With a silken piano touch and a seemingly limitless palate of improvisational interplay, Fred Hersch delights on his latest release. Featuring a melodious mixture of standards including a metrically-modulated romp through “You’re My Everything,” plus originals such as the affecting “Snow Is Falling,” Hersch proves once again that his singular, supple piano sound is a force to be reckoned with. He’s a modern musical master at the peak of his creative powers. (Palmetto, fredhersch.com)