Kohl, Roane, and Fitzgerald

Kohl, Roane, and Fitzgerald: Three Windows

by AAJ Staff
April 1, 1999

The title track is not the John Lewis tune, nor is this piano staid. It’s a blend – the introspection of Bill Evans, the light funk of Vince Guaraldi – and yet it has its own sound. You get light drums, and active bass – and a piano that moves between and soft and loud. It’s an interesting sound which keeps you listening – and that, I believe, is the point.

“Fire and Light” starts with mild dissonance and a ...