This is dedicated to the Mounds. Mounds are furry black and white striped half plant and half human or ape creatures who speak through colors. They were imagined and realized by the great visual artist, Trenton Doyle Hancock. The Mounds are a profound inspiration to my musical creativity. Music for Mounds is the title of the album and also the name of a cycle of compositions including "Rejoicing of the Mounds," "Fallen Mounds," and "In a Beautiful Parallel Universe." Annalise Stalls, soprano saxophone Gizem Yücel, viola Evan Ringel, trombone Thomas Linger, piano Aaron Gross, upright bass Larry Q. Draughn, drum set Recorded, produced, and mastered by William Robert Stevens at Ovation Sound, Made possible by funding from artsgreensboro Album design by Marty O'Connor Artwork on front cover and disc: Trenton Doyle Hancock "Esther," 2002 Graphite and acrylic on paper, 11 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches All music composed by Annalise Stalls Dedicated to The Mounds