THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WITH HERB ELLIS — Hello Herbie (1969-2005) RM | Serie Most Perfect Sound Edition | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 Guitarist Herb Ellis still considers this to be one of his personal favorite recordings. Ellis was reunited with his old boss Oscar Peterson and, with the assistance of Peterson's trio of the period (with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bobby Durham), the two lead voices often romp on the jam session-flavored set. Most of the chord changes are fairly basic (including three blues and "Seven Come Eleven"), and Peterson was clearly inspired by Ellis' presence (and vice versa). Scott  Yanow
Credits :
1 Naptown Blues 5:20
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
2 Exactly Like You 4:48
Written-By – Beda, McHugh - Fields
3 Day By Day 4:40
Written-By – Stordahl, Weston
4 Hamp's Blues 3:46
Written-By – Hampton Hawes
5 Blues For H.G. 6:10
Written-By – Oscar Peterson
6 A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 8:25
Written-By – Adamson, McHugh
7 Seven Come Eleven 5:10
Written-By – Goodman, Christian
Credits :
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Bob Durham
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano – Oscar Peterson

AL GREY — The New Al Grey Quintet (1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Veteran trombonist Al Grey leads an unusual quintet on this set from 1988 that, in addition to drummer Bobby Durham, features the sons of Al Cohn (guitarist Joe Cohn), Gerald Wiggins (bassist J.J. Wiggins), and his own Mike Grey on second trombone. The two trombonists have similar sounds, with the elder Grey getting the bulk of the solos. The repertoire mixes together swing standards with lesser-known jazz tunes by Thad Jones, Sonny Stitt, Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, and Al Grey himself. The relaxed straight-ahead music flows nicely and all of the musicians (other than Durham) have their opportunities to be featured. Worth searching for. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Bluish Grey 5:00
Written-By – Jones
2    Sonny's Tune 4:56
Written-By – Stitt
3    Don't Blame Me 6:03
Written-By – Fields, McHugh
4    Syrup And Biscuits 5:43
Written-By – Mobley
5    Taint No Use 5:19
Written-By – Cohn
6    Al's Rosé 3:04
Written By – Schumacher
7    Night And Day 2:19
Written-By – Porter
8    Call It Whatchawanna 5:42
Written-By – Griffin
9    Underdog 5:43
Written-By – Cohn
10    Stompin' At The Savoy 3:20
Written-By – Razaf, Goodman, Webb, Sampson
11    Al's Blues 4:15
Written-By – Grey
12    Rue Prevail 6:32
Written-By – Farmer
13    Soap Gets In Your Eyes 3:24
Written By – Friedman
Credits :
Bass – J. J. Wiggins
Drums – Bobby Durham
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Guitar, Trumpet – Joe Cohn
Trombone – Al Grey, Mike Grey

JOHNNY HODGES | WILD BILL DAVIS - Jazz Tribute No. 1, Vol. 1-2 : 1965-1966 (1992) 2xCD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist 1 :
1     On the Sunny Side of the Street 3'45
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
2     On Green Dolphin Street 3'13
Bronislaw Kaper / Ned Washington
3     Lil' Darlin' 4'09
Neal Hefti
4     Con Soul and Sax 4'51
Bill Davis
5     The Jeep Is Jumpin' 2'25
Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges / Billy Strayhorn
6     I'm Beginning to See the Light 3'25
Duke Ellington / Don George / Johnny Hodges / Harry James
7     Sophisticated Lady 4'01
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish
8     Drop Me off in Harlem 4'24
Duke Ellington / Nick A. Kenny
9     No One 3'19
Mercer Ellington / Johnny Hodges
10     Johnny Come Lately 3'06
Billy Strayhorn
Tracklist 2 :
1     It's Only a Paper Moon 2'46
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Billy Rose
2     Taffy 5'30
Bill Davis / Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges
3     Good Queen Bess 3:13
Johnny Hodges
4     L.B. Blues 5'30
L. Brown / Johnny Hodges
5     In a Mellow Tone 3'42
Duke Ellington / Milt Gabler
6     Rockville 6'23
Johnny Hodges
7     I'll Always Love You 3'51
Bill Davis / Wild Bill Davis    
8     It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 5'37
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
9     Belle of the Belmont 4'45
Mercer Ellington / Johnny Hodges
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Bass – George Duvivier (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-8 to 1-10), Milton Hinton (tracks: 1-1 1-3, 1-5 to 1-7)
Drums – Bobby Durham (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Osie Johnson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
Guitar – Dickie Thompson, Mundell Lowe (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
Organ – Wild Bill Davis
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Bob Brown (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9)
Trombone – Lawrence Brown (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9)

CLARK TERRY | FREDDIE HUBBARD | DIZZY GILLESPIE Plus OSCAR PETERSON, RAY BROWN, JOE PASS, BOBBY DURHAM — The Alternate Blues (1982-1992) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD is a straight reissue of a Pablo LP. Norman Granz teamed together the very distinctive trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard and Clark Terry with pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Bobby Durham for a "Trumpet Summit." This particular release features (with one exception) unissued material from the session. There are four versions of a slow blues (only the fourth was released before), all of which have very different solos from the three trumpeters. In addition they interact on "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" and share the spotlight on a three-song ballad medley; Hubbard's "Here's That Rainy Day" is hard to beat. This release is not quite essential but fans of the trumpeters will want to pick it up. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Alternate One 5'25
Written-By – Durham, Terry, Gillespie, Hubbard, Pass, Peterson, Brown
2    Alternate Two 8'04
Written-By – Durham, Terry, Gillespie, Hubbard, Pass, Peterson, Brown
3    Alternate Three 9'20
Written-By – Durham, Terry, Gillespie, Hubbard, Pass, Peterson, Brown
4    Alternate Four 9'33
Written-By – Durham, Terry, Gillespie, Hubbard, Pass, Peterson, Brown
5    Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 8'51
Written-By – Moll, Barris, Koehler
6    Ballad Medley    7:27
6.1    Here's That Rainy Day
Written-By – Burke-Van Heusen
6.2    Gypsy
Written-By – Signorelli, Malneck, Gilbert
6.3    If I Should Lose You
Written-By – L. Robin, R. Rainger
Credits :
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Bobby Durham
Guitar – Joe Pass
Piano – Oscar Peterson
Producer, Liner Notes – Norman Granz
Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Phil De Lancie
Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard

OSCAR PETERSON – The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pianist Oscar Peterson had a reunion with guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown at a well-publicized get-together at New York's Blue Note in March 1990. The trio (his regular group of the late '50s) was augmented by Peterson's late-'60s drummer Bobby Durham for spirited performances. Rather than using their complex arrangements of the past, the pianist and his alumni simply jammed through the performances and the results are quite rewarding. On the first of four CDs released by Telarc, the quartet performs "Honeysuckle Rose," a ballad medley, three of the pianist's originals and "Sweet Georgia Brown." As this and the other CDs in the series show, the magic was still there. Scott Yanow

Tracklist + Credits :