57gold Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Am listening to a take of "Gloria's Step" and have to say that I have never heard a piano trio that is so complete, in the pocket, ...just so there. Bill is amazing, but Scott's bass playing wasn't matched in melodicism until Jaco came along and Motian's fills and cymbal work are sublimely laid back. Any jazz piano fans have current favorite trios who follow in their footsteps? Have a bunch of Mehldau, Hersch, Cyrus Chestnut...who am I missing? Tone with Soul Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Check out my articles here on the recordings of Monty Alexander, Benny Green and a list of piano favorites. Bill Evans is on the list. christian u 1 Link to comment
bluesman Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Find some Erroll Garner - almost any album will do. The classic performance is Concert by the Sea, which is not a great technical recording but captures the amazing interplay of a true innovator whose brain is hard wired to those of his bass player and drummer. Try The Greatest Garner on Atlantic, another wonderful collection of him with bass and drums. I love the early drumless Oscar Peterson trio albums, especially At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. With Ray Brown and Herb Ellis as equal partners, Peterson just cruises in the groove at all tempos in all styles. Link to comment
jiminlogansquare Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Michel Pettrucciani most certainly followed in the footsteps of Bill Evans, often with great success (not consistently so). Try Pianism, Power of Three (with Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter), and even ... Live at the Village Vanguard (he literally followed Bill's footsteps there in 1984). christian u 1 Link to comment
Popular Post 57gold Posted October 6, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2020 Love "Power of Three", a super group of some of the most musical cats to play jazz. Have shared that recording with friends who were not sure they liked jazz and they became believers. Being a huge fan of Wayne Shorter, who I became aware of in a 1978 performance of Weather Report in a small venue between Boston and NYC sitting on the floor in front of Jaco (one of a handful of music performances that I felt transcended the mortal) and a fan of Jim Hall who I found through Metheny, was introduced to Michel Pettrucciani. Unlike Bill Evans, Michel could play too many notes...but when he was on, his melodicism shone. jiminlogansquare, Rexp and christian u 1 2 Tone with Soul Link to comment
christian u Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Check out Bobo Stenson's ''Goodbye'' featuring Paul Motian the drummer from the first Bill Evans trio. It is a beautiful album that shows how Bill's ideas has influenced a whole generation of players. And bassist Anders Jormin follows in Lafaro's footsteps. https://www.ecmrecords.com/shop/143038751751/goodbye-bobo-stenson-anders-jormin-paul-motian Link to comment
christian u Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 1:31 AM, 57gold said: Am listening to a take of "Gloria's Step" and have to say that I have never heard a piano trio that is so complete, in the pocket, ...just so there. Bill is amazing, but Scott's bass playing wasn't matched in melodicism until Jaco came along and Motian's fills and cymbal work are sublimely laid back. Any jazz piano fans have current favorite trios who follow in their footsteps? Have a bunch of Mehldau, Hersch, Cyrus Chestnut...who am I missing? and check out 19 year old Danish bassist NHOP, playing with Bill. At that time maybe the closest anyone got to Scott. Link to comment
57gold Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Holy cow...never heard of NHOP. Just spent a few minutes on web and found him playing Donna Lee on stand up with Joe Pass at a break neck tempo...incredible technique, timing, and he hits the notes that Pass misses. Brilliant, as was Scott, whose melodic playing was groundbreaking. Will have to check out Bobo. Thanks for the multiple heads ups. Tone with Soul Link to comment
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