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Songs by Brian Eno, Chicago-born Lee Konitz and KLANG prove that improvisation strikes all types of music.

Blandness, predictability, and mildly sweet mediocrity are not in and of themselves offensive. In fact, sometimes these traits are exactly what’s needed.Think of the humble rice pudding.

Devoted admirer that I am of most things Eno, I must admit that the godfather of ambient music, long-dormant pop innovator, hero of the synthesizer, producer par excellence (U2, Talking Heads, Devo, Coldplay, etc.), and all-around Mensa-rocking Super Genius largely has been off his game for the last