A Royal Wedding Suite

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A Royal Wedding Suite
Studio album by
Released1981
RecordedApril 15, 24, 25, 1981
GenreJazz
Length44:36
LabelPablo Today
ProducerNorman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980
(1980)
A Royal Wedding Suite
(1981)
Nigerian Marketplace
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

A Royal Wedding Suite is a 1981 album by Oscar Peterson. Arranged by Rick Wilkins, Peterson's jazz suite commemorates the 1981 wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral.[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Announcement" – 1:27
  2. "London Gets Ready" – 5:39
  3. "When Summer Comes" – 6:01
  4. "It's On" – 5:38
  5. "Heraldry" – 4:15
  6. "Royal Honeymoon" – 3:46
  7. "Jubilation" – 3:56
  8. "Lady Di's Waltz" – 5:01
  9. "Let the World Sing" – 5:35
  10. "The Empty Cathedral" – 3:39

All music composed by Oscar Peterson.

Personnel[edit]

Performance[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r145477
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1158. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ A Royal Wedding Suite at AllMusic