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Bertje, that's Jazz II

Now I'm all jazzed up about jazz. That must have been the lamest pun since Arne Hegefors, but it's true. I've been listening through some stuff and found a good quartet to continue this with. Mr. Oscar Peterson also recorded a lot of cuts with his Trio. He started out playing boogie woogie and swing in the late thirties, and was a great fan of Nat King Cole. Usually when he got together with Ed Tighpen on drums and Ray Brown on bass, they produced some of the most swinging stuff around. He is one of the best jazz pianists I know about, also due to his ability to hold on to a groove even at 100 notes a second.

Now sometimes they would collaborate with others. One of the people they cut an album with was Milt Jackson. That guy is the prime Vibraphone jazz player of all times, and he is a bit of a legend in and of himself. He played with them all. Cotrane, Davis, Gillespie, Monk, you name 'm. So in '61 he joined Oscar Peterson and his trio for the album Very Tall.

And that title is very very fitting indeed. It's a tall order, but we're taller, the Streets would say. Great stuff. And all of the tracks on the album have that Swing that is Peterson's trademark. Now usually I find the vibraphone to be a bit of a geeky instrument. It reminisces of Elevator music. But in this case, I can definately live with it.

So the second track on my crusade for Jazz is the Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson, off the album Very Tall I present my favourite track: Work Song. Seven minutes and thirty-five seconds worth of instrumental jazz that's completely happening.

Knock yourself out.

Posted by Chris at August 29, 2005 06:05 PM