Cooper-Moore
Cooper-Moore (born Gene Ashton in Virginia in 1946) is an American pianist, composer and instrument builder based in New York, active in free jazz since the early 1970s. Alongside the piano he plays instruments of his own making, such as the ashimba (a wooden xylophone), the diddley-bow, a three-string fretless banjo and the mouth bow. He took the name Cooper-Moore from the surnames of his grandmothers. In 1970 Cooper-Moore formed the trio Apogee with saxophonist David S. Ware and drummer Marc Edwards, and in 1973 the three moved to New York.
Music Frees Our Souls Vol. 2
*2024 stock* Can music liberate us? Francisco Mela, who worked and partnered with the legendary jazz musician McCoy Tyner, believes so. On this album, the second volume of Music Frees Our Souls, Mela collaborates with pianist Cooper-Moore and bassist…
Conversations Vol. 1
*2024 stock* Conversations Vol. 1 is the eagerly awaited first installment of a two part release by pianist Cooper-Moore and saxophonist Stephen Gauci. This project, with volume two scheduled for release in the near future, was recorded at legendary …
Heart Trio
CD Edition. 6-panel digipak, printed on heavyweight stock reverse board. Per AUM standard, a beauty. Notes/poem by WP & photos on inners. Heart Trio features three lifelong-devoted fellow travelers on the path of healing through sound. World-renowned…
Live at WKCR May 22, 1972
** Edition of 250 ** Remastered from a new source tape by Joe Lambert in 2021 and re-posted as one long session. Master tapes were recently unearthed of New York saxophonist Alan Braufman and pianist Cooper-Moore performing live as a duo on Columbia …