
Recorded: 2010, Abbey Road Studio Two, London, England
Released: 2011, Sony Masterworks
Oscar Peterson 的唱片我收藏很多,因為他的琴觸指法快速,技巧當然好得沒話說,他『正規』的唱片已經很多了,小廠所發行的唱片也很多。
剛聽這張唱片的時候,我是根本沒注意到唱片的中文側表及內頁說明,放進我的小音響內,怪怪愈聽愈覺得奇怪,怎麼雖然是 piano solo 的唱片,錄音怎麼會這麼好!這樣錄音會這麼好的唱片,怎麼會在小廠發行勒(雖然是 Sony 代理發行的)!......怪怪!
原來......
這張是使用貝森朵夫最高等級的鋼琴以高科技錄製發行,前半段(前八軌)是錄音現場重建版本,後半段(後八軌)是一模一樣的雙聲道的立體聲版。
2007年3月時Oscar Peterson 本人親自參與製作,這張唱片是2011年發行,Oscar Peterson 在2007年就過世了。一細看中文側標,及原廠資料:
Oscar Peterson : Unmistakable is a collection of re-performances® created from unreleased recordings Peterson made during the seventies and eighties. The re-performances® capture the renowned jazz pianist playing at the height of his powers with some tracks never-before-heard by the public. The process began with Peterson himself in March 2007: after having heard about the technology, Peterson invited the Zenph team to his home to play examples of their work. A lifelong technology buff, Peterson understood and was enthusiastic about the implications of the Zenph technology on his legacy. Zenph employs a proprietary process that uses computer software to transform recorded music back into live performances, precisely replicating what was originally played but with vastly-improved sound quality.
To create the Peterson re-performances, the Zenph team began with video recordings and several unreleased, private recordings of exceptional performances. Recorded in Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios in London, the Zenph team used a specially-outfitted Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano (Peterson was a Bösendorfer artist) to authentically recreate the distinct sounds of Peterson’s artistry. Released on Sony Masterworks, Oscar Peterson: Unmistakable extends the acclaimed technological breakthrough featured in prior Sony/Zenph releases of Glenn Gould, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Art Tatum.
此系列"錄音"的唱片,以前已發行過如古典樂的
Glenn Gould:Bach - The Goldberg Variations 1955 Performance

Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff
Art Tatum:Piano Starts Here: Live at the Shrine
●亞特.泰坦的「Piano Starts Here」包括兩個錄音版本,此專輯特別收錄1949年在洛杉磯The Shrine現場演出9首歌曲,以及1933年錄製的4首最受歡迎的作品
●收錄兩個版本「錄音現場重建」&「終極耳機體驗完整版」
這張在不久前的博客來的滿711打9折的活動中敗入,台灣代理商已引進一陣子了,當初博客來引進時,只覺得 Art Tatum 這套唱片(2CDs),要價500多元,是有點貴,因為原本以為是一些錄音不是很理想又名不見經傳的錄音,所以當初就完全沒興趣敗入。
現在知道這張應該是「有始以來錄音效果最理想的 Art Tatum」!還需要等待嗎?