The London House Sessions

The London House Sessions is a compilation album collecting music recorded by the Oscar Peterson Trio at the London House jazz club in Chicago in the summer of 1961.

The London House Sessions
Live album by
Released1996
RecordedJuly 27 – August 6, 1961
GenreJazz
Length316:39
LabelPolygram
ProducerRichard Seidel
Oscar Peterson chronology
Very Tall
(1961)
The London House Sessions
(1996)
West Side Story
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Selected tracks from these concerts were previously released on four albums in 1961 and 1962: The Trio, The Sound of the Trio, Put On a Happy Face, and Something Warm. Those albums are included as part of the complete Sessions, along with 23 previously-unreleased tracks (including several versions of frequent set-closer "Billy Boy").

The London House Sessions was initially released on four LPs. It was also released as a five CD box set in 1996 by Polygram.[1]

Track listing

Disc One

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."I've Never Been in Love Before"Frank LoesserThe Trio5:35
2."In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"Bob Hilliard, David MannThe Trio8:07
3."Chicago"Fred FisherThe Trio8:55
4."The Night We Called It a Day"Tom Adair, Matt DennisThe Trio4:47
5."Sometimes I'm Happy"Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent YoumansThe Trio11:41
6."Whisper Not"Benny GolsonThe Trio5:46
7."Billy Boy"TraditionalThe Trio1:46
8."Tricotism (Tractitism)"Oscar PettifordThe Sound of the Trio11:08
9."Billy Boy"TraditionalPreviously unreleased3:05

Disc Two

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
10."On Green Dolphin Street"Bronislaw Kaper, Ned WashingtonThe Sound of the Trio8:52
11."Thag's Dance"Oscar PetersonThe Sound of the Trio5:40
12."Ill Wind"Harold Arlen, Ted KoehlerThe Sound of the Trio5:33
13."Kadota's Blues"PetersonThe Sound of the Trio11:06
14."Put On a Happy Face"Lee Adams, Charles StrousePut On a Happy Face8:31
15."Old Folks"Dedette Lee Hill, Willard RobisonPut On a Happy Face4:27
16."Woody 'n' You"Dizzy GillespiePut On a Happy Face3:58
17."Yesterdays"Otto Harbach, Jerome KernPut On a Happy Face3:32

Disc Three

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
18."Diablo"PetersonPut On a Happy Face6:59
19."Soon"George Gershwin, Ira GershwinPut On a Happy Face4:51
20."The Lonesome One"PetersonPut On a Happy Face7:09
21."There Is No Greater Love"Isham Jones, Marty SymesSomething Warm5:00
22."I Remember Clifford"Benny GolsonSomething Warm9:48
23."Autumn Leaves"Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques PrévertSomething Warm5:04
24."Blues for Big Scotia"PetersonSomething Warm6:46
25."Swamp Fire"Harold MooneySomething Warm3:58
26."I Love You"Cole PorterSomething Warm6:38
27."It Happened in Monterey"Billy Rose, Mabel WaynePreviously unreleased6:23
28."Billy Boy"TraditionalPreviously unreleased3:12

Disc Four

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
29."Introduction" Previously unreleased0:50
30."On Green Dolphin Street"Kaper, Washington" "7:46
31."Moanin'"Bobby Timmons" "6:29
32."Billy Boy"Traditional" "2:36
33."Scrapple from the Apple"Charlie Parker" "9:19
34."Jim"Caesar Petrillo, Milton Samuels, Nelson Shawn" "8:55
35."Band Call"Duke Ellington" "7:41
36."The Night We Called It a Day"Tom Adair, Matt Dennis" "5:05
37."The Lonesome One"Peterson" "5:26
38."The Gravy Waltz"Steve Allen, Ray Brown" "4:45
39."Woody 'n' You"Dizzy Gillespie" "3:48
40."Soon"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin" "9:19
41."Daahoud"Clifford Brown" "5:51

Disc Five

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
42."As Long as There's Music"Sammy Cahn, Jule StynePreviously unreleased5:49
43."Close Your Eyes"Bernice Petkere" "6:05
44."Cubano Chant"Ray Bryant" "9:48
45."Sometimes I'm Happy"Caesar, Grey, Youmans" "10:56
46."Sophisticated Lady"Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish" "10:31
47."Better Luck Next Time"Irving Berlin" "7:30
48."Confirmation"Charlie Parker" "10:13

Notes

  • All tracks recorded between July 27 and August 6, 1961 at the London House, Chicago.[2]
  • Tracks 37-41 subsequently included on the 1997 CD reissue of The Trio.
  • Tracks 32-36 subsequently included on the 2000 CD reissue of The Sound of The Trio.

Personnel

Performance
Production
  • Richard Seidel – executive producer
  • Michael Lang – supervisor
  • Ben Young – researcher, restorer

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "The Oscar Peterson Trio – The London House Sessions". discogs.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2020.
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