Release Date: October 7, 2022
Label: Independent
With November peeking through the doorway and the subsequent
winter months ahead in the Northeast, this type of music is comforting,
relaxing, and reassuring. The music does warm my soul and heart.
I hold music dear to my heart and with great respect and
gratitude. Ed Bazel is a fine pianist. I had the opportunity to enjoy Homecoming nearly
three years ago. It was a wonderful experience, and just as the first track,
"Morning Glory," began, I knew it would be a similar journey. This is
where my reference of reassurance applies once again. Familiar feelings of
audio pleasures bring me great joy. The therapy of instrumental piano music
with the elegance of strings and some percussion can do wonders for your
attitude and well-being.
This music holds the simplicity of one instrument and its
effectiveness to significant effect in every track. Although this is considered
a romantic collage, the album art would also hint that the culture of England
brings it all full circle when looking at the entire project and absorbing all
its elements.
One of my favorites was "After The Rain," and of
course, the Beatle's classics "In My Life" and "Yesterday,"
which are emotional tracks for me. If you are older and your children are gone,
and many relatives and loved one's have passed, it hits home. I sang the words
to myself as Ed's piano played them perfectly.
I heard some sadness in the piano's keys and then a flow and
splendor that gave me moments to pause and find the colorful notes filled with
pleasure and hence a surrender to its magnificence. It is like the silver
lining in the clouds, they are always there, but you must see them and
recognize the importance of the entire picture being painted right before you.
You don't have to look too far to see this happening; it is rather apparent
quite quickly if you feel the music's mellow approach giving hints of sadness
and reflection. It is like a quiet "Evening Stroll" through your
mind's eye. The music helps you paint the images within and process them all
internally and externally.
Ed Bazel has painted a musical masterpiece that is both timeless
and memorable. At times the simple things in life are the medicine we so
desperately need in this complex, unforgiving world we live in these days.
Moments to pause, reflect, and take stock of what to be grateful for can be a
positive experience that will affect you and everyone around you.
This is a must-have if you enjoy beautiful instrumental music with exceptional production values! To romanticize in the music framework is commonplace; it is another thing to make it into something extraordinary, and Ed Bazel accomplishes that.
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck-New Age Music Reviews Founder
October 27, 2022
Tracks:
01. Morning Glory 2:18
02. Mountain Serenity 3:22
03. In My Life 3:48
04. Old Friends 3:02
05. After The Rain 2:39
06. Soaring 3:24
07. Mountain Joy 2:59
08. Daydream 2:41
09. Evening Stroll 2:42
10. Passages 3:21
11. I Will Think Of You 2:38
12. Yesterday 2:39