Pinnacles (album)

Pinnacles
Studio album by J. J. Johnson
Released 1980
Recorded September 17–19, 1979
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre Jazz
Length 38:56
Label Milestone
M 9093
Producer Ed Michel
J. J. Johnson chronology
Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2
(1977)
Pinnacles
(1979)
Concepts in Blue
(1980)

Pinnacles is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson recorded in 1979 for the Milestone label.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow observed "Although not quite an essential set, J.J. Johnson is in excellent form on this date".[5] All About Jazz said "This is deep ‘Seventies funk, with block horns and lots of percussion. It’s also pretty generic – these guys are more at home playing jazz, and that’s what they should be playing".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by J. J. Johnson except as indicated

  1. "Night Flight" - 7:46
  2. "Deak" - 6:26
  3. "Cannonball Junction" - 5:32
  4. "Pinnacles" - 6:40
  5. "See See Rider" (Traditional) - 6:46
  6. "Mr. Clean" (Weldon Irvine) - 5:46

Personnel

References

  1. Discogs album entry, accessed July 18, 2016
  2. Milestone Records 9000 series discography, accessed July 20, 2016
  3. Milestone Label Discography, accessed July 20, 2016
  4. Tommy Flanagan Catalog, accessed July 20, 2016
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Pinnacles – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. AAJ Staff, All About Jazz Review, April 1, 1999
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