David Leonhardt bites hard into the piano keys and his instrument responds with striking melodies. Nevertheless, Leonhardt play so sensitively that each tone resounds with a fresh coloration. Peter Washington and Lewis Nash on bass and drums follow all gestures of the pianist with tactfulness and reinforce the already present musical energy in the ballads and the up-tempo numbers. The four standards and seven original compositions of Leonhardt's Trio appeal equally to the mind and the soul." Music: 4 ears, Sound: ears.