Wolfgang Dauner

German pianist Wolfgang Dauner's early session sounds as fantastic as the title suggests! The "dream talk" component comes from Dauner's gentle, yet modern approach to the keys, which is clearly learning from 50s modernists like George Russell or Bill Evans but is stretching out here in some of the bolder freedoms of the European scene at the time. It's a precursor to later modes on MPS and Saba, but performed here with more restraint. The record is acoustic and inventive, with a "set free" sound that's never too "out" or full of itself, like Steve Kuhn's greatest early recordings. It's also free from some of Dauner's 70s overindulgences. Wolfgang's keyboard playing is stunning, and bassist Eberhard Weber and drummer Fred Braceful match him.