It is 9 p.m. on February 10, 1961, when Norman Granz takes the stage of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw to present one of the most sensational concerts of the Oscar Peterson Trio. Norman Granz is the greatest impesario and producer in the history of Jazz. Behind the scenes is his protégé, the one he discovered by chance one night in 1949 on the radio of a Montreal taxi, the one he would lead to the top of the pianists. The one he presents that evening as "the Ineffable". It can be said that Peterson plays 100 notes when others play 10, but this virtuosity is not disturbing when it is so perfectly placed in the service of music. The fluidity of the first notes of the introduction sets the tone for an exceptional concert... This is the first release of this recording.
Tracklist:
A1 Announcement by Norman Granz
A2 Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
A3 Band Call
B1 Con Alma
B2 Politics and Poker
C1 Where Do I Go From Here
C2 I Remember Clifford
D1 It Ain't Necessarily So
D2 Chicago
Oscar Peterson, Piano
Ray Brown, Bass
Ed Thigpen, Drums
Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
18.II.1961
MONO ℗ 1961 VARA
Remastered by ℗ & © 2016 FONDAMENTA
Made and printed in Germany
Remastered from the original analogue tapes
Lacquer-cuts: André Perriat
2nd Edition
