London House Sessions (1961)

About this title: Oscar Peterson's week-long engagement at Chicago's London House was initially partially released as four LPs: The Trio, The Sound of the Trio, Put On a Happy Face and Something Warm. This five-CD set greatly expands upon the program, reissuing the four albums and 30 previously unissued selections. Peterson, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen worked together quite well, with O.P. easily the dominant force, but this very extensive set is mostly for Peterson completists and his greatest fans, because a certain sameness pervades the music after awhile. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. I've Never Been in Love Before [Loesser]
2. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning [Hilliard/Mann]
3. Chicago [Fisher]
4. The Night We Called It a Day [Dennis/Adair]
5. Sometimes I'm Happy [Youmans/Grey/Caesar]
6. Whisper Not [Golson]
7. Billy Boy [Traditional]
8. Tricrotism [Tractitism] [Pettiford]
9. Billy Boy [Traditional]
10. On Green Dolphin Street [Kaper/Washington]
11. Thag's Dance [Peterson]
12. Ill Wind [Arlen/Koehler]
13. Kadota's Blues [Peterson]
14. Put on a Happy Face [Strouse/Adams]
15. Old Folks [Robison/Hill]
16. Woody 'N You [Gillespie]
17. Yesterdays [Kern/Harbach]
18. Diablo [Peterson]
19. Soon [Rodgers/Hart]
20. The Lonesome One [Peterson]
21. There Is No Greater Love [Jones/Symes]
22. I Remember Clifford [Golson]
23. Autumn Leaves [Kosma/Mercer/Prever]
24. Blues for Big Scotia [Peterson]
25. Swamp Fire [Mooney]
26. I Love You [Porter]
27. It Happened in Monterey [Wayne/Rose]
28. Billy Boy [Traditional]
29. Introduction
30. On Green Dolphin Street [Kaper/Washington]
31. Moanin' [Timmons]
32. Billy Boy [Traditional]
33. Scrapple from the Apple [Parker]
34. Jim [Petrillo/Shawn/Samu]
35. Band Call [Ellington]
36. The Night We Called It a Day [Dennis/Adair]
37. The Lonesome One [Peterson]
38. The Gravy Waltz [Allen/Brown]
39. Woody 'N You [Gillespie]
40. Soon [Rodgers/Hart]
41. Daahoud [Brown]
42. As Long as There's Music [Styne/Cahn]
43. Close Your Eyes [Petkere]
44. Cubano Chant [Bryant]
45. Sometimes I'm Happy [Caesar/Grey/Youmans]
46. Sophisticated Lady [Ellington/Mills/Par]
47. Better Luck Next Time [Berlin]
48. Confirmation [Parker]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.