'Mention of Motian and LaFaro brings us to this disc, perhaps belatedly. But other  than observing that the music is presented here following immaculate and unprecedented  sound restoration, what more needs to be said about it? What more, usefully, can be said? The performances are as close to perfection as makes no difference, and as close to  immortality, too, and if you are still reading thesenotes, you will not need to be told why.' – Chris May

Executive producer’s notes: 'Once you start to listen, you also enter the atmosphere of The Village Vanguard in 1961.  You stay in it for 79:57 minutes until the end of the performances. No digital zero between the tracks.' – Werner X. Uehlinger