Very Tall (Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl LP Blue Note working with such creative forces

working with such creative forces as Ambrose Akinmusire

as the unreleased songs unexpectedly congealed into an album of tremendous depth and beauty

George Trucker on bass and Al Harewood on drums

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and drummer Brian Blade

Very Tall (Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl LP Blue Note working with such creative forcesVery 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. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180 gram vinyl in