Live at the Trident (Shining Hour)

Columbia #CS 9263

RELEASED: 1965, USA
RE-ISSUED: SONY RECORDS, SRCS 9194(CD)
RELEASED: MARCH 1, 1997, JAPAN
Produced by John Hammond
Recorded live at the Trident, Sausalito, California, March 22-24, 1965


Credits:

Denny Zeitlin – Piano
Charlie Haden – Bass
Jerry Granelli – Drums

 


Track Listing:

1. Introduction / St.Thomas [Sonny Rollins] (4:02)
Soundclip: “Some free-wheeling soloing over the changes of Sonny Rollins’ tune.”

2. Carole's Waltz [Denny Zeitlin] (5:43)

3. Spur of the Moment [Denny Zeitlin] (6:07)

4. Where Does It Lead? [Denny Zeitlin] (5:08)

5. Lonely Woman [Ornette Coleman] (6:39)

6. My Shining Hour [J.Mercer, H.Arlen] (2:26)

7. Quiet Now [Denny Zeitlin] (9:07)
Soundclip: “The first recording of my best known original composition, thanks to Bill Evans recording it over 9 times and keeping it in his nightly repertoire for 15 years."

8. At Sixes and Sevens [Denny Zeitlin] (5:35)

9. What is This Thing Called Love [Cole Porter] (7:30)
Soundclip: "I have always enjoyed opportunities for unaccompanied and partially accompanied sections in trio music, which makes the entry of the full trio particularly exciting."



Critical Acclaim for Denny Zeitlin's "Columbia Years" Recordings and Performances

BILL EVANS: [Downbeat Blindfold Test, listening to Jeremy Steig’s LP “Flute Fever,” featuring Denny Zeitlin] “…the piano player is also great.”

THELONIOUS MONK: [Downbeat Blindfold Test, listening to Denny Zeitlin’s LP “Carnival”] “Hey play that again…(later.) Yeah! He sounds like a piano player! (hums theme) …and he can play it; you know what’s happening with this one. Yeah, he was on a Bobby Timmons kick. He knows what’s happening.”

DOWNBEAT: “The Zeitlin trio…a stunning display of instrumental virtuosity, emotional depth, and musicality…Zeitlin’s piano is impeccable…introspective, filled with joy, bitingly mocking, always intelligent and emotional.”

NEW YORK TIMES, John S. Wilson: “…among the few contemporary jazz pianists who have the imagination, discipline, and technique to rise above the competent but routine level that most of them appear willing to settle for.”

NEWSWEEK: “What marks all of Zeitlin’s work and playing…is a sense of journey, but one complete with arrival as well as departure.”

LEONARD FEATHER, Editor of Encyclopedia of Jazz and syndicated newspaper columnist: “(at the Monterey Jazz Festival) Denny Zeitlin topped his Newport triumph…pianist of the year…the most versatile young pianist to come to prominence in the early 1960’s.”

CUE: “The most inventive jazz pianist in at least two decades.”

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