Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Bremen 1961 (UHQCD, Mono)
Oscar Peterson, piano [click here to see more products featuring Oscar Peterson]
Ray Brown, Bass
Ed Thigpen, Drums
Written by Léo Delibes (1), Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe (2), John Lewis (3), Oscar Peterson (4, 6, 7), Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (5)
1 UHQCD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Live
Label : The Lost Recordings
Original label : The Lost Recordings
Recorded on April 20, 1961 at Die Glocke, Bremen, Germany
Originally released in 2024
Tracks:
- Les Filles de Cadix
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- The Golden Striker
- Introduction by Oscar Peterson
- Where Did I Go From Here
- My Funny Valentine
- Blues for Big Scotia
Reviews :
The Glocke: one of Herbert von Karajan's favourite halls in Europe. An unusual place, located in the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Designed in 1737 on an octagonal plan, it has remained in this form to this day, and, despite various fires, retains one of the most beautiful acoustics on the old continent.
On that April evening in 1961, in front of nearly 1,400 spectators, the "mountain" Oscar Peterson sat down at his piano, accompanied by his two sidekicks, Ray Brown, the "handsome bassist", as his admirers nicknamed him, and Ed Thigpen, one of the most sought-after drummers on the New York scene.
The Lost Recordings has resurrected this extraordinary concert from the archives of the Bremen radio. Oscar Peterson is a brilliant alchemist, a sort of Pygmalion of himself, who goes to the end of his transformations. He knew how to magnify his mastery of swing, deepen his repertoire, renew himself without denying himself, and thus award jazz its most magical letters of nobility.
Ratings :
Discogs : 5 / 5