I came across this forum thread looking for guitar trios and it occurred to me that it is actually a rather uncommon arrangement. And... I might add a tad tricky to pull off.
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Guitar/Bass/Drum Trios - Thoughts & Recommendations?
No, not the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Cream (tho' I love those too). I'm talking about JAZZ trios made up of guitar, bass and drums. Here's why I'm bringing it up: Last night, I was listening to Jim Hall's Live record (A&M Horizon, 1975). I've always really, really liked this record. And, as usual, it proceeds to knock my socks off. I couldn't help but notice how wonderfully naked Hall's guitar sounded in the context of a trio. No horns or pianos to get in the way. Very much like a piano trio, really. Everything's pared down to bare-bones, but it still sounds complete.
So I started wondering what other records do I have with that same sort of guitar/bass/drum trio config. I guess it's not super-uncommon -- but then again, it's nowhere near as usual as, say, guitar trios with organ and drums. So I did some poking around in my LPs, CDs, and DLs.
Here's what I came up with (more than I expected!):
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Bobby Broom - Plays for Monk
Kenny Burrell - A Night at the Vanguard
Charlie Byrd - Sugarloaf Suite
Bill Frisell - Gone Just Like a Train
Bill Frisell - Live
Bill Frisell - East / West
Jim Hall - Magic Meeting, with Scott Colley and Lewis Nash
Jim Hall - Live
Vic Juris - A Second Look (Lieb sits in on few tracks)
Barney Kessel (w/ "The Poll Winners") - The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel (w/ "The Poll Winners") - The Poll Winners Ride Again
Barney Kessel (w/ "The Poll Winners") - Exploring the Scene
Barney Kessel (w/ "The Poll Winners") - Straight Ahead
Barney Kessel - Soaring
Pat Metheny - Rejoicing
Pat Metheny - Trio Live
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
Pat Metheney - Day Trip, with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez
Wolfgang Muthspiel - Bright Side
Attila Zoller - Common Cause
Vic Juris - Omega is the Alpha
Adam Rogers - Time & the Infinite
John Scofield - En Route
John Scofield - Grace Under Pressure
John Abercrombie - Gateway
John Abercrombie - Gateway 2
Lenny Breau - The Velvet Touch Of
Jimmy Raney - Live In Tokyo 1976
Joe Pass - Portraits Of Duke Ellington
Joe pass - Live at Donte's
Grant Green - Green Street
Grant Green - Standards
John Stowell - Silent Photographer
Jon Raney - Waltz for Talia
John Stowell & David Friesen - Through the Listening Glass
Grant Green - Standards
Joe Morris - Age of Everything
Anouar Brahem, Le Voyage de Sahar (oud not guitar)
Ed Thigpen - Mr. Taste
Ralph Towner, Batik (ECM, 1978 / “Touchstone” series, 2008)
Attila Zoller - Common Cause
Vic Juris - A Second Look
Pat Metheny Christian McBride Antonio Sanchez - James [2004] Live in Lugano