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Stranger in Paradise (Peter Bernstein album)

Stranger in Paradise is an album by jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein.

Stranger in Paradise
Studio album by
Peter Bernstein
Released2004[1]
RecordedAugust 24–25, 2003
StudioAvatar, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelVenus
ProducerTetsuo Hara, Todd Barkan
Peter Bernstein chronology
Heart's Content
(2002) 		Stranger in Paradise
(2004) 		Monk
(2009)

Background edit

Bernstein and pianist Brad Mehldau had recorded together several times previously, and bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Bill Stewart had played with the guitarist on his Heart's Content album.[2]

Music and recording edit

Three of the tracks are Bernstein originals. The album contains "elements of hard bop and post-bop, including an intriguing, slightly off-center approach to 'Stranger in Paradise' and an intricate, moving interpretation of 'This Is Always'".[2] Also covered are "a greasy arranging of Babs Gonzales' 'Soul Stirrin' ' and a breezy take of 'That Sunday, That Summer'".[2]

Reception edit

The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that this and Bernstein's previous album, Heart's Content, "work at every level".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Venus Blues" (Bernstein)
  2. "Stranger in Paradise" (Alexander Borodin, George Forrest, Robert Wright)
  3. "Luiza" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
  4. "How Little We Know" (Springer)
  5. "Bobblehead" (Bernstein)
  6. "Just a Thought" (Bernstein)
  7. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren)
  8. "Soul Stirrin'" (Babs Gonzales)
  9. "That Sunday, That Summer" (Joe Sherman, George David Weiss)
  10. "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow)

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dryden, Ken. "Stranger in Paradise". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Dryden, Ken "Peter Bernstein – Stranger in Paradise". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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