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Speicher, Martin / Wolf, Georg / Grassi, Lou: Shapes and Shadows
Speicher, Martin / Wolf, Georg / Grassi, Lou:
Shapes and Shadows

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Stein, Jason's locksmith Isidore: Three Less Than Between
Stein, Jason's locksmith Isidore:
Three Less Than Between

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Jason Stein 2nd Locksmith Isidore release on Clean Feed with bassist Jason Roebke and drummer Mike Pride shows his devotion to Eric Dolphy in experimental and classic jazz approaches.

Stein's, Jason Locksmith Isidore: A Calculus of Loss
Stein's, Jason Locksmith Isidore:
A Calculus of Loss

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Ken Vandermark associate bass clarinetist Jason Stein in a trio with Kevin Davis and Mike Pride playing a set of Stein original compositions.

Swell, Steve presents: Planet Dream
Swell, Steve presents:
Planet Dream

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The trio of Steve Swell, Daniel Levin and Rob Brown in music of a "social contract" enabling highly creative music, with no rigid boundaries, collective and empathic.

T.E.C.K. String Quartet (Sharp / Ulrich / Zingaro / Filiano): String 4TET
T.E.C.K. String Quartet (Sharp / Ulrich / Zingaro / Filiano):
String 4TET

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Tetterapadequ: And the Missing "R"
Tetterapadequ:
And the Missing "R"

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Tetterapadequ, an anagram of "De Patter Quartet (but with a missing 'R') is named after the De Pater Jazz Club in The Netherlands where this collective improv quartet was born.

Townhouse Orchestra (E.Parker/ Sandell / Flaten / Nilssen-Love): Belle Ville
Townhouse Orchestra (E.Parker/ Sandell / Flaten / Nilssen-Love):
Belle Ville

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An all-star lineup for European free jazz with Evan Parker, Sten Sandell, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten and Paal Nilssen Love on a double CD recorded live at Belleville.

Transit (Arnal / Misterka / Radding / Wooley): Quadrologues
Transit (Arnal / Misterka / Radding / Wooley):
Quadrologues

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New York's Transit with Jeff Arnal, Seth Misterka, Reuben Radding and Nate Wooley, intelligently designed, unpredictable static and the hyper active free-jazz!

Transit (Arnal / Misterka / Radding / Wooley): Transit
Transit (Arnal / Misterka / Radding / Wooley):
Transit

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Trespass Trio: Bruder Beda
Trespass Trio:
Bruder Beda

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The 2nd Trespass Trio CD with Martin Kuchen (alto and baritone), Per Zanussi (bass) and Raymond Strid (drums and percussion), jazz music with a narrative drive from 3 powerful players.

Trinity: Breaking the Mold
Trinity:
Breaking the Mold

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Tenor saxophonist Kjetil Moster's Trinity with Ingebrigt Haker Flatn, Morten Qvenild & Thomas Stronen live at the 2006 Molde International Jazz Festival.

Trio Viriditas: Live at Vision Festival VI
Trio Viriditas:
Live at Vision Festival VI

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The excellent trio of Alfred Harth on sax, Kevin Norton on percussion, and the late Wilber Morris on bass, performing at the 2001 Vision Festival VI in New York City.f

Trumpets and Drums (Wooley / Evans / Black / Lytton): Live in Ljubljana
Trumpets and Drums (Wooley / Evans / Black / Lytton):
Live in Ljubljana

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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.

Universal Indians + Joe McPhee (Dikeman / Strom / Ostvang): Skullduggery
Universal Indians + Joe McPhee (Dikeman / Strom / Ostvang):
Skullduggery

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The free improvising trio of John Dikeman on sax, Jon Rune Strom on bass, and Tollef Ostvang on drums, invites Joe McPhee on pocket trumpet and alto sax for a release of rugged free improv using unorthodox approaches and amazing dexterity in their playing.

