ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

This CD presents the complete Zurich set of the Oscar Peterson Trio, comprised of Peterson, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen. During the Zurich concert, Peterson showed off his virtuoso playing in two upbeat numbers (Bock/Harnick’s “Politics And Poker”- a rare selection from the musical Fiorello! - and Clifford Brown’s crowd-pleasing bop tune “Daahoud”). But these fast tunes were contrasted by two great, expansive, and beautifully arranged ballads (Dizzy Gillespie’s neo-baroque “Con Alma” and “The Maidens Of Cadiz” after Léo Delibes). Two medium-paced tunes (Duke Jordan’s “Jordu” and Ray Bryant’s Latin number “Cubano Chant”) completed the set. The complexity of the ballads demonstrates that Peterson’s musicality was not only the product of fast finger.

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO

OSCAR PETERSON, piano
RAY BROWN, bass
ED THIGPEN, drums

Recorded at Kongresshaus, Zürichm April 8, 1960.

Tracks:

01. Introduction by Norma .Grantz
02. Jordu
03. Cubano Chant
04. Con Alma
05. Politics and Poker
06. The Maidens of Cadiz
07. Dahoud