Oscar Peterson - At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: The Complete Recordings (2026) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02:18:36 minutes | 6.12 GB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02:18:36 minutes | 6.12 GB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
Having spent most of the '50s refining the piano-bass-guitar format—a lineup pioneered by Art Tatum and made iconic by Nat King Cole —pianist Oscar Peterson began to disrupt this balance at the turn of the '60s. Seeking to shift the orchestral dynamics surrounding his piano, he formed a remarkably cohesive new trio, pairing his loyal partner of ten years, bassist Ray Brown, with the nuanced, rhythmic punctuation of the great Ed Thigpen on drums.
This group had already been seasoned by months of touring and a staggering number of projects for Verve under the direction of Norman Granz —including nearly a dozen records exploring the Great American Songbook. We find them here in a state of grace, captured in exceptional sound quality during a residency at Detroit’s Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in August 1960. Remarkably, this recording has remained unreleased until now.
Across a beautifully balanced repertoire that interweaves popular Broadway melodies and classics from the Great American Songbook (Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart) with more “modernist” jazz selections—including John Lewis’ “Django,” Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation,” and Benny Golson’s “Whisper Not” and “I Remember Clifford” —Peterson and his trio showcase a masterful "art of the trio."
Their approach is rooted in a classical aesthetic of clarity and balance, yet it is subtly subverted by a flair for digression and a level of virtuosic paraphrase that is simply staggering. Lyrical without sentimentality and sensitive without ever feeling forced or overly introspective, this music is light, "easy," and animated by a constant rhythmic joy. It is a performance that radiates eternal youth.
TRACKLIST
1. Autumn Leaves
2. Django
3. Confirmation
4. Whisper Not
5. Billy Boy
6. The Touch Of Your Lips
7. Ill Wind
8. Chicago
9. I Love You
10. Closing
11. Dancing On The Ceiling
12. Politics & Poker
13. Where Do I Go From Here?
14. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
15. Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away)
16. Yesterdays
17. Softly As a Morning Sunrise
18. S’Posin
19. I Remember Clifford
20. Let There Be Love
21. Swamp Fire
22. Closing Blues Announcement
23. Satin Doll
24. Woody N You
25. My Funny Valentine
26. Scrapple From The Apple
27. Closing Announcement
foobar2000 1.6.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2026-04-16 15:18:50
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Analyzed: Oscar Peterson Trio / At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: The Complete Recordings (Live) (1-2)
Oscar Peterson / At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: The Complete Recordings (Live) (3-27)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.20 dB -11.99 dB 4:22 15-Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.31 dB 6:24 18-S'Posin' (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.17 dB 4:01 01-Autumn Leaves (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -15.01 dB 7:32 02-Django (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.30 dB 4:03 03-Confirmation (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.54 dB 5:32 04-Whisper Not (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.59 dB 2:26 05-Closing/Billy Boy (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.06 dB 4:01 06-The Touch Of Your Lips (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.59 dB 5:42 07-Ill Wind (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.49 dB 9:40 08-Chicago (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.81 dB 5:31 09-I Love You (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.21 dB 2:49 10-Closing/Blues For Big Scotia (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -11.84 dB 5:19 11-Dancing On The Ceiling (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -11.07 dB 4:07 12-Politics And Poker (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.21 dB 4:46 13-Where Do I Go From Here? (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.16 dB 4:06 14-I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Live)
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.78 dB 5:21 16-Yesterdays (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.92 dB 5:19 17-Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -14.11 dB 6:42 19-I Remember Clifford (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.39 dB 6:11 20-Let There Be Love (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.59 dB 4:05 21-Swamp Fire (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -14.80 dB 1:09 22-Closing/Intros/Blues For Big Scotia (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.98 dB 6:48 23-Satin Doll (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.35 dB 4:10 24-Woody ’N’ You (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -15.12 dB 9:47 25-My Funny Valentine (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.87 dB 5:26 26-Scrapple From The Apple (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.53 dB 3:27 27-Closing/Intros/Billy Boy/ When The Saints Go Marching In (Live)
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Number of tracks: 27
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 6255 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2026-04-16 15:18:50
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Analyzed: Oscar Peterson Trio / At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: The Complete Recordings (Live) (1-2)
Oscar Peterson / At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: The Complete Recordings (Live) (3-27)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.20 dB -11.99 dB 4:22 15-Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.31 dB 6:24 18-S'Posin' (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.17 dB 4:01 01-Autumn Leaves (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -15.01 dB 7:32 02-Django (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.30 dB 4:03 03-Confirmation (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.54 dB 5:32 04-Whisper Not (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.59 dB 2:26 05-Closing/Billy Boy (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.06 dB 4:01 06-The Touch Of Your Lips (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.59 dB 5:42 07-Ill Wind (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.49 dB 9:40 08-Chicago (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.81 dB 5:31 09-I Love You (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.21 dB 2:49 10-Closing/Blues For Big Scotia (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -11.84 dB 5:19 11-Dancing On The Ceiling (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -11.07 dB 4:07 12-Politics And Poker (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.21 dB 4:46 13-Where Do I Go From Here? (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.16 dB 4:06 14-I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Live)
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.78 dB 5:21 16-Yesterdays (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.92 dB 5:19 17-Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -14.11 dB 6:42 19-I Remember Clifford (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -12.39 dB 6:11 20-Let There Be Love (Live)
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.59 dB 4:05 21-Swamp Fire (Live)
DR9 -0.20 dB -14.80 dB 1:09 22-Closing/Intros/Blues For Big Scotia (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.98 dB 6:48 23-Satin Doll (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.35 dB 4:10 24-Woody ’N’ You (Live)
DR11 -0.20 dB -15.12 dB 9:47 25-My Funny Valentine (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.87 dB 5:26 26-Scrapple From The Apple (Live)
DR10 -0.20 dB -13.53 dB 3:27 27-Closing/Intros/Billy Boy/ When The Saints Go Marching In (Live)
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Number of tracks: 27
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 6255 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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