Van Huffel, Peter / Sophie Tassignon: HuffLiGNoN
Van Huffel, Peter / Sophie Tassignon:
HuffLiGNoN

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Vocalist Sophie Tassignon & saxophonist Peter Van Huffel in a series of improvisations showing an intimate dialog amidst Tassignon's uniquely inventive vocal styling.

Van Huffel's, Peter Gorilla Mask: Bite My Blues
Van Huffel's, Peter Gorilla Mask:
Bite My Blues

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A driving album of hard rocking jazz with a blues bite from saxophonist Peter Van Huffel and his power trio of bassist Roland Fidezius & drummer Rudi Fischerlehner, recorded live during their 2013 Canadia tour.

Various Artists: I Never Meta Guitar - Solo Guitars for the XXI Century
Various Artists:
I Never Meta Guitar - Solo Guitars for the XXI Century

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An encompassing modern guitar compilation curated by Elliott Sharp with pieces from Henry Kaiser, Nels Cline, Scott Fields, Mary Halvorson, Janet Feder, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Mick Barr &c. &c.!

Various Artists: I Never Meta Guitar Three
Various Artists:
I Never Meta Guitar Three

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The 3rd issue from Elliott Sharp's compiled series of guitar work in the 21st century, demonstrating new sounds, processes, techniques, melodies, riffs and gestures from a who's-who of modern improvising guitarists, a must-have release for all guitar fans and players.

Weightless (Butcher / Edwards / Spera / Braida): A Brush with Dignity
Weightless (Butcher / Edwards / Spera / Braida):
A Brush with Dignity

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Music inspired and fascinated by Italian cultural history, art, poetry, &c., from the collective quartet of John Butcher, John Edwards, Fabrizio Spera and Alberto Braida.

Who Trio: Less is More
Who Trio:
Less is More

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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WHO is Gerry Hemingway, Michel Wintsch & Banz Oester, a trio who have toured for many years, creating music of diverse compositional sensibilities & uncommon sensitivity.

Winogrand, Ethan: Tangled Tango
Winogrand, Ethan:
Tangled Tango

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Wishful Thinking (Krieger / Neto / Maguire / Freitas / Goncalves: Wishful Thinking
Wishful Thinking (Krieger / Neto / Maguire / Freitas / Goncalves:
Wishful Thinking

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Zingaro / Regef / DeJoode String Trio: Spectrum
Zingaro / Regef / DeJoode String Trio:
Spectrum

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Portuguese violinist Carlos "Zingaro" in a string trio work committed to reinventing chamber music through improvisation that bridges contemporary classical music.

All Included: Satan in Plain Clothes [VINYL]
All Included:
Satan in Plain Clothes [VINYL]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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With members from Angles, Universal Indians, Frode Gjerstad Trio, Friends and Neighbors, &c. the quintet of Martin Kuchen (sax), Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Mats Aleklin (trombone), Jon Rune Strom (bass) and Tollef Ostvang (drums) play modern, energetic jazz that kicks Satan's ass; highly recommended!

Almeida / Duynhoven / Klein: Vibrate in Sympathy
Almeida / Duynhoven / Klein:
Vibrate in Sympathy

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The Netherlands trio of Tobias Klein on reeds, Goncaio Almeia on double bass, and Martin van Duynhoven on drums, is inspired by all kinds of adventurous music of the last 50 years, on this album including compositions for Henry Threadgills, Oliver Lake, and Ornette Coleman.

Cortex: Live! [VINYL 2 LPs]
Cortex:
Live! [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Four Norwegian jazz musicians--Thomas Johansson (cornet), Kristoffer Alberts (reeds), Ola Hoyer (double bass) and Gard Nilssen (drums)--representatives of a new generation of Scandinavian jazzmen playing creative music with the tools and forms of the older generation.

De Beren Gieren: One Mirrors Many
De Beren Gieren:
One Mirrors Many

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The 4th release from the piano-double bass-drums Belgian trio De Beren Gieren of Fulco Ottervanger (piano), Simon Segers (drums), and Lieven Van Pee (double bass), slowly morphing compositions of strong jazz compositions punctuated by short, informed works.

