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Title: Introspection and Clarity...Romantic Jazz at its best!
Review: Waltz in Bm is a wonderful piece...Scriabin and Chopin influenced, it is a miniature masterpiece...This entire album is be to listened to in the dark...the Theme from M*A*S*H is noteworthy - Bill symetrically modulates down Major 3rds, beginning in Em, then Cm, then, G#m - playing the head proper each time, and using the 8 bar transitions for his solo work - a highly original way to stretch on a short theme. The title cut is also interesting, a 26 bar tune, "You Must Believe In Spring", modulates up a 1/2 step on the 14th bar. This sounds like it could be an Evans piece but is one of Michele Legrand's finest. Sometime Ago is my personal favorite...his lead in to the solo transports us to Paradise! This is one of Bill's best albums - people who know anything about jazz will love it...so will those who do...the mark of a true master.
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