The Oscar Peterson Trio - At Baker's Keyboard Lounge [LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 5719089
Barcode: 0199957190893
Release Date: 17 Apr 2026
Genre: Jazz

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 on 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.

LP1/SIDE A
1. Autumn Leaves
2. Django
3. Confirmation
4. Whisper Not
5. Billy Boy
 
LP1/SIDE B
1. The Touch Of Your Lips
2. Ill Wind
3. Chicago
 
LP2/SIDE A
1. I Love You
2. Closing
3. Dancing On The Ceiling
4. Politics & Poker
5. Where Do I Go From Here?
 
LP2/SIDE B
1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
2. Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away)
3. Yesterdays
4. Softly As a Morning Sunrise
5. S’Posin