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Track Listing
1. On Green Dolphin Street
2. Heartstrings
3. Work Song
4. John Brown's Body
5. Wonderful Guy, A
6. Reunion Blues
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Oscar Peterson (piano); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums).
Producer: Jim Davis.
Reissue producer: Ben Young.
Recorded at Nola Recording Studios, New York, New York on September 15 & 18, 1961. Includes liner notes by Phil Bailey and Nat Hentoff.
Digitally remastered using 24-Bit technology by Kevin Reeves (Universal Music Studios-East).
This is part of the Verve Records Master Edition series.
VERY TALL was the first of several collaborations between pianist Oscar Peterson and vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and is a particularly enjoyable session of accessible, hard- swinging post-bop. Peterson's trio of the time, which included bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, was already a tight working unit, and the addition of Jackson's cool, shimmering vibes fleshes their sound out beautifully.
The set list includes a breezy take on "Green Dolphin Street," Rodgers and Hammerstein's "A Wonderful Guy," and two Jackson originals, the 12-bar jam "Reunion Blues," and "Heartstrings," an aching, melancholic ballad. Nat Adderley's "The Work Song" and a bluesy improv on "Battle Hymn of the Republic" entitled "John Brown's Body" round out the album. With its fine performances and laid-back, easy feel (Jackson's cool style tempers Peterson's usual fiery approach here), VERY TALL is a highly satisfying set.
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