The Alternate Bluesis a 1980 album featuring the trumpetersDizzy Gillespie,Clark Terry, andFreddie Hubbard, supported by a quartet led byOscar Peterson. It was recorded at Group IV Studios, Los Angeles on March 10, 1980.

Producer Norman Granz set aside his rule against issuing what are variously called in the recording business outtakes, breakdowns, or alternate takes.The reason was that despite missed cues and procedural problems in the rhythm section, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, and Clark Terry played the blues at a level of passion and expressiveness the equal of the versions originally released onThe Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4. In addition, there are four standards not heard in the original album. With Joe Pass, Bobby Durham and Ray Brown. via Label

Label: Analogue Productions, Pablo Records
Series: The Pablo Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Reissued: 2024 / Original Release: 1982
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Swing

File under: Audiophile Jazz