Robin Holcomb/Wayne Horvitz

Robin Holcomb/Wayne Horvitz: Solos

by John Kelman
November 6, 2004

Albums putting two pianists together are rare but not unheard of. Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock did it in the '70s, and Geoffrey Keezer did it more recently with Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Mulgrew Miller and Benny Green. But such albums typically find the two pianists playing together in a context that demonstrates the paired players' differences and similarities as each player alternates between the role of accompanist and soloist. Far less common is the concept of a recording that ...