New books on Lennie Tristano and Sun Ra

[jostber]

A new book by Eunmi Shim on Lennie Tristano:

http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17728

A new book on Sun Ra is coming next year:

"Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn and Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68"

The authors are:

Glenn Ligon (Contributor), Adam Abraham (Contributor), Camille Norment (Contributor), Anthony Elms (Editor), John Corbett (Editor), Terri Kapsalis (Editor)

Link:

http://www.amazon.com/Pathways-Worlds-Chic...TF8&s=books

Edited December 11, 2006 by jostber

[Larry Kart]

I've read the Tristano book in its original form as a PhD. thesis and also in galleys. It's very good, though a bit on the trees side in the forest/trees equation when it comes to talking about the music. On the other hand, the trees are dealt with welcome precision. Also, there's much interesting material from Tristano students about his teaching methods. The author worked under the great Larry Gushee at the U. of Illinois.

[ghost of miles]

That Pathways book looks promising as well. I read the article in Downbeat--have any of our resident Chicagoites had a chance to view that exhibition?

Edited December 11, 2006 by ghost of miles

[AllenLowe]

yes, Larry Gushee mentioned the Tristano book to me this summer, and speaks very highly of the author - and Larry has very high standards -

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i am looking forward to the SUN RA book- it is going to focus on the culture side to Sun's whole deal, isnt it