The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio - At The Opera House (1957) [2012 Japan Jazz The Best Series] CD-Rip

The Modern Jazz Quartet make a rare appearance on Verve Records in the 50s – splitting half the album here with the classic Oscar Peterson Trio! The live performance was recorded in Chicago, and definitely has the MJQ working in a looser vibe than on some of their late 50s recordings for Atlantic – a bit more open and swinging, in a Verve mode – with some of the bop inspiration that first showed up on their early Prestige recordings – as you'll hear on the cuts "Now's The Time", "Round Midnight", and "D&E Blues". The second half of the record features live material from Oscar Peterson's hip group with Herb Ellis on guitar and Ray Brown on bass – that great drum-less lineup that really lets Oscar take off on piano – on tunes that include "Big Fat Mama", "Should I Love You", "Indiana", and "Elevation".

Tracks:

01. D & E (5:00)
02. Now's The Time (4:42)
03. 'Round Midnight (3:55)
04. Should I Love You (5:16)
05. Big Fat Mama (7:36)
06. Back Home Again In Indiana (4:12)
07. Joy Spring (5:33)
08. Elevation (3:29)

Personnel:

Personnel on tracks 1-3:
Milt Jackson - vib
John Lewis - p
Percy Heath - b
Connie Kay - d

Personnel on tracks 4-8:
Oscar Peterson - p
Herb Ellis - g
Ray Brown - b