Mick Goodrick/Fred Hersch: Feebles, Fables and Ferns (ECM 2876)

Mick Goodrick/Fred HerschFeebles, Fables and Ferns Mick Goodrick guitarFred Hersch pianoRecorded August 1988 at Classic Sound Studio, NYCEngineer: A. T. Michael MacDonaldRemixed 2025 by Chris AllenOriginal recording produced by Fred HerschCover photo: Jean-Guy LathuilièreAn ECM ProductionRelease date: June 19, 2026 Recorded at Fred Hersch’s New York studio in August 1988, Feebles, Fables and Ferns documents the only recorded meeting between Hersch and guitarist Mick Goodrick, then fellow fixtures of Boston’s jazz community. Historical circumstance provides the frame, yet the deeper distinction resides in the remarkable ease of their exchange. The session carries almost none of the dust normally associated with an archival recovery. Its present tense remains intact, sealed within every pause and sudden melodic turn. Both musicians develop ideas in real time without crowding the music or steering it toward predetermined conclusions. Their attentiveness suggests a shared space in which…