Delbecq, Benoit 3: INK
Delbecq, Benoit 3:
INK

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Miles Perkin takes the late bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel's place in pianist Benoit Delbecq's trio with Emile Biavenda on drums and percussion, in an inventive and lyrical album balancing structure versus improvisational freedom in engaging ways.

McPhee / Saft / Morris / Downs: Ticonderoga
McPhee / Saft / Morris / Downs:
Ticonderoga

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A burning spiritual session inspired by John Coltrane's "Live at the Village Vanguard Again" that began when Jamie Saft told Joe Morris about his deep admiration for Alice Coltrane's playing, adding McPhee and Downs as the perfect complement to realize this excellent album.

Nilssen's, Gard Acoustic Unity (Roligheten / Eldh / Nilssen): Firehouse [VINYL]
Nilssen's, Gard Acoustic Unity (Roligheten / Eldh / Nilssen):
Firehouse [VINYL]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Norwegian drummer Gard Nilssen (Zanussi 5, Bushman's Revenge, Puma, &c.) leads his new Acoustic Unity trio of Petter Eldh on double bass and Andre Roligheten (Albatrosh) on sax through 8 tightly conceived original jazz compositions with contributions from all 3 players.

Silva / Zetterberg / Lindval: If Nothing Else
Silva / Zetterberg / Lindval:
If Nothing Else

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Price: $13.95    




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Real time dark but beautiful composition from the Portugese trio of Susana Santos Silva on trumpet & flugelhorn, Torbjorn Zetterberg on double bass, and Hampus Lindwall on organ, a beautiful mix of experimental playing set against rich tonal music.

Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal
Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani:
Cardinal

(Impressus Records -- USA )


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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.

Dixon Orchestra, Bill: 17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur
Dixon Orchestra, Bill:
17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


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Legendary trumpeter, composer and educator Bill Dixon in a 17 piece orchestra playing original compositions live at the 12th Vision Festival in New York City.

Sharp Trio, Elliott: Aggregat
Sharp Trio, Elliott:
Aggregat

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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NY saxophonist/guitarist, composer and conceptualist Elliot Sharps Trio with bassist Brad Jones and drummer Ches Smith using written scores to guide rhythmic and melodic jazz into unlikely and fascinating structures.

Ballou, Dave : Solo Trumpet
Ballou, Dave :
Solo Trumpet

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Baltimore brass player and composer Dave Ballou, know for Either/Orchestra, Meridian Art Ensemble, John Hollenbeck's Large Ensemble, Satoko Fujii ensembles, &c, in an intimate, diverse, and informed solo album performed on Bb trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, and mutes.

Clark, Scott 4tet (Clark / Ralston / Miller / Scott): Bury My Heart
Clark, Scott 4tet (Clark / Ralston / Miller / Scott):
Bury My Heart

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Jazz drummer and composer Scott Clark leads his Richmond, VA 4Tet of Cameron Ralston (bass), Jason Scott (sax) and Bob Miller (trumpet) on a lyrical and passionate suite exploring Clark's Native American roots, referencing Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee".

De Looze, Bram  (D Looze / St-Louis / Levin / Van Hemmen / Van Der Werf / Verheyen / Ullmann): Septy
De Looze, Bram (D Looze / St-Louis / Levin / Van Hemmen / Van Der Werf / Verheyen / Ullmann):
Septych

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Young Belgian pianist & composer Bram De Looze in a new Septych (septet) orchestrated with two cellos, three horns, piano and drums from a tremendous set of players: Daniel Levin, Gebhard Ullmann, Robin Verheyen, Lester St-Louis, Bo Van Der Werf and Flin Van Hemmen.

Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva: This Love
Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva:
This Love

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A live performance from Culturgest in Lisbon, Portugal, 2015 of Portugese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva and Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler, presenting six free improvisations that showcase both the technical skills and the strong creative powers of both improvisers.

Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri: Transcendent Function
Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri:
Transcendent Function

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Two string masters--Mat Maneri on viola and Daniel Levin on cello--recording at The Village in Copenhagen, Denmark in an album titled for psychologist and philosopher Carl Jung, reflecting the balance between intuitive spontaneity and pre-established conditions.

Power Trio (Raon / Sa / Martins): Di Lontan
Power Trio (Raon / Sa / Martins):
Di Lontan

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Guitarist Luis Jose Martins and pianist Joana Sa, known from their Shhpuma release "Almost a Song" and a release on Creative Sources, join again with harpist Eduardo Raon, with two Shhpuma releases, for a delicately complex, effervescent, and sometimes turbulent release.

Wooley, Nate Quintet (Wooley / Sinton / Moran / Opsvik / Eisenstadt): (Dance to) The Early Music
Wooley, Nate Quintet (Wooley / Sinton / Moran / Opsvik / Eisenstadt):
(Dance to) The Early Music

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Nate Wooley assembled his outstanding quintet of Josh Sinton on bass clarinet, Matt Moran on vibs, Eivind Opsvik on bass and Harris Eisenstadt on drums to present a non-ironic take on the early music of a trumpeter who inspired Wooley at an early age - Wynton Marsalis.

Malaby, Tony : Tamarindo
Malaby, Tony :
Tamarindo

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Tony Malaby's trio with William Parker & Nasheet Waits shows his great stylistic diversity in original compositions, making this his finest release to date.

Eisenstadt, Harris (Bishop / Malaby / Roebke / Eisenstadt): Old Growth Forest
Eisenstadt, Harris (Bishop / Malaby / Roebke / Eisenstadt):
Old Growth Forest

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New York drummer Harris Eisenstadt revives his trio with trombonist Jeb Bishop and bassist Jason Roebke, adding tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, recording in the studio after two concerts at John Zorn's venue The Stone in 2015, heard in here in momentous and heartfelt jazz.

Frith, Fred / Darren Johnston: Everybody's Somebody's Nobody
Frith, Fred / Darren Johnston:
Everybody's Somebody's Nobody

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Bay Area trumpeter Darren Johnston meets improvising guitar legend Fred Frith for an incredibly well-paced series of duos, remarkable improv that uses space, skill, extended techniques and unexpected approaches to both instruments in vivid and beautiful discourse.

Hocevar, Dre : Collective Effervescence
Hocevar, Dre :
Collective Effervescence

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Freely improvised collective with an electroacoustic inclination and chamber music reserve from the quintet of Dre Hoceva (drums), Bran De Looze (piano), Lester St. Louis (cello), Chris Pitsiokos (sax) and Philip White (electronics & signal processing).

Left Exit (Feat Michael Duch / Klaus Holm): Mr. K [VINYL]
Left Exit (Feat Michael Duch / Klaus Holm):
Mr. K [VINYL]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $22.95    




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This progressive/folk/jazz/improv/experimental/psych quartet from Norway covers a diverse set of approaches to improvisation, from textural, minimalistic and radically abstract, like something AMM would play, using graphic and written notation.

Protean Reality: Protean Reality
Protean Reality:
Protean Reality

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Hard driving free jazz and hard bop from the German trio of Chris Pitsioko on alto sax, Noah Punkt on electric bass, and Philipp Scholz on drums and percussion, referencing the past with their foot clearly in the present through propulsive and creatively heavy playing.

Renku (Attias / Hebert / Takeishi): Live in Greenwich Village
Renku (Attias / Hebert / Takeishi):
Live in Greenwich Village

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A live recording at Greenwich House Music School in New York City in 2014, and the 3rd album from the Renku trio of Michael Attias on alto sax, John Hebert on double bass, and Satoshi Takeishi on drums, lyrical and intimate trio work from three masterful players.

