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Meirino, Francisco / Jerome Noetinger: Drainage, In Six Parts <i>[Used Item]</i>
Meirino, Francisco / Jerome Noetinger:
Drainage, In Six Parts [Used Item]

(Klanggalerie -- Germany )


Price: $13.00    




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Recording in Switzerland at La Becque Residency Center, the experimental improvising duo of Francisco Meirino on synth & field recording and Jerome Noetinger using electronics, tape, reel to reel player & radio, create a 6-part series of unusual sonic interactions, patiently exposing unidentifiable sounds and synthetic punctuation, neither subtle nor explosive but wonderfully engaging.

Mezei, Szilard Flute & Strings Trio: To Whom It May Concern
Mezei, Szilard Flute & Strings Trio:
To Whom It May Concern

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Joining again after their 2016 Szilard Mezei Flute & String Trio album White Flower with the collaborative duo of Serbian guitarist Maja Radovanlija and flautist Svetlana Novakovic, violist Mezei brings an enchanting set of compositions with sophisticated arrangements, flowing melodic passages and tonal colors, particularly the title track in memory of his father.

Nicols, Maggie: Are You Ready?  [VINYL]
Nicols, Maggie:
Are You Ready? [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $24.95    




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Reflecting on a magnificent career as an improviser, vocalist & organizer, including Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Les Diaboliques and the Feminist Improvising Group, Maggie Nichols releases an LP solo vocal improv: a set of intimate & expresive songs performed on voice and piano applying techniques going back to John Stevens/SME, and a take on Zappa's 'what's the ugliest part of your body'.

Nicols, Maggie: Are You Ready? [2 CDs]
Nicols, Maggie:
Are You Ready? [2 CDs]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $19.95    




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Reflecting on a magnificent career as an improviser, vocalist & organizer, including Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Les Diaboliques and the Feminist Improvising Group, Maggie Nichols releases two related CDs of solo vocal improv: a set of intimate & expresive songs performed on voice and piano; and a set of overdubbed free improvisations applying techniques going back to John Stevens/SME.

Parker, Evan / George Lewis: From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL]
Parker, Evan / George Lewis:
From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $25.95    




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The first vinyl re-issue of the 1980 duo between UK saxophonist Evan Parker and US trombonist George Lewis, captured live at the Art Workers Guild in London, using the natural resonance of the space and phenomenal technique in an intense set of dialogs showing the mastery of each player and the forceful voice each of them brings to free improvisation.

Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton: Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) [VINYL]
Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton:
Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $25.95    




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A much-needed reissue of saxophonist Evan Parker and drummer/percussionist Paul Lytton's first duo album, recorded in London at the loft of The Standard Essenco in 1972 and originally released on the Incus label, the duo approaching their instruments in fantastic and unusual ways in a dialog far ahead of its time, augmented with recordings and eccentric assemblages.

Schindler / Zwang Eriksson / Rehling: Ritual Sound Exposures
Schindler / Zwang Eriksson / Rehling:
Ritual Sound Exposures

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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The long-standing duo of German multi-reedist & brass player Udo Schindler and drummer Eric Zwang Eriksson are joined by percussionist Erwin Rehling (HAMMERLING) for the 4-part free and eclectically authoritative improvisatory work "Ritual Sound Exposure", recorded live at the music venue and bookstore BASIS_Klangraum at the Munich Community Arts Center.

Vuoto Bersagli (Carlo Mascolo / Giacomo Mongelli / Pino Montecalvo): Vuoto Bersagli
Vuoto Bersagli (Carlo Mascolo / Giacomo Mongelli / Pino Montecalvo):
Vuoto Bersagli

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $9.60    




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A unique approach to improvisation, the Italian trio of Carlo Mascolo on trombone & no-input trombone, Giacomo Mongelli on drums & objects and Pino Montecalvo on trombone & toy junk, use a "Blind Instant Composition" approach to their live studio improvisations, where the players are unable to see each other, forcing close listening & response to their quirky and fascinating conversations.

New Old Luten Trio (Petrowsky / Pauer / Lillinger): Trident Juncture
New Old Luten Trio (Petrowsky / Pauer / Lillinger):
Trident Juncture

(Euphorium -- Germany )


Price: $17.95    




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The last concert with late German saxophonist and wind-player Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, aka Luten Petrowsky, and his decade-long run with the New Old Luten Trio of younger generation improvisers, pianist Elan Pauer (aka Oliver Schwerdt) and drummer/percussionist Christian Lillinger, for a nearly 1-hour energetic performance at naTo, in Leipzig in 2016, "... And A Cutie for Good Bye".

Unknown Shore (Joao Pedro Viegas / Silvia Corda / Adriano Orru) w/ Carlos Zingaro & Helena Espvall):
Unknown Shore (Joao Pedro Viegas / Silvia Corda / Adriano Orru) w/ Carlos Zingaro & Helena Espvall):
The House Of Memory

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Punctuated with a Prelude, Interlude and Epilogue, the core Unknown Shores trio of Portuguese improvisers, bass clarinetist João Pedro Viegas, pianist Silvia Corde and double bassist Adriano Orru, are joined by guests Carlos Zingaro on violin and Helena Espvall on cello for a 10-part work of spontaneous composition, a conceptual collection of exquisite chamber jazz.

