This notable collaboration finds McCoy Tyner drawing sumptuous textures from the piano--his articulate soloing rising to new heights in phrasing and intensity. Throughout are traces of his more recent bands, which have incorporated latin and funk into his intoxicatingly rhythmic approach. He certainly sounds like he is enjoying himself especially the lyrical, rhapsodic and even whimsical side of his music ["Never Let Me Go"] and the piano solo ["Memories"]and is aided wonderfully by his partners, Stanley Clarke and Al Foster. Stanley Clarke--distinguished as ever on bass blends into these textures so that the trio sounds like one instrument at times ["The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"]. The empathy and taste of Al Foster's tuneful and supportive drumming knits the feel together as they luxuriate in the richness of a medium waltz ["Once Upon a Time"] or dig into a more funky celebration ["I Want to Tell You 'bout That"]. Tyner, Clarke and Foster are masters of the "trio as rhythm section" and this is a highly compelling and ingenious album. --Ben Clarke