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]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | October 19, 1957 | |||
| Venue | The Opera House, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8269 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Reception
editThe AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow 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
editSide One:
- "D & E Blues" (John Lewis) - 4:08
- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) - 4:34
- "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:47
Side Two:
- "Should I?" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 4:28
- "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) - 7:24
- "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:55
- "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 5:27
- "Elevation" (Elliot Lawrence, Gerry Mulligan) - 3:18
Personnel
editSide One:
Side Two
- Oscar Peterson - piano
- Herb Ellis - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass
See also
edit- Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (Verve, 1957)
- Ella Fitzgerald, At the Opera House (Verve, 1958)
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
- ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
- ^ Yanow, S. Oscar Peterson at the Concertgebouw Almmusic Review, accessed May 30, 2012