Oscar Peterson Trio & Clark Terry - + One (1964) 1/3

Track List: 1-3

1. Brotherhood Of Man (3:37)
2. Jim (3:01)
3. Blues For Smedley (6:55)

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Oscar Peterson Trio + One Review by Stephen Cook:
Some guest soloists get overshadowed by Oscar Peterson's technical prowess, while others meet him halfway with fireworks of their own; trumpeter Clark Terry lands in the latter camp on this fine 1964 session. With drummer Ed Thigpen and bassist Ray Brown providing solid support, the two soloists come off as intimate friends over the course of the album's ten ballad and blues numbers. And while Peterson shows myriad moods, from Ellington's impressionism on slow cuts like "They Didn't Believe Me" to fleet, single-line madness on his own "Squeaky's Blues," Terry goes in for blues and the blowzy on originals like "Mumbles" and "Incoherent Blues"; the trumpeter even airs out some of his singularly rambling and wonderful scat singing in the process. Other highlights include the rarely covered ballad "Jim" and the even more obscure "Brotherhood of Man" from the Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. A very engaging and enjoyable disc.

on tracks 2 and 7 Terry plays flugelhorn
on tracks 5 and 10 Terry sings or mumbles

Personnel:
Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal
Oscar Peterson - piano
Ray Brown - double bass
Ed Thigpen - drums
Producer - Norman Granz
Liner Notes - Oscar Peterson