Crimson Jazz Trio

The Crimson Jazz Trio was a jazz trio led by drummer Ian Wallace, formerly of King Crimson, who re-interpreted King Crimson's music.

History

The trio was conceived by Wallace, who recruited Tim Landers (bass) and Jody Nardone (piano) in 2004.^[1] They recorded the album King Crimson Songbook, Volume One (Voiceprint) in 2005.^[2] The album includes material from beyond Wallace's early 1970s tenure in King Crimson.^[1]

Concert appearances in the spring of 2007 were scrapped due to Wallace's falling ill.^[3] Prior to his death on February 22 of that year, the band finished recording a second album, King Crimson Songbook, Volume Two, with assistance from Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins, Wallace's colleagues in 21st Century Schizoid Band.^[4][5] Collins is also a King Crimson alumnus and Jakszyk later joined King Crimson. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Inner Knot Records.^[6]

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp approved of the group, stating: "The CJ3 have respectfully and irreverently taken eight Crimson classics, repositioned them in the musical spectrum, and delivered their first songbook with superb musicianship in service to wit and invention".^[7]

Discography

• King Crimson Songbook Volume One (2005)^[2]
• King Crimson Songbook Volume Two with Mel Collins (2009)^[6]

References

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