James Williams, Art Blakey, Ray Brown - Magical Trio 1

Styles: Hard Bop, Piano Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:08
Size: 115,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:35)  1. Hammerin'
(5:54)  2. Buhaina, Buhaina
(6:26)  3. The Night We Called it a Day
(6:53)  4. The Soulful Mr. Timmons
(5:09)  5. Love Letters
(5:57)  6. Mean What You Say
(6:10)  7. You're Lucky to Me
(6:01)  8. J's Jam Song

The first of three CDs headed by pianist James Williams that feature his Magical Trio (a recording group rather than a regular band), this strong outing matches the inventive hard bop stylist with bassist Ray Brown and his former employer, drummer Art Blakey. They perform three of Williams' compositions (including "The Soulful Mr. Timmons"), one piece by Brown, Thad Jones' "Mean What You Say," three underplayed standards plus the trio's ad-lib "J's Jam Song." A high-quality modern mainstream outing. ~ Scott Yanow Rovi  http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,186199,00.html

James Williams (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Art Blakey (drums)

Magical Trio 1

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