The New York Trio consists of pianist Bill Charlap, bassist Jay Leonhart, and drummer Bill Stewart, though it exists solely as a studio band for the Japanese label Venus, as Charlap's regular trio includes Peter Washington and Kenny Washington.
Even though this band only meets occasionally in the studio to record yet another release in their prolific series for the Japanese jazz market, there is plenty of chemistry between the three veterans, while the nine songs from the vast Cole Porter songbook were likely to have been a part of each musician's repertoire long before these 2005 sessions.
Charlap's lyrical piano style is quite effective, capturing the nuances of Porter's humor (even though none of his lyrics are heard), while the rhythm section gels nicely with the pianist.
Highlights include a jaunty "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," a dreamy "Begin the Beguine," and a snappy "From This Moment On.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To | New York Trio | Play | 08:07 | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| 2 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | New York Trio | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 3 | So in Love | New York Trio | Play | 06:53 | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | Begin the Beguine | New York Trio | Play | 06:53 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 5 | I Love Paris | New York Trio | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| 6 | From This Moment On | New York Trio | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 42 MB |
| 7 | Just One of Those Things | New York Trio | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 8 | Easy to Love | New York Trio | Play | 06:23 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | New York Trio | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| 57 mins | 132 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 344 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Trio | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |