Also don't miss William Duckworth's excellent chapter on Zorn in his book "Talking Music: Conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson and Five Generations of American Experimental Composers."
Steve Smith
ssmith36@sprynet.com
"Caleb T. Deupree" <cdeupree@erinet.com> wrote:
> At 01:07 AM 4/4/00 EDT, MethodKev@aol.com wrote:
>I'm currently working on a research paper on John Zorn for my history of
Jazz
>class. I was wondering if anyone could point me towards any books with
>sections written about or by John Zorn (im not allowed to use internet
>sources). Any help would be appreciated, and if people would like it, ill
>put the paper on the list when im done.
Andrew Jones' book, Plunderphonics, Pataphysics, and Pop Mechanics: an
introduction to musique actuelle (Wembley, 1995) has a chapter on Zorn.
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Caleb Deupree
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Has anybody seen the new series of ESP reissues? Are they truly "remastered" and what about the packaging? And any idea if they're planning on doing the whole series?
I feel like "Heliocentric Worlds" is my favorite, with the "Concert for the Comet Kohotek" coming in a close second. However, there is a new (or reissued? I'm not sure) CD called "The Sun Ra Arkestra meets Salah Ragab in Egypt" on Leo Lab's Golden Years Label. It's live from 74-75 and very good. It seems pretty accessible to an uninitiated person, and probably most accessible to a world music fan.
In my opinion, Doc Watson is one of the best flat-pickers ever. I love some of his song. However, on all the albums of his that I've heard, there are sooooo many stories (which I don't find terribly funny) that I find myself fast-forwarding through half the album. Be that as it may, he has some great albums. His album with his son Merle is my favorite, just stay away from his children's music albums.
> I feel like "Heliocentric Worlds" is my favorite, with the "Concert for the Comet Kohotek" coming in a close second. However, there is a new (or reissued? I'm not sure) CD called "The Sun Ra Arkestra meets Salah Ragab in Egypt" on Leo Lab's Golden Years Label. It's live from 74-75 and very good. It seems pretty accessible to an uninitiated person, and probably most accessible to a world music fan.
>
> Daryl Loomis
Golden Years also has just reissues Live at Praxis 1984 (2 discs) which, in my opinion, is far better than the one mentioned above. The two hour concert comes off very much like a jam session, with some older Ra compositions, some standards (such as Tea for Two, a really fun version of Mack the Knife with Ra doing a great Louis Armstrong vocal) and some free improvs by the whole band. Probably a good intro to the latter part of his career.
As for earlier, more out there material, I think that Black Myth/Out in Space is probably pretty easy to find these days (I may be wrong though). It is another 2 disc set -- two concerts I think, formerly editted onto a double LP, and now complete. It is from 1970, and has some pretty 'out there' moments with Ra on synth. Worth picking up.
Also, has Live at Montreux ever been issued on CD? If so, another good place to start.
I have not seen the Godard/Spillane reissue, but from what I understand, it is just the song "Spillane," along with Godard (which I have not heard, either).
The original Elektra/Nonesuch recording remains one of my favorite Zorn pieces. It is the title song (which is a great piece, though sometimes I like "The Bribe" better), along with a great extended blues piece, "Two-Lane Highway" by Zorn & Albert Collins (w/Robert Quine, Big John Patton, Wayne Horvitz, Melvin Gibbs, Shannon Jackson and Bobby Previte) and "Forbidden Fruit" with the Kronos Quartet, Christian Marclay on Turntables and Ohta Hiromi on vocals. I think the music is great and there are a number of essays in the notes (on his music, on Japan, on Jazz & Pop, on Carl Stalling, and on the pieces on the album). I enjoy the album to no end.
Now, without having heard the new release, my verdict would be to get both.
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Subject: Re: michel, f., cote, e., parker, and, r. lussier
Date: 14 Apr 2000 17:52:03 EDT
In a message dated Fri, 14 Apr 2000 4:58:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Scott Handley" <c123018@hotmail.com> writes:
> COMPIL ZOUAVE ($17.00 CD)
> Cote, Michel F.
> This album is brand new, apparently. Has anyone heard it? Who is this
> Cote, and what is his music like?
>
Likely from the wonderful Ambiances Magnetique label- a wonderful Quebec-based label featuring the best avant-gardists/jazzers/new-music composers of that small but thriving scene. I have yet to buy a CD from the label I didn't care for. Probably the best "little known" label out there. IIRC, the label was begun by Derome and Lussier, both ex-Conventium- one of the best folk/prog bands out of Canada in the 70's/80's.
I noticed another record with the Martin
> Tetreault "connection", called :
>
> L'AME DE L'OBJET
> Bruire & M.F. Cote
>
> Description
> Michel F. Cote, drums, live electronics; Serge 'Golden' Boisvert, trumpet,
> singing; Jean Derome, alto & baritone sax, flutes, small instruments, live
> electronics; Claude Fradette, guitars, bass; Martin Tetreault, turntables,
> pickups. [SNIP]
>
> Neat, neat, neat---These Quebecois (sp?) avant-guardians really float my
> boat.
>
> I'd also like to solicit some Rene Lussier suggestions, which I hope I
> haven't yet asked for. DUR NOYAU DUR and some of his work with Jean Derome
> has really impressed me.
>
The best way to learn what this label's all about is via their inexpensive samplers- whose count is up to 5, IIRC.
