The Sound of the Trio

The Sound of the Trio is a 1961 live album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, recorded at the London House jazz club in Chicago.

Three other albums were recorded by Peterson and his trio at the London House, The Trio, Something Warm, and Put On a Happy Face. The complete music recorded by the trio at these sessions was released in 1997.

Track listing

1. "Tricrotism" (Originally Tractitsm) (Oscar Pettiford) – 11:10
2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) – 8:55
3. "Thag's Dance" (Oscar Peterson) – 5:43
4. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:36
5. "Kadota's Blues" (Peterson) – 11:15
6. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 9:29
7. "Jim" (Caesar Petrillo, Milton Samuels, Nelson Shawn) – 9:13
8. "Band Call (Duke Ellington) – 7:47
9. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 5:08
10. "Billy Boy" (Traditional) – 2:35

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums