| Pinnacles | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | September 17–19, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:56 | |||
| Label | Milestone M 9093 | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
| J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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Pinnacles is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson, recorded in 1979 for the Milestone label. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted.
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."
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