Fred Hersch Trio - The Fred Hersch Trio Plays (1994)

Tracklist

01 - Milestones
02 - Iris
03 - Played Twice
04 - Con Alma
05 - Mood Indigo
06 - Speak Like A Child
07 - Evanessence
08 - Think Of One
09 - Daydream
10 - Forerunner
11 - Moment's Notice
12 - Doxy

For this enjoyable disc, pianist Fred Hersch (along with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Tom Rainey) creates inventive versions of a dozen songs by 11 jazz composers (including Hersch's tribute to Bill Evans, "Evanessence"). Whether it be "Milestones," "Con Alma," "Moment's Notice," or a pair of Thelonious Monk tunes, Hersch and his trio are heard in top form, and they sound particularly inspired by the superior material.~Scott Yanow