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When one talks about "jazz piano music," it is almost taken for
granted they are talkingabout jazz piano trio music. The trio is
and has been most jazz pianists' favorite format, andwith good
reason: the jazz piano trio has been said at times to represent the
essence ofjazz in the most condensed yet effective way
possible.
A piano trio takes full advantage of swing, interaction, and
dynamics. There have certainlybeen outstanding jazz piano trios
throughout jazz history, each with its own signaturesound: There is
the majestic swing of the Oscar Peterson trio, the classy bop of
Hank Jonesand his trio, the great independence within the Bill
Evans trio, and so on. Each great jazzpiano trio has brought
something slightly different into the fold.
As a general rule of thumb, it would seem that since 1960 piano
trios have become moreinteractive and democratic. Formerly, in the
heyday of both swing and bop, the pianoassumed a very dominant role
where, it would have been fair to say, it was less a trio in
theideal sense of three equal parts, than it was piano PLUS bass
and drums. The Bill Evans triowas critical towards pushing the
envelope for a more democratic piano trio; now we canlook to fine
piano trios like those of Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau as their
continuedlegacy. There will always be room for more straight-ahead
swinging piano trios, where bassand drums play roles more defined
as timekeeping and support for the pianist, but the arcpoints
towards greater and greater interaction.
Ahmad Jamal Trio: Cross-Country Tour This two CD set captures
one of the all-time great jazz piano trios,Jamal with Israel Crosby
and Vernel Fournier, in a variety of liveclub settings, and
includes the legendary Pershing date.
Wynton Kelly: Someday My Prince Will Come Kelly was renown for
his incredibly graceful swing and sensitivetouch, here in ample
display on this fine trio side. Available in anewly remastered
edition.
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Bill Evans Trio: Sunday at The Village Vanguard The magical trio
comprised of Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro and PaulMotian plays before
an audience seemingly indifferent to themusic; pay them no mind,
there is plenty for the attentive listenerto appreciate in this
refined, nuanced statement equally deliveredby three parts.
Newborn / Chambers / Haynes: We Three A fantastic "power" trio
that nonetheless plays with understatedrefinement throughout. All
of Newborn's trio sides are worthwhile,but this is a collective
triumph.
Oscar Peterson Trio: The Trio Bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed
Thigpen here provide Oscarwith a majestic cushion to roll over in
this mighty call to arms ofThe Trio.
Hank Jones: The Trio Similarly, one would be wise to heed the
call of any Hank Jonesrecord titled The Trio; this is eminently
satisfying boppish pianojazz by one of the most undersung piano
masters.
Hampton Hawes: This is Hampton Hawes: Volume 2, The Trio Though
primarily influenced by Bud Powell, Hawes transcended thestatus of
pure bop pianist with records that were paragons of jazzpiano
excellence.
McCoy Tyner: Inception McCoy sounds uncommonly melodic with Art
Davis and Elvin Jones,with every tune bearing a certain romanticism
in addition to thegeneral swing-iness.
Chick Corea: Now He Sings, Now He Sobs A brilliant conceptual
piano trio record that has been studied bycountless pianists, this
was one of Chick's true moments of genius."Windows" and "Matrix"
have become jazz classics.
Keith Jarrett Trio: Standards Live Start here: A live date
presciently played by easily the mostinfluential piano trio of
recent years. Conceptually indebted to theBill Evans trio, but
undoubtedly its own creature as well.
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Ahmad Jamal: Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's JazzShowcase
Not to over-represent Mr. Jamal, but this set stands on its
ownterms as a great trio record. Jamal, who seems to makes the
mostof every trio situation, is shown by turns to be
sophisticated,exuberant, and witty.
Lyle Mays: Fictionary This is no fiction; a good-natured essay,
perhaps, on the complexinterplay and dialogue that may be achieved
within the modernjazz piano trio. An odyssey of sound by three
parts.
Cedar Walton Trio: Ironclad No jazz piano trio collection is
complete without an entry from thefine Cedar Walton, here live at
Yoshi's with his stalwart trio ofDavid Williams on bass and the
late, great Billy Higgins on drums.
Kenny Barron: Live at Bradley's Simply stellar mainstream piano
trio music, played at thelegendary venue where piano trios often
ruled the roost and thestakes were high for a piano trio to
deliver. Barron, Drummond andRiley show they just don't mess around
check "Alter Ego."
Marilyn Crispell: Amaryllis A beautiful, crystalline record that
shows in equal doses theempathetic potential of a piano trio and
its potential to create art.Those wishing to pursue the logic of
Bill Evans' trios to the extremeshould start with the interactive
trios of Crispell and Bley.
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