The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo

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The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo
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Released1977
RecordedMay 27, 1972
VenueGolden Room, Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Jazz
Label Denon Records
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The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo is a live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1977. It was reissued in 2005 with a revised track sequence as Last Trio: Oscar Peterson in Tokyo.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Good Life" (Jean Broussole, Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 5:32
  2. "What Am I Here For" (Duke Ellington) – 5:46
  3. "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 6:36
  4. "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:53
  5. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:33
  6. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:36
  7. "Wheatland" (Oscar Peterson) – 6:46
  8. "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) – 4:26
  9. "Old Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 4:20
  10. "Blues Etude" (Peterson) – 7:03

Personnel

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