A superstar trio and not a reinventing the wheel sort of record. Trio certainly has glamour that you just can't bottle. Mainstreamers will like it most, mainstream in the sense of a jazz fan who likes standards done in a very faithful yet not uptight way. But hey anyone into good jazz no matter unless overly-narrow the style penchant will be made up on some level. It is not however super-poetic and certainly follows a different approach to the typical, often stern sounding, European jazz trio if that is your real bag. There is a lot of life to Trio and Vinnie Colaiuta does lethargic ache beautifully on 'Laura'. Best track, but maybe it's because I am a sucker for George Shearing, is 'Conception' right at the beginning. That's a classy way to begin any record. Drawn from the original marlbank review of Trio first published on 25 January. John Patitucci, above left, Vinnie Colaiuta and Bill Cunliffe. Photo: Le Coq on Facebook
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