Trio (Steve Berry album) explained

Trio
Type:	Album
Artist:	Steve Berry
Cover:	Steve Berry Trio.jpg
Released:	March 30, 1988
Recorded:	March 2–3, 1988
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	54:41
Label:	Loose Tubes Limited LTLP 007 LP
Producer:	Mike Walter
Chronology:	Steve Berry
Next Title:	Fortune Heights
Next Year:	2002

Trio is a studio album by British jazz bassist Steve Berry that was released by Loose Tubes Limited in 1988.^[1] It features the Steve Berry Trio with Mark Lockheart on saxophones and Peter Fairclough on drums. The album was originally released on LP, cassette and CD and is now available on the online music platform Bandcamp.^[2]

Reception

The Penguin Guide review says: "Berry’s bass-playing is curiously reminiscent of Oscar Pettiford, with the same blend of lyricism and fury and the same cello-influenced higher register effects".

Track listing

All tunes written by Steve Berry, except as noted.

1. "Take Your Time" - 4:18
2. "Bip Bap Dubaddlia" - 5:16
3. "Piraeus" - 4:01
4. "Relic" (Peter Fairclough) - 4:04
5. "After Midnight Hour" - 7:44
6. "Iminwe Tatu" - 3:09
7. "My Father’s Eyes" - 3:00
8. "Evergreen" - 5:45
9. "Open Spaces" - 6:05
10. "Cha Cha Con Meatus" - 4:17
11. "Splaarg" - 6:32

Personnel

• Steve Berry – bass
• Mark Lockheart – tenor and soprano saxophones
• Peter Fairclough – drums^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steve Berry - Trio. Discogs. 8 May 2022.
2. Web site: Trio, by Steve Berry. bandcamp.com . 14 May 2022.
3. Web site: Peter Fairclough. Discogs. 8 May 2022.