Although the repertoire on this CD reissue by the
Oscar Peterson Trio (with bassist
Ray Brown and drummer
Ed Thigpen) is fairly typical (with such veteran standards as "C Jam Blues," "Bags' Groove," "Easy Does It" and "I Got It Bad"),
Peterson and his sidemen sound fairly inspired. Actually the highpoints are the final two selections:
Duke Ellington's "Band Call" and the original version of
O.P.'s "Hymn to Freedom." This CD gives one a definitive look at the 1960s
Oscar Peterson Trio. ~ Scott Yanow