Pictured to the left are a couple of the Oscar Peterson albums we’ve auditioned over the years and found to be less than impressive.
According to the standards we’ve set for audiophile quality sound and music, they just didn’t make the grade.
Without going into specifics, we’ll just say these albums suffer from weak music, weak sound, or both. They may hold some appeal for fans, but audiophiles looking for top quality sound and music — our stock in trade — should take our free advice and look elsewhere.
General Notes
We are not aware of any record Peterson recorded for Limelight that’s worthy of a Hot Stamper shootout.
He made six in the mid-sixties. We’ve played two or three and did not see the point in auditioning others.
As for Pablo Records, Peterson recorded himself, his various groups, and played on the sessions for a great many other artists. At most a dozen or two would be of enough interest for us to pursue and their reviews can be found on this blog.
For those who are looking for the best of the best, some of the records we’ve discovered with top jazz piano sound can be found here.
Further Reading