Trumpet Summit

Album CD published in 1990 remastering the original recording on vinyl from live performance at the festival in Montreux (Switzerland), 1975. The sextet composed of the great trumpeters Roy Eldridge (Pennsylvania, 1911-1989), Dizzy Gillespie (South Carolina, 1917-1993) and Clark Terry (Missouri, 1920), supporting the album title, with the great pianist Oscar Peterson (Canada, 1925-2007), the bass Niels Pedersen (Denmark, 1946-2005) and Louis Bellson (Illinois, 1924-2009) with drums, was the summit of the proceedings of that year in Montreux, produced by Norman Granz, which achieved a historical record very suitable for the live show. The CD provides as 'bonus' track 'Lullaby of the leaves', which was not included on the original vinyl.

This CD is a straight reissue of a Pablo LP. Norman Granz teamed together the very distinctive trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard and Clark Terry with pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Bobby Durham for a "Trumpet Summit." This particular release features (with one exception) unissued material from the session. There are four versions of a slow blues (only the fourth was released before), all of which have very different solos from the three trumpeters. In addition they interact on "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" and share the spotlight on a three-song ballad medley; Hubbard's "Here's That Rainy Day" is hard to beat.

The career of blues guitar legend B.B. King has spanned some six decades, and he has earned a reputation of one of the best of the blues through constant touring and dynamic live performances. One of the frequent stops along King's seemingly never-ending tour is the annual jazz festival in Montreux, Switzerland, where the guitarist has made better than 20 appearances through the years.