This is a study of a group of potters living in a small community in the south of Japan; and about the problems they face in the production; marketing and aesthetic appraisal of a kind of stoneware pottery generally referred to as mingei; or folk art. It shows how different people in an art world bring to bear different sets of values as they negotiate the meaning of mingei and try to decide whether a pot is art; folk art; or mere craft.At the same time; this book is an unusual monograph in that it reaches beyond the mere study of an isolated community to trace the origins and history of folk art in general. By showing how a set of aesthetic ideals originating in Britain was taken to Japan; and thence back to Europe and the United States - as a result of the activities of people like William Morris; Yanagi So etsu; Bernard Leach and Hamada Sho ji - this book rewrites the history of contemporary western ceramics.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Tommy FlanaganBy CGIsacksonThis is an outstanding set of Flanagans transcriptions:The Tommy Flanagan Collection artist transcriptions:All the Things You Are; Caravan; Eclypso; Freight Trane; Groovin High; How Deep Is the Ocean;It Never Entered My Mind; Jes Fine; Love You Madly; Relaxin at the Camarillo; Sunset and the Mocking Bird; Woodyn YouRelaxin At the Camarillo is worth the price of this set of jazz piano sheet music.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. FlanaganBy Thomas A. OliphantVery good. Just what I wanted.20 of 21 people found the following review helpful. Tommy Flanagan CollectionBy John Brooks (real name)The 12 tunes in this book are accurately transcribed and great fun to play. This book should receive a 5 star rating except it does not have a discography of the 12 tunes transcribed. I checked with Hal Leonard Info and they said there is no discography in their data base.After contacting a few other people who might know from which recordings these tunes were transcribed I gathered together all possible recordings and made my own discography. I personally use this series to (a) just play the tunes as they appear in the book; (b) play along with the artist; (c) reverse the process and do my own transcription; then check my work with the printed transcription.The tunes and their (recording sources) are:1. All the Things You Are (Jimmy Raney Trio; "Wisteria")2. Caravan (Tokyo Recital)3. Eclypso (Overseas)4. Freight Trane (Kenny Burrell John Coltrane)5. Groovin High (Something Borrowed; Something Blue)6. How Deep Is The Ocean (Sea Changes)7. It Never Entered My Mind (Confirmation)8. Jes Fine ("Moodville")9. Love You Madly (Lady Be Good - for Ella)10. RelaxinAt Camarillo ((Overseas)11. Sunset and the Mocking Bird (Sunset and the Mocking Bird)12. Woody N You (Montreux 77)I hope this helps others who buy this book.
