Rich Norman's New Books
Rich Norman's book, This New Day Self-Creation: The Wisdom of an Idiot, is now available to the public.
Born in Philadelphia in 1963, Rich Norman is a graduate of Oberlin College with a degree in Philosophy, and a graduate of the Percussion Institute of Technology with a degree in Jazz. Rich is a painfully introspective and humorous man with a lifelong interest in psychology, music and composition. Norman, a bandleader and composer of over twenty years turned recluse, now surrenders to his thoughts to write on topics which only experience, illness and irreverence can teach.
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Rich Norman/This New Day
PO Box 387
O'Brien, OR. 97534
Rich Norman's book, The Black Mirror, is now available to the public.
The Black Mirror is psychology, philosophy and wisdom become play and pleasure. Through parable, saying, song and story we plumb the depths to questions our "whys" and discover humor, tenderness and candor to be an undercurrent which invites us into our reflection, into the question behind the answer which lies on the surface. Wisdom is a laughing, weeping god who knows play best!
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Rich Norman/This Black Mirror
PO Box 387
O'Brien, OR. 97534
COMING SOON: Mind Map: Psychological Topography and an approach to a new creative psychology or... The Secret of Happiness
COMING SOON:
Ever Deeper Never Better is an action novel based around the transformation of James Holdsworth from an average young American, "one of us," into the us we do not see. War makes invisible allegory come alive as we are swept in its tide toward survival and our unknown animal self--the shadow self we all hide. James Holdsworth moves from morality to immorality and madness by way of action and humor, until the enormous tensions are resolved in a sumptuous liquid ending which offers up the answer sought by every divided soul. Ever Deeper Never Better is Action, Allegory and Answer.
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Rich Norman Music CDs
Time Travel and other illusions -- Rich Norman's current 2009 release and companion to This New Day. A composition of many years depth at over five years from conception to completion, Time Travel explores new avenues musically and allows the listener to escape into strange perfect worlds past, present and future. The climax is a twenty minute voyage into the nature of self-discovery, music which is both dark and ascending. An explanatory essay ranging over topics from chord theory to the philosophy of perception is included in the liner notes.
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Rich Norman/Time Travel
PO Box 387
O'Brien, OR. 97534
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Rich Norman & The Kind Live at Parker's, Amsterdam 1994 -- An astounding romp through familiar standards live with his band of aces, where play is the word! Fun at ridiculous tempo is the hallmark of great jazz, which is comedy at its best! Norman plays his impossible solo around the bar room, spitting rolls and licks out onto ashtrays, glasses and tables while never losing the form of the song. High silliness for all! Check the reviews page for more!
Click here for a sample- All The Things You Are{ascap} (Kern)
Click here for a sample- Orange Blossom Special{ascap} (E. Rouse)
Rich Norman -- Drums
Bill Markus -- Bass
Jim Luttrell -- Guitar
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Rich Norman/Live at Parker's
PO Box 387
O'Brien, OR. 97534
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Blood on the Rim (1991) -- A top-quality recording out of Prairie Sun Studios in California, featuring Norman's one man show and band, The Kind, playing his arrangements of standards and original material including his first original composition, "Sisyphus was a Musician." "Sisyphus was a Musician" was soon recognized as a work worthy of note, winning the Jazz category in the Songwriters Association of Washington's 13th annual national competition.
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Rich Norman/Blood on the Rim
PO Box 387
O'Brien, OR. 97534 _________________________________________________________________
Rich Norman Video on DVD
No Drum Machines Allowed (1993) -- One man show drum drama in the Greek tradition of contest! A live video performance where Rich Norman braves all tempos and time signatures in a performance where the music stops and the computer alone judges if Norman's timing is perfect, as he risks landing each break with a live test of musicianship unmatched in its demanding musical structure since Zappa's "Black Page." All ages and audiences enjoy this live performance where visual action and musical acrobatics are most passionately rendered. Highly recommended!
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Rich Norman/No Drum Machines Allowed
PO Box 387
O'Brien, OR. 97534