Perelman, Ivo / Nate Wooley /  Mat Moran / Matt Maneri / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joe Morris: Seven Skies
Perelman, Ivo / Nate Wooley / Mat Moran / Matt Maneri / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joe Morris:
Seven Skies Orchestra [2 CDs]

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $23.95    




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A rare setting for tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman in a larger ensemble: an exemplary sextet with trumpeter Nate Wooley and vibraphonist Matt Moran over a string section of Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello, Joe Morris on bass and Mat Maneri on viola, recording a ten-part work sans drums or piano, allowing fascinating new orchestral possibilities performed with utmost creative mastery.

Johnson, Russ / Tim Daisy / Max Johnson: Live at the Hungry Brain
Johnson, Russ / Tim Daisy / Max Johnson:
Live at the Hungry Brain

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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A patiently evolving collective performance at Chicago's Hungry Brain from the trio of New Yorkers--trumpeter Russ Johnson and bassist Max Johnson--and Chicago drummer Tim Daisy, whose arsenal of percussive devices adds unexpected asides to the trio's confident free jazz explorations, Johnson adding lyrical lines as the band moves as one through two extended improvisations.

Harnik, Elisabeth / Steve Swell: Welcome to the Troposphere
Harnik, Elisabeth / Steve Swell:
Welcome to the Troposphere

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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An explorative album of collective free improvisation from the transatlantic duo of German pianist Elisabeth Harnik and New York trombonist Steve Swell, following up on their 2020 album Tonotopic Organisation, this 2022 live concert at Offene Ohren, in Munich brings listeners current to both improvisers immense creative drive, masterful skill, and their mutual, exuberant rapport.

Glennie, Evelyn / Szilard Mezei POLAR QUARTET: Capt's Look
Glennie, Evelyn / Szilard Mezei POLAR QUARTET:
Capt's Look

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Originally working together in avant percussionist Evelyn Glennie's improvisation Core-tet Project, Serbian violist and composer Szilard Mezei comes together again with his quartet of Bogdan Rankovic on reeds, Ervin Malia on double bass and Ivan Burka on vibraphone to present this 2022 meticulous chamber improvisation concert at Gradska Koncertna Dvorana / City Concert Hall.

Fonda, Joe (Fonda / Braxton / Bufalino / Dodd / Robertson / Alexiev): From The Source
Fonda, Joe (Fonda / Braxton / Bufalino / Dodd / Robertson / Alexiev):
From The Source

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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A unique 1995 studio album from bassist Joe Fonda, remastered reissued to bring to life this septet with Anthony Braxton on reeds & winds, Herb Robertson on trumpet, Grisha Alexiev on drums, Vickie Dodds on vocals, and integrating tap dancer Brenda Bufalino as a full percussive voice into the ensemble's unique merging of jazz and dance, and of the healing arts and the performing arts.

Evangelista, Karl (feat. Alex Hawkins / Tatsu Aoki / Michael Zerang): What Else Is There?
Evangelista, Karl (feat. Alex Hawkins / Tatsu Aoki / Michael Zerang):
What Else Is There?

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Meeting in the studio in Chicago, the quartet of Oakland guitarist Karl Evangelista, UK pianist Alexander Hawkins, midwestern bassist Tatsu Aoki and Chicago drummer Michael Zerang combine Evangelista's open-ended compositions with a series of dialogic free improvisations around the concepts of music and family, instrumentally answering the question posed by the album's title.

DUOT & ZARM Ensemble (Cirera / Prats / Zingaro / Alves / Mitzlaff / Rosso): DUOT with Strings
DUOT & ZARM Ensemble (Cirera / Prats / Zingaro / Alves / Mitzlaff / Rosso):
DUOT with Strings

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $9.84    




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The DUOT pairing of Argentinian, Barcelona-based sax player Albert Cirera and Spanish drummer Ramón Prats is joined on their 6th album by the Portuguese string quartet ZARM Ensemble of Carlos Zingaro on violin, David Alves on violin, Ulrich Mitzlaf on cello and Alvaro Rosso on double bass for a dynamic concert at Igreja do Espírito Santo in Caldas Da Rainha, Portugal.

Bailey, Derek / Simon H. Fell: At Sound 323 [VINYL 180gm WHITE  2 LPs]
Bailey, Derek / Simon H. Fell:
At Sound 323 [VINYL 180gm WHITE 2 LPs]

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $34.95    




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The full performance of legendary improvising guitarist Derek Bailey's 2001 exhilarating duo with bassist Simon H. Fell at Sound 323, originally released as a mini-CD and voted record of the year in 2002 by The Wire, then released on CD and now as a deluxe 2 LP set on 180gm White Vinyl.

Artifacts (Tomeka Reid / Nicole Mitchell / Mike Reed): ...and then there's this
Artifacts (Tomeka Reid / Nicole Mitchell / Mike Reed):
...and then there's this

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Confirming their place in Chicago's improv legacy, the second album from the Artifacts Trio of Nicole Mitchell on flute & electronics, Tomeka Reid on cello and Mike Reed on drums & percussion expand the AACM canon with compositions from each member, plus several insightful and lively collective improvisations and one piece each from Roscoe Mitchell and Muhal Richard Abrams.

Gate, The: Scum [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Gate, The:
Scum [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tubapede -- USA )


Price: $6.00    




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A heavy and wild ride in the 9th album from New York's The Gate of composer and tuba player Dan Peck, bass player Tom Blancarte and percussionist Brian Osborne, concise pieces of heavy melodic elements, dark riffs and an ominous attitude, intersecting with plundered asides and anxious pauses, a strong addition to their discography and an engrossing collection of deep disturbance.

Hollow Deck: Over East [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Hollow Deck:
Over East [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tripticks Tapes -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Straddling quirky folk song and experimental sound collage, the long-running Western Massachusettes duo of fiddler, banjo player & singer Mia Friedman and clarinetist, wind player & sound artist Andy Allen (Guerilla Toss) present an album of observational songs with unusual perspectives and an anything goes approach to the music that surrounds each song; delightful.

Phicus (Fages / Reviriego / Trilla): Ni
Phicus (Fages / Reviriego / Trilla):
Ni

(Tripticks Tapes -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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After years of touring and many albums, the free improvising Phicus trio of Ferran Fages on electric guitar, Alex Reviriego on double bass and Vasco Trilla on drums & percussion release their first composition-based work, recording in the natural resonance of the Convent de Sant Agusti in Barcelona following Reviriego's 2-part work leveraging the trio's natural vocabulary.

Orins, Peter (Orins / Pruvost / Dang / Pym): Dead Dead Gang
Orins, Peter (Orins / Pruvost / Dang / Pym):
Dead Dead Gang

(Tour de Bras / Circum-Disc -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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A musical work composed by French drummer Peter Orins inspired by Alan Moore's 2016 novel Jerusalem crossing geographical and temporal space, recorded during a residency with the Muzzix collective at La Malterie in Lill and performed with Maryline Pruvost on voice & indian harmonium, Barbara Dang on piano, and Gordon Pym on electronics & amplified objects.

Beche ta motte (Falasie / Cote / Gaudet-Asselin): Sont des Racines
Beche ta motte (Falasie / Cote / Gaudet-Asselin):
Sont des Racines

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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The title referring to roots alongside the subtitled comment "agricultural improvisations" in this 2022 free improv recording from the Bêche ta motte (dig your mound) trio of Quebec luminaries Bernard Falaise on guitar, Michel F Cote on percussion & synths and Thomas Gaudet-Asselin on double & electric bass, in twelve succinct experimental improvisations of unusual rhythmic and sonic natures.

ErikM / vrrrbitch : L'Horizon des Evenements
ErikM / vrrrbitch :
L'Horizon des Evenements

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Like aberrant robots chattering, French sound artist ErikM and Czech multi-instrumentalist Petr Vrba aka vrrrbitch developed these compositions to function like vocal conversations of extreme discourse, set over effected synthetics, disruptions, dark rhythmic pulses and inexplicable sonic digressions, in seven powerfully compulsive quasi-conversations.

Hove, Erik: Solo
Hove, Erik:
Solo

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Splitting time between Montreal and New York, Canadian saxophonist Erik Hove recorded these twelve deceptively restrained solo improvisations in various locations in 2020 & 2021, applying electronics to his playing which is influenced by both improvisers like Steve Lehman, Henry Threadgill or Steve Coleman and spectral composers like Gerard Grisey or Tristan Murail.

Bazzicalupo, Andrew: The Ball I Threw Has Not Yet Reached The Ground
Bazzicalupo, Andrew:
The Ball I Threw Has Not Yet Reached The Ground

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Recording in the studio in Nice, France, guitarist Andrea Bazzicalupo's solo album is a collection of pieces, consisting exclusively of improvisations and instant creations, moving between sonic explorations, melodic textures, experimental material and spontaneous compositions, a well-paced collection of introspective and assertive explorations.

Paquet X Landry: Planter du sel
Paquet X Landry:
Planter du sel

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Alternating between classical and electric guitars, Pascal Landry and Francois Paquet use a non-traditional broadcast system where the signal from their electric guitars is sent through materials selected by the musicians, creating unique tones and timbres, and providing an interesting visual aspect to their dialogs, captured here in the studio in Beauport, Quebec in 2021.

Adam Hopkins: Crickets + Grounded [VINYL 180g]
Adam Hopkins:
Crickets + Grounded [VINYL 180g]

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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5th anniversary LP reissue of bassist Adam Hopkins' 2018 album, a great example of the Downtown / Brooklyn scene, using jazz as a jumping-off point to merge free playing, fusion, and rock into an enthusiastic and technically brilliant album of original compositions performed with the sextet of Anna Webber, Ed Rosenberg, & Josh Sinton on sax, Jonathan Goldberger on guitar, and Devin Gray on drums.

