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A Manifesto for Tonight–and not Just Tonight
I will let my imagination soar, rather than having it sink into an abyss of discontentment. I will no longer live in the past but will incorporate it lovingly into my present and its future. I release myself from stress and anxiety. I purge myself of hate, malice, and intolerance. I liberate myself from... »
Piano improvisation with a Noir-Nostalgia-Musical Quoting Bent
An improvised piece that borrows from a 1930’s and ’40s L.A. Noir sound, a nostalgic one, and another that uses the chords present (or similar to the ones found in) in Chick Corea’s “Senor Mouse” and W.G. Snuffy Walden’s theme to 1990’s show, “My So-Called Life”. Piano by Deborah Stokol, January 2011. Noir/Nostalgia/Senor Mouse quote-Stokol... »
Can’t Help Loving Dat Man of Mine, Cover
An interpretation of the old Showboat standard. Singing and piano by Deborah Stokol, 2001. Recorded at the Colburn School. Can’t Help Loving Dat That Man of Mine, Deborah Stokol 2001 Cover »
Alice in Wonderland
A cover of Bill Evans’ Alice in Wonderland, played by Deborah Stokol, and recorded December 2001 at Los Angeles’ Colburn School of Music. Alice in Wonderland, Deborah Stokol 2001 cover »
Late Night Barreling
Most people view L.A as a destination but not an arrival. And as for late night barreling down hills and near empty L.A. streets…I think of driving fast like I do coloring: free form’s fine as long as you stay within the lines. »
A Bit of Truth
I glimpsed a bit of truth the other night while driving up Benedict Canyon. In trying to answer the question ‘what is LA?’ I realized it’s in the question, not the response. L.A. is the only city that permits ‘permanent transience’ not simply to transcend the level of oxymoron but to achieve a necessary... »
I Walk out on the Streets I used to Know so Well
An improved piece about coming home after being gone for awhile. I Walk on all the Streets I used to Know so Well Piano , singing, words, by Deborah Stokol, January 23, 2011. I walk out on the streets I look and see the places I used to know so well. Nothing looks the same, but nothing’s changed Maybe– I’m the one who’s... »
Moonage Daydream-Improvised Cover
An improvised, and rough, cover of the David Bowie classic. Moonage Daydream Stokol Rough Cover Piano, singing, Deborah Stokol, recorded on iPhone January 15, 2011. »
My Heart is a House
From December, 2010. My heart is a house and sometimes a home with memories for rooms and floors of gem tones. You took charge of the place, like a merchant or king residing there, sweetly this place as your thing Sometimes these walls forsake me. I get lost in the halls I thought to command there, having built them, myself You filled the chambers with light and with... »
Whiter Shade of Pale-Cover
An improvised cover of the beloved Procol Harum song, using piano, singing, and iPhone, one afternoon in January of 2011. Whiter Shade of Pale-Cover »