Linernotes: I first met Matt Renzi in Spring 1995 working with Nicholas Walker's band at La Linea in the East Village of New York City. After that we played together frequently in Matt's apartment in Brooklyn. We mostly played in a trio setting with different bass players according to their availability. I met Ben Monder at around the same time. We were working together at a steady Sunday brunch gig at a cafe in Greenwich Village. We played standards, (very very quietly so as not to disturb the diners.) The following summer Matt and I started organising private sessions with Ben. We worked on original compositions by Matt. From time to time we got some little gigs in the city. So there I was playing with two of the most amazing musicians I ever heard. By now I had been struggling to make a living as a musician in New York City for almost three years. I realised that I had come to New York to play with musicians like Ben and Matt, and that now ...