Night Train

1	Happy-Go-Lucky Local (aka Night Train) 4:52
2	C-Jam Blues 3:26
3	Georgia on My Mind 3:46
4	Bags' Groove 5:43
5	Moten Swing 2:55
6	Easy Does It 2:45
7	The Honeydripper 2:24
8	Things Ain't What They Used to Be 4:38
9	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 5:08
10	Band Call 3:55
11	Hymn to Freedom 5:38
12	Happy-Go-Lucky Local (aka Night Train) previously unreleased / Alternate Take 5:00
13	Volare previously unreleased 2:49
14	My Heart Belongs to Daddy previously unreleased 3:57
15	Moten Swing previously unreleased / Rehearsal Take 3:36
16	Now's the Time previously unreleased 2:36
17	This Could Be the Start of Something previously unreleased 5:11

Barnes & Noble

Small groups have rarely cooked up as pungent a sound as this quintessential version of pianist Oscar Peterson's trio. Joined by the masterful bassist Ray Brown and the effervescent drummer Ed Thigpen, the Canadian keyboard colossus puts wings on blues, standards, swing, and bop classics throughout this career highpoint. If the material is the same-old-same-old ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be," "Bag's Groove," "Moten Swing," "Georgia on My Mind"), the performances are anything but. Sounding a great deal more relaxed than usual, Peterson still tosses off his share of seemingly nonchalant passages that steadily build in intensity, scorching the ground they cover. Brown and Thigpen shadow Peterson's every move, laying down a plush rhythmic carpet or shifting ruthlessly into overdrive. When it comes to mainstream piano combos, this night train hit all the stations. Steve Futterman

All Music Guide

Verve's Master Edition of the Oscar Peterson Trio date released as Night Train includes stately covers of blues and R&B standards like "The Honeydripper," "C-Jam Blues," "Georgia on My Mind," "Bags' Groove," "Moten Swing," and "Things Ain't What They Used to Be." Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen provide tight accompaniment, and there are six previously unavailable tracks recorded the same day, including "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "Volare," as well as alternate takes of "Happy-Go-Lucky Local" and "Moten Swing." John Bush