@ Montreux

Slim's Pick of the Week

BOB SZAJNER (piano) Trio

TRIAD II

"@ Montreux Detroit" (unreleased) 1981

Ed Pickens (bass)

Frank Isola (drums)

RMS007 Records

#CD07TA8105 (tentative)

This Saturday, April 17, is Independent Record Store Day worldwide. That

confirms it: there now is an official "holiday" for anything and everything.

Seriously -- what a great idea --celebrate the few remaining independent

(as if there are any other kind left) record stores! Let's go one step further

and celebrate independent Jazz record labels (again, as if there were any

other kind left)!

Here we have the Bob Szajner (arranger/ composer/ pianist) trio paying

tribute to (among others) influences: Bill Evans, Hampton Hawes, and McCoy

Tyner. And they mix it up with different styles and forms: quasi-modal, latin

jazz, gospel, waltz... The music moves with abounding energy. It's not slick.

It's not flashy. It is engaging and captivating. Not surprisingly, there were

thousands of festival-goers in the audience that day. The photo on the tray

card confirms this. I did get out a magnifying glass to make sure I wasn't

mistaking trees as people. When was the last time you attended a Jazz show

that had an audience of more than a handful? Celebrate the live music of

yesterday today!

Slim

slim@cadencebuilding.com

And remember, to see all of Slim's past picks, just go

to: http://tinyurl.com/3lsxvh

"@ Montreux Detroit"
TRACK NAME 

#1) PROLOGUE 1:04 N/A

#2) FOR EVANS SAKE 7:12 

#3) PAUSE FOR HAWES 5:07 

#4) THREE FOUR MONTREUX 6:47 

#5) JUST A TOUCH UP 5:34 

#6) PRAYER MEETIN' 7:30 

#7) TRAVESTY 10:00 

#8) ISOLATION 8:24 

#9) SHADOWS 7:44 

#10) CLASS CONSCIOUS 7:28 

#11) SIMPLE AS THAT 7:12 

#12) UNREAL McCOY 6:11

#13) EPILOGUE 0:55 

CONTACT INFORMATION:
RMS TRIAD PRODUCTIONS
POTOMAC TOWNE II
6267 POTOMAC CIRCLE
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN  48322
(248) 661-5167
rmstriad@sbcglobal.net
www.rmstriad.blogspot.com