Brad Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 "Piano trios" are the jazz equivalent of Budweiser, everybody's got it and they'll do when there's nothing better around, and some people just don't know the difference in either direction, so to find one as consistently thoughtful in their arrangements and as deeply empathetic in their execution as The Three Sounds is a treat for me. I assume this is written only from the perspective of a listener, not an artist contemplating whether or not to make a trio recording. Quote
.:.impossible Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 Piano trios when there is nothing better around? Quote
JSngry Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 It's a comment on the economic reality brought about by the aggregate indiscrimination of the consumer population. Just as there's always Budweiser, there's always piano trios, because both are cheap to present and both will always sell. You'll always be able to get a Budweiser, and you'll always be able to get a piano trio,. Now, unlike Budweiser, there is a wide range of interest and satisfaction available in the world of piano trios. But that was not the focus of the analogy. Quote
Dan Gould Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 just to set the record straight, i'm with you. i'd love to own their catalog and 'at the living room' looks *nice*.... Excellent. Someone else who has attained enlightenment. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 just to set the record straight, i'm with you. i'd love to own their catalog and 'at the living room' looks *nice*.... Excellent. Someone else who has attained enlightenment. I don't think I've attained enlightenment; I like piano trios though, and 3 Sounds is a good one. But so are those of Wynton Kelly Red Garland Junior Mance Phineas Newborn McCoy Tyner Ray Bryant Les McCann Sonny Clark Ahmad Jamal King Fleming Ramsey Lewis Horace Parlan John Wright Bobby Timmons Norman Simmons Hampton Hawes And they ain't AT ALL the same old thing; not a one of them. MG Quote
Brad Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) I like piano trios but not Bud except for Bud Powell. He did some nice trios Edited July 21, 2013 by Brad Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 Yes, I prefer cheap French lager, like Stella Artois, to Bud. MG Quote
JSngry Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 Around here, it used be that trios were for weeknights, quartets/quintets for weekends. Now it's solo piano on weeknights (where there are any) and trios on the weekends. Not that there haven't been some great piano trios, or even some great piano trio records made by not necessarily "great" trios, but jeez, "piano trio" in and of itself is past cliche these days. But they keep coming anyway, and really, how much more can be done? And why do it, except that there's a market for a familiar product that is easily/cheaply produced, easily marketed. and more or less indiscriminately consumed. Yes, Budweiser. But - The Three Sounds were much better than that. Much better. Quote
sonnymax Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 just to set the record straight, i'm with you. i'd love to own their catalog and 'at the living room' looks *nice*.... Excellent. Someone else who has attained enlightenment. I don't think I've attained enlightenment; I like piano trios though, and 3 Sounds is a good one. But so are those of Wynton Kelly Red Garland Junior Mance Phineas Newborn McCoy Tyner Ray Bryant Les McCann Sonny Clark Ahmad Jamal King Fleming Ramsey Lewis Horace Parlan John Wright Bobby Timmons Norman Simmons Hampton Hawes And they ain't AT ALL the same old thing; not a one of them. MG How could you forget to mention Bill Evans? Quote
romualdo Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 just to set the record straight, i'm with you. i'd love to own their catalog and 'at the living room' looks *nice*.... Excellent. Someone else who has attained enlightenment. I don't think I've attained enlightenment; I like piano trios though, and 3 Sounds is a good one. But so are those of Wynton Kelly Red Garland Junior Mance Phineas Newborn McCoy Tyner Ray Bryant Les McCann Sonny Clark Ahmad Jamal King Fleming Ramsey Lewis Horace Parlan John Wright Bobby Timmons Norman Simmons Hampton Hawes And they ain't AT ALL the same old thing; not a one of them. MG How could you forget to mention Bill Evans? & Elmo Hope & Herbie Nichols Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 just to set the record straight, i'm with you. i'd love to own their catalog and 'at the living room' looks *nice*.... Excellent. Someone else who has attained enlightenment. I don't think I've attained enlightenment; I like piano trios though, and 3 Sounds is a good one. But so are those of Wynton Kelly Red Garland Junior Mance Phineas Newborn McCoy Tyner Ray Bryant Les McCann Sonny Clark Ahmad Jamal King Fleming Ramsey Lewis Horace Parlan John Wright Bobby Timmons Norman Simmons Hampton Hawes And they ain't AT ALL the same old thing; not a one of them. MG How could you forget to mention Bill Evans? & Elmo Hope & Herbie Nichols I've never in my life bought any records by or (except for 'Kinda blue' which I didn't keep long) featuring Evans, Hope or Nichols. That's a list of trio pianists I like. Oh, Hope is on 'The fox', I think. Not one I play much. MG Quote
etherbored Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 Yes, I prefer cheap French lager, like Stella Artois, to Bud. MG stella artois isn't french (but it is close to budweiser).... Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 Yes, I prefer cheap French lager, like Stella Artois, to Bud. MG stella artois isn't french (but it is close to budweiser).... Enjoying one now - and you're right; it's Belgian. MG Quote
sonnymax Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) I've never in my life bought any records by or (except for 'Kinda blue' which I didn't keep long) featuring Evans, Hope or Nichols.. I am so close to issuing a jazz fatwa on your arse. Edited July 22, 2013 by sonnymax Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 I've never in my life bought any records by or (except for 'Kinda blue' which I didn't keep long) featuring Evans, Hope or Nichols.. I am so close to issuing a jazz fatwa on your arse. (I keep tellin' y'all I ain't a jazz fan. Now you know what it means.) MG Quote
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