Oscar Peterson Trio and Clark Terry - Oscar Peterson Trio + One

Oscar Peterson Trio — Oscar Peterson Trio + One (feat. Clark Terry)

Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises!

Monthly releases highlighting the world's most historic and best jazz records!

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog master tape

180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings!

Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets

Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds

Verve Label Group and UMe announce the 2026 continuation of their acclaimed Acoustic Sounds Series, their audiophile vinyl reissue program presenting definitive editions of essential albums from the Verve and Impulse! Records catalogs. The 2026 slate places a special spotlight on landmark Impulse! Records sessions and classic Verve titles spanning the labels' storied histories.

All titles are mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing Co. in high-quality gatefold sleeves with tip-on jackets. The releases are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world's largest source for audiophile recordings.

Recorded August 17-18, 1964, in New York and released on Verve the same year, Plus One pairs the impeccably unified Oscar Peterson Trio - Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen — with the warm-toned, inventive, and rhythmically buoyant Clark Terry, whose trumpet, flugelhorn, and signature "mumbles" scat style bring a fresh contrast that still fits seamlessly within the trio's refined framework.

Showcasing Terry's crisp articulation, plush tone, and playful vocalizing on tracks like "Mumbles," the album balances tight structural clarity on pieces such as "Brotherhood of Man" with more spacious, lyrical moments like the ballad "Jim," all underscored by Peterson's elegance and the trio's instinctive cohesion. Concise, polished, and shaped by the easy rapport of four major jazz voices, Plus One stands as a quintessential mid-1960s Verve session and a snapshot of Peterson expanding his studio collaborations while preserving the trio's core identity.

Side A

1. Brotherhood Of Man

2. Jim

3. Blues For Smedley

4. Roundalay

5. Mumbles

Side B

1. Mack The Knife

2. They Didn't Believe Me

3. Squeaky's Blues

4. I Want A Little Girl

5. Incoherent Blues

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