Oscar Peterson - The Sound Of The Trio

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:28
Size: 175.0 MB
Styles: Piano jazz, Bop
Year: 1961/2000
Art: Front

[11:06] 1. Tricrotism
[ 8:51] 2. On Green Dolphin Street
[ 5:39] 3. Thag's Dance
[ 5:32] 4. Ill Wind
[11:06] 5. Kadota's Blues
[ 9:29] 6. Scrapple From The Apple
[ 9:13] 7. Jim
[ 7:47] 8. Band Call
[ 5:05] 9. The Night We Called It A Day
[ 2:34] 10. Billy Boy

Those who consider themselves Oscar Peterson completists should be aware of The London House Sessions, a generous five-CD set that focuses exclusively on the Peterson Trio's 1961 engagement at Chicago's London House. However, completists are the only ones who would want to invest in this collection; others would be better off with individual CDs of the pianist's London House performances. One such CD is the Verve Master Edition of The Sound of the Trio, which was recorded in July 1961 and contains everything from the original LP (including performances of "Tricotism," "On Green Dolphin Street," "III Wind,") as well as five bonus tracks. Although not among Peterson's essential recordings -- you won't find a lot of surprises on this reissue -- the material is consistently enjoyable. Peterson, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Ed Thigpen, clearly enjoy a strong rapport, and the trio never fails to swing. Cheers to Doug Ramsey for his interesting liner notes -- while some jazz journalists would have tried to bore readers to death with overly technical descriptions of the performances, Ramsey provides some amusing anecdotes about the overly talkative audiences at the London House. ~Alex Henderson

The Sound Of The Trio

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