When Oscar Peterson arrived at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit in early August 1960 for a two-week engagement, the pianist’s year-old trio, featuring bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, was ascending to new artistic peaks.
Intended at the time as a live album for Verve but never released, the music recorded at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge features remarkable, previously unissued performances, all taped on a single Friday night.
No matter the tempo, rhythm, or complexity of the arrangement, the three players breathe as one on these recordings, phrasing as if controlled by a single heartbeat.
These new-to-the-world recordings, made in Peterson’s prime at the longest continuously-operating jazz club in the US, remind you that there will never be anyone else like Oscar Peterson.
These Complete Recordings, exclusive to this store, include all five sets, in the order they were performed.
Tracklist
LP 1
Side A
Autumn Leaves
Django
Confirmation
Whisper Not
Billy Boy
Side B
The Touch Of Your Lips
Ill Wind
Chicago
LP 2
Side C
I Love You
Closing
Dancing On The Ceiling
Politics & Poker
Where Do I Go From Here?
Side D
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away)
Yesterdays
Softly As a Morning Sunrise
S’Posin
LP 3
Side E
I Remember Clifford
Let There Be Love
Swamp Fire
Closing Blues Announcement
Satin Doll
Side F
Woody N You
My Funny Valentine
Scrapple From The Apple
Closing Announcement
These Complete Recordings are presented across three LPs and include all five sets performed that evening, in the exact order they were played at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge.
