A box set that I am eagerly awaiting. Soon to be released on 180gm virgin vinyl...carefully preserving the sound of the original master tapes with a completely analogue mastering process. If the sound of this set is as good as the Speaker's Corner "Lost Tapes" re-issue, this will be the cornerstone of my Oscar Peterson collection.
"Exclusively for my Friends" was a legendary set of six albums on the Musik Produktion Schwarzwald (MPS) by Oscar Peterson. They were originally private performances in the living room of Peterson's friend Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer. The set includes performances with Peterson's trio of Ray Brown on double bass and Ed Thigpen on drums, as well as bassist Sam Jones and drummers Louis Hayes or Bobby Durham.
Oscar Peterson thought that they were his best recordings due to Brunner-Schwer's pursuit of perfection as recording engineer, and the intimate atmosphere of the living room in Villingen performing to small groups of friends. The Penguin Guide to Jazz lists the entire series as among the core recordings to own.
Soon, the revived MPS label will re-issue "Exclusively for my Friends" as an AAA pressing on 180-gr virgin vinyl. Watch for it!!
http://www.mps-music.com/reforest-the-legend/oscar-peterson/en/
"Exclusively for my Friends" was a legendary set of six albums on the Musik Produktion Schwarzwald (MPS) by Oscar Peterson. They were originally private performances in the living room of Peterson's friend Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer. The set includes performances with Peterson's trio of Ray Brown on double bass and Ed Thigpen on drums, as well as bassist Sam Jones and drummers Louis Hayes or Bobby Durham.
Oscar Peterson thought that they were his best recordings due to Brunner-Schwer's pursuit of perfection as recording engineer, and the intimate atmosphere of the living room in Villingen performing to small groups of friends. The Penguin Guide to Jazz lists the entire series as among the core recordings to own.
Soon, the revived MPS label will re-issue "Exclusively for my Friends" as an AAA pressing on 180-gr virgin vinyl. Watch for it!!
http://www.mps-music.com/reforest-the-legend/oscar-peterson/en/