This piece is called Soundings, because the outer sections of it have to do with the natural resonance of the piano - holding down some notes while playing others, etc.  The middle section is just a

A suite of five pieces for solo piano with themes of winter quiet and creative regeneration. Includes: "Solitude;" "Facing In," "Weaving Stories," "Listening to Snow Lighting Candles" and "Midnight

Speed Trap Blues is humorous and playful. The form is 12-bar blues at its most simple harmonically but with rhythmic twists and challenges. The scales are modal hybrids and the number 5 plays a big role