Peter Frei

Peter Frei: Three Trios

by Budd Kopman
September 25, 2005

Three Trios is one of those records that just lodges in your musical memory and refuses to leave. These seventy minutes of the most enjoyable and subtle mainstream playing continue to surprise and reveal layers upon layers after each listen. Peter Frei is new to me, but the bassist has been active on the scene in Switzerland and elsewhere for over thirty years. He even appeared on a Johnny Griffin record in 1978! The notes state that ...