his is a recording dating back from 2011 when pianist David Haney put together fourteen of his own compositions as solo pieces. His touch and deliver comes across as a mix between an extroverted Claude Debussy and a slightly jazz Eric Satie. He uses thoughtful impressionistic moods on “Khartoum” and “Prancing Pretty Hang-up” but with a jazzy charm, whle Satie’s playfulness pops up on the three part “Freedom Improv Suite” and the “House Party Starting.” Lovely hues similar to Bix Beiderbeck’s “In A Mist” are inted at on the dreamy “Broken Weasel” and “Gone Away” Haney can also get into a playful spirit on the bopping and swinging “Very Special” and the peek a booing “Ba Boo Be Ba.” A nostalgic touch is refreshing on “Old 52nd Street Rag” just before he trudges into a rivulet on “Rutless Rutless.” He’s got a fresh way of mixing up uses of block chords to sustain a theme just before bouncing of the dive board into single note runs, creating a rich tension on each piece. Very personal musings here.
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