The trio was conceived by Wallace, who recruited
Tim Landers (bass) and Jody Nardone (piano) in 2004. They recorded the album
King Crimson Songbook, Volume One (
Voiceprint) in 2005. The album includes material from beyond Wallace's early 1970s tenure in King Crimson. Prior to his death on February 22 of that year, the band finished recording a second album,
King Crimson Songbook, Volume Two, with assistance from
Jakko Jakszyk and
Mel Collins, Wallace's colleagues in
21st Century Schizoid Band. Collins is also a King Crimson alumnus and Jakszyk later joined King Crimson. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Inner Knot Records. King Crimson founder
Robert Fripp approved of the group, stating: "The CJ3 have respectfully and irreverently taken eight Crimson classics, repositioned them in the musical spectrum, and delivered their first songbook with superb musicianship in service to wit and invention". ==Discography==