Pinnacles (J. J. Johnson album)

Pinnacles is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson, recorded in 1979 for the Milestone label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "Although not quite an essential set, J.J. Johnson is in excellent form on this date". All About Jazz wrote: "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".

Track listing

All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted.

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

• J. J. Johnson - trombone, arranger
• Oscar Brashear - trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6)
• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1–4)
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums
• Kenneth Nash - percussion (tracks 5 & 6)

Use of Electronic Music Equipment

From the liner notes:

"J.J. Johnson uses Barcus-Berry pickup, Gentle Electric pitch follower, and Roland Space Echo on "Cannonball Junction", and the same pickup and pitch follower, plus ARP 2600 Synthesizer and Oberheim Expander Module on "Mr. Clean."

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