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1990s–2000s jazz | Distinctive voices and ensembles
Piano trios, guitars and rhythms from many regions offer new ways to listen. Follow the sound of each band beyond the boundaries of genre labels.
Recordings to explore this era
2003Mundo Verde Esperança
Hermeto Pascoal
An album with Pascoal’s long-running group, whose mature playing embodies his philosophy of universal music: a free meeting of Brazilian popular traditions, jazz and the avant-garde.
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1999From Gagarin's Point of View
Esbjörn Svensson
The international breakthrough for e.s.t., bringing rock and pop sensibilities into jazz and giving European modern jazz a fresh direction.
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2005Viaticum
Esbjörn Svensson
Recorded more than a decade into the trio’s life, this mature album incorporates electronic and rock elements while deepening the group’s improvisational interplay.
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2006Continuo
Avishai Cohen
An album combining Middle Eastern grooves with delicate lyricism, strongly reflecting Cohen’s individual voice as a composer.
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2008Gently Disturbed
Avishai Cohen
A defining Avishai Cohen trio recording with Shai Maestro and Mark Guiliana, whose close interplay established a distinctive approach to the modern jazz trio.
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2006Spiral
Hiromi Uehara
A trio recording with Tony Grey and Martin Valihora, notable for its virtuosity and genre-crossing compositions.
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1999João Voz e Violão
João Gilberto
It’s a solo performance by João Gilberto, featuring only his guitar and singing. It represents the concise and refined expression that the founder of bossa nova achieved in his later years.
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1997The Art of the Trio, Vol. One
Brad Mehldau
Larry Grenadier’s first collaboration as a trio with Helio Rossi. Through standard compositions and his own pieces, he had a significant influence on the development of piano trios in later times.
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2002Largo
Brad Mehldau
The producer John Bryon was involved in this project. It featured strings, wind instruments, and several drummers. The goal was to achieve an orchestral sound that went beyond the boundaries of a trio format.
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