Seeking to offer audiophile grade versions of some of the best jazz records ever made, Verve and Universal Music new audiophile Acoustic Sounds Series is supervised by Chad Kassem, utilizing the skills of top mastering engineers and the craft of Quality Record Pressings, with all titles being mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing.

• Acoustic Sounds Series
• Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes
• Cut by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
• Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl LP
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, QRP USA
• Deluxe Gatefold cover by Stoughton Printing

Seeking to offer definitive audiophile grade versions of some of the most historic and best jazz records ever recorded, Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises' new audiophile Acoustic Sounds vinyl reissue series utilizes the skills of top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings. All titles are mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing Co. in high-quality gatefold sleeves with tip-on jackets. The releases are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world's largest source for audiophile recordings.

Oscar Peterson has thoroughly assimilated not just every piano style that preceded him but every ensemble idiom as well: swinging big bands, gospel, European classical, and of course, the blues. Having mastered all of this Peterson found the standard piano trio the perfect vehicle for exploring all of these types of music. In this classic 1963 LP, the crowning achievement in his greatest year, Peterson doesn't just explore these styles - he conquers them.

5 stars Downbeat Magazine! — 4.5 stars AllMusic!

This release presents the complete original album Night Train (Verve V6-538), one of the many masterpieces recorded by the classic Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen. Particularly focused on Duke Ellington compositions, this LP also features the earliest version of Peterson's own "Hymn to Freedom."

Recorded Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, December 16, 1962

Musicians:

Oscar Peterson, piano
Ray Brown, bass
Ed Thigpen, drum

Track Listing:

01. Night Train
02. C Jam Blues
03. Georgia On My Mind
04. Bags' Groove
05. Moten Swing
06. Easy Does It
07. Honey Dripper
08. Thigns Ain't What They Used To Be
09. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
10. Band Call
11. Hymn To Freedom

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