Joe Sample, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne - The Three

Styles: Piano Jazz

Year: 1978

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 32:02

Size: 73,5 MB

Art: Front

(5:05)  1. Yearnin'

(5:17)  2. On Green Dolphin Street

(5:43)  3. Satin Doll

(6:02)  4. Manhã  De Carnaval

(4:38)  5. 'Round About Midnight

(5:14)  6. Funky Blues

Quite possibly one of the most successful Japanese piano trio recordings of the 70s a super-session performed by a group that includes Joe Sample on acoustic piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums! Given that Sample's best known during the era for his electric keys with the Crusaders (and on countless studio sessions), it's a real treat to hear him tickle the ivories in an acoustic way and a genuine surprise to hear how strong his work is in such a format. Joe manages to swing the tunes with plenty of creative improvisation, but also keeps a strong focus on the groove too making for an album that's got some of the rhythmic flourishes of the best work of the Oscar Peterson trio in later years, but with some of the added freedoms of the Japanese scene. Titles include "On Green Dolphin Street", "Round Midnight", "Funky Blues", "Manha Do Carnaval", "Yearnin", and "Satin Doll".~https://www.dustygroove.com/item/731110

Personnel:  Joe Sample (piano);  Shelly Manne (drums);  Ray Brown (Bass).

The Three 

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