Although the music of this two-LP set was recording at a concert in the Soviet Union, it is a fairly typical recital by pianist
Oscar Peterson with no obvious reference to the exotic location.
Peterson takes five selections unaccompanied, performs four others as duets with bassist
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and adds drummer
Jake Hanna to the nine remaining numbers. Other than three originals, all of the music is comprised of veteran standards and, although no real surprises occur, the results are what one would expect from the great
Oscar Peterson, who alternates hard swingers with sensitive ballad renditions. ~ Scott Yanow