Leap Of Faith: Geodetic Drift
Leap Of Faith:
Geodetic Drift

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Leap of Faith is the core duet of the Leap of Faith Orchestra (LOFO) of David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, using a huge arsenal of instruments to improvise works featuring transformations across highly varied sonorities, joined here by trumpeters Bob Moores & John Fugarino, and percussionist Michael Knoblach.

Parker, Evan / George Lewis: From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Parker, Evan / George Lewis:
From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL] [Used Item]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $22.00    




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The first vinyl re-issue of the 1980 duo between UK saxophonist Evan Parker and US trombonist George Lewis, captured live at the Art Workers Guild in London, using the natural resonance of the space and phenomenal technique in an intense set of dialogs showing the mastery of each player and the forceful voice each of them brings to free improvisation.

Playfield: Magic Heart
Playfield:
Magic Heart

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $16.00    




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The 2nd studio album from Daniel Carter's collective Playfield, which started with outdoor performances to allow NYC's auditory ambience to infiltrate and orchestrate their sound; here the octet ensemble brings in field recordings of diverse outdoor elements including cicadas, ice-cream trucks, &c., along with electronic effects to expand their take on free-flowing electric jazz.

Zubot, Josh Strings: Strings <i>[Used Item]</i>
Zubot, Josh Strings:
Strings [Used Item]

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


Price: $10.00    




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The debut of Vancouver & Montreal violinist Joshua Zubot's string ensemble with fellow violinists Jesse Zubot & Meredith Bates, cellist Peggy Lee and acoustic bassist James Meger, performing ten Zubot compositions informed by his involvement in diverse musical styles, each allowing room for improvisation as he takes the string ensemble into unique and unorthodox territory.

Leap Of Faith: The Origin Of Mass
Leap Of Faith:
The Origin Of Mass

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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The second album of collective free improvisation from Leap of Faith expanded by Chinese musicians, from the core duo of multi-reedist David Peck and cellist Glynis Lomon, here with Chinese improviser, Boston-based Beijing guzheng player Jiaxin Wan, alongside trumpeter Bob Moores, for two exotic improvisations of patiently evolving global elements.

Armaroli, Sergio / Evan Parker: Dialog
Armaroli, Sergio / Evan Parker:
Dialog

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Recording remotely in a call-and-response, vibraphonist Sergio Armaroli and saxophonist Evan Parker resolved an issue of recording in the same physical space by interleaving recordings of solo improvisations recorded in response to each other's sequential recordings, Armaroli with the 6-part "Two Rooms One Vibraphone" and Parker with the 5-part "Interludes".

McLean, Jackie: Let Freedom Ring To Destination...Out! - Revisited
McLean, Jackie:
Let Freedom Ring To Destination...Out! - Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Remastering and reissuing two vital Blue Note albums from alto saxophonist Jackie McLean: 1963's Let Freedom Ring in a quartet with Walter Davis (piano), Herbie Lewis (double bass) & Billy Higgins (drums); then 1964's Destination... Out! in a quintet with Grachan Moncur III (trombone), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Larry Ridley (double bass) and Roy Haynes (drums).

Shorter, Alan: Mephistopheles To Orgasm - Revisited
Shorter, Alan:
Mephistopheles To Orgasm - Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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An exemplary set of explorative hard bop compositions from composer/trumpeter Alan Shorter, first Mephistopheles from Wayne Shorter's The All Seeing Eye in an octet with legends Wayne Shorter, James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, Grachan Moncur III, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Joe Chambers; and then Alan Shorter's own Orgasm with Gato Barbieri, Charlie Haden, Reggie Johnson, Muhammad Ali & Rashied Ali.

Kawashima, Makoto / Mochizuki Harutaka / Michel Henritzi: Chinmoku Wa Ishikure Ni Yadoru Bouryoku
Kawashima, Makoto / Mochizuki Harutaka / Michel Henritzi:
Chinmoku Wa Ishikure Ni Yadoru Bouryoku

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $14.87    




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Evoking the passionate free improvisation of Kaoru Abe and influenced by Austrian poet Georg Trakl's "Nocturnal Song", the trio of Makoto Kawashima and Harutaka Mochizuki on alto saxophone and Michel Henritzi on lap steel & feedback recorded these three crepuscular works in separate locations, assembled by Henritzi into richly dreamlike and cathartic compositions.

Bridge, The (Amado / von Schlippenbach / Haker-Flaten / Hemingway): Beyond the Margins
Bridge, The (Amado / von Schlippenbach / Haker-Flaten / Hemingway):
Beyond the Margins

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Assembled by Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado, this stellar quartet bridges nations with German pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, Norwegian double bass player Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, and American drummer Gerry Hemingway, presenting the extended, masterful collective title track, along with two shorter works, particularly revisiting Albert Ayler's "Ghosts".

