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A chance operation, the John Cage tribute

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A chance operation

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Recorded in various locations, 1963-1993

the John Cage tribute

Excerpt from Thirty pieces for string quartet, 1984 (Kronos Quartet) -- Three dances for two prepared pianos. Dance #1, 1945 (Patrick Moraz, Charles "Vision" Turner, pianos) -- First four-language word event in memoriam John Cage / Jackson Mac Low, Anne Tardos -- Six melodies variation for solo violin / Christian Wolff (Roger Zahab, violin) -- A Cage went in search of a bird / Ken Nordine (Ken Nordine, keyboards, synthesizers) -- Three solos for trumpet : from the Concert for piano and orchestra, 1957-58 (Earle Brown) -- Cunningham stories (At the age of twelve--) / composed by Laurie Anderson ; text by John Cage (Laurie Anderson) -- Haiku FM / Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryuichi Sakamoto) -- Art is self-alteration is Cage is-- : for four double bass quartets / Larry Austin (Robert Black, double bass) -- Webwork : excerpt, Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards / David Tudor (David Tudor) -- Georgia Stone / Yoko Ono (Yoko Ono) --Cunningham stories (Merce Cunningham phoned his mother--) / composed by Laurie Anderson ; text by John Cage (Laurie Anderson) -- Chance/Choice : a group composition offered in memory of John Cage / composed by Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner (Oregon) -- 75 letters and improvisations / Takehisa Kosugi (Takehisa Kosugi) -- Living room music : percussion and speech quartet, 1940 (David Van Tieghem) -- Ergodos I : for John Cage / James Tenney (James Tenney) -- Cunningham stories (Every morning--) / composed by Laurie Anderson ; text by John Cage (Laurie Anderson) -- Factory preset / Robert Ashley (Robert Ashley) -- 4'33" : 1952 (Frank Zappa) -- In memoriam John Cage : Call waiting / John Cale (John Cale) -- Aria : 1958 (Meredith Monk; introd. by John Cage) -- Cunningham stories (the Cunningham company--) / composed by Laurie Anderson ; text by John Cage (Laurie Anderson) -- New York City : recorded outside John Cage's apartment

John Cage tribute