"Impeccably recorded by Corea's longtime recording engineer Bernie Kirsh, Trilogy leaps out of the speakers with pristine clarity and visceral punch. After last year's exceptional electric excursion, The Vigil (Stretch, 2013), Trilogy is also a reminder that Corea's allegiance to the tradition is as complete as ever, and that he's in very good company with McBride and, in particular, Blade, who hasn't done an in-the-tradition, hard-swinging session like this in quite some time. It's hard to believe that Corea is now 73 years old but, if anything, he's never been more active-and, with albums as superb as Trilogy, in the company of the equally outstanding McBride and Blade, clearly at the top of his game"