The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio

This frequently exciting LP has three lightly swinging performances by the Modern Jazz Quartet (“Now’s the Time,” “‘Round Midnight” and “D & E Blues”) and five from the Oscar Peterson Trio (which at the time consisted of the pianist/leader, guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown). While the MJQ sounds much more introverted than the more exuberant Oscar Peterson Trio, the two popular groups have more similarities than differences. Polygram has reissued the Peterson material on CD but not yet the songs from The Modern Jazz Quartet.