always enjoy players who employ an abundance of notes to dazzle the ear, but Peterson’s work is so full of joyfulness, good humour, exuberance, wit and indeed elegance that it wins me over, and there is always musical logic and substance rather than mere virtuosity in his improvisations.

December 2021 - January 2022

Many of these individual items include passages of unaccompanied piano that cover several different moods, including subdued chording and jaunty stride-style, although it’s the workmanlike group sound that sets the seal on the outing. Canadian bassist Young has but one solo and Drew none and, while there’s quite a lot of impressive Pass, they’re all ultimately there to serve Peterson, which they do superbly.

November 2021

It’s hauntingly beautiful. The 18-minute “Duke Ellington Medley” is a joy, and the closer, Peterson’s own “Blues Etude,” serves as a full-out sprint to the end, complete with Peterson’s solo stride break in the middle. Whew! This is jazz as good as it gets, as the crowd’s raucous applause at the end demonstrates.

A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet - Live in Helsinki 1987

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