This disc features the late Roy Brooks on drums and Ray McKinney on bass. The collection contains a combination of earlier released albums: The Bob Szajner Triad, a 3-record set and released individually as Jazz Opus 20/40, Sound Ideas, and Afterthoughts. This is unrehearsed, live jazz played without retakes. It results in a highly improvised, spontaneous, but still very cohesive musical undertaking. Very enjoyable if you can do without fancy sound engineering and other audio enhancements. This CD is straight up acoustic jazz with some excellent solos throughout.

The Bob Szajner Triad
The Best of Triad

Label: RMS007 Records, 2007 (1978)
Catalogue No: CD07TA8081
Format: CD with 8-Page Booklet in slim jewel box

Audio Clips / Musical Downloads:

Tracks:

1) MEETING COMPETITION 3:38
2) SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 4:29
3) FIVE FLATS UP 4:25
4) WHAT'S THE MATTER 5:55
5) THE PARSON 4:34
6) REMINISCENCE 5:56
7) THAT'S PRETTY 4:46
8) BLACK MONK 4:12
9) SIDE STREET 7:13
10) STRANGE CHANGE 5:01
11) SANDBAGS ON RYE 3:48
12) EXTRA LIGHT 4:20
13) BLUES IN E# 2:56
14) AT MY LEISURE 3:39
15) ROGER AND OUT 3:18

All music by Bob Szajner

Performed by:

Bob Szajner - piano
Ray McKinney - bass
Roy Brooks - drums

Recorded:

1978

TRIAD CONCEPT

Nearly 30 years ago, on my 18th wedding anniversary, a unique situation was being developed. Three well-versed jazz musicians congregated at a ranch house basement recording studio on Beatrice Street in Livonia Michigan to document all of my original tunes (all at that time) by performing them without rehearsals, without second takes, without any audio enhancements, and improvising solos based on the feelings created in the moment.

With the exception of the piano man/composer (Bob Szajner)neither the bass man (Ray McKinney), nor the drummer (Roy Brooks), ever saw or heard the compositions before. The tape rolled and the arrangements, improvisations, ensemble performances, and variations were all created at the exact time of pickup by microphone on the analog tape.

What transpired next was a marathon of the performance and documentation by recorded tapes of 27 selections with various moods, tempos, and formats --all done in the span of 5-6 hours. These albums are the CD digital version reissues of three vinyl LP albums released in 1980 as a 3 record set on RMS Records. This 3 record set was titled "TRIAD" (RMS 10088). The records from that set are available separately on RMS Records titled "Jazz Opus 20/40" (SSH77002), "Sound Ideas" (SSH77003) and "Afterthoughts" (SSH77004). Hope you enjoy listening.

Critical Reviews:

"This disc Features the late Roy Brooks on drums and Ray McKinney on bass. The collection contains a combination of earlier released albums: The Bob Szajner Triad, a 3-record set and released individually as Jazz Opus 20/40, Sound Ideas, and Afterthoughts. This is unrehearsed, live jazz played without retakes. It results in a highly improvised, spontaneous, but still very cohesive musical undertaking. Very enjoyable if you can do without fancy sound engineering and other audio enhancements. This CD is straight up acoustic jazz with some excellent solos throughout. Szajner brings it all together with some smooth arrangements and Roy Brooks and Ray McKinney are two musicians not only worth mentioning, but celebrated for their contributions to jazz music."
VERONICA TIMPANELLI

"neither tediously pretentious nor tediously simplistic...compositions follow suit--simple, melodic, catchy..."
JOHN H. WILSON HI FIDELITY MAGAZINE

"excellent set of originals, which touch on blues, post-bop, gospel and jazz-funk......"
BLACK RADIO EXCLUSIVE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

"rates top billing for its unique approach and results......"
CHRIS COLUMBI JR. PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio

"like painting ...with water colours...you've got to be good and right the first and only time......"
BOB BOWERS CKLW Canada

"most enjoyable...smooth but not slick...lyrical and happy......"
JACK COLE CING Burlington, Ontario Canada

"...without retakes...inspirational...to conceptualize the challenge and integrity involved in subscribing to the strict ground
rules......."
DR. HERB WONG KJAZ Almeda, California U.S.A.

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