Herbie Nichols Trio

Herbie Nichols Trio is an album by American jazz pianist Herbie Nichols, recorded on August 1 & 7 1955 and April 19, 1956 and released on Blue Note in 1956.

Reception

Although originally unheralded at the time of release, Nichol's Blue Note recordings have gained recognition as highly original and ground-breaking compositions and performances.

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded Nichols' The Complete Blue Note Recordings, released in 1997, a five-star rating, stating, "The music is virtually unclassifiable, and although largely straight-ahead, sounds unlike anything produced by Herbie Nichols' contemporaries. Essential music."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Herbie Nichols, except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	"The Gig"		August 1, 1955	4:27
2.	"House Party Starting"		August 1, 1955	5:41
3.	"Chit-Chatting"		August 1, 1955	4:04
4.	"Lady Sings the Blues"	Billie Holiday Herbie Nichols	August 1, 1955	4:25
5.	"Terpsichore"		August 7, 1955	4:01

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Spinning Song"		April 19, 1956	4:56
2.	"Query"		April 19, 1956	3:29
3.	"Wildflower"		April 19, 1956	4:06
4.	"Hangover Triangle"		August 1, 1955	4:05
5.	"Mine"	George Gershwin Ira Gershwin	April 19, 1956	4:03

Personnel

August 1 & 7, 1955

Herbie Nichols – piano
Al McKibbon – bass
Max Roach – drums

April 19, 1956

Herbie Nichols – piano
Teddy Kotick – bass
Max Roach – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Herbie Nichols – liner notes

References

Blue Note discography accessed November 30, 2010
Yanow, S. AllMusic Review: The Complete Blue Note Recordings: Herbie Nichols accessed November 30, 2010

v t e Herbie Nichols
The year(s) indicated apply to the recording(s), not first release.
As leader	The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 (1955) The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2 (1955) Herbie Nichols Trio (1955–56) Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)
Songs	"Lady Sings the Blues"
Tribute albums	Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays the Music of Herbie Nichols (1996) Spinning Songs of Herbie Nichols (Simon Nabatov, 2006)

v t e Max Roach
Albums	The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953) Max Roach + 4 (1956) Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57) The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58) Award-Winning Drummer (1958) Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958) Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958) Deeds, Not Words (1958) Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich, 1959) The Many Sides of Max (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960) We Insist! (1960) Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) It's Time (1962) Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, 1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali, 1964) Drums Unlimited (1965) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971) Re: Percussion (M'Boom, Strata-East, 1973) Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton, 1978) Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor, 1979) M'Boom (1979) One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton, 1979) Pictures in a Frame (1979) The Long March (and Archie Shepp, 1979) In the Light (1982) Live at Vielharmonie (1983) Collage (M'Boom, 1984) It's Christmas Again (1984) Scott Free (1984) Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985) Bright Moments (1986) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie, 1989) To the Max! (1990–91)
With Clifford Brown	Best Coast Jazz (1954) Brown and Roach Incorporated (1954) Clifford Brown All Stars (1954) Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954–55) Daahoud (1954) Jam Session (and Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, 1954) Clifford Brown with Strings (1955) Study in Brown (1955) Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (1956)
Compilations	Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (1954–60)
Related articles	M'Boom

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