Album Notes

Because There Are No Words...
These solo piano improvisations were recorded at three different studios mostly during a time of great sadness and uncertainty. My mother-in-law, Rowena, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January of 2009. It was a cruel irony . She'd never had a serious illness, took no medications, and was the liveliest person I've ever known. Yet her illness made it hard for her to walk and later confined her to her bed. We watched helplessly as she declined physically, but were heartened by her continued cheerfulness right to the end. She often said "we'll take it as it comes". She died in May 2009 at the age of 87.
I've named these solos sequentially; Tears, Prayers, Hope, Snowfall, Morning,Trees, Fragile, Uncertain, Night, Take It As It Comes, Peaceful, Quiet Room, Tulips, and Love Heals. The titles each have meaning as a sense memory or something of significance in my experience of saying good bye to Rowena, a lovely person and a wonderful mother-in-law.

Though I was connecting with and expressing sorrow through my playing, the music seems to have taken on a quiet, calm, poignant feeling.