Oscar Peterson's week-long engagement at Chicago's London House was initially partially released as four LPs: The Trio, The Sound of the Trio,
Put On a Happy Face and Something Warm. This five-CD set greatly expands upon the program, reissuing the four albums and 30 previously unissued selections.
Peterson, bassist
Ray Brown and drummer
Ed Thigpen worked together quite well, with
O.P. easily the dominant force, but this very extensive set is mostly for
Peterson completists and his greatest fans, because a certain sameness pervades the music after awhile. ~ Scott Yanow