Cooper-Moore
Cooper Moore is a composer-improviser, instrumentalist, designer and builder of musical instruments, and music educator, living and working in New York City. A native of the Piedmont area of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Cooper-Moore began studying piano at age eight. Four years later, he was listening to the musics of Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, and working on improvisation. He earned a B.A. in Music Education from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and later studied composition-arranging at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Moving to New York in 1973, Cooper-Moore leased the five-floor 501 Canal Street building and transformed it into an artist live-in/work space, making possible numerous experimentations between performing and v
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
45
Albums
7
Total audio
3h 05m 09s
FMA listens
110,027
Favourites
206
Avg bitrate
179 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Experimental | 5 |
| Classical | 2 |
| International | 1 |
| Jazz | 1 |
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives — 35
- Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 10
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (h) Banjo Arba Minch Garden | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) | 2010 | 3m 32s | 16,654 |
| (a) The Forest | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) | 2010 | 1m 00s | 13,265 |
| (f) Steal Away | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) | 2010 | 2m 27s | 5,714 |
| (i) Houston Piano Solo | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) | 2010 | 4m 44s | 5,539 |
| Trio Take 5 | Outtakes 1978 | 2006 | 3m 34s | 5,115 |
| (d) Black Strap Sweet | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) | 2010 | 2m 09s | 4,298 |
| (a) Before I ever loved you (2.2) | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 3) | 0 | 0m 51s | 3,637 |
| (e) If Only piano and morse code | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) | 2010 | 3m 08s | 3,559 |
| (a) The Morning Prayer | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 2) | 0 | 1m 42s | 3,226 |
| (i) NY Piano | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 2) | 0 | 2m 09s | 3,188 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 min | 2 | 4.4% |
| 1–3 min | 19 | 42.2% |
| 3–6 min | 14 | 31.1% |
| Over 6 min | 10 | 22.2% |
Release Timeline
Collaborators Credited
- Cooper Moore — 14
- null — 12
- Arthur Wilson — 2
- Brian Wesley Smith — 1
- Langston Hughes — 1
- Aisha Rahman — 1
- Aisha Rahmen — 1
Artists in the Same Experimental Lineage
- 125 FortyOne tracks
- 100 ODOR BABY tracks
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- 77 Volvox tracks
- 77 Lucky Dragons tracks
- 77 Lezet tracks
- 72 Ergo Phizmiz tracks
- 70 Bomis Prendin tracks
Track Catalogue
45 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) The Forest [92, 172] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | International | 1m 00s | 13,265 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| (b) I Know How [1] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | Experimental | 2m 28s | 1,686 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| (c) The Gathering around to hear [1, 322] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | 1m 31s | 3,004 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| (d) Black Strap Sweet [1, 38, 322] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | 2m 09s | 4,298 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| (e) If Only piano and morse code [4] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | Jazz | 3m 08s | 3,559 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| (f) Steal Away [443] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | Classical | 2m 27s | 5,714 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| (g) There's Trouble In Paradise [443] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | Classical | 2m 29s | 3,088 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| (h) Banjo Arba Minch Garden [3, 17] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | 3m 32s | 16,654 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| (i) Houston Piano Solo [97, 250, 322] | A Retrospective 1990-2010 (set 1) 2010 | 4m 44s | 5,539 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| C-M IPR Part One [74, 250] | Live at Issue Project Room 9/20/08 2008 | 4m 33s | 2,118 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| C-M IPR Part Two [74, 250] | Live at Issue Project Room 9/20/08 2008 | 3m 15s | 1,395 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| C-M IPR Part Three [74, 250] | Live at Issue Project Room 9/20/08 2008 | 5m 16s | 1,661 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| C-M IPR Part Four [74, 250] | Live at Issue Project Room 9/20/08 2008 | 6m 19s | 1,861 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| C-M IPR Part Five [74, 250] | Live at Issue Project Room 9/20/08 2008 | 12m 37s | 1,925 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| C-M IPR Part Six [74, 250] | Live at Issue Project Room 9/20/08 2008 | 7m 30s | 1,446 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |