When Oscar Peterson arrived at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit in early August 1960 for a two-week engagement, the pianist’s year-old trio, featuring bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, was ascending to new artistic peaks. 

Intended at the time as a live album for Verve but never released, the music on At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge features remarkable, previously unissued performances, all taped on a single Friday night. 

No matter the tempo, rhythm, or complexity of the arrangement, the three players breathe as one on these recordings, phrasing as if controlled by a single heartbeat. 

These new-to-the-world recordings, made in Peterson’s prime at the longest continuously-operating jazz club in the US, remind you that there will never be anyone else like Oscar Peterson.

These Complete Recordings, exclusive to this store, include all five sets, in the order they were performed.

Tracklist:
LP 1
Side A
1. Autumn Leaves
2. Django
3. Confirmation
4. Whisper Not
5. Billy Boy

Side B
1. The Touch Of Your Lips
2. Ill Wind
3. Chicago

LP 2
Side C
1. I Love You
2. Closing
3. Dancing On The Ceiling
4. Politics & Poker
5. Where Do I Go From Here?

Side D
1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
2. Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away)
3. Yesterdays
4. Softly As a Morning Sunrise
5. S’Posin

LP 3
Side E
1. I Remember Clifford
2. Let There Be Love
3. Swamp Fire
4. Closing Blues Announcement
5. Satin Doll

Side F
1. Woody N You
2. My Funny Valentine
3. Scrapple From The Apple
4. Closing Announcement