Billy Hart Trio - Live At The Cafe Damberd (2009)

Uberdrummer Billy Hart, who has played with everyone who's anyone in jazz, is caught live in a performance at Belgium's Cafe Damberd in a trio format with two German cohorts--saxman Johannes Enders and drummer Martin Zenker. The sax-bass-drums setup necessitates some heavy lifting on the part of all three. Naturally, Hart--the quintessential post-Elvin Jones percussive colorist--takes the opportunity to create a whole universe with his inspired explorations of texture and time. But his mates prove themselves up to the challenge too, particularly Enders, who offers everything from Coltrane-flavored coruscations to angular post-bop minimalism with elan.