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Amalgamated: Spark II [3" CDR] (IntangibleCat -- USA ) Price: $3.95 In Stock The 2nd of two 3" CDs formed out of material recorded by the Amalgamated quarter before a live audience at short-lived La Salle, Illinois music venue The Spark in November, 2007, edgier and more complex than the 1st release. |
Baron, Joey / Bill Frisell: Just Listen (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The duo of long-time collaborators guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Joey Baron, two of Downtown NY's finest players, performing 9 tracks of original numbers and work by Sam Cooke, Ray Noble, Ron Carter, and Charlie Parker. |
Dahl, Anders & Skogen: Rows (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Sweden's Skogen returns with a beautiful work for chamber ensemble with Magnus Granberg, Angharad Davies, Toshimaru Nakamura, Ko Ishikawa, Anna Lindal, Henrik Olsson, Petter wastberg and Erik Carlsson, interpreting a piece by Anders Dahl using a 12 tone system. |
Frey, Peter / Daniel Studer: Zwirn (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock "Zwirn" means "twine" in German, an apt description of the interweaving sound that double bassists Daniel Studer and Peter Frey play together, in 7 freely improvised works of unusual technique and new musical structures. |
Halvorson, Mary / Kirk Knuffke / Matt Wilson: Sifter (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Presenting compositions from all three players, the NY-based trio of Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Mary Halvorson (guitar) & Matt Wilson (drums) this exceptional trio play a stripped down, rocking blend of free form improvisation. |
Made to Break: Lacerba [VINYL] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $22.95 In Stock The electroacoustic quartet of Christof Kurzmann (electronics), Devin Hoff (bass), Ken Vandermark (reeds) and Tim Daisy (drums) performing live in Lisbon, an innovative and significant band developing new languages for improvisation. |
McPhee, Joe: Sonic Elements (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock A distinctive solo album from legendary New York saxophonist and pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee, playing two extended solo improvisations, one dedicated to the late trumpeter Don Cherry, and one to innovative saxophonist Ornette Coleman. |
Silva, Susana Santos / Torbjorn Zetterberg: Almost Tomorrow (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Avant jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist Susana Santos Silva and double bassist Torbjorn Zetterberg performing a set of introspective and explorative duos using impressive technique in a creative and riveting dialog. |
Trumpets and Drums (Wooley / Evans / Black / Lytton): Live in Ljubljana (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Two drummers - Jim Black & Paul Lytton - and two trumpeters - Nate Wooley & Peter Evans - came together at the 53rd Ljubljana Jazz Festival to record these extended improvisations, demonstrating the phenomenal skill and compatibility of these outstanding players. |
Vandermark, Ken and Mats Gustafsson: Verses (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Surprisingly after long partnerships with Peter Brotzmann's Tentet and the saxophone trio Sonore, this is the first time that Ken Vandermark & Mats Gustafsson have recorded as a duo, here in 6 incredible improvisations balancing technique, power, and beauty. |
Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal (Impressus Records -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The quartet of Cosottini, Melano, Pisani, Miano (EAQuartet Electroacoustic) in compositions referring to the 4 cardinal map points using graphic scores, games, open readings, &c. |
Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus named "Clinamen" the unpredictable (in time and space) swerve of atoms falling in the void, which aptly describes the unexpected directions taken in subtle free improvisation from this French trio, led by bassist Louis-Michel Marion, with Jacques Di Donato on clarinet, and Philippe Berger on viola. |
Fuchs / Lindsay / Smith / Baghdassarians / Baltschun: The Happymakers (Balance Point Acoustics -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock
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Neto, Alipio C. / Thelmo Cristovam: Triatoma Infestans (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock A quirky and ingenious duo from two saxophonists using extended techniques: Alipio C. Neto on soprano sax and Thelmo Cristovam on C-melody sax, using the reeds, body and breath to create an unusual and uncommon dialog. |
Wooley, Nate Sextet: (Sit in) The Throne of Friendship (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Unique approaches to modern jazz from NY trumpeter Nate Wooley's Sextet with Josh Sinton (reeds), Matt Moran (vibes), Eivind Opsvik (bass), Dan Peck (tuba) and Harris Eisenstadt (drums), extraordinary music from exceptional players. |
Coles, Dominic: Everyone Thinks Their Dreams Are Interesting (Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany ) Price: $12.95 In Stock A slyly disruptive set of minimalist compositions from New York electronic artist Dominic Coles, recounting six dreams, each described in the liner notes, by using the voice to drive various forms of synthesis on computer and through circuitry, a curious and surprisingly detailed retelling through unexpected tone, punctuation, confrontation and silence. |
Estamos Trio: People's Historia (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Taking song titles from the Arawak language, the Estamos Trio of Thollem McDonas (piano), Milo Tamez (drums) and Carmina Escobar (voice & electronics) brings together artists from the Mexican/U.S. border, creating beautiful creative works. |
Kenso: Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis [Used Item] (King Record -- ) Price: $13.00 In Stock
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Kordik / Lucas / Prevost: High Laver Reflections (Matchless / Earshot -- UK ) Price: $17.95 In Stock The Earshots duo of Daniel Kordik on modular synthesizer and Edward Lucas on trombone reprise their meeting a year earlier with free improvising percussionist and AMM legend Eddie Prévost, drawn by the natural resonance of the All Saints Church in Essex, England, recording these electroacoustic improvisations of astonishing sonic properties and astounding technique. |
Guionnet / La Casa / Samartzis / Warburton: Parking (Collection Paris) (Swarming -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Two improvisations by saxophonist Jean-Luc Guionnet & violinist Dan Warburton recorded in Paris & Melbourne parking garages 14 years apart, registering the behavior and characteristics of environmental and instrumental sound within these unique spaces, edited by Eric La Casa and Philip Samartzis as a 4-channel master by synchronizing two sets of independent stereo recordings. |