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Joel Levine and composer\/pianist Uri Caine were members of another working group. Stauffer and Bernard Peiffer were musical partners for a dozen years, an association that ended with the composer- pianist’s death in 1976. Lawton and Levine studied piano with the late French expatriate pianomaster and studied improvisational concepts with Stauffer.\r\n\r\nNot surprisingly, all of them are intense musicians with a tenacious dedication to excellence, and their joint contributions have produced here a session of unusual cohesion and muscularity.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eAl Stauffer Trio\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nAl Stauffer - String Bass\r\nTom Lawton - Piano\r\nJoel Levine - Recorders\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-editor-squiggler\" style=\"color: initial; font: initial; background: initial; background-blend-mode: initial; border: initial; border-radius: initial; border-collapse: initial; caption-side: initial; clear: initial; columns: initial; column-fill: initial; column-rule: initial; column-span: initial; cursor: initial; flex: initial; flex-flow: initial; float: initial; height: 0px; letter-spacing: initial; margin: initial; max-height: initial; max-width: initial; min-height: initial; min-width: initial; overflow: initial; padding: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; vertical-align: initial; border-spacing: initial; width: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"High Definition Tape Transfers","offers":[{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739026534724,"sku":"HDTTI1-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739026567492,"sku":"HDTTI1-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739026600260,"sku":"HDTTI1-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57308843934020,"sku":"HDTTI1-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/Illumination-Trimmed.png?v=1790472498"},{"product_id":"hdttshafd1-syrinx-harp-and-flute-duo","title":"Syrinx: Harp and Flute Duo","description":"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSyrinx\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was the beautiful acadian nymph of Greek legend who turned herself into a reed to escape Pan's amorous advances. 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