Meditations for Piano

The album of solo piano performances by Bergman was recorded in February 2003.

[1] In "Meditation 2", "a series of four chorded phrases are interchangeably used in repetition against droning figures and minor ninths, sevenths, and thirds, collapsing into one another to move the piece to another level.

"[1] "Meditation 4" begins with a clustered forth which "is broken down immediately into single notes, which form a songlike melody that evokes a gentle call and response before the chord is restated.

The development of the piece lies in how the chord is extended and extrapolated upon in the melodic sequentia.

[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz highlighted the contrast between previous Bergman solo recordings and this one: "Bergman still gets the same richness and intensity of sound, a mixture of solid attack and clever use of pedals, but he also brings in a keening, almost cantorial quality that is immensely attractive.