Sakata, Akira / Entasis: Live In Europe 2022 [2 CDs]
Sakata, Akira / Entasis:
Live In Europe 2022 [2 CDs]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $19.95    




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Three live performances in Greece, Italy and Brussels from saxophonist & multi-reedist Akira Sakata and his long-standing duo partner as Entasis — pianist Giovanni di Domenico — and based on location, with Giotis Damianidis on electric guitar, Petros Damianidis on double bass, and Stephanos Chytiris, Balazs Pandi or Aleksandar Skoric on drums.

Gustafsson, Mats: Hidros 9 Mirrors
Gustafsson, Mats:
Hidros 9 Mirrors

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Forming his NU Ensemble in 1997 to merge free-jazz, improv, noise and contemporary forms, Mats Gustafsson presented Hidros One for 9 improvisers, tape & conductor that same year, progressing over 25 years to this 9th conduction of the Hidros concept in his largest ensemble yet: 25 musicians in two 9-piece ensembles plus soloists, captured live at the 2022 Avant Art Festival in Warsaw, Poland.

Gush (Gustafsson / Sandell / Strid): Afro Blue
Gush (Gustafsson / Sandell / Strid):
Afro Blue

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Recorded in 1998 but sounding absolutely modern, exuberant and often explosively inspired, this live recording at Jazzclub Fasching in Stockholm brings the then 10-year collaboration of drummer Raymond Strid, pianist Sten Sandel and saxophonist Mats Gustafsson to ecstatic heights, bridging free jazz forms and rendering Coltranes "Afro Blues" with intense passion.

Butcher, John / Magda Mayas / Tony Buck : Glints [VINYL]
Butcher, John / Magda Mayas / Tony Buck :
Glints [VINYL]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )


Price: $34.95    




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The 5th of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series and part of a 2 night residency at ausland in Berlin coinciding with his 65th birthday, tenor & soprano saxophonist John Butcher is joined by the long-running duo Spill of pianist Magda Mayas and drummer Tony Buck (The Necks) for two extended works of evolving, absorbing introspection and eruption.

Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Mauch Chunk
Mostly Other People Do the Killing:
Mauch Chunk

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $5.00    




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Recorded and mixed on analog tape, MOPDtK combines historical jazz lineage and the 21st century perspective of MOPDtK's members (Jon Irabagon; Ron Stabinsky; Moppa Elliott; Kevin Shea), with each piece dedicated to an individual who influenced their compositional process.

Angeles, Camilo / Joanna Mattrey: Hailstone Temple [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Angeles, Camilo / Joanna Mattrey:
Hailstone Temple [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Excerpted from their 2022 concert at Museo Ex Teresa Arte Actual in Mexico, flutist Camilo Ángeles (TVL REC label), also performing on bass flute, joins with New York City violist Joanna Mattrey, an active performer and improviser associated with Issue Project Room and Roulette, for six unusual duos of wind, string and voice leveraging the natural resonance of the museum space.

Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / John Tilbury: Lights
Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / John Tilbury:
Lights

(Fataka -- UK )


Price: $9.60    




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Recorded for the release concert of their 2013 album Exta, the trio of John Butcher on saxophones, Thomas Lehn on analog synthesizer and John Tilbury on piano captured this extraordinary live concert at Cafe Oto in London, only the second time the group had performed together, recording in two extended sets but segmented into four exceptional and dramatic improvisations.

Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / Matthew Shipp: Tangle
Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / Matthew Shipp:
Tangle

(Fataka -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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After "Exta", where saxophonist John Butcher and electronics artist Thomas Lehn met with pianist John Tilbury, the duo now meet with New York pianist Matthew Shipp for a distinct improvisational entanglement of Butcher's dense streams, Lehn's rich sound floor, and Shipp's thick repetitions.

Dorner, Axel & Mark Sanders: Stonecipher
Dorner, Axel & Mark Sanders:
Stonecipher

(Fataka -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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The mystifying duo of Axel Dorner (trumpet, electronics) and Mark Sanders (drums, percussion) blurs the line between electronic and acoustic in this enthralling album.

Edwards / Sanders / Tilbury: A Field Perpetually At The Edge Of Disorder
Edwards / Sanders / Tilbury:
A Field Perpetually At The Edge Of Disorder

(Fataka -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Three superb London improvisers, two from the new generation of free improv--bassist John Edwards and drummer Mark Sanders--in a trio with legendary pianist John Tilbury in a two part work of tension and release, performed live at Cafe Oto in 2013.

Fujiwara, Tomas: Pith [VINYL]
Fujiwara, Tomas:
Pith [VINYL]

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Drawing on the same trio heard on his RogueArt release, 7 Poets Trio, Boston-born Brooklyn-based composer and drummer Fujiwara presents a set of six sophisticated works along with one collective improvisation, utilizing the unique orchestration of vibraphonist Patricia Brennan and cellist Tomeka Reid to create a diverse set of highly rewarding recordings.

