Rooster_Ties Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 (edited) OK, what are your favorite hard-bop/modal piano-trio albums that really kick!! I'm looking for stuff that swings and/or grooves like mad (like a freight train!!!), and particularly in a modal way, and/or with some static harmony (or at least without traditional "changes"-based tunes and playing all over the place). What's the best of the best??? --- and what's incredible, but often overlooked??? I'm a sucker for the 1965-75 era, but am certainly open to more recent outings. Thanks!!! Some examples I have, and love... John Hicks -- "Hell's Bells" (Strata East, 1975) Mulgrew Miller -- "Key's To The City" and "Work" (Landmark, 1985-86) Mulgrew Miller -- "With Our Own Eyes" (Novus, 1994) Mixed-meter stuff would be great too!! (I know, I'm asking for the world here), but whatever it is -- its gotta kill in the swing/groove dept, but in a modal hard-bop kinda way. Lay it on me!!! (And I'll post some more examples too, as I think of them.) Edited October 21, 2004 by Rooster_Ties Quote
sal Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 Martial Solal's "NY1" that came out last year sounds like exactly what you're looking for. Quote
John Tapscott Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 From close to your preferred time frame - McCoy Tyner - Trident (Milestone) Supertrios (Milestone) A couple of later Cd's, both on Blue Note (may be out of print) Geri Allen - Twenty-One Joey Calderozzo - The Traveler Quote
JSngry Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 Geri Allen - Twenty-One And throw in Ralph Peterson's TRIANGULAR! Quote
John Tapscott Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 Jessica Williams - Encounters (Jazz Focus). The label is defunct, but the Cd's can still be found on various web stores. Quote
Д.Д. Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 Jaky Byard OJCs would also qualify, I guess. Simon Nabatov trio trio on hatOLOGy (forgot the title) should work OK also. And Matthew SHipp trio, also on hatOLOGY - "Multiplicaiton Table" - is a fine trio date- and fairly swinging. Quote
Big Wheel Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 Harold Mabern on most anything from the '80s/early '90s Quote
Stefan Wood Posted October 21, 2004 Report Posted October 21, 2004 Hal Galper with Terumasa Hino and Tony Williams on Inner City. Mid 70's. A MONSTER LP!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
John Tapscott Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 John Hicks/Cecil McBee/Elvin Jones - Power Trio (Novus) Quote
CJ Shearn Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 Herbie Hancock Trio '81 (Sony Mastersound) Quote
Guest akanalog Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 mal waldron-"black glory" on enja. this is from, um maybe 1973? awesome album. if you like "free at last" you will like this. i like it more for some reason. i think this one is live and he plays some good tunes on it. i really like jimmy woode too. waldron has more enja albums which look good in this vein but i haven't heard them. speaking of jimmy woode... what about hampton hawes "blues for bud". not sure which label this is on-some european label. from 1968 and really good. Quote
BFrank Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 Hal Galper with Terumasa Hino and Tony Williams on Inner City. Mid 70's. A MONSTER LP!!!!!!!!!!! I'll second that one. "Now Hear This" is the name. Also Harold Mabern - "Straight Street" is pretty smokin'. And one more "second" for McCoy's "Supertrios" Quote
Guest akanalog Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 also-joe bonner "parade" with billy higgins and johnny dyani. on steeplechase-1978 ish. some standards, some pop covers, some originals...nice stuff. in the liners, bonner tells a story about his song "parade" which is interesting. it is basically an older jazz musician he was playing with was insane and hallucinated a parade...something like that. i wonder who he was referring to. Quote
Alon Marcus Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 I think the classic example could be: Herbie Hancock - Inventions and Dimensions another album that seems appropriate Joanne Brackeen - Invitation Quote
king ubu Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 Ronnie Matthews Trio, Selena's Dance Should fit, I guess! Quote
sidewinder Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 McCoy Tyner 'Inception' (Impulse) Quote
pryan Posted October 22, 2004 Report Posted October 22, 2004 Don't know if this one fits your definition but check out this link: Mary Lou Williams '70s album Quote
Late Posted October 23, 2004 Report Posted October 23, 2004 Far more contemplative than grooving, this one is interesting nevertheless in a Bill-Evans-meets-Andrew-Hill fashion: Quote
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