The art of the jazz trio in improvisation is often the result of hard work, not accident. No threesome worked harder at perfecting their improvisations than did Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen. In their frequent residencies at the London House over a dozen years, Peterson often called rehearsals to start after the last set. Through these sessions they reached the summit for a jazz trio.

In the new new notes for this live recording, Peterson reminisces fondly about his long stays at the Chicago restaurant. And producer Jim Davis talks of how well the three musicians "knew each other's minds" and of "what fantastic music they made."

Original recordings produced by Jim Davis

Recorded between July 27 and August 6, 1961 at the London House, Chicago