Oscar Peterson Trio - A Gal In Gallico (1958)

this swings so hard

People have been remarking about Oscar's incidental vocalizations (he's not singing) for years. Some people are initially distracted, but that's kind of like being distracted by the steam rising off a great dish of lasagna--it's part of the experience, just not the important part.

Herb does the same annoying thing and he calls it singing. Lionel Hampton was the worst perp at this terrible habbit. It really takes away from the great playing. Your analogy would be right if you said the steam stank like shit but the lasagna tasted great.

PS: Woody Allen just to the right of RB's bass? :-)

o shit man ur fuckin rite. i love woody, fantastic direct and jazz fan

Some time ago I read a story in which Herb Ellis related that many years after the Trio had disbanded, OP had found a homemade cassette recording of one of their original performances right around this time (it had to be, since they were only together a couple of years) and played it for him. Ellis listened to it and commented something like "What a hoot! That was the best we ever were!"

This is the absolutely greatest trio in jazz history at their peak. Thanks for posting.

man ...herb ellis is amazing

The pianist does that while playing. He scats while soloing. Though, I prefer the way George Benson does it instead.

a lot of jazz ppl do it, it just comes naturally cuz what they play comes from their soul rather than their hands so it kinda makes sense.