Girl Talk (Oscar Peterson album)
Girl Talk (also released as Oscar Peterson Plays for Lovers) is a 1968 studio album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, the second volume of his Exclusively for My Friends series. It was compiled from live studio sessions recorded between 1964 and 1966.
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1965, November 1966, November 1967, April 1968, Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer Studio, Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | MPS | |||
| Producer | Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer | |||
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| Oscar Peterson Plays for Lovers Cover | ||||
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Writing for AllMusic, critic Ken Dryden wrote "The title track, an overlooked gem jointly written by Bobby Troup and Neal Hefti, finds the leader in a bluesy mood. The relaxed but jaunty treatment of "Robbin's Nest" follows a powerful medley of "I Concentrate on You" and "Moon River" to wrap up this highly recommended session."[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz included the album in its suggested "Core Collection".[3]
Track listing
- "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:27
- "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 17:22
- "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) – 5:41
- Medley: "I Concentrate on You"/"Moon River" (Cole Porter)/(Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 6:30
- "Robbins' Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson) – 6:21
Personnel
Performance
- Oscar Peterson – piano, all tracks
- Ray Brown - double bass on "Robbin's Nest"
- Sam Jones – double bass on "On a Clear Day", "Girl Talk", "I'm in the Mood for Love"
- Bobby Durham – drums on "On a Clear Day", "Girl Talk"
- Louis Hayes - drums on "I'm In The Mood For Love", "Robbin's Nest"
References
- Dryden, Ken. "Girl Talk > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1153. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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