Oscar Peterson - A Royal Wedding Suite (1981)

Tracklist

01. Announcement (1:24)
02. London Gets Ready (5:37)
03. When Summer Comes (6:00)
04. It's On (5:34)
05. Heraldry (4:12)
06. Royal Honeymoon (3:45)
07. Jubilation (3:55)
08. Lady Di's Waltz (4:59)
09. Let the World Sing (5:33)
10. The Empty Cathedral (3:37)

Personnel: Oscar Peterson - piano

To celebrate the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Di of England, Oscar Peterson composed a ten-song suite that he performs on this album while accompanied by an unidentified string orchestra arranged by Rick Wilkins. Not too surprisingly Peterson (who doubles here on electric piano) proves to be a talented composer and, even if none of the individual pieces caught on (or was ever apparently recorded again by the pianist), the music on a whole is quite satisfying. - Scott Yanow