OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WITH MILT JACKSON - Very Tall (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) S. CAREY (The Guardian

(The Guardian

Enrique Rodríguez and the Negra Chiway Band group have an instantly powerful and unique sound that is reminiscent of the ensembles of Sun Ra and his Arkestra as well as Horace Tapscott and his Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra

With the standout tracks

Recorded with producer Mike Elizondo and co-produced by the band’s Brendan Yates

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WITH MILT JACKSON - Very Tall (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) S. CAREY (The GuardianLP Limited Edition 180g Vinyl housed in Deluxe Gatefold Packaging. Mastered from Analogue Tapes. Very Tall, released in 1961, features the first partnership between Oscar Peterson and vibraphonist Milt Jackson. 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", "John Brown's Body" (a jam on "Battle Hymn of the Republic") and "Reunion Blues".