oscar peterson's "we get requests" from 1964, accompanied in this trio by ray brown on bass and ed thigpen on drums, is often criticised for being full of popular songs of the era, the type that crowds would walk up to the stage and "request", but i happen to be a big fan of a lot of different jazz genres, and there is always an album for every sort of listening occasion, and this incredible little session is absolutely perfect as nice soft relaxing background music. simple, yet perfect in every way.as much as i hate bossa-nova, i am actually a huge fan of oscar p's version of opening track "corcovado (quiet nights of quiet stars)", beginining with his soft "strum" of the piano strings, before swinging it with his subtle rhythmic undertones while at the same time highlighting his piano virtuosity, combining with the solid rhythmic blend of brown and thigpen.
also keep an ear out for standout closing track "goodbye, j.d.", an o.p. original. the man can swing it at any speed.
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