New Great Jazz Trio Boxset Features 4 Remastered Classics

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Time Records) - It isn't at all common for a most UNCOMMON band to release four albums at once. Yet, in the case of The Great Jazz Trio, Test of Time Records is proud to announce it has indeed come up with an arrangement for a box set of some of the finest music the group ever recorded.

Born of sessions resulting in superbly records LP's during 1977 and 1978, OBJECTS APPEAR CLOSER (TOT-14) contains well over two full hours of crystal clear, beautifully remastered tracks from a period when the group was arguably at the very top of its game, all with the original members of Hank Jones, Ron Carter and Tony Williams.

KINDNESS, JOY, LOVE, HAPPINESS was the first studio album exclusively featuring The Great Jazz Trio. The title comes from a local FM radio station, KJLH at 102.3 MHz on the radio dial, then a jazz/crossover outlet. In addition to well known jazz compositions, the album features compositions by each of its members 'Ah, Oui' by Hank Jones, 'Doom' by Ron Carter and 'Old Folks' by Tony Williams.

The recordings produced for DIRECT FROM L.A. were a continuation of the KJLH sessions. It was recorded just a couple days later on October 6th, 1977 at the same studio and has a similar feel as the earlier album.

The third album, MILESTONES, keeps with the tradition of featuring compositions by each of its members. The album includes 'Eighty-One' by Ron Carter, 'Hormone' by Hank Jones and 'Mr. Biko' by Tony Williams. 'Eighty-One' is from the album E.S.P. by Miles Davis and his quintet, which included Ron Carter and Tony Williams. 'Hormone' and 'Mr. Biko' both are original compositions.

The fourth album, THE GREAT TOKYO MEETING, was recorded following a hugely successful live jazz event that took place a few days earlier on July 29th called 'Live Under the Sky' at the Tokyo Den-en Coliseum. Again, tracks featured here are mostly original compositions by each of its members. 'Pink Lady' by Tony Williams is a tribute to a Japanese female pop duo of the same name that was extremely popular that year. 'G.J.T.' written by Ron Carter is a tribute to the trio.

In between the recording of Milestones and The Great Tokyo Meeting, The Great Jazz Trio recorded NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES with Jackie McLean on April 6th and 7th, 1978 (TOT-13).