Continuum: Yttrium
Continuum:
Yttrium

(Zorpin Music -- Great Britain )


Price: $11.95    




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Chris Conway's Continuum, fusing electronic music, jazz, ambient, minimal and more in unique ways, on the first release for their Zorpin Music label.

Boeren, Eric 4tet: Song for Tracy the Turtle - Live in Brugge 2004
Boeren, Eric 4tet:
Song for Tracy the Turtle - Live in Brugge 2004

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Dutch improvisers cornetist Eric Boeren, saxophonist Michael Moore, bassist Wilbert de Joode with drummer Paul Lovens performing live in 2004 at Concertgebouw, Brugge.

4 Corners (Vandermark / Lane / Broo / Nilssen-Love): S/T
4 Corners (Vandermark / Lane / Broo / Nilssen-Love):
S/T

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Angles: Epileptical West - Live in Coimbra
Angles:
Epileptical West - Live in Coimbra

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Saxophonist Martin Kuchen's Angles sextet with trumpeter Magnus Broo, trombonist Mats Aleklint and vibraphonist Mattias Stahl in jazz with a polyrhythmic and refined world music accent.

Camoes, Joao / Jean-Marc Foussat: A La Face du Ciel
Camoes, Joao / Jean-Marc Foussat:
A La Face du Ciel

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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Portugese violist Joao Camoes, living in Paris, in a duo with Jean-Marc Foussat on electronics and voice, which he approaches like those of the acoustic improvised music and free jazz; the two present two long works where Foussat processes and extends Camoes' sound.

Hawkins, Alexander / Evan Parker: Leaps in Leicester
Hawkins, Alexander / Evan Parker:
Leaps in Leicester

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Established players on the London and European Free Jazz scene from two generations, saxophonist Evan Parker and pianist Alexander Hawkins come together for a duo of remarkable insight, technical skill, and inventive dialog from two masterful players.

Kjaer, Julie 3 (Kjaer / Edwards / Noble): Dobbeltgaenger
Kjaer, Julie 3 (Kjaer / Edwards / Noble):
Dobbeltgaenger

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Alto saxophonist Julie Kjaer, a Denmark native living in the UK and active on the London Improv scene, in a trio with two of the most active London players - Steve Noble on drums and John Edwards on bass - for a live album at Vortex Jazz Club in 2015.

Mahanthappa / Lehman: Dual Identity
Mahanthappa / Lehman:
Dual Identity

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The New York duo of saxophonists Rudresh Mahanthappa and Steve Lehman in their co-led quintet with Liberty Ellman on guitar, Matt Brewer on bass and Damion Reid on drums.

Nathanson, Roy & Friends (O'Farrill, Ribot, Fowlkes, Coleman, Melford, Hollier): The Nearness of you
Nathanson, Roy & Friends (O'Farrill, Ribot, Fowlkes, Coleman, Melford, Hollier):
The Nearness of you

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Jazz Passengers leader and saxophonist Roy Nathanson in an album of duos recorded live during a series of concerts at The Stone in NY, with collaborators including Marc Ribot, Curtis Fowlkes, Anthony Coleman, Arturo O'Farrill, Myra Melford, and Lucy Hollier.

Revis, Eric: Crowded Solitudes
Revis, Eric:
Crowded Solitudes

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New York bassist Eric Revis' Trio with Kris Davis on piano and Gerald Cleaver taking over the drum position in an album that crosses the traditional piano trio concept with modern free parlance, for both lyrical and unconventionally creative moments.

Sclavis / Taborn / Rainey: Eldorado Trio
Sclavis / Taborn / Rainey:
Eldorado Trio

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Reedist Louis Sclavis' new cooperative trio with keyboardist Craig Taborn and drummer Tom Rainey in a mix of studio and live recordings from Casa da Musica, Porto.

