Oscar Peterson
Piano Solo on
We'll Be Together Again

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Oscar Peterson contributes a half-chorus piano solo on "We'll Be Together Again" from Anita O'Day's 1957 album Anita Sings the Most, a relaxed ballad treatment at approximately 118 BPM. His approach to the 32-bar AABA form in G demonstrates the lyrical dimension of his playing that could sometimes be overshadowed by his dazzling up-tempo virtuosity, his solo combining rich harmonic voicings with melodic single-note passages that complement the song's romantic sentiment. As the sole instrumental soloist, Peterson's half-chorus statement is a model of melodic invention, each phrase carefully sculpted within the spacious rhythmic framework provided by Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and John Poole.

Oscar Peterson was 31 to 32 years old at the time.