The Very Tall Band
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| Live album by Oscar Peterson , Ray Brown , Milt Jackson | ||||
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| Label (s) | Telarc | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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71:24 |
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Studio (s) |
Live at the Blue Note, New York City |
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The Very Tall Band is a 1998 jazz album by jazz greats Oscar Peterson , Milt Jackson and Ray Brown . The trio is accompanied by drummer of the Ray Brown Trio, Karriem Riggins.
background
The name of the album is derived from several projects that Peterson, Jackson and Brown recorded together between 1961 ( Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson - Very Tall ), 1981 ( Reunion Blues ) and 1989 ( Very Tall ).
The album was recorded on three evenings November 24-26, 1998 at the New York club Blue Note . A second CD was put together from the recordings, The Very Tall Band - What´s Up? which was also published by Telarc in 2007.
With the titles Ja-da and Sometimes I'm happy , the group shows how well they transform harmony, rhythm and melody into a swinging groove.
Peterson's chords on the ballad When Summer Comes and the powerful arpeggios on Caravan give no indication of the effects of the stroke he suffered in the early 1990s.
Milt Jackson's SKJ is the perfect vehicle for his flawless solos, on Nature Boy he shows his usual masterpiece.
Brown, who played with Jackson in Dizzy Gillespie 's Big Band in the 1940s and later with Peterson in his combos, shows his presence and ability in the composition Blues for JR - also known as Pyramid by the Modern Jazz Quartet - and on the bass -Solo medley of Full Moon and Empty Arms , The Very Thought of You and Nat Adderley's Work Song .
reception
Ken Dryden rated the album on Allmusic as follows:
“Oscar Peterson's landmark meeting with Milt Jackson in the mid-'60s produced the very successful studio date Very Tall . They've played and recorded together on a number of occasions since then, joined by Ray Brown more often than not, but these live tracks recorded at the Blue Note are among their most satisfying sessions. "
“Oscar Peterson's pioneering collaboration with Milt Jackson in the mid-1960s produced the hugely successful studio recording, Very Tall . They have played and recorded together on a number of occasions since, accompanied by Ray Brown more often than not, but these live tracks recorded at Blue Note are some of their most satisfying sessions. "
The title of the album
- " Ja-Da " ( Bob Carleton ) - 7:21
- "SKJ" ( Milt Jackson ) - 8:10
- "I remember Clifford" ( Benny Golson ) - 8:13
- "When Summer comes" (Oscar Peterson) - 4:23
- "Blues for JR" ( Ray Brown ) - 11:00
- " Nature Boy " (Eden Ahbez) - 5:44
- "Sometimes I'm happy" (Vincent Youmans) - 8:43
- "Bass Solo Medley": "Full moon and empty arms" (Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman), "The very thought of you" (Ray Noble), "The Work Song" ( Nat Adderley ) - 7:32
- " Caravan " ( Juan Tizol , Duke Ellington ) - 9:13
Web links
- Review by Rondo ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Very Tall Band - Review by Ken Dryden. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014 .