trio WoRK - trio WoRK (2018)

ABOUT trio WoRK:

KEN WILD
Bassist Ken Wild is a founding member of the fine band Seawind. Since 1976, Ken has been an active studio musician, working in TV and film, and on many recordings, including Clare Fischer Big Band, Harvey Mason and Tierney Sutton. Live performances with Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, James Moody, Herb Ellis, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Natalie Cole's touring band and Dave Weckl to name a few, as well as numerous Musical Theater productions.

TOM RIZZO
One of LA’s most versatile guitarists, Tom Rizzo has played with Blood, Sweat and Tears, Maynard Ferguson, Brian Wilson and Natalie Cole among many others. He was the guitarist for the Tonight Show Band for 10 years, and played for Don Severinsen’s jazz group Xebron.  A longtime composer,  Tom has written for commercials, radio, film and TV - including for “In Living Color”, where he and Ken Wild first worked together.

SUSAN KREBS
An actor and theater improviser for many years (Film: 28 Days; TV: Mad Men; Improv: War Babies), Susan Krebs’ passion has always been for the music, performing as a vocalist at venues such as Vitellos, LACMA, Blue Whale -- as well as in theaters and living rooms with her jazz salon, ThemeScene, where her most recent recording project, “SPRING ~ Light Out of Darkness”, with the Susan Krebs Chamber Band was born and raised.

trio WoRK: 

Ken Wild (bass)

Tom Rizzo (guitar)

Susan Krebs (vocals)

1. DON'T GO TO STRANGERS (Kent, Mann & Evans) 04:57

2. MY FOOLISH HEART (Young/Washington) 04:16

3. MY SHIP (Weill/Gershwin) 04:36

4. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE (Frank Loesser) 04:01

5. HOW INSENSITIVE (Jobim) 04:39

6. NEVER HAD THE BLUES AT ALL (Dorough/Landesman) 05:25

7. I'M SO LONESOME (Hank Williams) 03:54

8. ELEANOR RIGBY (Lennon/McCartney) 03:01

9. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (dePaul/Raye) 04:07

10. YESTERDAYS (Kern/Harbach) 03:19

trio WoRK - trio WoRK (September 6, 2018)

We three were instantly smitten at a serendipitous gig meet-up -- and "trio WoRK" was born! This recording reflects our work together -- so far!

Ken Wild, has been an active studio musician since 1976 - in TV, film and many recordings. A founding member of the fine band Seawind.

Tom Rizzo, one of LA’s most versatile guitarists, and longtime composer - for commercials, radio, film & TV - including “In Living Color”, where he and Ken first worked together. Longtime actor, improvisor, vocalist, Krebs' passion has always been for the music.

trio WoRK: 

Ken Wild (bass)

Tom Rizzo (guitar)

Susan Krebs (vocals)

1. DON'T GO TO STRANGERS (Kent, Mann & Evans) 04:57

2. MY FOOLISH HEART (Young/Washington) 04:16

3. MY SHIP (Weill/Gershwin) 04:36

4. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE (Frank Loesser) 04:01

5. HOW INSENSITIVE (Jobim) 04:39

6. NEVER HAD THE BLUES AT ALL (Dorough/Landesman) 05:25

7. I'M SO LONESOME (Hank Williams) 03:54

8. ELEANOR RIGBY (Lennon/McCartney) 03:01

9. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (dePaul/Raye) 04:07

10. YESTERDAYS (Kern/Harbach) 03:19

Tom Rizzo - Day and Night (ORIGIN RECORDS 2017)

Through the richly textured arrangements of longtime collaborator Nick Lane and a stellar ensemble of Los Angeles' finest, veteran guitarist and composer Tom Rizzo creates a swinging and wide-ranging recording of interesting standards and provocative originals.

From the subtly loose groove of Ornette Coleman's, "Law Years," to the lush orchestration of Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes," or the buoyant swing of Cole Porter's "So In Love," Rizzo's supple guitar lines provide a central voice to a wide array of sonic moods. Along with the quartet of Rizzo, drummer Steve Schaeffer, pianist Dennis Hamm and bassist David Hughes, is a 6-piece horn section featuring saxophonist Bob Sheppard, trumpeter Bob Summers and Nick Lane on trombone.

1 School Days (Tom Rizzo) 7:27

2 House of the Rising Sun (Georgia Turner/Bert Martin) 6:29

3 So In Love (Cole Porter) 3;57

4 Infant Eyes (Wayne Shorter) 3:45

5 Little Green Men (Peter Bernstein) 4:52

6 Without a Song (Vincent Youmans) 6:25

7 Lonesome Cowboy (Tom Rizzo) 5:02

8 Heart of LA (Tom Rizzo) 4:56

9 Law Years (Ornette Coleman) 5:15

10 Living for the City (Stevie Wonder) 5:11

11 Moon River/Matt and Kelly (Henry Mancini/Tom Rizzo) 4:22

Tom Rizzo - guitar 

Dennis Hamm - piano 

David Hughes - bass 

Steve Schaeffer - drums 

Nick Lane - trombone and arrangements 

John Dickson - french horn 

Bob Summers - trumpet 

Bob Sheppard - tenor sax 

Jeff Driskill - soprano sax 

Doug Tornquist - tuba

Produced by Tom Rizzo

Executive Producer: Rick Simpson

Recorded by Rich Breen at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California

November 22-23, 2015

Mixed & mastered by Rich Breen at Rich Breen Studios

Photography by Torre Catalano

Cover design & layout by John Bishop