- The Art Of Three -2001- -eac-flac- — Billy Cobham

The album features highlights from the trio's 2001 European tour. While Cobham is the listed leader, critics describe the work as an equally balanced collaboration where no single player dominates the spotlight. Billy Cobham : Drums Kenny Barron : Piano Ron Carter : Bass Tracklist

The album was mastered from an 8-channel recording using sample-synchronized NAGRA-DII high-quality digital recorders at 24-bit resolution . Billy Cobham - The Art of Three -2001- -EAC-FLAC-

The album is less a "drummer-led" project and more a meeting of three veterans who had rarely played together as a unit before this European tour. The album features highlights from the trio's 2001

EAC is a CD ripping software that utilizes a "secure mode." Unlike iTunes or Windows Media Player, which read a sector of a CD once and move on, EAC reads every sector multiple times. If the data is inconsistent, EAC slows down, re-reads, and corrects errors using a database of known pressings. The Art of Three is notorious for having a "hidden track" or pregap silence on some pressings; only an EAC rip with proper gap detection captures that metadata. The album is less a "drummer-led" project and

Kenny Barron, a modal jazz giant, is the perfect foil for Cobham. Where younger players might try to match Cobham’s decibel level, Barron inserts space, melody, and harmonic sophistication. This is not a "drummer's album" in the pejorative sense; it is a conversation.

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