Personal Problems, by Carman Moore

Personal Problems

by Carman Moore

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Maisie I don’t have any particularly special words for this release but it is so stunning and I will be here for a very long time Favorite track: Beyond Annoyance.

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Personal Problems 12" Vinyl - 2nd edition
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Carman Moore - Personal Problems Test Pressing
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Single remaining test pressing of Carman Moore's beloved Personal Problems soundtrack from 2018.

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1.	Tema 1 02:01	buy track
2.	Funeral Sax 01:40	buy track
3.	New York Trouble Groove 02:24	buy track
4.	Love Trouble 02:50	buy track
5.	Horn Love Song 02:32	buy track
6.	A Personal Story 02:43	buy track
7.	Harlem Moment 01:30	buy track
8.	Beyond Annoyance 01:09	buy track
9.	Appreciation 01:20	buy track
10.	Love Conquers 02:56	buy track
11.	Tema 1 03:29	buy track
12.	Love Trouble 04:58	buy track
13.	Appreciation 04:06	buy track
14.	Improvisation 06:50	buy track
15.	Love Conquers 04:22	buy track

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Reading Group is proud to present the first-ever issue of Carman Moore's beautiful soundtrack to the "meta-soap opera" Personal Problems (1980). Starring Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor (writer, culinary anthropologist, and one-time member of Sun Ra's Arkestra), Personal Problems was the result of a collaboration between Ishmael Reed, Bill Gunn, and Steve Cannon. Side A of this LP presents Moore's original score as it was recorded in New York City in 1980. Side B contains improvisations by Moore on the themes from the score, recorded in 2019. Including liner notes by Carman Moore and Ishmael Reed.

Carman Moore is an Ohio-born, New York City-based composer and writer with over fifty years of multiform music under his belt. Ornette Coleman called him "the greatest composer, not just in New York, but in the whole world." Moore has written extensively for a number of settings, including orchestras, piano, and most recently his terrific Skymusic Ensemble.

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released April 1, 2020

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