What a concise and mellow set of three solo treatments this is from pianist Art Hirahara with its Ahmad Jamal-esque sense of time and space on the title track and its mellow, floating feel. Hirahara has a lightness of touch and a clarity in his runs and chordal explorations that make this a pleasure from start to finish. Hirahara says more in little more than these brief 10 minutes in all than most can meaningfully produce in a month of trying.
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