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  July 2025
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Eneidi, Marco Quintet (w / Johnston / Finkbelner / Smith / Anderson): Wheat Fields of Kleylehof
Eneidi, Marco Quintet (w / Johnston / Finkbelner / Smith / Anderson):
Wheat Fields of Kleylehof

(Balance Point Acoustics -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A fiery and tightly woven 2004 quintet session led by alto saxophonist and composer Marco Eneidi, recorded before his move to Europe, with trumpeter Darren Johnston, guitarist John Finkbeiner, bassist Damon Smith, and drummer Vijay Anderson performing dynamic, sharply articulated compositions that balance exuberant improvisation with finely honed structure.

McPhee, Joe / Susanna Gartmayer / John Edwards / Maria Portugal: Monster
McPhee, Joe / Susanna Gartmayer / John Edwards / Maria Portugal:
Monster

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


Price: $18.95    




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Recorded live at the 2023 Music Unlimited Festival in Wels, Austria, this powerhouse quartet of Joe McPhee, Susanna Gartmayer, John Edwards, and Maria Portugal delivers an electrifying set of spontaneous composition, blending fierce improvisation, commanding technique, and bold interplay in a dynamic performance brimming with vitality and creative approaches to improv.

Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp: Armageddon Flower
Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp:
Armageddon Flower

(Tao Forms -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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A summit of master improvisers as tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman joins the Matthew Shipp String Trio — Shipp on piano, Mat Maneri on viola, and William Parker on bass — for a profound studio session of dynamic, four-way conversation that balances drama with hope, forging a richly textured and deeply expressive work of improvised chamber jazz.

Parker, Evan / Jean-Marc Foussat: Insolence [VINYL]
Parker, Evan / Jean-Marc Foussat:
Insolence [VINYL]

(NASHAZPHONE -- Egypt )


Price: $29.95    




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A collaboration between two towering improvisers — soprano saxophonist Evan Parker and synth/voice experimentalist Jean-Marc Foussat — presenting two incisive live duo performances from the 2023 Improtech Festival, paired with archival solo works from the early 1980s, in a release that bridges free improvisationÕs enduring quest for expressive freedom across decades.

Niblock, Alan / John Butcher / Mark Sanders: Tectonic Plates
Niblock, Alan / John Butcher / Mark Sanders:
Tectonic Plates

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $16.00    




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A formidable trio debut from Irish double bassist Alan Niblock with British improvisers John Butcher on saxophones and Mark Sanders on drums and percussion, recorded live at The Black Box in Belfast and unfolding across five tectonically inspired pieces that channel collective intuition, dynamic interplay, and seismic shifts of intensity and form.

Agosti, Monica Nica / ShapeX: Ornettiana [VINYL]
Agosti, Monica Nica / ShapeX:
Ornettiana [VINYL]

(Aut -- Italy )


Price: $23.95    




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Inspired by Ornette Coleman's harmolodic principles, vocalist Monica Nica Agosti leads Tommaso Iacoviello (trumpet), Tobia Bondesan (alto saxophone), Francesco Sarrini (double bass), and Giuseppe Sardina (drums) in a vibrant 2021 studio session in Arezzo, italy, blending free improvisation and deep ensemble interplay into an expressive and richly textured celebration of creative music.

BlueRing Improvisers: Materia [2 CDs]
BlueRing Improvisers:
Materia [2 CDs]

(Aut -- Italy )


Price: $19.95    




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A double CD of inventive and richly textural improvisation from the BlueRing Improvisers, a ten-member ensemble inspired by the radical material aesthetics of artist Alberto Burri, recorded during a creative residency in Tuscany where the group explored sound as substance through composed and improvised works emphasizing gesture, timbre, and interdisciplinary expression.

Brown, Chris / Ben Davis : Jongleurs
Brown, Chris / Ben Davis :
Jongleurs

(Artifact Recordings -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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A captivating set of freely improvised duos bridging experimentation and jazz forms from pianist and electronics artist Chris Brown and cellist-percussionist Ben Davis, recorded at Wide Hive Studios in California, where the duo explore dynamic textures and shifting rhythmic pulses in an organic and deeply communicative exchange that embraces spontaneity and collaborative openness.

De Mattia, Massimo Suonomadre (De Matia / Kaucic / Pacorig / Vitale): Domicide
De Mattia, Massimo Suonomadre (De Matia / Kaucic / Pacorig / Vitale):
Domicide

(Aut -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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A powerful acoustic studio session from flutist Massimo De Mattia's Suonomadre ensemble with Zlatko Kaucic on drums & percussion, Giorgio Pacorig on piano, and Luigi Vitale on vibes, marimba & percussion, shifting from prior electronic approaches to explore urgent themes of loss and displacement through raw, unfiltered improvisation that merges expressive virtuosity with politically reflective intensity.

