''The Super Jazz Trio'' is an eponymous album by the band consisting of pianist
Tommy Flanagan
Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...
, bassist
Reggie Workman
Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.
Career
Early in his career, Workman wo ...
, and drummer
Joe Chambers
Joe or JOE may refer to:
Arts
Film and television
* ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle
* ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage
* ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971
* ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...
.
Background
The Super Jazz Trio was formed in 1978 by pianist
Tommy Flanagan
Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...
, bassist
Reggie Workman
Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.
Career
Early in his career, Workman wo ...
, and drummer
Joe Chambers
Joe or JOE may refer to:
Arts
Film and television
* ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle
* ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage
* ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971
* ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...
.
[Dryden, Ke]
"Tommy Flanagan's Super Jazz Trio – Condado Beach"
AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2017. This eponymous album was the band's first release.
Music and recording
The album was recorded at Sound Ideas Studios in New York City on November 21, 1978.
"The Super Jazz Trio Catalog"
jazzdisco.org. Retrieved March 16, 2017. The Chambers composition "Condado Beach" is a bossa nova.
Releases
It was released by the Japanese label Baystate
Baystate was a Japanese jazz record label.
Some of these album were also released on the Japanese labels Victor and Horo Records. Almost none have been reissued on LP or CD.
Discography 6000s
*RVJ-6001: M'Boom - '' Re: Percussion''
*RVJ-60 ...
.
Track listing
#"Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a ...
)5:28
#"Condado Beach" (Joe Chambers)10:17
#"Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...
)7:13
#"So Sorry Please" (Bud Powell
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of modern ...
)8:00
#"Ballad" (Tommy Flanagan)4:28
#"Milestones" (Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...
)6:39
Personnel
*Tommy Flanagan – piano
*Reggie Workman – bass
*Joe Chambers – drums
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Jazz Trio
1978 albums
Tommy Flanagan albums