Pinnacles (J. J. Johnson album)

Pinnacles
Studio album by
J. J. Johnson
Released1980
RecordedSeptember 17–19, 1979
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length38:56
LabelMilestone
M 9093
ProducerEd Michel
J. J. Johnson chronology
Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2
(1977) 		Pinnacles
(1980) 		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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "Although not quite an essential set, J.J. Johnson is in excellent form on this date".[4] 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".[6]

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

Use of Electronic Music Equipment

From the liner notes:

"J.J. Johnson uses Barcus-Berry pickup, Gentle Electric pitch follower,[7] 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."

References

  1. ^ Milestone Records 9000 series discography, accessed July 20, 2016
  2. ^ Milestone Label Discography, accessed July 20, 2016
  3. ^ Tommy Flanagan Catalog, accessed July 20, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Pinnacles – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 788. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ AAJ Staff, All About Jazz Review, April 1, 1999
  7. ^ "Gentle Electric Home Page". gentleelectric.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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