Upon reading the article, two urges presented themselves – one of which was to go home and play classical music on the piano.

Liked this - Daniels:  “A long unmechanized moment . . . . [providing] one of our remaining freedoms to move outside of time.”  It made me think of this –Tweedy:  “This is what love is for, to be out of place.”
 
Charles Mingus, eh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZGnRUl7q1w Memories of You (piano)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEx6Mp_gAlw Mood Indigo (bass)