Live at the Berlin Philharmonic, 1977

This record can really be summed up in two words: IN-SANE!!! Not only is Hal Galper an amazing pianist with a raw aggressive tone one might compare to Keith Jarrett, but his inclusion of the legendary Brecker brothers (Randy on trumpet and flugelhorn and Michael on tenor sax) was nothing short of inspired. Everyone is given an equal chance to shine, and no one wastes his opportunity. Bassist Wayne Dockery and drummer Bob Moses are equally rock solid. Jazz (particularly straight-ahead) was beginning to show its age in the seventies, but the artists were still out there doing all they could to keep it relevant. Hal Galper, it appears, was leading the charge.