Pairs Freddie Redd and Hamp Hawes — a split piano showcase on Prestige that juxtaposes Freddie Redd’s East Coast hard bop phrasing with Hamp Hawes’s West Coast touch. Performances alternate between Freddie Redd Trio intimacy and the Hampton Hawes Quartet’s fuller swing, trading brisk bebop lines, blues-tinged vamps and tender ballad moments. Essential for fans of piano trio and hard bop-era jazz, the record’s percussive comping and luminous improvisations make concrete the East/West piano dialogue.