TRILOLGY 2 | CHICK COREA, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND BRIAN BLADE

1.19.19 It’s official, Brian Blade is my favorite drummer. So unique - So many chops - Such good control. The tone of every part of his kit is incredible. This is one of the best jazz trios records I have heard in a spell.

If you are an audiophile do yourself the pleasure of putting this one on. Especially if you have good headphones. Nothing beats acoustic instruments perfectly recorded.

Matt Collar at Allmusic writes: 2013's Trilogy showcased the engaging collaboration between pianist Chick Corea, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade. Virtuoso leaders in their own right, Corea, McBride, and Blade found common ground as a trio, exploring a mix of sophisticated standards as well as originals culled from Corea's extensive book. The album cracked the Top Ten of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and earned two Grammys, including for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. The super-trio's follow-up, 2018's Trilogy 22, features further in-concert performances captured during their various tours between 2010 and 2016 in places like Ottawa, Bologna, Zurich, and St. Louis. Once again, the performances reveal yet more layers to their intuitive, almost psychic interplay. Part of what makes Corea, McBride, and Blade's work together so compelling is how rhythmically kinetic it is. McBride and Blade are both immensely rhythmic, muscular performers who punctuate every phrase and accent with deft articulation. They are a perfect match for Corea, who balances his deeply layered chordal harmonies with ear-popping rhythmic motifs and architectural lines that dance and spin right along with his bandmates. . .