Chick Corea Trio
Trilogy [ Stretch Records / Concord Jazz / 3 CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] Arguably (and not many would argue) the greatest living jazz pianist, Chick Corea has had a long and highlight-filled career, beginning with his tenure with the great Miles Davis when Davis was defining the jazz-rock synthesis, through Corea's own... |
Chucho Valdes Trio
Jazz Bata [ Malanga Music / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Recorded between 1972 & 1982, this material had been previously locked away in the vaults collecting dust, but two years of extensive investigation in Havana's Areíto studio archives have brought these gems to light. |
Clara Wieck Trio
Schumann&Friends Chamb.Mus. [ Signum / CD ] |
Colin Vallon Trio
Ailleurs [ HatHut Records / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] |
Colin Vallon Trio
Danse [ ECM / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] The Colin Vallon Trio has found its own space in the crowded world of the piano trio by quietly challenging its conventions. On its third ECM album Vallon again leads the group not with virtuosic solo display but by patient outlining of melody and... |
Colin Vallon Trio
Rruga [ ECM Records / CD - released 14/Mar/2011 ] |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Edition [10 CD set incls 'Prague' Symphony and the Requiem] Collegium Aurem, Jos van Immerseel, Jaap Schroeder, Franzjosef Maier, Mozart Trio Salzburg / etc [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2013 ] This Collection of Mozart fetaures some of the leading period-instrument ensembles and spans the oeuvre of Mozart's works. Included excellent readings of the 'Prague' Symphony and the Requiem! |
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan Edition [Piano, Organ & Chamber Music] Costantino Mastroprimiano, Mark Viner, Laurent Martin, Alan Weiss, Alessandro Deljavan, Costantino Mastroprimiano (pianos) / Trio Alkan, Kevin Bowyer [ Brilliant Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2018 ] "Two major pluses are the excellent contextual essay and the budget price. It's a steal." BBC Music |
Craig Taborn Trio
Chants [ ECM / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] |
DANIEL BORTZ / INGVAR KARKOFF / FREDRIK OSTERLING
A Joker's Tales: 21st-century recorder works Dan Laurin (recorder) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Alan Gilbert; Ostgota Symphonic Wind Ensemble / Petter Sundkvist / Trio Paradox [ BIS / CD - released 26/Jan/2006 ] "A new CD of high quality, substantial and original new music has certainly done Bis no disservice" (MusicWeb March 2006) |
Dan Papirany Trio
Session One [ Ode Records / CD - released 10/Dec/2004 ] With a strong Bill Evans influence and a sensitive approach to be-bop, 'Session One' is essential easy listening treat from this Auckland-based pianist. |
GERSHWIN / COPLAND / BERNSTEIN /WEILL / ELLINGTON / etc
Daniel Hope - America Daniel Hope (violin), Marcus Roberts Trio, Zürcher Kammerorchester [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 4/Mar/2022 ] Berlin-based violinist Daniel Hope's latest album takes a deep dive into the rich repertoire of American music, exploring its roots and distinctive qualities. "We know a piece is from America the moment we hear it," says Hope. "But what makes music... |
GADE / LANGE-MULLER / LANGGAARD
Danish Romantic Piano Trios Danish Piano Trio: Lars Bjørnkjær (violin), Toke Møldrup (cello), Katrine Gislinge (piano) [ Dacapo / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] This debut album from the Danish Piano Trio presents a fascinating string of Romantic trios. From the perfectly balanced world of Danish music's 'godfather' Niels W Gade, to the sensitive and dramatic turn-of-the-century art of P E Lange-Müller,... |
CLARA SCHUMANN / FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trios Dartington Piano Trio [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 'I'm sure no-one would have been happier to find two such engaging performances side by side than the two ladies themselves' (Gramophone) |
Dastan Trio
Journey to Persia [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] "… the Dastan Ensemble found an elegance and rhythmic swing that made the music levitate. The music had transparency and delicacy. It was a thin, lacy music ... easy and relaxed." - Peter Watrous, New York Times |
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Trio and Duo
Southern Scene (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Edition) [ Wax Time / LP - released 30/Apr/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl reissue. |
Dave Holland Trio
Triplicate [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 17/May/2019 ] "The phenomenal strength of Dave Holland's bass pushes Steve Coleman and Jack DeJohnette into their most powerful work to date," opined the Sydney Morning Herald. "The subtlety of Coleman's inflections, the poise and complexity of his lines, are at... |
GAVIN BRYARS
Vita Nova David James (countertenor) / String Trio / The Hilliard Ensemble / Bryars [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] Recorded September 1993 |
Trio Azteca & De Norte A Sur
Mexico - 20 Best Mariachi & Folk Songs [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] From exhilarating Mariachi music to romantic ballads and everything in between - a vibrant and varied cross section of Mexican music presented by De Norte a Sur and Trio Azteca. The perfect party CD! Information about Mexican music, the lyrics with... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL / FLORENT SCHMITT
Debussy/Ravel/Schmitt: French Piano Trios Vol. 1 Joachim Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "This finely played and recorded new disc from Naxos is worth every penny of its super-bargain price." (Gramophone) |