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  1. 1Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)Released 1 Jan 1961The album that changed piano trios forever. Rather than merely walking behind Bill Evans's delicate chords, bassist Scott LaFaro steps into the spotlight as an agile melodic partner, while drummer Paul Motian uses brushes to colour the phrasing with subtle cymbals rather than rigid timekeeping.0
  2. 2Money Jungle (2002)Money Jungle (2002)Released 1 Jan 2002A combustible summit meeting between three stubborn jazz titans. Duke Ellington attacks the piano with percussive, dissonant ferocity, while Charles Mingus wrestles with his bass strings in aggressive counter-melodies and Max Roach drives the tension forward with relentless, volcanic polyrhythms.0
  3. 3Night Train (1963)Night Train (1963)Released 1 Jan 1963Oscar Peterson, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen functioned like a single eighteen-limbed musical organism. On classic blues cuts like C Jam Blues, Brown's muscular, resonant walking basslines lock in seamlessly with Thigpen's crisp snare work, creating an irresistible swing foundation for…0
  4. 4Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (1988)Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (1988)Released 1 Jan 1988A landmark in modern post-bop agility. Chick Corea's fleet-fingered, Latin-inflected piano lines engage in a dizzying musical chase with Miroslav Vitous's singing upright bass, while master drummer Roy Haynes comments on every phrase with razor-sharp snap-crackle snare accents and shimmering…0
  5. 5The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 5 (1958)The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 5 (1958)Released 1 Jan 1958Bebop pioneer Bud Powell leads a hard-bop masterclass alongside bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor. On classic originals like Cleopatra's Dream, Powell's rapid right-hand horn-like lines trade explosive energy with Chambers's agile, driving basslines and Taylor's crisp, driving ride…0
  6. 6Inception (1962)Inception (1962)Released 1 Jan 1962Recorded during McCoy Tyner's legendary tenure with John Coltrane, this trio date highlights his thunderous modal power. Joined by bassist Art Davis and Coltrane's powerhouse drummer Elvin Jones, the trio navigates complex shifting meters with explosive rhythmic momentum and joyful melodic lyricism.0
  7. 7Concert by the Sea (1955)Concert by the Sea (1955)Released 1 Jan 1955Recorded live in a former church in Carmel, California, Erroll Garner's joy is completely infectious. Famous for his delayed right-hand attack playing just behind the beat, Garner keeps a playful, continuous dialogue with bassist Eddie Calhoun and drummer Denzil Best that makes complex jazz swing…0
  8. 8Sonny Clark Trio (1960)Sonny Clark Trio (1960)Released 1 Jan 1960The quintessential Blue Note hard bop trio album. Sonny Clark's blues-soaked piano touch is matched step for step by the peerless rhythm section of bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. The trio breathes as one, trading witty rhythmic variations and swinging with effortless streetwise…0
  9. 9The Art of the Trio, Volume 1 (1997)The Art of the Trio, Volume 1 (1997)Released 1 Jan 1997Brad Mehldau revitalised the acoustic jazz trio for the twenty-first century. Blending Romantic classical counterpoint with odd-meter rhythms, Mehldau's independent two-handed piano playing weaves complex dialogues with Larry Grenadier's deep, grounding bass and Jorge Rossy's sensitive brush…0
  10. 10These Are the Vistas (2003)These Are the Vistas (2003)Released 1 Jan 2003Minneapolis trio The Bad Plus shattered the polite decorum of traditional jazz clubs. Ethan Iverson's jagged classical chords, Reid Anderson's booming bass riffs and Dave King's thunderous, rock-infused drumming collide in an exhilarating acoustic conversation that deconstructs pop anthems and…0