Spring Sings Yes! Trio

• 1 Spring Sings 08:09
• 2 2K Blues 04:39
• 3 Bass Intro to Sheikh Ali 01:35
• 4 Sheikh Ali 04:29
• 5 The Best Is Yet to Come 05:34
• 6 Sanción 05:35
• 7 Omeration 06:04
• 8 How Deep Is the Ocean 05:15
• 9 Shufflonzo 05:50
• 10 Fivin' 04:10
• Total Runtime 51:20

Info for Spring Sings

Following the success of “Groove du Jour”, crowned best album of the year 2019 by the French Academie du Jazz, Yes! Trio makes its return by releasing its third album “Spring Sings”. Bringing together drummer Ali Jackson, whose personal lineage is rooted in an African American family of jazz players from Detroit, spotted by Wynton Marsalis in his teen years; pianist Aaron Goldberg, the son of eminent Boston scientists who graduated from Harvard University; and double bassist Omer Avital, an Israeli musician with Yemenite and Moroccan roots expatriated to New York for his love of bebop, Yes! Trio brings together three musicians who were never expected to meet! United by thirty years of friendship and love of swing, enriched by their differences and their individual experiences, these three contemporary masters, solo leaders in their own right, are bond by a true group spirit which encourages interaction in music at its maximum intensity and subtlety. Convinced that swing is a timeless idea, Yes! Trio continues to embrace jazz with the same happiness, faithful to what makes up its essence, from Ahmad Jamal to Motown to Yemen Blues. Combining two brilliantly revisited standards with a series of sublime original compositions, “Spring Sings” is a pure gem that confirms the unique character of Yes! Trio on the jazz planet.

Ali Jackson, drums
Omer Avital, bass
Aaron Goldberg, piano

Yes! Trio
has existed for over 20 years, after the three protagonists met in the early 1990s as part of their training. This is the trio's second album. The programme consists of ten tracks, including eight original compositions. The Jackie McLean song "Dr Jackle" swings violently and proves that you can play convincing hard bop without horns. Avital contributes a virtuoso bass solo over Jackson's implied rhythm, while pianist Goldberg fascinates with creative excursions. The standard "I'll be seeing you" inspires the band to play with particular intensity. The original compositions are also highlights. Avital's "Muhammad's Market" is driven by the composer with a high-energy swing that motivates Goldberg to impressive runs. Goldberg's own piece "Tokyo Dream" is also not a ballad, as the title might suggest, but a swinger. Jackson's title track lives up to its name. If there is anything to criticise, it is the clear but overpowering sound. Otherwise, this summit meeting of three masters of straight-ahead jazz offers pure enjoyment.

Booklet for Spring Sings