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Pianoless Trios: Sonny Rollins to Ballister

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
May 3, 2022
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Sonny Rollins

saxophone
b.1930

" data-original-title="" title="">Sonny Rollins is famous for the pianoless trio. He said the lack of chordal instruments gave him more freedom for soloing. Tonight, a smorgasbord of trios sans pianos. Offering lots of space for soloists and collective interplay. Note: Due to a loose board plug, songs two and three play in mono. The issue was resolved during the

Ballister

" data-original-title="" title="">Ballister track. Adventures in live broadcasting.

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Sonny Rollins
saxophone
b.1930
" data-original-title="" title="">Sonny Rollins "A Night in Tunisa" from A Night at the Village Vanguard (Manhattan Records) 0:01:00
Sonny Rollins
saxophone
b.1930
" data-original-title="" title="">Sonny Rollins "I'm an Old Cowhand" from Way Out West (Contemporary) 0:08:41
Sam Rivers
saxophone, tenor
1923 - 2011
" data-original-title="" title="">Sam Rivers "Ecstasy" from Paragon (Fluid Records) 0:14:34
Ballister
" data-original-title="" title="">Ballister "Side A" from Low Level Stink (Dropa Disk) 0:20:54
Joe McPhee
woodwinds
b.1939
" data-original-title="" title="">Joe McPhee,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
cello
b.1962
" data-original-title="" title="">Fred Lonberg-Holm, Michael Zerang Survival Unit III "Part III" from The Art of Flight: For Alvin Fielder (Astral Spirits) 0:41:50
The Thing
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">The Thing "Viking" from Mono (The Thing Records) 0:52:34
Chicago Underground Trio
" data-original-title="" title="">Chicago Underground Trio "Protest" from Slone (Thrill Jockey Records) 1:02:06
Frode Gjerstad
saxophone, alto
b.1948
" data-original-title="" title="">Frode Gjerstad Tripple "Additives" from No Sugar on Anything (Circulasionetotale) 1:08:45
David Murray
saxophone, tenor
b.1955
" data-original-title="" title="">David Murray Trio "Chelsea Bridge" from The Hill (Black Saint) 1:13:43
Joe Henderson
saxophone
1937 - 2001
" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Henderson "Serenity" (Partial) from An Evening with Joe Henderson, Charlie Haden, Al Foster (Red Records) 1:24:14
David S. Ware
saxophone, tenor
1949 - 2012
" data-original-title="" title="">David S. Ware,
William Parker
bass
b.1952
" data-original-title="" title="">William Parker,
Warren Smith
drums
b.1934
" data-original-title="" title="">Warren Smith "Wheel of Live" from Onecept (Rank & File/AUM Fidelity) 1:29:48
Brandon Lopez
bass
b.1988
" data-original-title="" title="">Brandon Lopez,
Ingrid Laubrock
saxophone
b.1970
" data-original-title="" title="">Ingrid Laubrock,
Tom Rainey
drums
b.1957
" data-original-title="" title="">Tom Rainey "The Black Bag of Want" from No Es La Playa (Intakt Records) 1:36:21
Michael Formanek
bass, acoustic
b.1958
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Formanek Drome Trio "What it is" from Were We Where We Were (Circular File Records) 1:42:52
Thumbscrew
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">Thumbscrew "Emojis Have Consequences" from Never is Enough (Cuneiform Records) 1:49:21

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