Sunday At The Riverside

Description

The piano trio in jazz - there is nothing more essential. On these ten CDs, fifteen excellent collaborations between piano, bass, and drums present top-notch examples of what has often been called the "chamber music" of jazz. A perfect and poignant introduction to the genre, this collection of nineteen original albums also reminds us how diverse this instrumental combination could be at the end of the 50s and the beginning of the 60s. Just listen to how a standard like "What Is This Thing Called Love" by Cole Porter is interpreted by Bill Evans with his trio featuring Scott La Faro on bass and Paul Motian on drums, or by Barry Harris, who also played with Miles Davis in his hometown of Detroit, when accompanied by Joe Benjamin and Elvin Jones. Or how "Caravan" sounds different when played by Thelonious Monk in his tribute to Duke Ellington or by the eminent Kenny Drew.