Trio of Doom

The Trio of Doom was a short-lived jazz fusion power trio consisting of John McLaughlin on guitar, Jaco Pastorius on bass, and Tony Williams on drums.[1] They were brought together by Columbia Records in 1979 to play the Havana Jam festival in Cuba alongside Billy Joel, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, and others.

Their only live performance was on March 3, 1979, and it is recorded on Ernesto Juan Castellanos's documentary Havana Jam '79.[2]

On March 8, 1979, the group reconvened in New York City to record the songs they had played live,[3][4] but a dispute broke out between Pastorius and Williams.[5] An album was released on June 26, 2007, on Legacy Recordings, containing five tracks from Havana Jam and five recorded in the studio.[6] Entitled simply "Trio of Doom". The album contained the following songs:

  1. "Drum Improvisation" (Tony Williams) – 2:46
  2. "Dark Prince" (John McLaughlin) – 6:36
  3. "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 5:11
  4. "Para Oriente" (Tony Williams) – 5:42
  5. "Are You the One? Are You the One?" (John McLaughlin) – 4:51
  6. "Dark Prince" (John McLaughlin) – 4:11
  7. "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 3:49
  8. "Para Oriente" (alternate take one) (Tony Williams) – 1:05
  9. "Para Oriente" (alternate take two) (Tony Williams) – 0:20
  10. "Para Oriente" (Tony Williams) – 5:28

Tracks 1-5 were recorded March 3, 1979, at the Karl Marx Theater, Havana, Cuba. Tracks 6-10 were recorded March 8, 1979, at CBS Studios, New York.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Trio of Doom - Trio of Doom Live". Popmatters. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "McLaughlin/Pastorius/Williams - Trio of Doom". MusicTap. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Jaco Pastorius, John McLaughlin, Tony Williams - Trio of Doom CD review". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jaco Pastorius, John McLaughlin, Tony Williams - Trio of Doom". Discogs. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.hit-channel.com/john-mclaughlin-solomahavishnu-orchestramiles-davis/18283
  6. ↑ "Trio of Doom overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Jaco Pastorius, John McLaughlin, Tony Williams - Trio of Doom". Discogs. Retrieved 5 January 2010.


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