At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: Vinyl LP testing SW and drummer Louis Hayes

and drummer Louis Hayes

” says Clayton

A Handful Of Stars

resulting in a cohesive session that documents Hubbard’s emergence as a defining voice of 1960s jazz

At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: Vinyl LP testing SW and drummer Louis HayesWhen Oscar Peterson arrived at Bakers Keyboard Lounge in Detroit in early August 1960 for a two week engagement, the pianists 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 recorded at Bakers Keyboard Lounge features remarkable, previously unissued performances, all taped on a single Friday night. No matter the tempo,