The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House

The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House
Live album by Modern Jazz Quartet / Oscar Peterson Trio
Released 1957
Recorded October 19, 1957
The Opera House, Chicago
Genre Jazz
Length 37:01
Label Verve MGV 8269
Producer Norman Granz
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Allmusic[1]

The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio featuring performances recorded in Chicago in 1957 and released as a split album on the Verve label.[2] The tracks by Oscar Peterson were subsequently released on Peterson's 1957 album Oscar Peterson at the Concertgebouw.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "While the MJQ sounds much more introverted than the more exuberant Oscar Peterson Trio, the two popular groups have more similarities than differences".[1]

Track listing

Side One:

  1. "D & E Blues" (John Lewis) - 4:08
  2. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) - 4:34
  3. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:47

Side Two:

  1. "Should I?" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 4:28
  2. "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) - 7:24
  3. "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:55
  4. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 5:27
  5. "Elevation" (Elliot Lawrence, Gerry Mulligan) - 3:18

Personnel

Side One:

Side Two

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
  2. ↑ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
  3. ↑ Yanow, S. Oscar Peterson at the Concertgebouw Almmusic Review, accessed May 30, 2012
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