Oscar Peterson

Night Train (Japanese Import - Ultimate HQ CD) (4988031392980)

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Title Night Train (Japanese Import - Ultimate HQ CD)

Author Oscar Peterson

Supplier Verve

EAN 4988031392980

Reference GEN 167928

LABEL CODE 4988031392980

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 1

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• Japanese Ultra-High Quality CD

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Master jazz pianist Oscar Peterson had his longest-running trio with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, and Night Train may be their finest moment.

The repertoire here is comprised mostly of standards, although the choices seem deliberate. In treatments of jazz chestnuts like "C-Jam Blues" and "Georgia on My Mind," the trio works inside these well-known songs, painting over familiar colors and reworking traditional melodies while staying true to the spirit of each tune.

The chemistry between Thigpen, Brown, and Peterson is unassailable. Peterson in particular is at the top of his game here, running the whole history of jazz through his dexterous, nimble fingers with an in-the-pocket ease not always apparent on his earlier recordings.