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photo (cropped) by William P. Gottlieb/Library of Congress
Teddy Wilson, 1940
Wilson’s 1952 recording of Jack Hanley and Ballard MacDonald’s composition “Indiana” (performed with the Swedish bassist Yngve Akerberg and drummer Jack Noren) is one of 27 recordings featured on Bob Hecht’s playlist devoted to great trio recordings.
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…..In this playlist series we have progressed from a single horn player with no accompaniment (“The Naked Jazz Musician”), to an unaccompanied pianist (“Alone at the Piano”), to a pair of players (“Duos—Two of a Mind”).
…..Now it’s time to focus on the unit of jazz musicians often considered to be the quintessential unit when standing alone, and the foundation of a group when functioning as a rhythm section within a larger band—the trio.
…..In the history of jazz there have been many variations of instrumentation within the trio format (think of Benny Goodman’s trio or Jimmy Giuffre’s) but here we’ve concentrated on a handful of the classic trio configurations—either piano, bass and drums, or in a few instances, piano, guitar and bass.…..
…..In the next edition we will add a player and progress to the quartet, but first let’s enjoy some great trios on this 27-song Spotify playlist – among them are those led by Ahmad Jamal, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Brad Mehldau.
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Click here to access Bob’s playlist “The Naked Jazz Musician,” click here to hear “Alone at the Piano,” and click here to check out “Duos: Two of a Mind”
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Next up…a playlist of Quartets!
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This playlist was assembled by Bob Hecht, who frequently contributes his essays, photographs, interviews, playlists and personal stories to Jerry Jazz Musician. He has a long history of producing and hosting jazz radio programs; his former podcast series, The Joys of Jazz, was the 2019 Silver Medal winner in the New York Festivals Radio Awards. In addition, he is a widely published fine art photographer, whose work has appeared multiple times in The Sun, LensWork, Black & White Magazine, Zyzzyva and other periodicals, as well as in the book, Dream of Venice in Black & White, published by Bella Figuera Publications. He lives with his wife in Portland, Oregon. His photo website is roberthecht.com.
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In addition to putting together great playlists, Bob has conducted several fine interviews for Jerry Jazz Musician.
Click here to read Two of a Mind: Conversations on Creative Collaboration, featuring Bill Charlap and Sandy Stewart; Click here to read his interview with Pepper Adams biographer Gary Carner. Click here to read “Life in E Flat” – a conversation about Phil Woods – with pianist Bill Charlap and jazz journalist Ted Panken, and click here to read his interview with Alyn Shipton, author of The Gerry Mulligan 1950’s Quartets.
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