Label: Verve

Reissued 4/17/2026

When Oscar Peterson arrived for a two-week engagement at Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit in early August 1960, 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.

Track listing:

1. Politics and Poker [Live]
   
2. Dancing on the Ceiling [Live]
   
3. S'posin' [Live]
   
4. Django [Live]
   
5. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) [Live]
   
6. Where Do I Go from Here? [Live]
   
7. Yesterdays [Live]
   
8. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise [Live]
   
9. Touch of Your Lips [Live]