People more into jazz* than I must have contemplated this more than I: what if bassist Scott LaFaro hadn't died 10 days after these sessions were recorded? We wouldn't have had his compositions and best performances front and center, and we might have missed out on a jazz classic?*
There's wonderful Minutemenian balance in the three performances, but bringing the bass to the fore (even in the Trio named elsewhere) is exhilarating, and the performances live up. A gorgeous balance of cool and hot, flecked with just the right amount of audience ambiance, a special night out or three caught on wax 4/5
* Baker Knows Nothing About Jazz
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