This two-CD set reissues the legendary early-'60s discs in which
Cage
relates enlightening and entertaining stories from his life, from ancient texts, from secondhand sources, and from spontaneous insight, while pieces composed using indeterminate procedures are performed on piano and live
electronics
by
David Tudor
. Essential for an understanding of
at the root level. (It's OK that the voice is obscured at times.) ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny