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You're right, d'oh! Wires crossed there. RogueArt doesn't do preorders I don't think.

I love Skidmore -- have a number of his LPs, and it looks like this set covers primarily or completely unissued music, yes?

Oh yeah, that was a great concert at the Lace Mill. I've been kinda keeping it under wraps for a bit -- surprises are fun!

Thanks, all!

FWIW it's not up on the label website yet, but it will be in the coming weeks. I'm told it is being printed right now.

Hmm, that is one I don't have. Thanks for the tip. Just checked this box -- need it.

Thanks, all! Matt is 62 so he's quite the statesman at this point.

Thanks! Good question. Shipp and I talk extensively about the idea of a singularity and the way in which the universe, God, and language are manifested through improvised music, and this thread flows throughout the book as a narrative link. Also, a codex is any bound volume, and in the title I am also referencing art historian Jon Hendricks' exhaustive and wonderful book Fluxus Codex.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Singularity Codex – Matthew Shipp on RogueArt is slated to be released in early summer. This is my first book, and it's been a long time coming. Over the course of 200 pages Singularity Codex presents the work of Shipp and his numerous collaborators within the broader jazz and free music continuum, and covers in detail the pianist's 25 current and forthcoming albums for RogueArt (and one book with poet Steve Dalachinsky). Neither a strict biography nor a discography, this volume includes numerous interviews, photographs, and aesthetic meditations that frame the music, its connections, and surrounding philosophy and history. Whether or not you are familiar with Shipp and his work, this book is a fascinating read. Singularity Codex will be available directly from RogueArt as well as through your favorite book/record store. Librarians and educators should get in touch if they want to have a copy of this or other RogueArt publications on their shelves. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone you think might be interested. In everlasting appreciation to Shipp and publisher/producer Michel Dorbon for gently guiding this unique book to publication. I can't wait for you to read it.

Yeah, saw that as well -- too bad. But a full life! RIP.

https://thebluemoment.com/2023/05/12/trio-x-3/ Alexander Hawkins reviewed by Richard Williams

wow. I'd heard audio from this concert but at the time wasn't sure if it was "really" Cowell on piano. Sure enough!

did the same.

Yes indeed, thanks for the reminder. This is an awesome thread.

Yeah, Takemitsu is wonderful. I have the Victor box set and a bunch of his Deutsche Grammophon records (missing one rare Japan-only album). 60 discs is something else, however -- wow. I don't know Matsudaira at all; will check that music out.

The Ocoras I haven't heard but will check them out. Mayuzumi is rad. Of course Takemitsu as well, and Joji Yuasa has some pretty fascinating pieces too. There are a wide range of practices within the realm of a European-inspired avant-garde within postwar Japan. I've got a couple of boxed sets of Minouru Miki's music and that might be a good place to go next from the Yonin No Kai records. His pieces for koto as played by Keiko Nosaka are sick -- she's performed a lot of new-music work for koto, in addition to more traditional repertoire.

pretty much correct. Some contemporary some earlier, IIRC. The book is cool so hopefully you find a complete copy someday. I don't really know kanji and therefore haven't added this release to Discogs. I believe there was a CD version as well at one point, though I may be mistaken about that. It's a very interesting set.

didn't know about Jane Getz' visual art.

you got it quick! Hope you enjoy.

Ha, yeah. I often assume most of the board members are on similar pages but that can hardly be accurate.

Hell yeah. I got to know Hal a bit. Really sweet man. Still very sad that he's gone.

haha, yeah, the feet get old. this place was and is my jazz education -- I knew some about the music before hopping on, but the level of expertise and experience here is mind-boggling. Jim and I may have butted heads a few times but I can't remember them so I'm inclined to think that if it ever happened it wasn't serious. the political threads' disappearance is probably for the best. It's an easy place to get shit stirred up; I mostly avoided it.

I'm more of a Night Music fan myself. That was some shit. I was a little young to understand jazz but thought the eclecticism of the program was very interesting.

Damn, I'm so sorry to hear this, Kevin.

Yes, you're right about Brown. I've heard of but not seen that 1984 book. The hand-decorated Ra covers are cool, some designed by Ra himself while others were designed by Arkestra members. It's a little difficult to parse who did what. I've never seen anything outside the realm of album/broadside design.