Night Train (Restored/Rm)

Product Details

Artist : Oscar Peterson
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0731452144027
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1997-09-16
UPC : 731452144027

ASIN : B0000047D4

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Happy-Go-Lucky Local (aka Night Train)
2. C-Jam Blues
3. Georgia on My Mind
4. Bags' Groove
5. Moten Swing
6. Easy Does It
7. Honeydripper
8. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
9. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
10. Band Call
11. Hymn to Freedom
12. Happy-Go-Lucky Local (aka Night Train) [Alternate Take][#]
13. Volare [#]
14. My Heart Belongs to Daddy [#]
15. Moten Swing [Rehearsal Take][#]
16. Now's the Time [#]
17. This Could Be the Start of Something [#]

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.ca Canadian Essential

This 1962 recording represents Oscar Peterson at his most commercially accommodating, yet his trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen never fails to swing. The program includes such familiar melodies as the title track (which began life as Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local"), "Georgia on My Mind," and "The Honeydripper." With the notable exception of the gospel-like original "Hymn to Freedom," most of the tracks clock in at around three minutes. This reissue contains several alternate takes that were wisely left off the original LP, including such unlikely jazz vehicles as "Volare" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy." --Rick Mitchell

Un incontournable québécois

Le chef d'œuvre de Peterson, dédicacé à son père qui bossait au Canadien Pacific. Sans être un album concept, l'ensemble mise sur une grande cohérence. Chaque pièce porte la griffe éminemment personnelle du pianiste, en plus d'être gorgée d'émotion.

Un Essentiel amazon.fr

Un album du pianiste canadien Oscar Peterson, considéré comme l'un de ses chefs-d'oeuvre. On le retrouve dans sa formule fétiche du trio (en compagnie du batteur Ed Thigpen qui a succédé au guitariste Herb Ellis en 1958 et de son contrebassiste Ray Brown) pour une série de compositions aérées et acérées dans lesquelles s'intercalent d'heureuses reprises de Duke Ellington ou Count Basie. Peterson est leader et cela s'entend : l'architecture des compositions tourne autour des parties dynamiques de son jeu, caractérisé par un "swing" irrésistible. On lui a parfois reproché quelques "clichés" convenus dans sa pratique, mettant plus en oeuvre un sens du "drive" qu'une sensibilité réelle. Ses détracteurs doivent malgré tout convenir que Peterson menait son exécution avec une précision d'attaque et articulation proprement ahurissantes. Quant à la sensibilité, elle est ici réelle et palpable : le pianiste misait son jeu autant sur les harmonies que sur les mélodies. --Eric Frank

Customer Reviews

THE Oscar Peterson Proverbial Desert Island CD! (2004-06-03)

Well, this is it! If I could only have ONE of the dozens of Oscar Peterson CDs to play on the proverbial desert island, THIS would be the one! Recorded in 1962.....post-Herb Ellis (guitar) era; Ed Thigpen (drum) era. So much pleasure, of course, to be heard from BOTH eras!....but this one tops 'em all for me. THE definitive versions (by any swinger!) of Georgia on My Mind, Moten Swing, Easy Does It, Things Ain't What They Used to Be, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), and two I wasn't familiar with which I fell in love with: Band Call, and Hymn to Freedom. The chordal progressions alone are ear candy, and if your heart doesn't respond, call 911 ASAP!

VERY BAD!!!!!!!!! (2004-04-13)

I have to say, I was very dissapointed with this album. Peterson, has not yet made an album that is up to the standard as THE WIGGLES!!!!!!!!!!!

Best of the best (2004-02-08)

Unlike many jazz piano lovers, I have never thought Oscar Peterson was showing off or playing too many notes, though I also love Count Basie, whose sparse playing goes in the opposite direction.

This album is wonderfully appealing and, could be a great place to start with Oscar if you aren't yet acquainted with his music.

I love every track [but only have the original CD], and appreciate the variety on the recording, from C Jam Blueswith its distinctive percussion and piano and double bass solos, to slow ballads like Hymn To Freedom and Things Ain't What They Used To Be through rollicking songs like Night Train and Moten Swing.Another terrific album is Tracks, which is one of few solo recordings.

Peterson's Best Trio (2004-01-10)

Although Oscar Peterson has never failed to find the most astute accompanists, the trio of Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on double bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums rank supreme. A perfect balance of swing and bebop. The CD's standouts are the brief, but throbbing swing-cum-rag "The Honeydripper" and the rarely improvised (and previously unreleased) Cole Porter classic "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" which variates between a Bossa Nova and Swing arrangement. A must have for any Peterson fan!

A Must Own for Any Jazz Collection (2003-06-14)

I have been a jazz fan since i was a kid in the 70's. One of the wonderful things about jazz music for me is finding out about artists like pianist Oscar Peterson. He is considered - by many fans and musicians alike - one of the finest players ever, with an amaaaazzzzing sense of time. Oscar's music is accessible and can be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys lively piano music with fun and interesting time signatures. This was my first purchase of his music, having heard him on jazz radio many times. In the trio (acoustic piano, bass, drums) format, as was most of Oscar's work, this collection of tunes is a tribute to the artist's father, who worked for canadian pacific railways in canada. This is not to say the music is somber; rather, it is full of life. Great anytime listening music!

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