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“Yesterday“ by Oscar Peterson from his 1969 album “Motions & Emotions“. Remastered from the original master tapes. Listen or buy the album: Follow us: - - - - - - - - - - - - In trio formations, as soloist and fellow musician of the Singers Unlimited – this is how piano giant Oscar Peterson has so far appeared on the re-releases from the MPS catalogue. The Canadian now reveals another exciting face with this 1969 recording. On Motions & Emotions we experience him with jazz versions of popular pieces from Pop, Easy Listening and Songwriting as the protagonist of a quartet of longtime companions, embedded in rich orchestral colors. She was painted by a magician of the guild, the great Claus Ogerman, who had previously worked for Tom Jobim. The Brazilian is also represented with his standard “Wave”, in which the orchestra builds a luminous tropical backdrop for Peterson’s fantastically dragged phrasing. P
