"The set is especially balanced and satisfying—from the brilliance of David’s original compositions (“Cellar Groove,” “The Cookie,” “The Gift”) to his signature blues lament (“Hard Times”) to classic bop (Hank Mobley’s “This I Dig Of You” and Dizzy Gillespie’s “Night in Tunisia”) to a haunting ballad (Duke Pearson’s “Cristo Redentor.”)The steady support of Tilden Webb’s superb trio brings out the best of one of American’s premier jazzman. As you listen to David dance through the changes on this freezing night in Canada, you realize that certain artists improve with age. “Ripeness is all,” Shakespeare wrote in King Lear. David Newman realized a ripeness—a gorgeous maturity of tone, invention and pure poetry—that will endure forever. TRACK LISTING: 1.  Cellar Groove 8:532.  The Cookie 7:17 3.  Lady J 6:144.  Hard Times 7:045.  This I Dig Of You 8:086.  Cristo Rendentor 8:457.  Roundabout 7:32 8.  Night In Tunisia 9:52 9.  The Gift (D. Newman) 4:38