Listen to "The Giant Forest"

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Rich Smith's debut CD, "The Giant Forest," is a solo piano album performed and produced by Rich Smith, inspired by the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, California. The recording includes 10 of Rich's best improvisational compositions which were recorded in August 1997 on his Chickering grand piano. The styles of music on the recording are a mixture of neoclassical and new age with a bit of world music and jazz influences.

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1. Giants Dance at Midnight 6:14
2. Song of the Kaweah 4:34
3. The Loveable Chipmunk 2:00
4. The Soaring Hawk 8:02
5. The Crying Spirit 5:00
6. Sequoian Peace 6:37
7. The Raging Fire 6:21
8. Trees Love the Rain 5:53
9. General Sherman Speaks 7:21
10. Reflections 1* 9:45

*Reflections 1 P & C 1987 Rich Smith; all others P & C 1997 Rich Smith / Rich Smith Music (ASCAP).

CD total playing time is 62 minutes. The CD was remastered in May of 1999.

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