The Squid's Ear Magazine
London & UK improvisation and related


 
Ikue Mori/Mark Nauseef/Evan Parker/ Bill Laswell: Near Nadir
Ikue Mori/Mark Nauseef/Evan Parker/ Bill Laswell:
Near Nadir

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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An historic meeting of four legendary improvisers, recording at Evan Parker's favorite Whistable church, and in New York City; mindblowing electro-acoustic improvisation.

Nilsson / Sandell / Strid: Beam Stone
Nilsson / Sandell / Strid:
Beam Stone

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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This versatile trio combine influences from the free improv, ea-improv, noise, ambient and contemporary art scenes into an original sound language.

Nos Phillipe: Shh ... Camille
Nos Phillipe:
Shh ... Camille

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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Jonathan Webb and Robert Hopps combine processed field recordings with guitar, turntables, electronics, and found sounds in long form drone-oriented improvisations.

O'Leary / Shipp: Labyrinth
O'Leary / Shipp:
Labyrinth

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Celebrated pianist Matthew Shipp joins Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary to explore the many fields of improvisation each follows, from meditative to intense discourse.

O'Leary / Van Der Schyff / Horvitz: Flux
O'Leary / Van Der Schyff / Horvitz:
Flux

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Guitarist O'Leary exchanges musical dialogue with drummer/percussionist Dylan van der Schyff and (prepared) pianist Wayne Horvitz over 15 taut improvisations.

O'Leary,  With Stefan Pasborg & Jacob Anderskov: Atmos
O'Leary, With Stefan Pasborg & Jacob Anderskov:
Atmos

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The trio of guitarist O'Leary, drummer Pasborg and Fender Rhodes player Anderskov, Nordic lyricism juxtaposed with dark neo gothic landscapes in a gorgeous post-ECM flavor.

O'Leary, Mark: Ellipses
O'Leary, Mark:
Ellipses

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Members of Tortoise and Supersilent join the hugely talented guitarist Mark O'Leary in a recording that pushes the boundaries on all levels in exciting post-Miles electronic improvisation.

Otherways & Free Space: Life Amid the Artefacts
Otherways & Free Space:
Life Amid the Artefacts

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Two releases in one, Otherways was a 2nd generation free improvising group from London performing in '73; and Free Space was a group assembled in '73 by John Stevens with Trevor Watts, John Russell, &c.

Parallax (Omenas / Kolbeinsen /  Thorsrud): Live In The UK
Parallax (Omenas / Kolbeinsen / Thorsrud):
Live In The UK

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Formed in 2008 the Norwegian trio of trumpeter Stian Omenas, guitarist Are Kolbeinsen and drummer Ulrik Thorsrud draws on influences including Asian folk musics, trad jazz, & abstract soundscapes.

Parker / Edwards / Prevost: "All Told" - Meetings with Remarkable Saxophonists -- Volume 1
Parker / Edwards / Prevost:
"All Told" - Meetings with Remarkable Saxophonists -- Volume 1

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $18.95    




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Eddie Prevost set up a series of 2011 concerts at Network Theatre, Waterloo, London to return to the drum kit in a meeting with remarkable saxophonist Evan Parker, with London in-demand bassist John Edwards.

Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton: Live at Maya Recordings Festival
Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton:
Live at Maya Recordings Festival

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Superb improvisation from three masters - Evan Parker on sax, Barry Guy on bass and Paul Lytton on drums - performing at the Maya Recordings Festival, September 23 - 25, 2011 at Theater am Gleis, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton: Live at Maya Recordings Festival [VINYL 2 LPs]
Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton:
Live at Maya Recordings Festival [VINYL 2 LPs]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $30.00    




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Superb improvisation from three masters - Evan Parker on sax, Barry Guy on bass and Paul Lytton on drums - performing at the Maya Recordings Festival, September 23 - 25, 2011 at Theater am Gleis, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Parker, Evan / Joe Morris / Nate Wooley: Ninth Square
Parker, Evan / Joe Morris / Nate Wooley:
Ninth Square

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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The extraordinary trio of three masterful players from different generations who have broken with convention while playing within free forms--Evan Parker on sax; Joe Morris on guitar; and Nate Wooley on trumpet--performing live at Firehouse 12 in Connecticut, 2014.

Parker, Evan / Matthew Shipp: Rex, Wrecks & XXX [2 CDs]
Parker, Evan / Matthew Shipp:
Rex, Wrecks & XXX [2 CDs]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $18.00    




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Six "Rex", 2 "Wrecks" and 1 "XXX" from the duo of British reedist Evan Parker and NY pianist Matthew Shipp in a double CD release, one in the studio and one live at Vortex in London, exceptional interplay from two masters.

Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton: Collective Calls (Urban)
Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton:
Collective Calls (Urban)

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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The first published recordings of the duo of saxophonist Evan Parker and drummer Paul Lytton, recorded in London, 1972.

Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton : At the Unity Theatre
Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton :
At the Unity Theatre

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Parker, Evan & Matthew Wright: Trance Map
Parker, Evan & Matthew Wright:
Trance Map

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Evan Parker met live sampling/electronic artist Matthew Wright in the studio to create these layered studio compositions, a unique approach for this hard-core free improvising saxophonist.

Parker, Evan & Sten Sandell: Psalms
Parker, Evan & Sten Sandell:
Psalms

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A sequence of six duo improvisations from Evan Parker on tenor saxophone & Sten Sandell on church organ recorded at Evan Parker's recording studio of choice, St Peter's in Whitstable, UK, 2009.

