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The New Trio unites Corea with Origin's Avishai Cohen and Jeff Ballard, the rhythm section he has worked most with since 199. They inspired him to write a flood of new music. On Lifeline, which has the extroverted, light-as-a-feather quality of Chick's 70s recordings with Return to Forever, Ballard is allotted the space for a remarkable drum solo one brilliantly illustrating a range of texture and sound rarely heard from the standard jazz drum kit. Cohen's solo, which follows, is similarly enterprising, as Chick offers ample space for his young charges to stretch out. By doing so, Chick reveals yet another aspect of his maturity, of his understanding that, while mentorship is one of the intrinsic responsibilities of successful artistry, it also offers rewards of information and achievement that flow in both directions.