Avant-garde

Forces in Motion: Anthony Braxton and the Meta-Reality of Creative Music

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Author Graham Lock accompanied Anthony Braxton's classic quartet on a 1985 tour of England, and this book is the result. It includes interviews Lock did with Braxton and other members of his group. These are connected with concert reviews, stories of the tour, and essays on Braxton's ideas on musical languages and notation systems. Braxton candidly discusses his own startlingly innovative work as well his ethical, political, and spiritual beliefs.

A Forum on the Prosody of Thelonious Monk

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Caliban, a journal of alternative poetry, featured this collection of articles on the workings and the implications of Thelonious Monk's music. The contributions include poetry inspired by Monk, analysis of his music, and social commentary. These writings were featured in Caliban 4 (1988). To read the current issue online, please go to calibanonline.com.

The Lennie Tristano Quartet

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Barry Ulanov

Barry Ulanov's liner notes to a recording by Lennie Tristano that also included Lee Konitz, Gene Ramey, and Art Taylor.

Master in the Making (Lennie Tristano)

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Barry Ulanov

Ulanov explores the early career of the pianist/composer in order to ask what the roots of his prodigious talent may be.

Play -- The First Name (Jacques Derrida)

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Jacques Derrida

Translator Timothy S. Murphy notes that Jacques Derrida wrote "Play-The First Name" in response to Ornette Coleman's invitation for him to perform onstage with Coleman and pianist Joachim Kühn at a concert in France. The piece contains Derrida's meditations on the nature of improvisation.

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