Ethan Iverson wrote: “Two summers ago I played a couple of duo gigs with Tom Harrell at Mezzrow. They went really well. Everyone who attended agreed that it was wonderful to simply hear Tom Harrell play familiar standards. Tom is a prolific composer and for many years has been delivering a constant stream of fabulous new tunes with varied and always valuable projects. However, he’s also one of the greatest soloists in classic repertoire, perhaps the last of the line of the melodic bebop/hard bop trumpeters. While tough enough to play with Horace Silver for six years, Tom also has the vulnerability of Miles Davis or Lester Young on a ballad. His lines are always fresh yet authentic…At this point Ben and I have a mutual harmonic understanding that is both telepathic and contrapuntal. Eric McPherson comes to the tradition more naturally than Ben or me, having grown up loading in Freddie Waits’ drums into the Vanguard and meeting Max Roach, Billy Higgins, and other heroes while still a kid…Eric swings hard but also plays his complete life experience which includes a love of the avant garde and a deep understanding of clavé.” Ethan Iverson – piano Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn Ben Street – bass Eric McPherson – drums