Night Train

by The Oscar Peterson Trio

Night Train cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:10
  • Community rating: 4.26/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

One of the most beloved and commercially successful albums in Oscar Peterson's vast discography. The album focuses on concise, impeccably swinging, and deeply blues-drenched performances of standards and blues originals. It's a masterclass in the art of the piano trio, showcasing Peterson's incredible virtuosity and the telepathic interplay of his classic trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, bluesy, classic, virtuosic, elegant

Tracklist

  1. Night Train (4:52)
  2. C Jam Blues (3:26)
  3. Georgia on My Mind (3:46)
  4. Bags' Groove (5:43)
  5. Moten Swing (2:55)
  6. Easy Does It (2:45)
  7. The Honeydripper (2:24)
  8. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (4:38)
  9. I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) (5:08)
  10. Band Call (3:55)
  11. Hymn to Freedom (5:38)

Credits

  • The Oscar Peterson Trio - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Ray Brown - bass
  • Ed Thigpen - drums
  • Val Valentin - engineer [director of engineering]
  • Benny Green - liner notes
  • Pete Turner - photography by, photography
  • Norman Granz - producer, supervised by
  • Jimmy Forrest - written-by
  • Lewis Simpkins - written-by
  • Oscar Washington - written-by
  • Duke Ellington - written-by
  • Hoagy Carmichael - written-by
  • Stuart Gorrell - written-by
  • Milt Jackson - written-by
  • Bennie Moten - written-by
  • Sy Oliver - written-by
  • Trummy Young - written-by
  • Joe Liggins - written-by
  • Mercer Ellington - written-by
  • Ted Persons - written-by
  • Paul Francis Webster - written-by

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