4 1/2 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS
The Oscar Peterson Trio’s July 1961 live sessions at the Chicago London House are considered among their finest recordings. This CD contains the complete original album The Trio –Live from Chicago (Verve V6-8420), which was the first of four LPs culled from those dates. It features Peterson with Ray Brown on bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums. Further titles from the same sessions have been added as a bonus.
PERSONNEL:OSCAR PETERSON, piano
RAY BROWN, bass
ED THIGPEN, drums
Live at the London House, Chicago, July 27-August 6, 1961.
INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:01 I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
02 IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING
03 CHICAGO
04 THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY
05 SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY
06 WHISPER NOT
07 BILLY BOY
08 IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY (*)
09 MOANIN’ (*)
10 SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE (*)
11 JIM (*)
TOTAL TIME: 77:56 Min.
(*) From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.