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Gregg Kallor: A Single Noon
by Dan McClenaghan
Solo piano recordings are risky. Even the acknowledged masters of the form--Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett--fall flat from time-to-time. Somehow, outside of an interactive ensemble, magic seems harder to conjure. Pianist Gregg Kallor tries his hand at going it alone on A Single Noon, a nine movement suite, a musical ode to life in New York City.This is composed music, with improvisation, and sounds like a very refined recital. Kallor's take on the big city seems to focus on ...
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