Starlite Motel (Alberts / Saft / Haker-Flaten / Nilssen): Awosting Falls
Starlite Motel (Alberts / Saft / Haker-Flaten / Nilssen):
Awosting Falls

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Scandinavian and American musicians join together to form this quartet, with Kristoffer Berre Alberts on saxes, Jamie Saft on organ and keys, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten on electric bass, and Gard Nilssen on drums & electronics, for an album of spacey and groove oriented jazz.

Cambien, Jonas Trio: A Zoology of the Future
Cambien, Jonas Trio:
A Zoology of the Future

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Belgian pianist based in Oslo, Jonas Cambien's Trio with Andre Roligheten on reeds and Andreas Wildhagen on drums, in an album of unique compositions using simple ideas yielding complex improvisation & dialog, named for the Dougal Dixons book "After Man: A Zoology of the Future".

Festen (Hedtjarn / Ullen / Bergman / Carlsson): Festen
Festen (Hedtjarn / Ullen / Bergman / Carlsson):
Festen

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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A remarkable album of free improvisation from the Scandinavian quartet of Isak Hedtjarn on clarinet, Lisa Ullen on piano, Elsa Bergman on double bass, and Erik Carlsson on drums, captivating the listener with active and detailed interplay of strong intention and technical skill.

Malaby, Tony Paloma Recio: Incantations
Malaby, Tony Paloma Recio:
Incantations

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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NY Saxophonist Tony Malaby's Paloma Recio with Ben Monder on guitar, Eivind Opsvik on double bass, and Nasheet Waits on drums in a studio album performing Malaby's 4-part "Incantation Suite", lyrically free improvisation with a shimmering essence invoking dreamlike states.

Miguel, Sei : (Five) Stories Untold
Miguel, Sei :
(Five) Stories Untold

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A collection of "stories untold" with varying line-ups, from a duo with Fala Mariam to a sextet with Mariam, Nuno Torres, Rodrigo Amado, Jose Bruno Parrinha & Paulo Curado, including the participation of other musicians like Carlos Santos, Hernani Faustino, Luis Desirat & Moz Carrapa.

Millevoi, Nick: Disertion
Millevoi, Nick:
Disertion

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Guitarist Nick Millevoi leads an ensemble that includes Jamie Saft on Hammond Organ, Ches Smith on drums, Johnny Deblase on bass, Dan Blacksberg on trombone and June Bender on violin, for an album equally embracing and subverting a wealth of rock and jazz forms.

Niggenkemper, Pascal: 7eme Continent: Talking Trash
Niggenkemper, Pascal: 7eme Continent:
Talking Trash

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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With 2 clarinetists--Joris Ruhl and Joachim Badenhorst--and 2 prepared pianists--Eve Risser and Philip Zoubek--plus flutist Julian Elvira, leader/bassist Pascal Niggenkemper explores his "different twins" concept in 9 uniquely orchestrated and impressive improvisations.

Parrinha, Bruno / Luis Lopes / Ricardo Jacinto: Garden
Parrinha, Bruno / Luis Lopes / Ricardo Jacinto:
Garden

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A dark and gritty album of experimental improvisation from the Portuguese trio of Jose Bruno Parrinha on reeds, Luis Lopes on electric guitar, and Ricard Jacinto on cello and electronics, dense yet restrained playing that occasionally emerges to moments of beauty.

RED Trio w/ John Butcher: Summer Skyshift
RED Trio w/ John Butcher:
Summer Skyshift

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The second collaboration between the Portugese Red Trio of Rodrigo Pinheiro (piano), Hernani Faustino (double bass) and Gabriel Ferrandini (drums) with UK saxophonist John Butcher, performing live at Jazz em Agosto Festival in 2015, revealing new aspects to their project.

Starlite Motel (Alberts / Saft / Haker-Flaten / Nilssen): Awosting Falls [VINYL]
Starlite Motel (Alberts / Saft / Haker-Flaten / Nilssen):
Awosting Falls [VINYL]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $24.95    




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Scandinavian and American musicians join together to form this quartet, with Kristoffer Berre Alberts on saxes, Jamie Saft on organ and keys, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten on electric bass, and Gard Nilssen on drums & electronics, for an album of spacey and groove oriented jazz.

