Jazz Piano Trio / Spanish Guitar


Hello All,
I'm looking to broaden my musical pallet and I'd like to take some baby steps into jazz trios (piano, bass, drums). Please recommend some artists (groups?) that are easily accessible to virgin ears. I'd like to still hear a melodic line somewhere in the song, so nothing to avantgard or "free jazz"ish.... and of course sonic beauty is important as well, so I guess I'd be biased to more recent recordings.
I'm also looking for some recommendations of Spanish guitar artists. NO flamenco please, (yikes, too crazy for my tastes)..... just some beautiful Spanish guitar artists with albums that contain tracks that are solo guitar AND tracks with soft accompaniment.

"Momma let that boy play some rock and roll. Jazz is much too crazy, he can play that when he's old"

Guess I'm there, hehe :(
tgyeti

Showing 1 response by zachhahn

you might want to try some 19/20th centrury guitar works by spanish/latin american composers; Albeniz, Turina, Rodrigo, Leo Brouwer, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, Astor Piazzola, and Villa-Lobos (Brazilian compser).

there are several recordings of by classical guitarists like Manuel Barrueco, David Russell, Christopher Parkening or older generation folks: the Romeros, Julian Bream, John Williams and even some Narciso Yepes.

for jazz piano (trio) you might want to add Hank Jones (Elvin Jones's brother), Kenny Drew, classic Sony Clark (Blue note or mosaic), Keith Jarrett.

on the slightly "light" side; try George Sharing, Red Garland (miles'pianist from the 50's), Marcus Roberts (wynton marsalis' pianist from the 80/90's).

for more modern (not necessarily "free" jazz) sound, Brad Mehldau's trio cd's are great.