Gianni Lenoci / Kent Carter / Bill Elgart

Gianni Lenoci / Kent Carter / Bill Elgart: Plaything

by John Sharpe
April 1, 2015

Italian pianist Gianni Lenoci forms one apex of a trio with almost unlimited collective nous on Plaything. There are main two reasons for that: Kent Carter on bass and Bill Elgart on drums, both veterans of the 1964 October Revolution in Jazz, who have since carved niches for themselves in Europe. Carter 's early exposure arrived as part of a trio with pianist Paul Bley, though he may still be best known for his tenure in the groups of saxophonist ...