The Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train (2LP, 45RPM)
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Oscar Peterson, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Oscar Peterson]
Ray Brown, bass
Ed Thigpen, drums
2LP, gatefold sleeve
Numbered edition limited to 2,500 copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Original Recordings Group (ORG)
Original label : Verve
Recorded Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles on December 15 & 16, 1962
Engineered by Val Valentin
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Originaly released in 1963
Reissued in 2009
Tracks:
Side A:
- Night Train
- C Jam Blues
- Georgia On My Mind
Side B :
- Bags' Groove
- Moten Swing
- Easy Does It
Side C :
- Honey Dripper
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
Side D :
- Band Call
- Hymn To Freedom
Reviews :
"Many of the tunes like the familiar title tune, 'Night Train' (also known later as Duke Ellington's 'Happy Go Lucky Local') were first heard by most in big band arrangements that Peterson manages to re-invent without losing any of the color or even the dynamic shadings the larger ensembles more easily produced...the trio's virtuosity never fails to entertain." Michael Fremer, Analog Planet
Oscar Peterson has thoroughly assimilated not just every piano style that preceded him but every ensemble idiom as well: swinging big bands, gospel, European classical, and, of course, the blues. Having mastered all of this, Peterson found the standard piano trio the perfect vehicle for exploring all of these types of music. In this classic LP, the crowning achievement in his greatest year, Peterson doesn't just explore these styles - he conquers them.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.61 / 5 , Michael Fremer : Music 8/11, Sound 9/11