NEW VINYL LP ON WAX TIME 2016

180 GRAM VINYL.

The Oscar Peterson Trio with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen lacked the competitiveness of his earlier group with Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis, and the later daring of his solo performances, but the pianist was generally in peak form during this era. He sticks to standards on this live LP (a good example of the Trio’s playing), stretching out “Sometimes I’m Happy” creatively for over 11 minutes and uplifting such songs as “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” “Chicago” and “The Night We Called It a Day.” Few surprises occur, but Peterson plays at such a consistently high level that one doesn’t mind.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson

Tracklist

I’ve Never Been In Love Before
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Chicago
The Night We Called It A Day
Sometimes I’m Happy
Whisper Not
Billy Boy