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Night Child is an album by Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Louie Bellson. It is notable in that all compositions are by Peterson and he plays the majority of the songs on electric piano.[3] The album cover depicts his son Joel Peterson, to whom the album is dedicated.

Track listing

  1. "Solar Winds" – 6:50
  2. "Dancin' Feet" – 6:20
  3. "Soliloquy (Blues for Dr. John)" – 9:13
  4. "Night Child" – 11:35
  5. "Charlie" – 3:09
  6. "Teenager" – 5:47

All music written by Oscar Peterson.

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Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1979 Billboard Jazz Albums 23

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ Miller, Mark (March 1, 1980). "Jazz". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Child_(album)