The Super Jazz Trio

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The Super Jazz Trio
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Studio album by
The Super Jazz Trio
Released1978
RecordedNovember 21, 1978
StudioSound Ideas Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length42:05
Label Baystate
Producer Yoshio Ozawa
Tommy Flanagan chronology
Ballads & Blues
(1978)
The Super Jazz Trio
(1978)
Together
(1978)

The Super Jazz Trio is an eponymous album by the band consisting of pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Joe Chambers.

Contents

Background

The Super Jazz Trio was formed in 1978 by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Joe Chambers. [1] This eponymous album was the band's first release. [1]

Music and recording

The album was recorded at Sound Ideas Studios in New York City on November 21, 1978. [2] The Chambers composition "Condado Beach" is a bossa nova. [1]

Releases

It was released by the Japanese label Baystate. [1] It was reissued by Jazz Row, with added material featuring Flanagan and other musicians, in 2009. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) 5:28
  2. "Condado Beach" (Joe Chambers) 10:17
  3. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) 7:13
  4. "So Sorry Please" (Bud Powell) 8:00
  5. "Ballad" (Tommy Flanagan) 4:28
  6. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) 6:39

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dryden, Ken "Tommy Flanagan's Super Jazz Trio – Condado Beach". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  2. "The Super Jazz Trio Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved March 16, 2017.