Carate Urio Orchestra (Badenhorst / Olaffson / Olaffson / Soniano / Niggenkemper /  Loriot / Roig):
Carate Urio Orchestra (Badenhorst / Olaffson / Olaffson / Soniano / Niggenkemper / Loriot / Roig):
Ljubljana

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Active since 2013, this ever-changing band was formed by multi-reedist Joachim Badenhorst, blending jazz, post-rock, noise, lo- fi, psychedelica, and ambient music into a potent brew, as heard here in this septet rendering performing live at the 2015 Ljubljana Jazz Festival.

Cortex (Johansson / Alberts / Hoyer / Nilssen): Live in New York
Cortex (Johansson / Alberts / Hoyer / Nilssen):
Live in New York

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Approaching the free side of 60s postbop in the Ornette Coleman vein, the Cortex quartet of Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Kristoffer Alberts (sax), Ola Hoyer (double bass) and Gard Nilssen (drums) are captured for a dynamic and captivating set at IBeam in Brooklyn in 2015.

Dickey, Whit / Kirk Knuffke: Fierce Silence
Dickey, Whit / Kirk Knuffke:
Fierce Silence

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The NY duo of Whit Dickey on drums and Kirk Knuffke on cornet, in Dickey's first published recording in a decade, using a slow pulse and space in sophisticated dialogs and ballads that avail finesse and economical approaches that rely on the incredible skills of both players.

Lume (Barroso / Chochofel / Gaspar / Reis / Silva / Toscano / Menezes / Coelho / Charrinho / Monteir
Lume (Barroso / Chochofel / Gaspar / Reis / Silva / Toscano / Menezes / Coelho / Charrinho / Monteiro / Marques / Cunha / Lala / Vicente / Amado / Machado):
Xabregas 10

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Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble (LUME) is an 11-piece ensemble led by pianist Marco Barroso, here captured live at the 2014 festival Jazz em Agosto for an unusual concert that blends free jazz, noise, rock, musical quotes and much, much more in exhiliarating ways.

Modular String Trio (Okhrimchuk / Jedrzejewski / Kacperczyk): Ants Bees and Butterflies
Modular String Trio (Okhrimchuk / Jedrzejewski / Kacperczyk):
Ants Bees and Butterflies

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A most unusual trio: actually a quartet, this Polish/Ukraine group has three strings (violin, cello, contrabass) with modular synth and electronics reinforcing their sound, less EA than chamber jazz with fascinating orchestration and wonderful harmonic and melodic invention.

Mount Meander (Auzins / Leidinger / Jacobson / Sauerborn): Mount Meander
Mount Meander (Auzins / Leidinger / Jacobson / Sauerborn):
Mount Meander

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The transnational quartet of artists from Germany, Latvia and Poland comprised of Karlis Auzins (sax), Lucas Leidinger (piano), Tomo Jacobson (double bass), and Thomas Sauerborn (drums), performing intuitive and collective free improvisation of great sensitify and skill.

Roji (Almeida / Schneider / Santos Silva): The Hundred Headed Woman
Roji (Almeida / Schneider / Santos Silva):
The Hundred Headed Woman

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A dark set of heavy improvisations from bassist Goncalo Almeida's project with drummer Jorg A. Schneider, with guests Susana Santos Silva on trumpet and Colin Webster on baritone sax; references to Bill Laswell, Zu, and Napalm Death are a good indication.

Silva / Anker / Sandell / Zetterberg / Falt: Life and Other Transient Storms
Silva / Anker / Sandell / Zetterberg / Falt:
Life and Other Transient Storms

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Live recordings at the 2015 Tampere Jazz Happening from the first meeting of Susana Santos Silva on trumpet, Lotte Anker on sax, Sten Sandell on piano, Torbjorn Zetterberg on bass and Jon Falt on drums, a modern supergroup of responsive and subtle collective improvisation.

