This is Ed's first CD, though he has been playing music since childhood. Ed grew up in the New York City area listening to the jazz piano greats of the era. He started playing the piano at age 7, and played in his first jazz combo in his teens. He began serious song writing a few years back, which coincided with the opening of his cafe in the Asheville, N.C. area where he showcased his music along with other local musicians. He began working on this CD in early 2003, which showcases the original music of that creative period. Wake Up, Natural High, and I Know are jazz tunes with piano, bass, and drums backing up vocals. Counterpoint is a violin and piano piece that weaves those two instruments in and around each other. Oh How The Heart is a song of recognition for the miraculous at the heart of everything. Heart Rhapsody is a cello and piano collaboration inspired by another great cello/piano duet. For Our Children was co-written by Ed and his former wife, and is a powerful poem for peace. Let's Rem