Skip to content
play
Out of stock

New York Art Quartet

Call It Art (5LP Box)

Arriving from the supplier: stock due soon (ships as soon as it reaches us)

Tracked express shipping from Italy, no customs or import VAT in the EU. Shipping costs

2026 Stock, last copies. 5LP deluxe box and a 156-page clothbound book packaged in a custom white-birch wood box, limited to 665 hand-numbered copies The book features music manuscripts and notebook pages from the musicians' archives, an extensive itinerary, the complete history of the NYAQ, artists' bios, and musical analysis.  2013 release. Five LPs of entirely uncirculated music by the New York Art Quartet, featuring Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, and Milford Graves; the bass chair is alternatively occupied by Lewis Worrell, Don Moore, Bob Cunningham, Eddie Gomez, and Reggie Workman. The set features appearances from Amiri Baraka, Alan Shorter, and J.C. Moses. A decade of research has informed Call It Art; the set more than doubles the recorded output of the band. The included 156-page clothbound book features dozens of rare photos, music manuscripts, and notes from the musicians' archives, the history of the NYAQ, bios, analysis, and more. Call It Art was nominated for 2014 Grammy® awards in "Best Historical Album" and "Best Album Notes" categories. Includes 156-page clothbound book, extravagantly packaged in a custom white-birch wood box. Edition of 665 (hand-numbered).

Details
Cat. number: TPR 161
Year: 2023

Format

Records and a 156-page clothbound book packaged in a custom white-birch wood box, limited to 665 hand-numbered copies (the first 100 copies include a card personally signed by key artists). The book features music manuscripts and notebook pages from the musicians' archives, an extensive itinerary, the complete history of the NYAQ, artists' bios, and musical analysis.

Release notes

Records and a 156-page clothbound book packaged in a custom white-birch wood box, limited to 665 hand-numbered copies (the first 100 copies include a card personally signed by key artists). The book features music manuscripts and notebook pages from the musicians' archives, an extensive itinerary, the complete history of the NYAQ, artists' bios, and musical analysis.

Tracklist
A1Banging On The White House Door 6:29
A2Rosmosis 16:39
B1Uh-Oh12:31
B2No. 6 8:11
C1Old Stuff 10:28
C2Asprokhaliko4:24
C3Spoken Introduction By Amiri Baraka 0:17
C4Ballad Theta Including The Poem “Western Front”7:45
D1Now’s The Time 7:31
D2Old Stuff Including The Poems “Bad Mouth” And “In One Battle”10:22
D3No. 6 6:38
D4Closing Announcement 0:32
E1Sweet V [Breakdown] 1:36
E2Sweet V [Complete Take] 8:26
E3Nettus Ii [Warm-Up/Breakdowns]1:16
E4Nettus Ii [Nearly Complete Take]10:48
E5For Eric: Memento Mori1:32
F1For Eric: Memento Mori [Take 1]8:26
F2For Eric: Memento Mori [Take 2]10:31
F3Eventuality [Incomplete]5:50
G1Quintus T. 2:39
G2Mohawk3:42
G3Sweet V3:23
G4Banging On The White House Door 6:38
G5For Eric: Memento Mori 12:40
HUh-Oh 26:58
I1O.C. 14:12
I2Ballad Theta 10:08
JNo. 6 22:17
Credits
John Tchicai
Alto Saxophone
Bob Cunningham
Bass (E1 to F3)
Don Moore
Bass (A2 to C2)
Eddie Gomez
Bass (C4 to D3)
Lewis Worrell
Bass (G5 to J )
Reggie Workman
Bass (A1, G1 to G4)
Milford Graves
Congas, Vocals [Vocalizing] (H, I1), Drums, Vocals [Vocalizing] (A1 to G5, I2, J)
Svenja Knödler
Design
J.C. Moses
Drums (H, I1)
Roswell Rudd
Euphonium (G4), Trombone (A1 to G3, H to J)
Joe Lizzi
Producer, Mastered By
Ben Young
Producer, Mastered By, Liner Notes
Alan Shorter
Trumpet (H, I2)