As the long, appreciative applause at the end suggests, you should have been there. Still, Pieces of Time captures a glimpse of what was a momentous meeting on an auspicious night. Five brilliant improvisations recorded live at the Western Front in Vancouver. Kang, Houle and van der Schyff forge a radical statement here. In no known camp, but an ear (6 of them) for all things subtle, and fine attention to nuance, shade and grain make audible a microcosmic, subterranean world. A new kind of tree perhaps, but one with deep roots.