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

[mkrzych]

One of my recent purchase. Very well played and interesting contemporary trio music. Improvised, but with good taste and not overworked. Sound it not bad, slightly too much compressed, but legit 24/96 download from HDTracks. Recommended to check it out.

 

[JoeWhip]

By the way, Loverman on the Vanguard album could really turn into my favorite version of this standard.

 

 

This release certainly has the definitive version of "Car Wash"!

[Musicophile]

This release certainly has the definitive version of "Car Wash"!

 

Agree!

[oso]

One of my recent purchase. Very well played and interesting contemporary trio music. Improvised, but with good taste and not overworked. Sound it not bad, slightly too much compressed, but legit 24/96 download from HDTracks. Recommended to check it out.

 

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What a great thread!

I am going to get this and the McBride trio as well.

 

Found a making off video of Perez:

[oso]

Originally Posted by Boris75

+1. I very much enjoy this one a lot for the quality of both sound and music.

 

There is a Rad Bennett review here;RadsReferenceReviews | Rad Bennett…reviewing music and film for five decades

 

 

? I only hear a set drums, very well played, but as far as I can tell it is one musician playing.

 

But check the sample of track one; Sound Liaison Music Shop .............that is just a drummer no?

 

It is a trio playing, so the ''percussion instruments'' is just a drum set. Rad Bennett is more known for his reviews of classical music so he is excused.

 

But one could argue that drums are

. the sound of the many percussion instruments that are so imaginatively employed.

 

OK:)

[Musicophile]

Finally downloading the Witmer trio as well. My first DSD128 file. Now curious if A+ actually plays that thing.

[Musicophile]

Finally downloading the Witmer trio as well. My first DSD128 file. Now curious if A+ actually plays that thing.

 

A+ obviously does, on the fly conversion of DSD128 to PCM24/88 working smoothly. Must admit the album is pretty well recorded. Enjoying it via my HD800.

 

However, was disappointed by the complete lag of tagging of the DSF tracks.

[Boris75]

A+ obviously does, on the fly conversion of DSD128 to PCM24/88 working smoothly.

 

A quick remark: I am sure that the DSD128 files sound very good, but they are conversions of the the 24/96 WAV masters. My understanding is that SoundLiaison recorded only Impromptu in DSD (in parallel with PCM) and all other albums in PCM. Anyway, this probably does not matter in this case since DSD128 has sufficient bandwidth to capture all sonic information on the 24/96 master.

[Musicophile]

A quick remark: I am sure that the DSD128 files sound very good, but they are conversions of the the 24/96 WAV masters. My understanding is that SoundLiaison recorded only Impromptu in DSD (in parallel with PCM) and all other albums in PCM. Anyway, this probably does not matter in this case since DSD128 has sufficient bandwidth to capture all sonic information on the 24/96 master.

Good to know. I didn't check, I just assumed the highest resolution must be the master. My Dac doesn't do DSD anyhow, so I'll try to redownload the PCM master.

[PAP]

A+ obviously does, on the fly conversion of DSD128 to PCM24/88 working smoothly. Must admit the album is pretty well recorded. Enjoying it via my HD800.

 

However, was disappointed by the complete lag of tagging of the DSF tracks.

 

What is A+?

[JoeWhip]

Audivana plus

[JoeWhip]

A quick remark: I am sure that the DSD128 files sound very good, but they are conversions of the the 24/96 WAV masters. My understanding is that SoundLiaison recorded only Impromptu in DSD (in parallel with PCM) and all other albums in PCM. Anyway, this probably does not matter in this case since DSD128 has sufficient bandwidth to capture all sonic information on the 24/96 master.

 

 

They actually run the PCM track through an analog console to record it in DSD. Seems

like a waste of time to me. Here, you can buy the studio master which is PCM and cheaper than the DSD copy. Call me crazy, but I want the studio master. I have several of their recordings. En Azul sounds sensational in 24/96 WAV. Excellent playing as well. This one is a no brainer.

[Jimmypowder]

Can someone give me a top 5 or 10 of the best jazz piano trio .

 

I love the music just not familiar like I am with the classic jazz players .

[PAP]

They actually run the PCM track through an analog console to record it in DSD. Seems

like a waste of time to me. Here, you can buy the studio master which is PCM and cheaper than the DSD copy. Call me crazy, but I want the studio master. I have several of their recordings. En Azul sounds sensational in 24/96 WAV. Excellent playing as well. This one is a no brainer.

recorded in 24/96 PCM

recorded in DSD and in PCM.

 

read here; DSD or here http://www.soundliaison.com/

 

So just to clarify; Our DSD masters are not original studio masters.

We record in PCM, so if you want a native one to one copy of the original studio master, without any kind of conversion, choose the PCM download.

With one exception, Impromtu (Tony Overwater & Bert van den Brink), was recorded direct to PCM and direct to DSD with two seperate recorders.

[Musicophile]

They actually run the PCM track through an analog console to record it in DSD. Seems

like a waste of time to me. Here, you can buy the studio master which is PCM and cheaper than the DSD copy. Call me crazy, but I want the studio master. I have several of their recordings. En Azul sounds sensational in 24/96 WAV. Excellent playing as well. This one is a no brainer.

Sound Liaison let me download the 24/96 as well. Now I've probably overpaid 5 bucks. Never mind, nice album in any case.

[Musicophile]

Can someone give me a top 5 or 10 of the best jazz piano trio .

 

I love the music just not familiar like I am with the classic jazz players .

