OSCAR PETERSON TRIO
LIVE IN BREMEN 1961
1st Edition limited to 3000 copies

Oscar Peterson, piano
Ray Brown, bass
Ed Thigpen, drums
Recorded on 20.IV.1961, Glocke, Bremen, Germany
MONO ℗ 1961 RADIO BREMEN
Remastered by ℗ & © 2024 THE LOST RECORDINGS from the original analog tapes

45rpm Lacquer-cuts: Kevin Gray
180g 2-vinyl album

On that April evening in 1961, in front of nearly 1,400 spectators gathered at the Glocke – one of Herbert von Karajan's favorite concert halls – the “mountain” Oscar Peterson sat down at his piano, accompanied by his two acolytes, 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. Oscar Peterson was a brilliant alchemist, a sort of Pygmalion of himself, who was going to the end of his transformations. He knew how to magnify his mastery of swing, deepen his repertoire, renew himself without denying his nature, and thus award jazz its most magical letters of nobility.

RECORD 1 – 45RPM

The Girls From Cadiz

I Could Have Danced All Night
The Golden Striker
Introduction by Oscar Peterson

Where Do I Go From Here
RECORD 2 – 45RPM

My Funny Valentine
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
Blues For Big Scotia