DESCRIPTION:
Rare recording of Kenny Kirkland playing in solo piano and piano duet context, and being interviewed by Marian McPartland.

0:00 – Intro
0:29 – Conversation – Playing with Sting
1:56 – Dream of the Blue Turtles (excerpt, duet)
2:24 – Conversation – Blue Turtles album, musical background
4:13 – Just You, Just Me (Kenny)
6:47 – Conversation – Music education
8:31 – Chance (Kenny)
11:18 – Conversation – Influences
13:30 – We Work the Black Seam (excerpt, duet)
14:10 – Conversation – Sequencers
14:47 – Dolphin Dance (duet)
21:10 – Conversation – Accompanying, Herbie, Chick
23:36 – Crystal Silence (Marian)
27:45 – Conversation – Improvisation
29:25 – Softly As In a Morning Sunrise (duet)
36:23 – Conversation – Keith Jarrett
38:01 – Nancy (Kenny)
41:54 – Conversation – Early career
44:38 – Ambiance (Marian)
48:41 – Conversation – Classical repertoire
49:57 – Billie’s Bounce (duet)
56:57 – Outro