Trioism

Beat Degeneration Kenny Werner

January/February 2003  •  By John Schu

Kenny Werner
Beat Degeneration
Sunnyside

It is surprising that there is no applause present after any tune but the last on Kenny Werner's Beat Degeneration (Sunnyside). The CD's seven Werner compositions were selected from nine sets of performances at the Sunside Club in Paris in November 2000...

On the Road Junior Mance Trio

January/February 2003  •  By John Schu

Junior Mance Trio
On the Road
Trio

The very accomplished veteran Junior Mance's On the Road (Trio) contains selections from three February 2002 U.K. concert performances. Mance is still in fine form with all of his musical attributes intact. Producer/engineer/bassist Andrew Cleyndert has...

Live at Keystone Korner Mary Lou Williams

January/February 2003  •  By John Schu

Mary Lou Williams
Live at Keystone Korner
HighNote Records

The press release for Mary Lou Williams' Live at the Keystone Korner (High Note) correctly states that there is a dearth of recordings currently available by this major artist. Unfortunately, the recording quality of this 1977 performance is not up to the...

Latin Tinge Cedar Walton

January/February 2003  •  By John Schu

Cedar Walton
Latin Tinge
HighNote Records

Cedar Walton must be regarded as the most accomplished of these pianist leaders. Walton has performed on hundreds of records and written many tunes that entered the standard repertoire or should enter it. There is no shortage of currently available recordings...

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January/February 2003

Innocence of Youth
Xavier Davis Trio

Xavier Davis' Innocence of Youth (Fresh Sound New Talent) features...

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January/February 2003

New York Trio
Peter Beets

Dutch pianist Peter Beets cites several great pianists as influences...

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January/February 2003

Fingers and Toes
Sai Ghose Trio

The Boston-based Sai Ghose Trio's second recording, Fingers and...

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January/February 2003

Checking In
Greg Burk Trio

Greg Burk's Checking In (Soul Note) consists of 10 of the pianist...

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January/February 2003

Alabastro
Age Garcia Trio

Brazilian pianist Age Garcia recently moved to South Florida...

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January/February 2002

McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane
McCoy Tyner

On Sept. 23, 1997, which would have been John Coltrane's 71st...

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January/February 2002

Paradox
LeeAnn Ledgerwood

LeeAnn Ledgerwood believes that her life changed when, at age...

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January/February 2002

Know More
Andy LaVerne

The trio provides a haven for many of the music's creativity addicts...

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January/February 2002

Eldar
Eldar Djangirov

Eldar (D&D DDT 2001; 58:38) is not strictly piano trio, since...

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January/February 2002

Reminiscing
Jodie Christian Trio

There is a wonderful clarity to Reminiscing (Delmark DE-531; 59...

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January/February 2002

Live
Jim Ridl Trio

It doesn't sound as if there were too many in the audience when...

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January/February 2002

Summer Night
Sarah Jane Cion

Summer Night (Naxos Jazz 86071-2; 50:38) finds Sarah Jane Cion...