Oscar Peterson / Trio We Get Requests ( HQ vinyl 2LP 45rpm )

Release date: 19-08-2022 (Origianlly released in 1964)

2010 US reissue HQ 180g vinyl 45rpm 2LP ( Analougue Productions )

The Oscar Peterson Trio’s seminal 1964 release We Get Requests features his classic trio at a creative peak.

 pressed on 180g vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP)

Tracks:(45rpm HQ vinyl 2LP )

• • 1. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
  • 2. Days of Wine and Roses
  • 3. My One and Only Love
  • 4. People
  • 5. Have You Met Miss Jones?
  • 6. You Look Good To Me
  • 7. Girl From Ipanema
  • 8. D & E
  • 9. Time and Again
  • 10. Goodbye J.D.

Featuring Ed Thigpen on drums and the legendary Ray Brown on bass, beginning around 1958-59, this particular incarnation of Oscar’s trio was nearly unstoppable — and prolific — as a respected yet crowd-pleasing jazz entity. The new edition of We Get Requests captures the essence of this band in RCA’s New York studios, and the instruments display a lovely presence.

Oscar Peterson’s beautifully recorded piano feels super natural — as opposed to many of the pianos I’ve heard on other recordings by Rudy Van Gelder that tend to sound very boxy. Instead, this piano sounds warm and rich and bright and clear, but not artificially so. It is detailed, yet welcoming. Brown’s bass is very distinct, round, and present on this edition. The recording captures the wonderful woody feel of Thigpen’s drum kit. You also get a good sense of the studio space they were recording in.