Flut (Kunz / Rossler / Hall): Stones That I Have Chiseled [VINYL]
Flut (Kunz / Rossler / Hall):
Stones That I Have Chiseled [VINYL]

(Aut -- Italy )


Price: $23.95    




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Drawing on six decades of saxophone-bass-drums tradition yet rooted in the present, Christopher Kunz (saxophone), Isabel Rössler (contrabass), and Samuel Hall (drums, percussion) craft a vibrant 2023 Berlin session of intuitive, collective improvisation, balancing rhapsodic form, boundless technique, and inviting lyricism in a fresh, unifying statement of creative jazz.

Mimmo, Gianni / Ove Volquartz : Say When
Mimmo, Gianni / Ove Volquartz :
Say When

(Aut -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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A transcendent duo improvisation between soprano saxophonist Gianni Mimmo and low-reed multi-instrumentalist Ove Volquartz, who sculpt spontaneous sound into shifting forms and textures, crafting an immanent and unadorned expression that unfolds in dynamic interplay, breath, and resonance without narrative, embracing the moment with unwavering intensity.

Tell No Lies (Marraffa / Orefice / Guazzaloca / Bernard / Grillini): Anasyrma
Tell No Lies (Marraffa / Orefice / Guazzaloca / Bernard / Grillini):
Anasyrma

(Aut -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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An expressive and unyielding ensemble led by pianist-composer Nicola Guazzaloca, with Edoardo Marraffa, Filippo Orefice, Luca Bernard, and Andrea Grillini joined by three bold guests, delivering cathartic and uncompromising modern jazz that balances melodic immediacy and incendiary improvisation in a fiercely dynamic and cohesive performance.

Wheelhouse (Rempis / Adasiewicz / McBride): House And Home
Wheelhouse (Rempis / Adasiewicz / McBride):
House And Home

(Aerophonic -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Reuniting after more than a decade, the Chicago-rooted trio of Dave Rempis (saxophones), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), and Nate McBride (bass) rekindle their distinctive free-improvising chamber aesthetic in this live recording, blending texture-rich interplay and deep personal history into a resonant, nuanced return that reflects years of evolution, distance, and reconnection.

Wheelhouse (Rempis / Adasiewicz / McBride): House And Home [VINYL]
Wheelhouse (Rempis / Adasiewicz / McBride):
House And Home [VINYL]

(Aerophonic -- USA )


Price: $21.95    




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Reuniting after more than a decade, the Chicago-rooted trio of Dave Rempis (saxophones), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), and Nate McBride (bass) rekindle their distinctive free-improvising chamber aesthetic in this live recording, blending texture-rich interplay and deep personal history into a resonant, nuanced return that reflects years of evolution, distance, and reconnection.

Goldston, Lori: Open Space
Goldston, Lori:
Open Space

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A meditative and immersive solo cello work from Lori Goldston, performed in one continuous take with amplifier and distortion pedal, unfolding in ten resonant segments that evoke the gradual transformation of light and landscape, offering listeners an expansive and contemplative space for breath, reflection, and quiet communion with the natural world.

Kulik, Sam: Putting a Hand on the World
Kulik, Sam:
Putting a Hand on the World

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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An unusual and deeply personal work from trombonist Sam Kulik, blending field recordings, voice, and layered acoustic and pre-recorded elements in a quirky, eccentric, and heartfelt conversation across time, presenting an imaginative and intimate meditation on life, death, and transformation through a uniquely expressive trombone-centered soundscape.

Marc, Lemuel: Replace The Population
Marc, Lemuel:
Replace The Population

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Boston-based trumpeter Lemuel Marc's solo album explores the physicality of breath and the mechanics of the trumpet in ten free improvisations recorded in New York between 2023 and 2024, embracing buzzing, flutter tonguing, and whisper tones in a non-idiomatic approach inspired by Wadada Leo Smith's notion that the trumpet is "really made out of air."

Welsh, John: Remember Still
Welsh, John:
Remember Still

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Guitarist John Welsh presents a deeply personal solo performance captured live at Solar Myth in Philadelphia in October 2024, bridging free improvisation with the creative tradition of Great Black Music, including an interpretation of the standard "Just Friends" alongside spontaneous explorations shaped by his ties to the NYC improv scene.

Brice, Olie Quartet (Brice / Musson / Hawkins / Glaser): All It Was
Brice, Olie Quartet (Brice / Musson / Hawkins / Glaser):
All It Was

(West Hill Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Rooted in personal loss and global sorrow, this powerful quartet album from bassist Olie Brice stands apart from many of his collective projects by featuring his own compositions — deeply emotional pieces shaped by grief, love, and resilience — dedicated to mentors, loved ones, and poetic voices and performed with lyrical intensity and free jazz spirit by Brice, Musson, Hawkins, and Glaser.

Butcher, John / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell: Poznan: Appropriate Density
Butcher, John / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell:
Poznan: Appropriate Density

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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A trio of iconic UK improvisers — John Butcher on saxophones, Phil Durrant on electric mandolin and electronics, and Mark Wastell on percussion — perform at Poland's Spontaneous Music Festival in a richly textured set of acoustic and electronic interplay, where density, space, and responsiveness converge in a uniquely dynamic and nuanced session of free improvisation.