Universal Indians w/ Joe McPhee: Skullduggery [VINYL 2 LPs]
Universal Indians w/ Joe McPhee:
Skullduggery [VINYL 2 LPs]

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The free improvising trio of John Dikeman on sax, Jon Rune Strom on bass, and Tollef Ostvang on drums, invites Joe McPhee on pocket trumpet and alto sax for a release of rugged free improv using unorthodox approaches and amazing dexterity in their playing.

Butcher, John / Stale Liavik Solberg: So Beautiful, It Starts To Rain
Butcher, John / Stale Liavik Solberg:
So Beautiful, It Starts To Rain

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British free improvising legend John Butcher met Scandinavian drummer Stale Liavik Solberg at Cafe Oto to record these intensely detailed yet sublimely reserved duos, three pieces segmenting the album title, an intimate and never extravagent dialog of great technical depth.

Cortex (Johansson / Alberts / Hoyer / Nilssen): Live in New York [VINYL]
Cortex (Johansson / Alberts / Hoyer / Nilssen):
Live in New York [VINYL]

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Approaching the free side of 60s postbop in the Ornette Coleman vein, the Cortex quartet of Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Kristoffer Alberts (sax), Ola Hoyer (double bass) and Gard Nilssen (drums) are captured for a dynamic and captivating set at IBeam in Brooklyn in 2015.

Damana: Dag Magnus Narvesen Octet (Alberts / Mathisen / Roligheten / Powell / Kompen / Dale / Myhr /
Damana: Dag Magnus Narvesen Octet (Alberts / Mathisen / Roligheten / Powell / Kompen / Dale / Myhr / Narvesen):
Cornua Copiae

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Norwegian drummer Dag Magnus Narvesen's octet with Kristoffer Alberts, Jorgen Mathisen and Andree Roligheten on reeds, and Hayden Powell and Kristoffer Kompen on brass, merging New Orleans and free jazz traditions in creative and lyrical jazz of embraceable compositions and exceptional soloing.

Friends & Neighbors (Roligheten / Johansson / Gronberg / Rune Strom / Ostvang): What's Wrong?
Friends & Neighbors (Roligheten / Johansson / Gronberg / Rune Strom / Ostvang):
What's Wrong?

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Following jazz traditions blending lyrical and free approaches with unexpected twists and turns from the Norwegian quintet of Andree Roligheten on sax, Thomas Johansson on trumpet, Oscar Gronberg on piano, Jon Rune Strom on double bass, and Tollef Ostvang on drums.

Lindberg, John BC3 (Lindberg / Harrison / Norton): Born In An Urban Ruin
Lindberg, John BC3 (Lindberg / Harrison / Norton):
Born In An Urban Ruin

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Masterful NY double bassist in a trio with vibraphonist Kevin Norton and clarinetist Wendell Harrison, in an exquisite jazz album with what Linberg describes as a "post-industrial rust belt aesthetic", alongside a 3 part tribute to the late trumpeter Roy Campbell.

Lindberg, John Raptor Trio (Lindberg / Calogero / LaBarbera): Western Edges
Lindberg, John Raptor Trio (Lindberg / Calogero / LaBarbera):
Western Edges

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West Coast double bassist and composer John Lindberg's Raptor Trio with baritone saxophonist Pablo Calogero and drummer Joe LaBarbera presents music as a mystery to be left unsolved yet fully absorbed, as heard in this beguilingly lyrical and emotional album.

Noble, Steve / Kristoffer Berre Alberts: Coldest Second Yesterdays
Noble, Steve / Kristoffer Berre Alberts:
Coldest Second Yesterdays

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London master drummer Steve Noble (Rip Rig and Panic, Derek Bailey), a mainstay on the scene for decades, with Scandinavian free improvising saxophonist Kristoffer Berre Alberts (Cortex, Saka, Starlite Motel) for a live album of uproariously driven, skronky free jazz.



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