The Bob Szajner Triad II

"Detroit Jazz Scene". He has worked with Donald Byrd, Charlie McPherson,

Lonnie Hillyer, Roy Brooks, Yusef Lateef, Pepper Adams, Frank Isola, and

many other creative "Hard Bop" stars as a back-up piano player.

In the fall of 1978, he recorded a twenty-seven tune session of his original

compositions that were never played before without reheasals or second takes.

This was the "Triad" concept!

The CD album "the best of TRIAD" (CD07TA8081/RMS007 Records) featuring

Ray McKinney on bass and Roy Brooks on drums (The Bob Szajner Triad I)

was the studio recording from 1978.

The CD albums "the lost tapes" (CD07TA8104/RMS007 Records) and

"center\\\cuts" (CD07TA8106/RMS007 Records) featuring Ed Pickens on bass

and Frank Isola/Mike Gutierrez on drums (The Bob Szajner Triad II & III) were

recorded in 1981 at "The Detroit Jazz Center World Stage".

Also, originally recorded in 1981, The Bob Szajner Triad II performance at the

"Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival 1981" has recently been released (27 years later)

on Cadence Jazz Records-Redwood NY (CJR1215) in their "Historical Series".

And lastly, 27 years later, recorded at the Jazz Cafe/Detroit Music Hall in fall of

2008, "on the bench_in the zone" (CD08TA8107/RMS008 Records) featuring

Bob Szajner on piano, Ed Pickens on bass, and Allan Colding on drums

(The Bob Szajner Triad Iv) has just been released.