Producer
Norman Granz occasionally got carried away with the quantity of his recording projects. In 1974 he recorded a full album teaming fellow pianists
Count Basie and
Oscar Peterson in a rhythm quintet; little did anyone realize that this then-unique matchup would eventually result in five albums. This first one, which finds
Basie doubling on organ, is among the best.
Peterson's virtuosic style somehow worked very well with
Basie's sparse playing and these ten numbers really swing. ~ Scott Yanow