Thursday, April 30, 2009

Trey Wright Trio - Thinking Out Loud


From the first few softly fingered notes of the initial Trey Wright composition, “Rat Race,” the Trey Wright Trio surrounds the listener in an envelope that is moody and seductive. It holds you there expectantly until the final sustained notes of “Reprise,” another Trey Wright original. In between these bookends are five more original pieces by Mr. Wright and covers of songs by Soundgarden (“Blow Up the Outside World”), Marlon Patton (“Monty’s Joyride”—he’s also the trio’s drummer and the CD producer) and Thom York (“Analyze”)...MORE