Chick Corea Trio with Eddie Gomez & Brian Blade

Chick Corea plunges again into the most classic and expressive of jazz formats: the piano trio, eighty-eight keys paired with bass and drums. Although the trio format has stood the test of time as the preferred setting for every groundbreaking pianist—from Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson to Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner—it has been an especially important touchstone for Corea, establishing his presence among the new generation of keyboardists in the late '60s as he earned critical accolades from the jazz cognoscenti with his ageless trio recording Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. Ace bassist