Love Grows Deep [CD], Dick Sisto, CD

"Love Grows Deep" reunites vibraphonist Dick Sisto and pianist Fred Hersch in a luminous duo setting, drawing from their long musical friendship and the acclaimed 2001 concert at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. Sisto - a deeply melodic player shaped by Chicago's golden age jazz scene and decades of artistic life in Louisville - finds an ideal partner in Hersch, whose lyricism and harmonic imagination have made him one of modern jazz's most celebrated pianists.This hybrid release combines newly selected performances from the original Duo Live album with additional, previously unreleased material from the same concert. Originals by both artists sit alongside works by Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, and Benny Carter, revealing a rapport marked by clarity, warmth, and effortless interplay.A quarter century after it's recording, "Love Grows Deep" stands as a testament to two master musicians whose shared sensibility turns every piece into an intimate conversation.