My Favorite Instrument


My Favorite Instrument is a 1968 album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. It was his first solo piano release.

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote "A prelude to his outstanding Pablo recordings, My Favorite Instrument is one of Peterson's top albums of the 1960s."
This album was the fourth part of Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series on MPS.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz included the album in its suggested "Core Collection".

Track listing

  1. "Someone to Watch over Me" – 4:18
  2. "Perdido" – 6:17
  3. "Body and Soul" – 4:36
  4. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" – 5:02
  5. "Bye Bye Blackbird" – 4:56
  6. "I Should Care" – 4:48
  7. "Lulu's Back In Town" – 2:10
  8. "Little Girl Blue" – 6:07
  9. "Take the "A" Train" – 2:39

Personnel

Performance
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