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Hal Galper Trio: Agents of Change

by Dan McClenaghan
July 31, 2006

Pianist Hal Galper spent most of the '80s playing in Phil Woods' quintet, and he spent three years on the road with Cannonball Adderley. He's also worked with Chet Baker and Stan Getz, and he cites bop pioneer Bud Powell as a major influence; so you might expect on his latest offering, the piano trio Agents of Change, some straight-ahead bebop sounds. But there's a surprise in store: a change.Playing in a “rubato" style, immersing himself in some ...