Gentile, Kate (w/ Mitchell / Casss / Viner): Find Letter X [3 CDs]
Gentile, Kate (w/ Mitchell / Casss / Viner):
Find Letter X [3 CDs]

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $25.95    




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Three CDs in a beautifully constructed fold-out cross with liner notes and recording data from NY drummer Kate Gentile, in a set of 41 studio recordings with her working band of Matt Mitchell on piano & keys, Kim Cass on acoustic & electric bass and Jeremy Viner on reeds, each disc exploring a distinct yet connected approach to her fascinating compositions and group interaction.

Kiyasu, Ryosuke: Dig Up Roots [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Kiyasu, Ryosuke:
Dig Up Roots [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Active as a drum soloist since 2003, Ryosuke Kiyasu (Fushitsusha, SETE STAR SEPT, Kiyasu Orchestra) performs solo in a live performance split between two extended improvisations, captured at Tokyo Arts and Space in 2022, using a snare drum and a table in a forceful demonstration of rhythm and punctuation that is affected by the ambiance of the space.

Mori, Ikue / Steve Noble: Prediction and Warning
Mori, Ikue / Steve Noble:
Prediction and Warning

(Fataka -- Great Britain )


Price: $11.50    




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Drummer Steve Noble assaults his drum kit in a way that excellently parallels Ikue Mori's electronics, producing an enthralling blend of acoustic and electronic music.

Parker, Evan / Seymour Wright: Tie the Stone to the Wheel
Parker, Evan / Seymour Wright:
Tie the Stone to the Wheel

(Fataka -- Great Britain )


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A meeting between two accomplished saxophonists recorded live at Kernel Brewery, in London in 2014, and at The Studio in Derby, with Seymour Wright on alto saxophone and Evan Parker on both alto and soprano, criss-crossing and combining in exuberant and astonishing ways.

Silbert, Stella / Nat Baldwin: 01.30.22 [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Silbert, Stella / Nat Baldwin:
01.30.22 [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


Price: $6.00    




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Cantankerously informed and paced like a perfect tumble, the duo improvisations of Massachusetts collaborator Stella Silber on turntables and Nat Baldwin on upright bass augment their work through turntable preparations and static, Baldwin performing all over his instrument, as the duo surprise and maintain interest through accessible abrasiveness.

Turner, Roger / Otomo Yoshihide: The Last Train
Turner, Roger / Otomo Yoshihide:
The Last Train

(Fataka -- Great Britain )


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UK free improvising drummer Roger Turner meets Japanese guitarist Otomo Yoshihide at the Hara Museum, Tokyo in the winter of 2013 for a performance that balances introspective improvisation with assertive and authoritative playing for a captivating and dynamic album.

Wind Tide (Andrew Weathers / Gretchen Korsmo): Blue Breaking Brown [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Wind Tide (Andrew Weathers / Gretchen Korsmo):
Blue Breaking Brown [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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One "Small Dog" and one Big from the Texas experimental duo of Andrew Weathers on synth, lap steel, recorder & electronics, and Gretchen Korsmo on voice, keys & percussion, both members of the Full Spectrum Records collective, their confident collaboration morphing drones, sonic deformation, resonance, voice, bells and mysterious sources in two well-paced & passionate sonic journeys.

Wooley, Nate & Seymour Wright: About Trumpet and Saxophone
Wooley, Nate & Seymour Wright:
About Trumpet and Saxophone

(Fataka -- Great Britain )


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New York-based trumpeter Nate Wooley and London-based saxophonist Seymour Wright in a series of 9 duos using the fringes of their instruments in exploratory and introspective dialog of great depth and intensity.

Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Volume 11 - For Terry Riley
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Volume 11 - For Terry Riley

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Performing on the 7,466 pipe Æolian-Skinner organ at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, one of the first American classic-style organs and among the largest church organs in the West, John Zorn continues his solo organ series with this tribute to Terry Riley in two extended improvisations, part of his 70th birthday celebration as part of Fred Barnes's concert series.

Mela, Francisco / Zoh Amba: Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2
Mela, Francisco / Zoh Amba:
Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2

(577 Records -- USA )


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The second volume of powerful free playing and intimate conversation bringing together two New York-based improvisers, Cuban native drummer/percussionist Francisco Mela and Tennessee native reed & wind player Zoh Amba, both sharing a mountain region upbringing that brings a uniquely reflective quality to their playing, fortified by the exploratory NY improv scene.

Mela, Francisco / Zoh Amba: Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2 [VINYL]
Mela, Francisco / Zoh Amba:
Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2 [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )


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The second volume of powerful free playing and intimate conversation bringing together two New York-based improvisers, Cuban native drummer/percussionist Francisco Mela and Tennessee native reed & wind player Zoh Amba, both sharing a mountain region upbringing that brings a uniquely reflective quality to their playing, fortified by the exploratory NY improv scene.

Cameron, Lisa / Alex Cunningham: Chasms
Cameron, Lisa / Alex Cunningham:
Chasms

(Waveform Alphabet -- USA )


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Improvising over the abyss, Texas drummer Lisa Cameron (Roky Erickson, ST 37) and violinist Alex Cunningham (Sandy Ewen, Damon Smith, Claire Rousay) present three extended interactions using conventional instrumentation in unconventional ways, augmented by feedback, bowed cymbals, electronics and objects, under the control of exceptional technique.

