OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WITH MILT JACKSON - Very Tall (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 12" PVC COVERS alongside the single ‘(It’s Not

alongside the single ‘(It’s Not Me) Talking’

and it was my job to arrange it all and piece it together

Both albums were celebrated with a Gold Record presentation to the band at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on August 19th

Only The Strong Survive celebrates soul music gems from the legendary catalogues of Motown

History Books matches its unfussy yet gracefully crafted sound with the force-of-nature energy that’s defined the band since getting their start playing basement shows back in the mid-aughts

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WITH MILT JACKSON - Very Tall (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 12" PVC COVERS alongside the single ‘(It’s NotLP 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".