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Permutations of 88: Piano Improvisations Mont Chris Hubbard
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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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1 September 2008, #5: "Goose"
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This seems to be developed from Crane II, which was recorded immediately previously. It also sounds related quite a bit to a harmonic theme in "Glacier Discovery" (the third track on "Passages") – i -
1 September 2008, #4b: "Crane II"
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Let us continue through these outtakes, these aborted takes. This one gets its overdone reverb effect from the magical middle pedal of the piano, the one that's rarely used. It is called the sostenuto pe -
1 September 2008, #4a: "Crane I"
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Let us continue through these outtakes, these aborted takes. This one gets its overdone reverb effect from the magical middle pedal of the piano, the one that's rarely used. It is called the sostenuto pe -
1 September 2008, #3: "Albatross"
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I love how austerely this piece begins. It is open and empty. I left the sustain pedal down for much of it, giving an extremely wet texture. It doesn't stop, either — as I throw more notes in, leav -
1 September 2008, #2: "The Humming Bird"
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I really dig the rhythm in this, how the two disjointed hands mesh together to form something cohesive. You can hear, though, that at times my hands and brain could barely manage to stay together and in -
12 August 2008, #11: "Winter, 1946"
This is the last piece in my "Paintings" series. Coincidentally, the painting for the first piece was also by Andrew Wyeth - I am pleased at the symmetry. I am also pleased at how this piece turned out. I found a very interesting motif and explored i