MorrisonpublishedThe BluestEyes (1970), Sula (1973), The Song of Solomon (1977), TarBaby (1981), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992) before she gotthe Nobel Price in 1993.
Another older Shinjuku gem is Jazz Pub Michaux, a bar whose white-bearded, kimono-and-Mongolian-cap-wearing 76-year-old owner has 4, 500 records of hard-bop and soul-jazz, including a large collection of rare vinyl by artists like Baby Face Willette and Groove Holmes.