Casserley, Lawrence / Emil Karlsen: Aspects Of Memory
Casserley, Lawrence / Emil Karlsen:
Aspects Of Memory

(Bead -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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A first-time collaboration between signal-processing pioneer Lawrence Casserley and percussionist Emil Karlsen, exploring the intersection of memory, time, and gesture through real-time electroacoustic transformations and dynamic percussion, resulting in a richly textured and temporally fluid dialogue of spontaneous sonic architecture.

Euphotic (Leonard / Djill / Day): Clastic
Euphotic (Leonard / Djill / Day):
Clastic

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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The cross-continental trio of Cheryl E. Leonard, Tom Djll, and Bryan Day create an improvised electro-acoustic environment of equal voices, blending trumpet with attachments and electronics, invented instruments, homemade synths, driftwood, shells, bones, feathers, and field recordings in a dynamic performance recorded in Albany, NY and San Pablo, CA, mastered by Thomas Dimuzio.

Jones, Ed / Emil Karlsen : Liminal Spaces
Jones, Ed / Emil Karlsen :
Liminal Spaces

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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Recorded live at Saint Augustine's Wrangthorn in Leeds, UK, the duo of saxophonist Ed Jones and drummer Emil Karlsen bridge free jazz and free improvisation in a dynamic, low-key but deeply interactive session, emphasizing collective phrasing, evolving structures, and subtle momentum in an hour-long exploration of nuanced, expressive dialog.

Koenjihyakkei: Live at Club Goodman [2 CDs]
Koenjihyakkei:
Live at Club Goodman [2 CDs]

(Skin Graft -- USA )


Price: $18.95    




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Recorded without an audience at Tokyo's Club Goodman in 2020 and later mixed for release, Koenjihyakkei's double live set spans their entire catalog, unleashing over 100 minutes of virtuosic Zeuhl that fuses progressive rock, jazz fusion, symphonic and neoclassical elements with punk energy, metal power, and dazzling ensemble interplay in a career-spanning, high-intensity performance.

light.box (Bonney / Tremblay) + Tom Challenger : Eyre
light.box (Bonney / Tremblay) + Tom Challenger :
Eyre

(Bead -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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For their fourth album and second on Bead, the duo light.box — Alex Bonney (trumpet, electronics) and Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (bass guitar, electronics) — join tenor saxophonist Tom Challenger for their first-ever performance as a trio, traversing cinematic drones, microtonal detail, rapid-fire exchanges, and waves of distortion in an immersive, exploratory session.

Olsen, Lance Austin  : Death in the Urban Jungle
Olsen, Lance Austin :
Death in the Urban Jungle

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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A one-track electroacoustic work composed and mixed by Lance Austin Olsen, combining amplified copper plate, shruti box, guitar, flute, found tapes, and processed objects with extended voice and sampler, forming a dynamic and unpredictable narrative that shifts between silence, tension, and resonance in a rich, scored soundscape of urban unease.

Rose, Simon / Nicola Hein : Moon
Rose, Simon / Nicola Hein :
Moon

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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A 2020 Berlin recording uniting British baritone saxophonist Simon Rose and German guitarist/electronic musician Nicola L. Hein in a richly textural duo of sustained microtonal guitar, gravelly saxophone rumbles, layered drones, and shifting intensities, balancing intense and sometimes corrosive abstraction with earthy, lyrical interplay.

Zorn, John (Hashimoto / Gosling / Smith / Roeder / Mori): Fantasma (Illusions From A Surrealist Mirr
Zorn, John (Hashimoto / Gosling / Smith / Roeder / Mori):
Fantasma (Illusions From A Surrealist Mirror)

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $18.95    




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An endlessly imaginative and intricately scored set of chamber works from John Zorn, performed by a virtuosic quartet of Hashimoto, Gosling, Smith, and Roeder, with electronics from Ikue Mori on one track, blending classical precision and improvisational fire in a dynamic and mischievous exploration of surrealist sound worlds.

Zorn, John / Dave Lombardo: Memories, Dreams, And Reflections
Zorn, John / Dave Lombardo:
Memories, Dreams, And Reflections

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $18.95    




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A fierce and unrestrained duo of pure improvisation from longtime collaborators John Zorn on alto sax and Dave Lombardo on drums, merging seemingly telepathic interplay, raw intensity, and deep mutual respect in a freewheeling session that channels decades of creative friendship into a powerfully assertive and unpredictable musical dialog

Zorn, John / Dave Lombardo: Memories, Dreams, And Reflections <i>[Used Item]</i>
Zorn, John / Dave Lombardo:
Memories, Dreams, And Reflections [Used Item]

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.00    




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A fierce and unrestrained duo of pure improvisation from longtime collaborators John Zorn on alto sax and Dave Lombardo on drums, merging seemingly telepathic interplay, raw intensity, and deep mutual respect in a freewheeling session that channels decades of creative friendship into a powerfully assertive and unpredictable musical dialog




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