人気の絶頂期を迎えていたピーターソンの黄金のトリオと、同じくMJQで大活躍していたヴァイブラフォン奏者ミルト・ジャクソンとの1961年リリースの豪華共演盤。
このカルテット・セット(ベーシストのレイ・ブラウンとドラマーのエド・ティッペンも参加)は、期待に違わぬハードなスウィングを聴かせてくれる。ハイライトは「On Green Dolphin Street」、「John Brown's Body」(「Battle Hymn of the Republic」のジャム)、「Reunion Blues」など。
〈パーソネル〉Oscar Peterson(p) Milt Jackson(vibraphone) Ray Brown(b) Ed Thingpen(ds)
発売・販売元 提供資料(2023/09/25)
This first matchup on records between pianist Oscar Peterson and vibraphonist Milt Jackson was so logical that it is surprising it did not occur five years earlier. Originally recorded for Verve and three decades later reissued on this audiophile CD by Mobile Fidelity, the quartet set (which also includes bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen) swings as hard as one might expect. Highlights include "On Green Dolphin Street," "The Work Song," "John Brown's Body" (a jam on "Battle Hymn of the Republic") and "Reunion Blues." Fortunately O.P. and Bags would meet up on records many times in the future (particularly during their Pablo years) but this first effort is a particularly strong set. ~ Scott Yanow
Rovi