Oscar Peterson Trio | Last Call at The Blue Note

Last Call Review

 

by Scott Yanow

The third of four Telarc CDs to be released from an Oscar Peterson reunion engagement at New York's Blue Note club matches together the great pianist with guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Bobby Durham. Although the veterans did not rehearse together beforehand, the repertoire is quite fresh, with five standards being balanced by five Peterson originals, including "Bach's Blues," "Wheatland," and "Blues Etude." The performance is as strong as one would expect, although the inclusion of Durham's drums makes the music less exciting and risky than the late-'50s trio recordings. It's worth picking up, as are the other Oscar Peterson Telarc releases from this now legendary engagement.   AllMusic

Oscar Peterson Trio

Last Call at The Blue Note       

1. "Jim" (Caesar Petrillo, Milton Samuels, Nelson Shawn) – 7:02
2. "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (Ludwig Herzer [de], Franz Lehár, Beda Fritz Loehner) – 11:38
3. Medley:"It Never Entered My Mind"/"Body and Soul" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)/(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 9:12
4. "Wheatland" (Oscar Peterson) – 8:48
5. Medley: "Our Waltz"/"Adagio"/"Bach's Blues" (David Rose)/(Peterson)/(Peterson) – 9:54
6. "March Past" (Peterson) – 7:22
7. "Blues Etude" (Peterson) – 7:22

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Bobby Durham – drums
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Herb Ellis - guitar 

Last Call at the Blue Note is a 1990 live album by Oscar Peterson; it is the third CD of the Telarc 4-CD set.^[3] The performance includes three of Oscar Peterson's famous originals: "Blues Etude", "March Past" and "Wheatland".

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