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I have heard the Cyrus Chestnut Trio in concert and you would not believe the sounds that they can evoke from their instruments! Not only the speed is amazing but the quality of sound is flawless! The whole audience was enthralled the entire evening and called the trio back onto the stage for an encore that was followed by a rich and enthusiastic applause. This CD is nothing less than another fabulous album that demonstrates (once again) the ingenuity, style, and talent of the Cyrus Chestnut Trio!

For me I am fan of Cyrus's seen him live a few times and this has some good stuff.I prefer his work with standards though original material like on "Earth Stories" is OK with his Post Bop underpinned by Gospel roots but here the good material like "For All We Know" a Duke Medley, "My Funny Valentine","Alone Together" and a few originals might have worked better latter in his career when his chops were more down (McBride as well maybe though Allen in 1993 seasoned pro).But now with his group Manhattan Trinity is among the ranks of the very best working trio units out their this CD is just OK.It also is expensive in it's limited 2003 release but came out first on Evidence.Find it cheap add it but don't blow big $$$ which you'll need for those excellent M&I trio M.Trinity like "Charade" and "Alfie"
Cheers
Chazz