Life's Magic
This set, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in 1986, captures this piano trio scaling the heights of sensitive, interactive music-making. Though recorded live, the sound is superb. Each instrument is clearly recorded and the balance between them is near-perfect. I was taken aback to hear the applause at the end of the first tune - I assumed from the sound that I was listening to a studio recording. The late David Baker was the engineer, and this is a fine example of the exacting standards of his work