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Tree Still Suspended (2008)

1. Microstoria 4:46
2. Still Suspended 4:35
3. Another Letter to Sam 4:49
4. Wander Two 2:59
5. Slow Baroque 14:41
6. Solemn With Trills 2:55
7. Whispered Epic 26:25

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Tree Unique Natural Area (2008)

1. Chickadees 6:01
2. Metronome 2:23
3. Fan Tunnel 3:00
4. French Bench 2:47
5. Fake Guitar 2:35
6. Neuma 3:31
7. Donkey Donkey 6:12
8. Fan Hi Wind 3:12
9. Jude 3:41
10. For Charles Dodge 1:55
11. Chewy Ridiculous 4:40
12. Duck Throb 2:27
13. Three 2:08
14. Ugly Ballad 2:32
15. Rain Applause Surf 6:52
16. Glass With Melodica 4:20

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Love Songs to the Shadow with Vickie Dodd (2008)

1. Love Song No. 1 11:26
2. Love Song No. 2 4:01
3. Love Song No. 3 10:01
4. Love Song No. 4 5:33
5. Love Song No. 5 3:20
6. Love Song No. 6 6:57
7. Love Song No. 7 3:10
8. Love Song No. 8 6:58
9. Love Song No. 9 2:21
10. Love Song No. 10 7:19
11. Love Song No. 11 3:57

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So, Forth (2001)

1. fog 8:24
2. woodblock 2:35
3. water 9:29
4. slow caxixi 2:45
5. chocolate 0:46
6. crosscurrents 11:35
7. untitled 8:38
8. that must be special 4:13
9. longing 3:41
10. kalimbas 2:44
11. dog 1:48
12. jaw breath 2:39
13. blue shadow blue 10:47
14. messages 3:23

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Sometimes (2006)

1. Messages 14:27
2. Adding to the Chatter 9:33
3. Ruth and Alien Corn 6:01
4. I am a Small Tribe 19:32
5. Korea 6:23
6. Krosnest Chaklet Krim 4:55
7. applause 0:35
8. silent track 0:17
9. silent track 0:32
10. silent track 1:02
11. silent track 2:02
12. silent track 4:00



Pianos in the Wilderness (2004)

1. Letter From Sam 4:59
2. Presence Zone A. 2:44
3. Ballad For Crying 5:14
4. With 11:54
5. Presence Zone B. 3:29
6. Bass Harmonics 4:04
7. Abundance (+ = 0) 29:36
8. Presence Zone C. 4:42

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Stripes (1999)

1. trills; staccato l/r 2:50
2. slow hi mid, octaves low; (+2 hand wander) 1:30
3. wagner low mid 1:42
4. skipping dbl 3rds; 1 + triad 2:43
5. very slow, always pedal, octave/triad 2:23
6. thumbs, w/pulse 1:50
7. stagger 3/4...rhythms, large silences 2:18
8. dbl cocktail, identical 1,2,3,4, minor tetrads 2:57
9. butter, low: release one @ time 1:54
10. 2-stroke, high-ish + low octave 1:50
11. v. dodd 5:40
12. peace 1:48
13. surrender 1:43
14. dance...light 5:15
15. descending 6:36
16. growl 1:53
17. Zones no. 1 1:50

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18. Zones no. 2 1:42
19. Zones no. 3 2:08
20. Zones no. 4 0:50
21. Zones no. 5 0:06
22. Zones no. 6 2:28
23. Zones no. 7 1:27
24. Zones no. 8 1:22
25. slow, deliberate 2:14
26. l/r alternate 3rds, quick; extreme sep? 2:23
27. third l/r plus single (in bass) 1:30
28. double octaves 1:36
29. mid. pedal play...alternate low high 2:14
30. 6/8 low mid, double triplets? 1:41
31. oct +5 / + thirds within narrow zone 1:31
32. pounding 0:54
33. nonads, high 1:17
34. grand melody 1:39



Whispering the Turmoil Down (1997)

1. Diads (part one) 4:41
2. Dignity 2:28
3. Simplicity 2:03
4. Lush Trio 2:55
5. Stripe: 3 2:15
6. Stripe: 4 2:06
7. Stripe: 5 1:59
8. Diads (part two) 9:14
9. Gratitude 2:16
10. Death 1:52
11. Stripe: 2 3:31
12. Lush Trio 2:29
13. Zone: abstract 4:05
14. Triads 7:55
15. Zone: high 5:31
16. Descending 7:40

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Relentless Paintings (2004)

1. beth's ritual 6:06
2. the fool 4:05
3. gypsy pie 2:56
4. crimson ramblers a. 2:14
5. crimson ramblers b. 1:06
6. crimson ramblers c. 1:01
7. driving 3:26
8. white heat 1:41
9. the commuter 1:28
10. i am a small tribe 2:12
11. zone one 3:55
12. frosty in the morning 4:10
13. arco with cicadas 5:14
14. water water (sketch) 2:56
15. ao 4:40
16. the kids 3:15
17. meanwhile 4:50

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