Favorite Jazz Piano Trios

**frisellfan19** · 10-11-2008, 09:59 PM

What are some of your favorite jazz piano trios and try and limit it to at least 5.

Here are mine:

Bill Evans - piano
Scott LaFaro - bass
Paul Motian - drums

Fred Hersch - piano
Marc Johnson - bass
Joey Baron - drums

Renee Rosnes - piano
Ray Drummond - bass
Billy Drummond - drums

Sonny Clark - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

Hampton Hawes - piano
Red Mitchell - bass
Chuck Thompson - drums

Okay, your turn.

**mr. beaumont** · 10-11-2008, 10:10 PM

evans, la faro, motian
evans, gomez, zigmund
oscar peterson, herb ellis, ray brown (i know, no drummer!)
mehldau, grenadier, and ballard
danny grissett, vicente archer, and kendrick scott

one more, marcin wasielewski, slawomir kurkiewicz, michal miskiewicz

**frisellfan19** · 10-11-2008, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

evans, la faro, motian
evans, gomez, zigmund
oscar peterson, herb ellis, ray brown (i know, no drummer!)
mehldau, grenadier, and ballard
danny grissett, vicente archer, and kendrick scott

one more, marcin wasielewski, slawomir kurkiewicz, michal miskiewicz

Ah, Marcin Wasilewski Trio...very good one.

Okay, I'll add a few more just because there's so many good ones:

Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Taylor - drums

Bud Powell - piano
Curly Russell - bass
Max Roach - drums

Elmo Hope - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

Oscar Peterson - piano
Ray Brown - bass
Ed Thigpen - drums

Thelonious Monk - piano
Gary Mapp - bass
Art Blakey - drums

**Stackabones** · 10-12-2008, 12:24 AM

Nat King Cole Trio, especially with Oscar Moore

Not piano, but keys ... Jimmy Smith Trio, especially with Wes

**frisellfan19** · 10-12-2008, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Stackabones

Nat King Cole Trio, especially with Oscar Moore

Not piano, but keys ... Jimmy Smith Trio, especially with Wes

Okay, it has to be a piano trio and not an organ trio.

To Mr. Beaumont, it has to be a piano, bass, and drums format. No exceptions.

**Stackabones** · 10-12-2008, 01:22 AM

Well, I was gonna say Rosenberg Trio ... but that's two guitars and a bass (my favorite kind of trio).

Drat.

**mr. beaumont** · 10-12-2008, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by frisellfan19

Okay, it has to be a piano trio and not an organ trio.

To Mr. Beaumont, it has to be a piano, bass, and drums format. No exceptions.

fair enough....we can change my OP entry to the trio with ray brown and ed thigpen...gotta have Oscar in there...

I'm an ECM fan, and I know fris is too--anybody else dig tord gustavsen?

**Jake Hanlon** · 10-12-2008, 10:48 AM

originally the piano trio was guitar bass and piano though

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Modern Piano trio's. For me.

Keith Gary and Jack those guys are just so far out.

Chick with Pattituci and Weckel is great.

Big fan of the old Oscar Ray Brown Ed Thigpen trio.

Love Brad Mehldau's two trios... outstanding stuff.

**mike walker** · 10-12-2008, 05:17 PM

Jarrett with jon cristianson and Palle Danielsson
" " Peacock and Dejohnette
Bobo Stenson With Palle and Carlsson
Oscar - Brown - Thigpen
Chick Corea - Miroslav vitous - Roy Haynes

**derek** · 10-12-2008, 06:08 PM

Alright, most of my favs listed. How about one that is touring today.

Kenny Werner - piano
Johannes Weidenmueller - bass
Ari Hoenig - drums

Link:

**frisellfan19** · 10-12-2008, 07:54 PM

I would also like to add that the Fred Hersch Trio featuring Drew Gress and Tom Rainey is outstanding.

Hersch has worked closely with these guys for many years.

From Left To Right: Drew Gress, Tom Rainey, Fred Hersch

**whippersnapper** · 10-12-2008, 08:03 PM

Art Tatum, Tiny Grimes... and Slam Stewart I think.

**m78w** · 10-13-2008, 10:20 AM

Bill Evans Marc Johnson Joe LaBarbarra

MW

**Funchal** · 10-13-2008, 05:29 PM

E.S.T

RIP Esbjörn......

I love this video to E.S.T's "What Though The Way May Be Long":

Here's E.S.T playing a Live version of "Behind The Yashmak" with a guest, someone called Pat Metheny on guitar.

I really think E.S.T broke new ground musically, blending a cocktail of everything they had heard.

Funchal

**Funchal** · 10-13-2008, 05:35 PM

E.S.T

RIP Esbjörn......

I love this video to E.S.T's "What Though The Way May Be Long":

Here's E.S.T playing a Live version of "Behind The Yashmak" with a guest, someone called Pat Metheny on guitar.

I really think E.S.T broke new ground musically, blending a cocktail of everything they had heard.

Funchal

**martinh** · 10-14-2008, 08:39 AM

Not sure about my favourite five, but these two seem to be under-represented:

John Taylor/Palle Danielsson/Martin France

Enrico Pieranunzi/Marc Johnson/Joey Baron

**mangotango** · 10-30-2008, 11:09 AM

Here's one for you

Neil Cowley Trio.

OK, you've never heard of them, but they're getting quite a rep here in the UK. Bring a pair of ears, an open mind and a sense of humour......

**papacheeze** · 11-14-2010, 10:36 AM

Cannot believe you guys forgot Michel Petrucciani with Steve Gadd and Anthony Jackson live from Tokyo. But of course should the big guns shoot before the pebbles starts flying. Just made that one up btw ;-)

Too bad he died in 99, Michel Petrucciani. Fun style of playing, very lyrical, rythmical, and with an exceptional beauty in articulation. Me thinks anyway.