Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow - Trios (2013) Hi-Res

Trios is one of the outstanding jazz albums of the season and marks the first time that a new Carla Bley album has appeared on ECM itself. Carla, Andy Sheppard and Steve Swallow revisit classic Bley compositions in an exceptional album recorded in Lugano in April of 2012 by Manfred Eicher. Included here are spirited new versions of “Utviklingssang” and “Vashkar”, and the suites Les Trois Lagons, Wildlife and The Girl Who Cried Champagne. Carla’s robust tunes are vividly conveyed, all members solo compellingly, and the trio has never sounded better.

Tracks:

01 - Útviklingssang
02 - Vashkar
03 - Les Trois Lagons (d'après Henri Matisse): Plate XVII / Plate XVIII / Plate XIX
04 - Wildlife: Horns - Paws Without Claws / Sex With Birds
05 - The Girl Who Cried Champagne: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

Personnel:

Carla Bley - piano
Andy Sheppard - tenor and soprano saxophones
Steve Swallow - bass