Night Train is a jazz album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, released in 1962 by Verve Records. It was one of Peterson's most commercially successful recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz included it in its core collection, stating that "it's one of the best long-players of the period" and that Peterson's playing is "tight and uncharacteristically emotional".
Album producer Norman Granz had sold Verve, but remained Peterson's manager, so supervised the Night Train recording session. The brief duration of many of the tracks has been attributed to a desire to have them played on commercial radio, which tended to be reluctant to play anything that was longer than a few minutes. Thigpen's rivet cymbal, recorded at very close range, is prominent on all issues of the album.

Verve's Master Edition of the Oscar Peterson Trio date released as Night Train includes stately covers of blues and R&B standards like "The Honeydripper," "C-Jam Blues," "Georgia on My Mind," "Bags' Groove," "Moten Swing," and "Things Ain't What They Used to Be." Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen provide tight accompaniment, and there are six previously unavailable tracks recorded the same day, including "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "Volare," as well as alternate takes of "Happy-Go-Lucky Local" and "Moten Swing." --John Bush

Artist: The Oscar Peterson Trio
Title: Night Train
Genre: Jazz, Mainstream, Bop, Piano Jazz
Label: © Verve Music Group
Release Date: 1962/2013
Recorded: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on December 15th and 16th, 1962
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Length: 00:44:54

Personnel:
Oscar Peterson - piano
Ray Brown - double bass
Ed Thigpen - drums
Tracklist:
1. Night Train
2. C Jam Blues
3. Georgia On My Mind
4. Bags' Groove
5. Moten Swing
6. Easy Does It
7. Honey Dripper
8. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
9. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
10. Band Call
11. Hymn To Freedom