Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson – Very Tall (AS Verve Vinyl LP)

All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of the Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson’s Very Tall Mastered from the Original Analog Tapes, Pressed at QRP, and Housed in Stoughton Gatefold Jacket

The first meeing on record between the unshakabley relaxed Milt Jackson and the formidably cohesive Oscar Peterson Trio is intriguing for what it reveals of Peterson’s flexibility. Even without the disciplined context of the Modern Jazz Quartet, Jackson’s conception always remains fully his own. The results here reveal a side of Peterson that had seldom been evident on records before. He is indeed capable of underplaying, of implying a huge reserve of strength rather than going for broke in each solo.

Accordingly a warm report was established between Jackson and Peterson, and Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen were free to fall into what was basically Milt’s groove. So constant was the four-way agreement that all of these performances are the result of only one or two takes. This is the kind of session that did not intend to prove anything except that being yourself among compatible souls is great fun and can produce cheerfully uncomplicated jazz of a very tall order.

Seeking to offer definitive audiophile grade versions of some of the most historic and best jazz records ever recorded, Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises’ audiophile vinyl reissue series utilizes the skills of top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings. 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.

Musicians:
Oscar Peterson, piano
Milt Jackson, vibraphone
Ray Brown, bass
Ed Thigpen, drums

1. On Green Dolphin Street
2. Heartstrings
3. The Work Song
4. John Brown’s Body
5. A Wonderful Guy
6. Reunion Blues