With this third album for ECM, Fred Hersch makes an essential contribution to the art of the piano/bass/drums trio. Accompanied by Drew Gress on double bass and Joey Baron on drums, the pianist tackles a handful of 20th-century compositions — standards as well as some more obscure jazz themes by Ornette Coleman, Egberto Gismonti, Charlie Haden, and the Gershwin brothers — along with three original pieces that stand out for their lyrical intensity.