Recommend ONE ONLY J*** Piano Trio recording

regards
Geoff

Thanks for that, I am a Gadd fan and will be checking that out.

And Mr Simon for me is a given, check out his earlier stuff if you have the chance.

Jeff A

Todd Gustavsen Trio - Changing Places

Recommended to me by FS - sorry Fred !!

A great album and one certainly to investigate.

One topic I'm sure to bookmark !!!!!!

Michel Camilo's eponymously titled album has a nice hard bop, latin feel to it, if you wanted to try something a little different.

Dave

Everybody Digs Bill Evans – Bill Evans Trio

Just wonderful

Kevin

If only allowed one, then it must be:

Bill Evans - "At the Village Vanguard".

This is culled from "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" and "Waltz for Debby". You realy need them both.

And if only Keith Jarrett didn't squeak so much I might have gone for "The Cure".

Regards, CB

Keith Jarrett's standards trio wins for me. I'd go for Whisper Not if I had to choose just one, but then again there's the Brad Meldhau Art of the Trio records, volume 3 is wonderful...I'll take the Jarrett by a whisker

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Everybody Digs Bill Evans – Bill Evans Trio
Just wonderful

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My pick also.

Dan

Hi Clive
We may be talking the same thing here but mine is:
Sunday At The Village Vanguard - Bill Evans
I've got an Alto re-issue from Germany, its sublime.
Martin

OK I am cheating this one is a Quartet:

Gene Harris Quartet - Listen Here

Also out on SACD.

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Mr Simon's inimitable "Dreamhouse"

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Thanks, Nick.

I assume the cheque arrived on schedule this month?

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And Mr Simon for me is a given, check out his earlier stuff if you have the chance.

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And thanks to you, too, Jeff.

So I guess your check arrived as well?

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Fred's early stuff is hard to track down - I picked up "Open Book" which is very good, though the production's a tad on the 80s side (and yes, I do know who produced it - sorry Fred ).

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Well, very late 80s at least, as it was recorded in 1990.

But I'm curious as to what you mean by this. How so?

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Originally posted by long-time-dead:
Todd Gustavsen Trio - Changing Places

Recommended to me by FS - sorry Fred !!

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No apology necessary.

I recommended it before, and would do so again. Besides, I don't need to recommend my own album this time because others have graciously done so for me.

So what would I recommend? Only one? Sorry, can't do it.

Besides the aforementioned Tord Gustavsen, I'd suggest:

any Keith Jarrett trio (both the current trio w/DeJohnette and Peacock, and his early trio w/Haden and Motian)

any Bill Evans trio

any Brad Mehldau trio

any Fred Hersch Trio



Also:

Chick Corea - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (this is essential)

Bobo Stenson - War Orphans

Danilo Perez - ... til then (mostly trio)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Inner Voyage

Vassilis Tsabropoulos - Achirana



The following three are ostensibly under drummer Peter Erskine's name as leader, but they are piano trio albums nonetheless with the wonderful pianist John Taylor:

As It Is

Time Being

You Never Know

I second Fred's nomination of Bobo Stenson Trio - War Orphans. A modern masterpiece.

I have the Vassilis Tsabropoulos sols piano album "Arachias"? so will have to investigate his trio.

Ahmad Jamal Trio - Live in Paris 1992 - one of my faves.

Cheers

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Check arrived, but I am havng trouble cashing it

You didn't get any 'grass stains on you recently, did you ?
How did your gig go ?

Jeff A

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How did your gig go ?

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Jeff refers to the recent debut gig of FREDGRASS ... thanks for asking, Jeff. It went very well considering how under-rehearsed it was. As someone in the Nixon administration once said, "mistakes were made." But the vibe and gist were well-represented.

And if we're ever presented with an opportunity to record an album, we already have the title:

Every Good Boy Deserves Fredgrass

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Fred's early stuff is hard to track down - I picked up "Open Book" which is very good, though the production's a tad on the 80s side (and yes, I do know who produced it - sorry Fred ).

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Well, very late 80s at least, as it was recorded in 1990.

But I'm curious as to what you mean by this. How so?

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Mostly it's down to the drum sound...I struggle here for the right words to describe it adequately...which is reminiscent (for me at least) of that "big" sound coming out of American studios in the 80s.

It's not a big deal, and perhaps it's because I'm approaching it from a different century, but I find it slightly jarring against the typically flowing and lyrical piano lines. Don't get me wrong - I like Open Book a lot and play it regularly and I know you were probably looking for a completely different effect, but I think Ken's production and Sarah's drumming complement the music better on Dreamhouse.

I'll send the cheque back if you like

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You're right ... a very different concept and intent; much closer to a pop/rock production aesthetic. It's apples vs. pomegranates.

You can keep the cheque anyway.

I recommend anything by

Alex Bugnon.

Check out for example "Soul Purpose"

Geoff

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I have the Vassilis Tsabropoulos sols piano album "Arachias"? so will have to investigate his trio.

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The album is called Akroasis and is truly excellent.

Very hard to choose, but apart from the Bobo Stenson mentioned above, I woudl say Jacky Terrason 'Reach'. Work of a genius.

Cool thread - lots of stuff I haven't heard yet, but will go check out soon.

I see that Bill Evans is well represented here, but nevertheless he's my favourite, so my choice would be:

Bill Evans - "Re: Person I Knew"

This is a record from 1974, taped back at The Village Vanguard with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell. Five of the tracks are originals, and I particularly like the wistful title song.

Bubble

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_Bill Evans - "Re: Person I Knew"_


and an anagram for producer Orrin Keepnews

and Eddie Gomez is a terrific bass player who has graced so many wonderful albums. Eddie is wonderful on A Simple Matter of Conviction with Bill and Shelly Manne and also Bill's rarely mentioned "You Must Believe In Spring"

Jeff A

I am not happily limited into just one choice, but I will play along, at least until it hurts, so here is my one suggestion. Check out the great Tommy Flanagan, who from the mid 70's on until his death just a few years ago concentrated on a trio format, and left us many inspired recordings. It is hard to go wrong with any of them, but if pressed, I would advise starting with a concert recording taken from his 67th Birthday, during a week at the Village Vanguard in New York in 1996.

Sunset and The Mockingbird: The Birthday Concert

From there, you can move backwards in time to enjoy his other fine recordings such as "Jazz Poet", "Thelonica", "Sea Changes" etc.

Good listening!

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Very hard to choose, but apart from the Bobo Stenson mentioned above, I woudl say Jacky Terrason 'Reach'. Work of a genius.

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I like very much Jacky Terason, I have Paris and Smile, do you know these two ?

Peter

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