Oscar peterson night train sheet music piano solo in g. Night train is a twelve bar blues instrumental standard first recorded by jimmy forrest in 1951. Download oscar peterson night train sheet music notes and chords for piano transcription. Oscar peterson at verve records steve hoffman music forums. Performed by the oscar peterson trio on the album night train 1963 key info key info quite simply, oscar peterson is one of the quite simply, o scar peterson is one of the greatest piano players of all time. Night train expanded edition, an album by oscar peterson trio on spotify. You must take the a train to go to sugar hill way up in harlem if you miss the a train youll find you missed the quickest way to harlem hurry, get on, now. Worlds top jazz pianists pay tribute to oscar peterson in. The oscar peterson trio night train releases discogs. Is the vinyl lp reissue of oscar petersons night train on the speakers corner label mastered by kevin gray. He was called the maharaja of the keyboard by duke ellington, but simply o. The 17 varied tracks include originals from duke ellington.
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Night train expanded edition, an album by oscar peterson trio on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Oscar peterson piano, ray brown bass, ed thigpen drums, norman granz producer, val valentin recording engineer, pete turner photography. Performed by the oscar peterson trio on the album night train. The brief duration of many of the tracks has been attributed to a desire to have them played on commercial radio, which was reluctant to play any tracks longer than a few minutes.
How does the speakers corner version compare to the 2 record 45 rpm version on the org label. Oscar peterson night train sheet music piano solo in g major. Listening to pianist oscar peterson always triggers a profound sense of nostagia. It is a beautifully recorded album that makes the piano, longtime peterson trio bassist ray brown and drummer ed thigpen sound as though they are in the room. Oct 29, 2018 night train is one of peterson s most commercially successful recordings. Born in montreal, canada, peterson began learning trumpet and piano from his father at the age of c jam blues oscar peterson solo free ng 11 2010 pdf download. I stay up too late, ive got the mark of cain, thats what sam would say, yeah thats. Discover book depositorys huge selection of oscar peterson books online. Night train sheet music for piano download free in pdf. Night train oscar peterson sheet music, music books. I stay up too late, ive got the mark of cain, thats what sam would say, yeah thats what cas would say, yeah. It takes the accessible elements from traditional jazz and molds them with the virtuoso playing abilities and soloing of free jazz.
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Night train expanded edition by oscar peterson trio on. There are so many cds to choose from that i deliberated for a long time over which one i should buy. Oscar peterson the paris concert 1978 written by bluesever friday, 04 february 2011 10. Falling love with love, night train, hymn to freedom, little girl blue, a little jazz exercise, autumn. Oscar peterson is spellbinding both at breakneck and leisurely speeds and the ensemble is tight. The outstanding oscar peterson the national arts centre orchestra tommy banks, conductor and piano featuring. Heres a great oscar peterson piano solo taken from his excellent night train album. Oscar peterson take the a train lyrics genius lyrics. The oscar peterson trio night train 19622010 official. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Oscar peterson piano ray brown bass ed thigpen drums.
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