Martial Solal & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – Movability (MPS/PAUSA, 1976)

Martial Solal (p); Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b)

Recorded on April 26, 1976

Martial Solal is among a handful of pianists -- like Abdullah Ibrahim and Mal Waldron -- whose playing seemed to flower dramatically in the 1970s.  

His playing had always been interesting, but it seems like his work "suddenly" became dazzling, endlessly inventive, and even more daring.  So, from this listener's perspective, the 1970s were when everything coalesced for Solal.

His MPS recordings, in particular, are amazing.  In my opinion, they are the heart of his discography -- where every listener who's unfamiliar with this artist should begin.

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