This one is tricky obviously.

 

First of all, you can check out my 25 essential Jazz albums on my blog, it contains quite a number of trio albums, and obviously I highly recommend all of them

 

25 Essential Jazz Albums | musicophilesblog – From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms

 

Now to the actual top 10 list, I suppose nobody would disagree that Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and Oscar Peterson belong in any TopX list of piano trios.

 

Beyond that, it becomes more personal. If you look through this thread collectively we've identified probably hundreds of artists, and many of these I didn't have the time to go through yet. My plan is to eventually go through all of them on my blog, but this may take some decades (not joking..).

 

Just follow this link to check only my blog entries on Jazz piano trios: Piano Trio | musicophilesblog – From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms, and in the meantime start with Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans.

[Jimmypowder]

This one is tricky obviously.

 

First of all, you can check out my 25 essential Jazz albums on my blog, it contains quite a number of trio albums, and obviously I highly recommend all of them

 

25 Essential Jazz Albums | musicophilesblog – From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms

 

Now to the actual top 10 list, I suppose nobody would disagree that Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and Oscar Peterson belong in any TopX list of piano trios.

 

Beyond that, it becomes more personal. If you look through this thread collectively we've identified probably hundreds of artists, and many of these I didn't have the time to go through yet. My plan is to eventually go through all of them on my blog, but this may take some decades (not joking..).

 

Just follow this link to check only my blog entries on Jazz piano trios: Piano Trio | musicophilesblog – From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms, and in the meantime start with Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans.

 

Thanks!

[JoeWhip]

This one is tricky obviously.

 

First of all, you can check out my 25 essential Jazz albums on my blog, it contains quite a number of trio albums, and obviously I highly recommend all of them

 

25 Essential Jazz Albums | musicophilesblog – From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms

 

Now to the actual top 10 list, I suppose nobody would disagree that Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and Oscar Peterson belong in any TopX list of piano trios.

 

Beyond that, it becomes more personal. If you look through this thread collectively we've identified probably hundreds of artists, and many of these I didn't have the time to go through yet. My plan is to eventually go through all of them on my blog, but this may take some decades (not joking..).

 

Just follow this link to check only my blog entries on Jazz piano trios: Piano Trio | musicophilesblog – From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms, and in the meantime start with Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans.

 

While I would agree, don't forget to add Monty Alexander, who IMHO is the best jazz piano player alive today

His music is infectious. After his live performances, the crowd leaves the club dancing. I know, I have done it myself!

[ElverGun]

While I would agree, don't forget to add Monty Alexander, who IMHO is the best jazz piano player alive today

His music is infectious. After his live performances, the crowd leaves the club dancing. I know, I have done it myself!

 

+1

 

I started to seriously listen to piano trios because of artists like Medeski Martin & Wood (I suppose they introduced me to the possibilities of a Jazz trio), and then Dave Brubeck and Monty Alexander.

 

I don't know if Monty Alexander is the best jazz piano player alive today...but he certainly deserves an honorable mention.

[JoeWhip]

I did say IMHO. Who else could weave something Like Meet The Flinstones into another jazz classic? Ever hear his Battle Hymn of the Republic? Great stuff. Also, there is Fred Hersch who is fantastic as well as well as the lesser known Christian Jacob who is better known as Tierney Sutton's piano player but who has a fine trio himself, who happen to be the rest of her band! The Live in Tokyo set they released is superb.

[Musicophile]

While I would agree, don't forget to add Monty Alexander, who IMHO is the best jazz piano player alive today

His music is infectious. After his live performances, the crowd leaves the club dancing. I know, I have done it myself!

Monty is a big gap in my collection, no idea why. I have only a small handful of albums.

 

Which ones should I get?

[JoeWhip]

There are quite a few but to start out, my favorite is Montreau Alexander. It was recorded in 1977 and features Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton. IT is available on CD or vinyl. Both are a tad bright with the vinyl sounding brighter. I would grab the 30th Anniversary edition which is available as a CD rip on Qobuz. The second which gets a ton of play here is Uplift. There is an Uplift 2 as well which is quite good. As far as I know, they are only available on CD rather cheaply normally on Amazon.

[Musicophile]

There are quite a few but to start out, my favorite is Montreau Alexander. It was recorded in 1977 and features Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton. IT is available on CD or vinyl. Both are a tad bright with the vinyl sounding brighter. I would grab the 30th Anniversary edition which is available as a CD rip on Qobuz. The second which gets a ton of play here is Uplift. There is an Uplift 2 as well which is quite good. As far as I know, they are only available on CD rather cheaply normally on Amazon.

Thanks, given that Montreux is on Qobuz I'll just stream it first (Sublime subscriber).

 

Love Jeff Hamilton by the way! He's one of the reasons that some of Diana Krall's albums are good in spite of being very mainstream, and he does a killer job as part of the Ray Brown trio as well. I saw him live, 20 years ago, with Gene Harris and Ray Brown, still remember that concert...

[oso]

Thanks, given that Montreux is on Qobuz I'll just stream it first (Sublime subscriber).

 

Love Jeff Hamilton by the way! He's one of the reasons that some of Diana Krall's albums are good in spite of being very mainstream, and he does a killer job as part of the Ray Brown trio as well. I saw him live, 20 years ago, with Gene Harris and Ray Brown, still remember that concert...

 

and do not forget Jeff's own trio!

 

[Musicophile]

and do not forget Jeff's own trio!

 

 

He didn't get to record much under his own name I believe. I only have one album by him.