We are blessed to have a pianist in New Orleans of Richard Carr's talent. If Dean does not understand the concept of New Age piano, he should let others do the reviews on it. We are blessed to have a pianist in New Orleans that rivals George Winston, Michael Jones, David Lanz and John Boswell. But then again maybe Dean does not know or understand the fabulous works of these artists either. In short I can't stand when people who do not understand the music tear it down.
Artists work too hard to create and deserve better.
The remaining tracks are improvisational to start, but are recreated and fine-tuned in that same style until the perfect sound is found. There's an agonizing sameness to most of these tracks that make them virtually indistinguishable from one another. Each piece has its own personality and set of emotions. Relax and let the music form images in your mind which are personal to you. After mostly being bombasted by and wading through beaucoup verbose mental masturbations, it leaves me wondering what could possibly be lacking in a community which is so rich culturally, that it does not exhibit a greater sense of local pride and respect or exude more joy about having the fortune to live in a city with as much to offer as New Orleans does.