Evans, Bill (w/ LoFaro / Motian): The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited
Evans, Bill (w/ LoFaro / Motian):
The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Unofficial jazz documentarian Boris Rose captured these recordings on reel-to-reel tape of the Bill Evans Trio in 1960, an artistically fulfilling concert at Birdland in NYC and a rare recording of this particular trio with bassist scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian; originally issued in 1992 on the Cool & Blue label, here properly restored and remastered.

Fujii, Satoko Tokyo Trio (Fujii / Sugawa / Takemura): Jet Black
Fujii, Satoko Tokyo Trio (Fujii / Sugawa / Takemura):
Jet Black

(Libra -- Japan )


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A trio of leaders in their own right performing pianist Satoko Fujii's demanding compositions, bassist Takashi Sugawa and drummer Ittetsu Takemura rise to the challenge in a set of six exciting works that push and pull this remarkable piano trio in unexpected directions, responding to the twists and turns of Fujii's intense and intricate directions; superlative!

Futterman, Joel / Michael Wimberly: Innerpause
Futterman, Joel / Michael Wimberly:
Innerpause

(Creation Music -- USA )


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The result of two formidably versatile improvisers--pianist Joel Futterman and drummer/percussionist Michael Wimberly--meeting in Futterman's home city of Virginia Beach for a session of collective, spontaneous improvisation, is this magnificent two-part work released as the unedited live first takes, an epic journey through masterful technique and compelling expression.

Gallio, Christoph / Dominic Lash / Mark Sanders : Live At Cafe Oto London
Gallio, Christoph / Dominic Lash / Mark Sanders :
Live At Cafe Oto London

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Joining with two of London's finest free improvisers, Swiss saxophonist Christoph Gallio of DAY & TAXI fame and performing on alto, soprano & c-melody saxophones, meets drummer Mark Sanders and double bassist Dominic Lash at London's Cafe OTO for a remarkable concert of free collective playing in two large works: "Wildlife" in three parts, and "Homelife" in two parts.

Inoue, Satoko / Jo Kondo: Presents Jo Kondo's Works for Piano, 2015-2020
Inoue, Satoko / Jo Kondo:
Presents Jo Kondo's Works for Piano, 2015-2020

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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The third album of piano works from Japanese composer Jo Kondo performed by pianist Satoko Inoue, known for her interpretations of Morton Feldman, John Cage, Luc Ferrari, &c., here performing Kondo works written between 2013 and 2020 that apply different methods and approaches to form and interpretation, including works that incorporate improvisation and choices left to the performer.

Kaze (Satoko Fujii / Natsuki Tamura / Christian Pruvost / Peter Orins): Unwritten
Kaze (Satoko Fujii / Natsuki Tamura / Christian Pruvost / Peter Orins):
Unwritten

(Circum-Libra / Libra -- Japan/France )


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The Kaze quartet of trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, pianist Satoko Fujii, trumpeter & flugelhorn player Christian Pruvost and drummer Peter Orins, continues its avant-embracing and uniquely voiced project with this live performance at Lille, France, an episodic and spontaneously diverse set of three collective improvisations of intuitive, adventurous interaction.

Mazurek, Rob Exploding Star Orchestra / Small Unit: Spectral Fiction
Mazurek, Rob Exploding Star Orchestra / Small Unit:
Spectral Fiction

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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Compressing his Exploding Star Orchestra to a sextet, Chicago trumpeter Rob Mazurek presents two expansive works of ecstatic, exploratory electric and groove-oriented jazz, performed with Damon Locks (voice, electronics), Tomeka Reid (cello), Angelica Sanchez (Wurlitzer electric piano), Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten (double bass) and Chad Taylor (drums).

Djll / Perkins: Kinda
Djll / Perkins:
Kinda

(Artifact Recordings -- USA )


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Expanding on their 2007 release Kinda Green, the decades-long collaboration of SF Bay Area improvisors Tom Djll on trumpet & electronics and Tim Perkis on "coding" and electronics presents six unusual spontaneous compositions of live trumpet, electronics and real-time manipulation, release by the Ubu, Incorporated project supporting experimental and electronic music.

Tamarisk (Carter / Menestres / Weathers): House of the People, Property is Theft
Tamarisk (Carter / Menestres / Weathers):
House of the People, Property is Theft

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


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The Tamarisk trio of bassist David Menestres, guitarist Andrew Weathers and vocalist Christina Carter (Charalambides) are heard live at Casa del Popolo, in Montreal and at PIT, in Brooklyn, New York, joined in Brooklyn by flutist Laura Cocks, each performance an extended journey between assertive, cathartic improvisation and introspective rumination.

Djll, Tom: Thistle
Djll, Tom:
Thistle

(Soul On Rice -- USA )


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Using analog computers that "require a lot of real-time intervention to flesh out their neurotic narratives", the typically trumpeter Tom Djll (Grosse Abfahrt) turns his attention to a series of prickly sound works of strange intention and direction, through fourteen works titled like a series of math equations mashed into a dictionary; good weird fun.

