The Johnnie Pate Trio by The Johnnie Pate Trio Featuring Ronnell Bright, Charles Walton, released on Talisman in 1956.

John William Pate (born December 5, 1923) is an American former musician, a jazz bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, funk and rhythm and blues.

Pate served stints with Coleridge Davis and Stuff Smith in the 1940s,[1] before recording on Chess Records in 1951 with Eddie South and his Orchestra, credited on bass and arrangements. This was also the first of a series of Chess recordings on which Pate collaborated with saxophonist Eddie Johnson.[3] In the 1950s, he was also a resident arranger for Red Saunders' house band at the Club DeLisa. Pate`s arranging skills were greatly influenced by Quincy Jones, whom he was an "avowed disciple" of. - Wikipedia

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Subtle Sounds by the Johnnie Pate Trio, released in 1956 on Gig Records.

One of the best of Johnnie Pate's early albums -- with a more complicated style than his other piano trio outings. This one features Johnnie's group with Ronnell Bright on piano and Charles Walton on drums, plus some vocals by Gwen Stevens on one track, and harmony vocalizing by the trio on another. Bright's piano is more complex than before, with an edgy sound that brings surprising emotion to tracks like "Danny Boy", "The Real McCoy", and "Mood For Milt". Other tracks include "I Was A Fool", written by Johnnie and sung by Stevens, plus "Nancy", "Jeff", and "Will You Still Be Mine". - Dusty Groove

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Ended Thursday and welcomed Friday after a walk in the spring sun with Eon is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Richard Beirach recorded in November 1974 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Frank Tusa and Jeff Williams.

Tyran Grillo wrote for ECM Reviews:

Eon was the first album under the New York-born Richard Beirach’s name, and arguably still his best. Its balance of rhythm, melody, and reflection epitomizes the piano trio format, and nowhere more so than “Nardis” (Davis/Evans), the 14-minute epic that opens this set of six progressively far-reaching tunes. ECM listeners may recognize its lovely vamp as performed by Ralph Towner on his unparalleled Solo Concert of 1979. Here, it glows under a full and vibrant touch...

https://ecmreviews.com/2010/11/20/eon/

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Pianos Puzzle by Georges Arvanitas, released on Saravah in France in 1970.

Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist.

He was born in Marseille, a child of Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz during his teens. His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late 1950s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin. He also worked with Yusef Lateef. - Wikipedia

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Ended Wednesday and started Thursday after a swim with Three Waves by the Steve Kuhn Trio, released on Contact in 1966.

Review by Ken Dryden

Predictable is not an adjective associated with the recordings of pianist Steve Kuhn. He is joined by bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Pete La Roca for this exciting studio session from the mid-1960s, both of whom he had worked with under Art Farmer, as well as on La Roca's smashing debut as a leader, Basra. With the exception of "Ida Lupino" and "Never Let Me Go," the music will likely be unfamiliar to most jazz fans, but adventurous souls are in for a treat...

"Hearing the Steve Kuhn Trio at his best -as it is on this record- one is made aware of the intricacy, the passion and the great beauty of jazz improvisation."

—Don Heckman

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The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach with pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali, recorded in 1964 and released on the Atlantic label in March 1965. It is the only recording featuring Ibn Ali released during his lifetime.

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating: "This is a classic of its kind and it is fortunate that it was made, but it is a tragedy that Hasaan would not record again and that he would soon sink back into obscurity"- Wikipedia

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Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (also released as The Modernity of Kenny Drew) is a 12" LP record album by American jazz pianist Kenny Drew. It contains sessions recorded in 1953 and 1954 (some of which were originally released as a 10" LP The Ideation of Kenny Drew) and was released on the Norgran label.

The AllMusic review states: "[T]his disc is well worth acquiring for bop fans." The Billboard reviewer wrote that Drew "shows off some bright, modern stylings on a group of standards that should please cool collectors." - Wikipedia

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West Side Story is a 1962 studio album by Oscar Peterson and his trio. The album features jazz interpretations of seven songs from the film West Side Story.

Review by Ken Dryden

..rather than woodshed on the selections prior to entering the studio, the Oscar Peterson Trio spontaneously created impressions of the musical's themes on the spot. "Something's Coming" seems like a series of vignettes, constantly shifting its mood, as if moving from one scene to the next. Ray Brown plays arco bass behind Peterson in the lovely "Somewhere," while the feeling to "Jet Song" is very hip in the trio's hands. The snappy interplay between the musicians in the brisk setting of "Tonight" turns it into a swinger. "Maria" initially has a light, dreamy quality, though it evolves into a solid groove...

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Contrasts is a 1954 studio album by Erroll Garner. Giving it a four-star rating, Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "Erroll Garner never recorded an uninspired solo, and this CD is as good a place as any to explore his joyful music.". - Wikipedia

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Explosions is the second album by the Bob James Trio. It was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City during May 1965, and was released later that year by ESP-Disk. On the album, James is featured on piano, and is joined by bassist Barre Phillips and drummer Robert Pozar. The album also features tape collages by composers Gordon Mumma and Robert Ashley. It is an early example of electro-acoustic jazz.

In a review for AllMusic, "Blue" Gene Tyranny called the album "probably the first recording of improvised jazz combined with electronic music, as well as playing inside the piano and other new music techniques," and noted that it "contains lively and often humorous compositions." - Wikipedia

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