Stranger in Paradise (Peter Bernstein album)

Stranger in Paradise
Studio album by Peter Bernstein
Released	2004[1]
Recorded	August 24–25, 2003
Studio	Avatar Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Label	Venus
Producer	Tetsuo Hara, Todd Barkan
Peter Bernstein chronology
Heart's Content (2002) Stranger in Paradise (2004) Monk (2009)

Stranger in Paradise is an album by jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein.

Background[]

Bernstein and pianist Brad Mehldau had recorded together several times previously, and bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Bill Stewart had played with the guitarist on his Heart's Content album.^[2]

Music and recording[]

Three of the tracks are Bernstein originals. The album contains "elements of hard bop and post-bop, including an intriguing, slightly off-center approach to 'Stranger in Paradise' and an intricate, moving interpretation of 'This Is Always'".^[2] Also covered are "a greasy arranging of Babs Gonzales' 'Soul Stirrin' ' and a breezy take of 'That Sunday, That Summer'".^[2]

Reception[]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that this and Bernstein's previous album, Heart's Content, "work at every level".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing[]

1. "Venus Blues" (Bernstein)
2. "Stranger in Paradise" (Alexander Borodin, George Forrest, Robert Wright)
3. "Luiza" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
4. "How Little We Know" (Springer)
5. "Bobblehead" (Bernstein)
6. "Just a Thought" (Bernstein)
7. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren)
8. "Soul Stirrin'" (Babs Gonzales)
9. "That Sunday, That Summer" (Joe Sherman, George David Weiss)
10. "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow)

Personnel[]

• Peter Bernstein – guitar
• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Larry Grenadier – bass
• Bill Stewart – drums

References[]