Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train [Remaster]

Artist:

Peterson, Oscar

See Also:

Webster, Ben Hubbard, Freddie Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" Hampton, Lionel Parker, Charlie Fitzgerald, Ella Young, Lester Corea, Chick Grappelli, Stephane Carter, Benny Ella Fitzgerald/Oscar Peterson - Ella And Oscar Stan Getz/Oscar Peterson - Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio: The Silver Collection Lionel Hampton/Oscar Peterson - Just One Of Those Things: Lionel Hampton Featuring Oscar Peterson On Verve Marian McPartland/Oscar Peterson - Piano Jazz With Oscar Peterson Stuff Smith/Gillespie/Peterson - Stuff Smith/Dizzy Gillespie/Oscar Peterson Ben Webster - Meets Oscar Peterson [Remaster]

Description:

Oscar Peterson Trio: Oscar Peterson (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California on December 16, 1962.
Master jazz pianist Oscar Peterson had his longest-running trio with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, and NIGHT TRAIN may be their finest moment. The repertoire here is comprised mostly of standards, although the choices seem deliberate. In treatments of jazz chestnuts like "C-Jam Blues" and "Georgia On My Mind," the trio works inside these well-known songs, painting over familiar colors and re-working traditional melodies, while staying true to the spirit of each tune. The chemistry between Thigpen, Brown, and Peterson is unassailable. Peterson, in particular, is at the top of his game here, running the whole history of jazz through his dexterous, nimble fingers with an in-the-pocket ease not always apparent on his earlier recordings.
NIGHT TRAIN was produced by Norman Granz, who had already sold Verve Records to MGM, but continued to record his favorite artists, of whom Peterson was one. The production is superb, and translates especially well via remastering. The Verve re-issue features additional tracks, including alternate takes, rehearsals, full versions of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "Volare," and an incomplete take of Charlie Parker`s "Now`s the Time." New packaging, expanded liner notes, and photographs make the 1997 CD version of NIGHT TRAIN a keeper.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Night Train
2. C-Jam Blues
3. Georgia on My Mind
4. Bags` Groove
5. Moten Swing
6. Easy Does It
7. Honeydripper, The
8. Things Ain`t What They Used to Be
9. I Got It Bad (And That Ain`t Good)
10. Band Call
11. Hymn to Freedom
12. Night Train - (previously unreleased)
13. Volare - (previously unreleased)
14. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - (previously unreleased)
15. Moten Swing - (previously unreleased, rehearsal take)
16. Now`s the Time - (previously unreleased)
17. This Could Be the Start of Something - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

05/20/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Piano

Label:

Verve (USA)

Producer:

Norman Granz

Catalog Number:

521 440

Original Release Year:

1963

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

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