Terton (Belogenis / Dunn / Sawyer): Outer, Inner, Secret
Terton (Belogenis / Dunn / Sawyer):
Outer, Inner, Secret

(Tzadik -- USA )


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In Tibetan Buddhism a terton is a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or terma, an apt description of the masterful, exploratory free jazz heard in the New York City band Terton of Trevor Dunn on bass, Louie Belogenis on tenor & soprano saxophones and Ryan Sawyer on drums, in ten powerfully assertive studio improvisations.

[ism] (Pat Thomas / Joel Grip / Aontonin Gerbal): Maua
[ism] (Pat Thomas / Joel Grip / Aontonin Gerbal):
Maua

(577 Records -- USA )


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Recordings from the Berlin club Au Topsi Pohl where the [ism] piano trio of Pat Thomas on piano, Joel Grip on double bass and Antonin Gerbal on drums played 4-nights in a row, May 18-21, 2022, Thomas performing on a Bösendorfer grand piano, creating an omnipresent and precise sound that drove the band to great heights of interactive, warmly diverse playing.

Wooley, Nate: Moths
Wooley, Nate:
Moths

(Editions Verde -- USA )


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Nate Wooley's exquisite improvised composition begins with a musical gesture and four parameters of change from each player--harmonic motion, articulation, extension, & physicality--which directs their "flight" in its slowly evolving pace, creating a varying mosaic of sound, as beautifully rendered by Laura Cocks (flute), Madison Greenstone (clarinet) and Eric Wubbels (keys & voice).

Sikora, Catherine / Susan Alcorn: Filament
Sikora, Catherine / Susan Alcorn:
Filament

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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The first meeting of tenor saxophonist Catherine Sikora and pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn was at the Zurcher Gallery in New York City in 2022, an inventive dialog of free improvisation split between three "Filaments", their interaction ranging from delicate dialog to asservite discourse in a wonderfully expressive concert of sincere affinity.

Reid / Edwards / Coudoux
Reid / Edwards / Coudoux:
Reid / Edwards / Coudoux

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Three innovative cellists at the intersection of improvisation, contemporary compositional and experimental forms — Tomeka Reid from Chicago, Isidora Edwards from Chile and based in London, and Elisabeth Coudoux from Germany — meet in Wiesbaden to record these four multi-layered improvisations merging their unique perspectives with great concentrative expression.

Fully Celebrated Orchestra (Hobbs / Bynum / Ayers / Gray / Shanko): Sob Story
Fully Celebrated Orchestra (Hobbs / Bynum / Ayers / Gray / Shanko):
Sob Story

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Picking up from their last album in 2005, Lapis Exilis, alto saxophonist Jim Hobb's Fully Celebrated Orchestra joyfully returns with a new set of lyrical Hobb's compositions, Timo Shanko still creating a solid bass foundation and Luther Gray taking Django Carranza's place, extending the band with AYCH member Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet and Ian Ayers on guitar.

Duthoit, Isabelle / Franz Hautzinger: Dans le Morvan
Duthoit, Isabelle / Franz Hautzinger:
Dans le Morvan

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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French free vocalist Isabelle Duthoit and world traveling improviser and Zeitkratzer trumpeter Franz Hautzinger continue their collaborations at GMEA Centre National de Creation Musicale, in Albi, France to record these 11 unusual duos, using outrageous technique and inexplicable intent to create aberrant accompaniments to your most subtle and frightening dreams.

Star City Survivor: Wilderness
Star City Survivor:
Wilderness

(Soul City Sounds -- USA )


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The follow-up to their debut album, Orbital Decay, finds guitarist Phil Venable and drummer Tommy Jackson delving deeper into their free duo referencing free jazz, ambient, no wave, and other forms of experimental and avant-garde music, their often turbulent dialog inspired by a desire to find hope in the world despite a contemporary period of death and injustice.

Guimaraes, Manuel : Flow Me <i>[Used Item]</i>
Guimaraes, Manuel :
Flow Me [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition.

"It will not have been included on purpose, but a phrase that Manuel Guimaraes says at the beginning of this solo piano record very we...

Lin, Hui-Chun / Davide Piersanti  : A Gash into Normality <i>[Used Item]</i>
Lin, Hui-Chun / Davide Piersanti :
A Gash into Normality [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition.

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NARTcore (Meggyes / Kovats): Aeluton <i>[Used Item]</i>
NARTcore (Meggyes / Kovats):
Aeluton [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition.

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Popovskiy, Andrey / Ernesto Rodrigues / Nuno Torres : Ululo <i>[Used Item]</i>
Popovskiy, Andrey / Ernesto Rodrigues / Nuno Torres :
Ululo [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition.

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Shibolet, Ariel / Axel Dorner: Erlichsich <i>[Used Item]</i>
Shibolet, Ariel / Axel Dorner:
Erlichsich [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition.

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