Brilliant Circles  Brilliant Circles is the second album led by American jazz pianist Stanley Cowell recorded in 1969 and first released on the Freedom label and rereleased on CD with bonus tracks on the Black Lion label. In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The challenging repertoire falls between advanced hard bop and the avant-garde, consistently inspiring the talented players to play at their most creative. Recommended". There is a consensus among many collectors that the Black Lion CD edition, which includes one bonus track and an alternate take of the title track, was very poorly mastered (with reduced volume in the right channel, resulting in the virtual inaudibility of Tyrone Washington's woodwinds). "All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated"