Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Herbie Nichols Trio
- Series Tone Poet Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2023
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Herbie Nichols Trio by Herbie Nichols Trio.
Few records in the Blue Note catalog reward patient listening quite like the Herbie Nichols Trio. Nichols was a pianist and composer whose work sat slightly apart from the bebop mainstream, and this trio setting gives his angular, deeply personal writing the room it needs to breathe. Every piece here is a Nichols composition, and together they form a portrait of one of jazz's most distinctive and underappreciated voices.
Side A opens with "The Gig," a title that hints at the working musician's world Nichols knew so well, before moving into the rolling momentum of "House Party Starting" and the playful conversation of "Chit-Chatting." Then comes "The Lady Sings The Blues," a piece Nichols is famously associated with, followed by the sprightly, dancing figures of "Terpsichore," named for the muse of dance. It is a first side that balances wit, warmth, and a restless harmonic curiosity.
Turn the record over and the invention continues. "Spinning Song" and "Query" show Nichols posing musical questions and following them wherever they lead, while "Wildflower" offers a moment of lyrical grace. "Hangover Triangle" carries the kind of sly, knowing humor that runs through so much of his writing, and the set closes with "Mine," a fitting final word from a composer whose material was so unmistakably his own.
What makes these performances endure is the trio format itself. Stripped to piano, bass, and drums, there is nowhere to hide, and Nichols uses that exposure to his advantage, letting his ideas unfold with clarity and rhythmic surprise. His melodies twist in unexpected directions, his phrasing lands just off the expected beat, and the results feel fresh decades after they were first committed to tape.
This pressing brings the music back into circulation for a new generation of collectors and listeners. Originally released in 1956 by Blue Note Records, it appears here under the label's continuing legacy, with © 2023 Capitol Records, LLC, and distribution by Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Blue Note® remains a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC. The runouts are etched, a small detail that speaks to the care taken in the record's production.
For anyone building a serious Blue Note shelf, or simply looking to discover a pianist whose reputation has only grown with time, the Herbie Nichols Trio is essential. It rewards repeated spins, revealing new corners of Nichols's imagination each time the needle drops. Here at Miles Waxey, we count it among the quiet treasures of the jazz canon, a record that asks for your attention and returns it many times over.
Pressing Details:
Runouts are etched.
On the back cover:
A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1956 by Blue Note Records © 2023 Capitol Records, LLC.
Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
Track Listing:
A1. The Gig
A2. House Party Starting
A3. Chit-Chatting
A4. The Lady Sings The Blues
A5. Terpsichore
B1. Spinning Song
B2. Query
B3. Wildflower
B4. Hangover Triangle
B5. Mine
Artist: Herbie Nichols Trio
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: B0035092-01
Series: Tone Poet Series
Release Year: 2023
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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