Skol
This 1979 meeting of Oscar Peterson with the ebullient French violinist Stephane Grappelli at a Danish jazz festival is a pure delight. Grappelli, whose unassuming virtuosity rivaled that of Peterson, takes a brilliant solo onDjango Reinhardt's "Nuages" and trades hot licks with Peterson on "Skol Blues." They are joined by guitaristJoe Passand bassist Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen (who had recorded atrio albumwith Grappelli the day before), plus drummer Mickey Roker. With so much talent surrounding him, Peterson felt no need to take over the performance with his customary showers of notes.--Rick Mitchell