Are we living in the Golden Age of the Jazz Piano Trio?

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They're not exactly mainstream, but The Bad Plus deserve a mention here.

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I've made it through the first two "discs" of the new Chick Corea trio recording, "Trilogy" (with Christian McBride and Brian Blade) (96/24 download from PSM), and am blown away.

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This might be also a gem of 2015 - upcoming Vijay Iyer Trio album:https://www.highresaudio.com/artist.php?abid=320840

 

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U.S. release date, per Amazon, is 10 February. Arrgghhh.

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GoGo Penguin's albums are available as CD-resolution FLAC or ALAC files at Bandcamp UK. Ten pounds well spent, IMO.

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Vijay Iyer has struck again.

 

96/24 download from HDT sounds great.

 

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GoGo Penguin has signed with Blue Note. Hopefully their future work will get the wider attention it deserves.

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This may be old news to some of you, because the CD was originally released in Japan in 2011, but I recently got my hands on the second Super Premium Band album, "Sounds of New York." Kenny Barron and Ron Carter remain, joined this time by Jack DeJohnette (Lenny White played on the first album). Superb in every way.