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If You Could See Me Now is an album by Oscar Peterson's quartet, recorded in November 1983.[1]

If You Could See Me Now
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Recorded	November 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:56
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
A Tribute to My Friends (1983) If You Could See Me Now (1983) Hark (1985)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "a thin set altogether".[1] A reviewer for The Washington Post highlighted "Limehouse Blues", describing it as "fueled by some of the most dynamic and daring excursions this quartet has ever put on record."[3] The album won the Juno Award for Best Jazz Album in 1987.[4]

Track listing

1. "Weird Blues" (Miles Davis) – 6:42
2. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:18
3. "On Danish Shore" (Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) – 8:28
4. "L' Impossible" (Peterson) – 6:00
5. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 7:26
6. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 6:02

Personnel

Performance

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Joe Pass – guitar
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
• Martin Drew – drums

References

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