Trio Live in Chicago [Live, Original recording remastered]

Oscar Peterson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 28, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 1961
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Original recording remastered
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000047G8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best album of my life, June 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Trio Live in Chicago (Audio CD)

I love this album. My mom had this album; when I was a little thing she would put it on after I went to bed and I began to understand that she needed to listen to this music to relax and unwind, not to mention that what a good jazz afficionado my mom was.

When I was a teenager, my friends were listening to disgusting heavy metal, new wave, punk, what have you, but I would put this old album on after school and immediately feel relaxed and transported to this smokey, boozy, jazzy, piano nightclub in Chicago. This was such a release for me. I felt so much more sophisticated than the idiots around me. As I grew older, and I was with guys I liked, I would put this album on the stereo, and whoa, the hormones would surge.

I was fortunate to see old O.P. on a tour and asked the man I ended up marrying if he wanted to go with me, and he said "oh all right." Needless to say this has become his favourite jazz album also. This is good sexy music. So now I am grown, am married, and have kids, and I still love this music. I become a limp rag when I hear "In the wee small hours of the morning". We all have THAT song that sings to us. This is the one for me. Let your children listen to this album and they will become better people

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes I'm Happy, December 20, 2001

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Mike Sluyter (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trio Live in Chicago (Audio CD)

Oscar Peterson's rendition of "Sometimes I'm Happy" (track 5) ranks as one of my most treasured listening experiences ever. I used to play it in my car, over and over and over, and I can sing along through the entire 11 minutes of it. The melodic inventiveness is unending and amazing. I've listened to this one track hundreds of times and I still enjoy listening to it. I would buy the CD just for that track alone...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live jazz at its pinnacle, August 1, 2008

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Mike Pawlows - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trio Live in Chicago (Audio CD)

Jazz is one of those genres that thrives on live recordings. Some of the most exciting music in the relatively brief history of jazz has been recorded in concert.

This album stands among the absolute best live jazz ever captured on a soundboard. Oscar was in his prime during the early 60's, a virtuoso who could go from brutally fast swing to gentle, melancholy blues at the drop of a hat. His mastery of dynamics is very much evident on this album.

Peterson was lucky to be backed by Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums. I mean, could someone ask for a better pair to round out a trio? Having this much talent on one stage is a treat for the ears.

The rendition of "Chicago" on this album is THE best interpretation of the song I've ever heard. It progresses from the classic melody to a break-neck swing session, all in a 9 minute span. If you ever buy a disc for just one song, buy "The Trio" for "Chicago."

This should be on the shelf of any serious fan of Oscar Peterson. Actually, all jazz fans should own this album. It's bliss.