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Permutations of 88: Piano Improvisations

Permutations of 88 is a series of piano improvisations, recorded mostly in Portland, OR, published as a blog at http://permutationsof88.blogpost.com. Each entry is a live recording of me attempting to shorten the distance between my brain and the hammers of the piano. I sit down with an empty head and slowly construct a piece of music using the subconscious pathways in my mind. Inspired greatly by the free improvisations of Keith Jarrett, these stream-of-consciousness recordings are released at least twice a week, with accompanying commentary at the website http://permutationsof88.blogspot.com.

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    1 September 2008, #5: "Goose"

  2. 76

    1 September 2008, #4b: "Crane II"

  3. 75

    1 September 2008, #4a: "Crane I"

  4. 74

    1 September 2008, #3: "Albatross"

  5. 73

    1 September 2008, #2: "The Humming Bird"

  6. 72

    12 August 2008, #11: "Winter, 1946"

  7. 71

    12 August 2008, #10: "In The Car"

  8. 70

    12 August 2008, #9: "Man Sitting - Back View"

  9. 69

    12 August 2008, #8: "The Gulf Stream"

  10. 68

    12 August 2008, #7: "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)"

  11. 67

    12 August 2008, #6: "Night Burn"

  12. 66

    12 August 2008, #5: "Figures in a Landscape" #2

  13. 65

    12 August 2008, #4: "Figures in a Landscape" #1

  14. 64

    12 August 2008, #3: "The Bricoleur's Daughter"

  15. 63

    12 August 2008, #2: "Narcissus"

  16. 62

    12 August 2008, #1: "Wheat Fields Under Threatening Skies"

  17. 61

    11 June 2008, #6: "The California Zephyr"

  18. 60

    11 June 2008, #5: "The Empire Builder"

  19. 59

    11 June 2008, #4: "The Orange Blossom Special"

  20. 58

    11 June 2008, #3: "Nighthawks"

  21. 57

    11 June 2008, #2: "IKB 191"

  22. 56

    11 June 2008, #1: "Christina's World"

  23. 55

    23 Apr 2008, #8: "Noah Adams"

  24. 54

    23 Apr 2008, #7: "Jack Speer"

  25. 53

    23 Apr 2008, #6: "Linda Gradstein"

  26. 52

    23 Apr 2008, #5: "Margot Adler"

  27. 51

    23 Apr 2008, #4b: "Alex Cohen"

  28. 50

    23 Apr 2008, #4a: "Anabelle Gurwitch"

  29. 49

    23 Apr 2008, #3: "Steve Inskeep"

  30. 48

    23 Apr 2008, #2: "Lakshmi Singh"

  31. 47

    23 Apr 2008, #1: "Melissa Block"

  32. 46

    11 Feb 2008, #8b: "Alex Chadwick"

  33. 45

    11 Feb 2008, #8a: "Madeleine Brand"

  34. 44

    11 Feb 2008, #7: "Michele Norris"

  35. 43

    11 Feb 2008, #6: "Mara Liasson"

  36. 42

    11 Feb 2008, #5b: "Ira Flatow"

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    11 Feb 2008, #5a: "Neal Conan"

  38. 40

    11 Feb 2008, #4: "Corey Flintoff"

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    11 Feb 2008, #1: "Robert Siegel"

  40. 38

    11 Feb 2008, #3: "Nina Totenberg"

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    11 Feb 2008, #2: "Linda Wertheimer"

  42. 36

    23 Jan 2008, #11: "Baseball Cap"

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    23 Jan 2008, #10b: "Captain's Cap"

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    23 Jan 2008, #10a: "Panama Hat"

  45. 33

    23 Jan 2008, #9: "Fez"

  46. 32

    23 Jan 2008, #8: "Newsboy"

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    23 Jan 2008, #7: "Deerstalker"

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    23 Jan 2008, #6: "Beanie"

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    23 Jan 2008, #5: "Fedora"

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    23 Jan 2008, #4: "Cowboy Hat"

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Permutations of 88 is a series of piano improvisations, recorded mostly in Portland, OR, published as a blog at http://permutationsof88.blogpost.com. Each entry is a live recording of me attempting to shorten the distance between my brain and the hammers of the piano. I sit down with an empty head and slowly construct a piece of music using the subconscious pathways in my mind. Inspired greatly by the free improvisations of Keith Jarrett, these stream-of-consciousness recordings are released at least twice a week, with accompanying commentary at the website http://permutationsof88.blogspot.com.

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Permutations of 88 is a series of piano improvisations, recorded mostly in Portland, OR, published as a blog at http://permutationsof88.blogpost.com. Each entry is a live recording of me attempting to shorten the distance between my brain and the hammers of the piano. I sit down with an empty...

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