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The Way I Really Play (also released as The Great Oscar Peterson on Prestige!) is a 1968 album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. It is the third part of Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series.

The Way I Really Play
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1968
Recorded	November 12, 1967
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:50
Label	MPS
Producer	Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
Oscar Peterson chronology
Girl Talk (1968) The Way I Really Play (1968) Mellow Mood (1968)
The Great Oscar Peterson on Prestige! Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Ken Dryden wrote "The influence of Art Tatum is apparent during his intricate runs within "Love Is Here to Stay," while the multifaceted original "Sandy's Blues" (dedicated to his wife) combines a dark mood with a swinging setting. The lighthearted waltzing treatment of "Alice in Wonderland" is pure joy, while another original, "Noreen's Nocturne," is simply a showstopper."[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes the album in its selected "Core Collection."[3]

Track listing

1. "Waltzing Is Hip" (Ray Brown, Johnny Wayne) – 6:11
2. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 10:05
3. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:54
4. "Sandy's Blues" (Oscar Peterson) – 9:34
5. "Alice in Wonderland" (Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard) – 4:46
6. "Noreen's Nocturne" (Oscar Peterson) – 9:20

Personnel

Performance

Recorded at the private studio of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany, November 12, 1967:

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Sam Jones – double bass
• Bobby Durham – drums

Production

• Recording director and engineer - Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
• Liner notes - Gene Lees
• Liner notes translated - Dr. B. Falk
• Cover photography - Sepp Werkmeister
• Reverse side photography - Sepp Werkmeister
• Graphic work - Hans B. Piltzer

References

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