Oscar Peterson - A Summer Night In Munich (1999)

1 	Backyard Blues 	6:56
2 	When Summer Comes 	9:06
3 	Nigerian Marketplace 	9:34
4 	Evening Song 	6:15
5 	Satin Doll 	8:20
6 	Love Ballade 	8:49
7 	Hymn To Freedom 	5:53
8 	Sushi 	8:05

Oscar Peterson – piano
Ulf Wakenius – guitar
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
Martin Drew – drums

A Summer Night in Munich captures Oscar Peterson and his "NATO quartet" in a triumphant concert performance recorded July 22, 1998 at the Munchen Philharmonika. With a program of seven Peterson originals plus the Ellington-Strayhorn standard, "Satin Doll," this group cooks. "Backyard Blues" and "Nigerian Marketplace" are especially exciting and contemporary-sounding originals, while "When Summer Comes," "Evening Song" and "Love Ballade" are beautiful ballads. Bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen lays down the nimble-fingered lines for which he is known, while guitarist Ulf Wakenius is a most complementary figure in dialogue with the leader. Drummer Martin Drew keeps the proceedings on track rhythmically, taking a tasty solo turn on the set closer, "Sushi." With this fine recording, Peterson shows that even in his seventies, he's still got the goods. ---Jim Newsom, Rovi

The artist in autumn: This eminently agreeable session captures the old master in performance at the Munich Philharmonic. Illness, which he has thankfully triumphed over, has seemingly slowed his ardor and lent an understandable melancholy to his artistry, but Oscar Peterson is an indomitable spirit that refuses to knuckle under to the ravages of time. At this point he is no longer the restless globetrotter; rather he's the grand master who carefully picks and chooses-at one of jazz music's largest fee demands-his spots. Still at the helm of a virtuosic trio that is rounded out by Danish bass giant Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson and British drummer Martin Drew, for this occasion they engaged the considerable talents of Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius.

The program is largely composed of Peterson originals, including the gorgeous lattice-work of the wistful and lyrical "When Summer Comes," which elicits a most delicate bass solo from Pederson. The comely melody "Nigerian Marketplace" suggests the optimism of the place more than its bustling activity, and Ellington is feted with a sumptuous "Satin Doll." Nothing particularly special, but then for some it's always special when Peterson sits down at the keyboard. ---Willard Jenkins, jazztimes.com

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