Rumors of Noize : Hijokaidan and the Round to 2nd Damascus by Kato David Hopkins – Public Bath
21 x 15 cm, 220 pages
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Free Jazz In Japan – Soejima Teruto translated by David Kato Hopkins – Public Bath
21 x 14 cm, 365 pages
Yamashita Yosuke, Togashi Masahiko, Abe Kaoru, Kondo Toshinori, and today’s Otomo Yoshihide and Shibusa Shirazu. Japanese free jazz emerged as a flag-bearer of the era in the late 1960s, and produced expressions that were ahead of the rest of the world. This is a documentary/avant-garde trajectory testified to by Teruhito Soejima, who has pioneered the scene as a producer from its infancy to the present day.
The original book was published in 2002. The English version has been significantly revised and updated with new photos. The preface was written by Yoshihide Otomo, and the recommendation on the back cover was written by John Zorn, who is said to rarely praise this type of publication. It is said to have had the most initial orders of any book published by Public Bath Press, and it is certain to become a good guide to Japanese free jazz for overseas enthusiasts in the future.
$40
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