Parker, Evan & Sylvie Courvoisier: Either Or And
Parker, Evan & Sylvie Courvoisier:
Either Or And

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A powerful duo recorded in the studio after their 2013 performance at The Stone in NYC from NY pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and UK saxophonist Evan Parker, with extraordinary playing over eight pieces presenting an inspired range of technical and impressionistic styles.

Parker, Evan: Conic Sections
Parker, Evan:
Conic Sections

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Evan Parker's followup to The Snake Decides is this live recording of saxophone solos from 1989 recorded in the Holywell Music Room by Michael Gerzon.

Parker, Evan: Hook, Drift & Shuffle
Parker, Evan:
Hook, Drift & Shuffle

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Parker, Evan: Lines Burnt In Light
Parker, Evan:
Lines Burnt In Light

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Exceptional free improvisation by Evan Parker performing solo at St. Michael and All Angels Church in England in 2001, urgent and powerful playing using extended techniques while playing to the natural reflections in the cathedral.

Parker, Evan: Saxophone Solos
Parker, Evan:
Saxophone Solos

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Evan Parker's 1st solo saxophone recording from 1975 with additional FMP recordings from the same year, extreme and amazing improvisations aptly titled "Aerobatics".

Parker, Evan: Set
Parker, Evan:
Set

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Previously unissued recordings from 2003 of Parker's work based on Lynn Margulis' serial endosymbiosis theory (SET), performed by Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton, Furt, Lawrence Casserley, &c.

Parker, Evan: The Topography of the Lungs
Parker, Evan:
The Topography of the Lungs

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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2013 reissue of the seminal London & European Free Improv trio release from 1970 with two additional tracks, making an amazing release showing the relationships between established jazz forms and the emerging modern language.

Parker, Evan: Whitstable Solo
Parker, Evan:
Whitstable Solo

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Eight jaw-dropping, inspired soprano saxophone solos from Evan Parker recording in his studio of choice, the marvelously resonant St. Peter's church in Whitstable, UK.

Pedersen / Johannesen / Corsano: Door to Door
Pedersen / Johannesen / Corsano:
Door to Door

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Live recordings from NMH, Olso in 2009 from the flexible and free trio of saxophonist Kim-Erik Pedersen, guitarist Kim Johannesen, and drummer Chris Corsano.

People Band: 69/70
People Band:
69/70

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $28.59    




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Two hours of unreleased material from this under-documented seminal London free jazz unit, recorded at four locations including live and studio sessions, essential additions!

Perry, Frank: Temple Of The Ancient Magical Presence
Perry, Frank:
Temple Of The Ancient Magical Presence

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Composer Frank Perry presents some new and some old unreleased recordings of solos, duos and trios featuring world famous musicians such as Evan Parker, David Toop, Paul Lytton, Paul Lovens, Jin Hi Kim and Trevor Taylor.

Popolla, Alberto / Noel Taylor: All Fall Down
Popolla, Alberto / Noel Taylor:
All Fall Down

(Citystream -- Great Britain )


Price: $12.95    




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Freely improvised clarinet duets featuring rapidly shifting patterns of melodic interplay from Italian Alberto Popolla and British Noel Taylor (LIO), with distinct approaches to the instrument resulting in episodic interplay.

Prevost, Eddie: Entelechy
Prevost, Eddie:
Entelechy

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $19.95    




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Ramanan, Roland: Caesura
Ramanan, Roland:
Caesura

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Ramanan, Roland: Shaken
Ramanan, Roland:
Shaken

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Trumpeter Roland Ramanan leads his free jazz quartet of Marcio Mattos (cello, electronics), Simon H Fell (double bass) and Mark Sanders (percussion).

Realisation Trio, The (Paul Dunmall / Nick Jurd / Jim Bashford): The Realisation Trio
Realisation Trio, The (Paul Dunmall / Nick Jurd / Jim Bashford):
The Realisation Trio

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The British trio of tenor saxophonist Paul Dunmall, bassist Nick Jurd and drummer Jim Bashford performing the 7 part group composition "Realisation" live at the Lamp Tavern in Birmingham, 2011.

Realisation Trio: Dunmall / Jurd / Bashford: Salt Dolly
Realisation Trio: Dunmall / Jurd / Bashford:
Salt Dolly

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The 2nd release from Paul Dunmall's Realisation Trio with bassist Nick Jurd and drummer Jim Bashford, recording original Dunmall compositions at Victoria Rooms Bristol in 2011.

Red Dhal Sextet (Jeffery / Schubert / Dunmall / Schlippenbach / Majkowski / Dimitriadis): Red Dhal S
Red Dhal Sextet (Jeffery / Schubert / Dunmall / Schlippenbach / Majkowski / Dimitriadis):
Red Dhal Sextet

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Bringing together masterful players Paul Dunmall (sax), Hilary Jeffery (trombone), Alexander Von Schlippenbach (piano), Paul Schuber (sax), Mike Majkowski (bass), and Yorgos Dimitriadis (drums) for a studio release of incredibly well-balanced and insightful improvisation.

Red Square: Thirty Three
Red Square:
Thirty Three

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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This pioneering British group recorded these track in the 1970s, pushing free improvisation and experimental music, in their day performing alongside Henry Cow, Red Brass and Lol Coxhill.

Remote Viewers, The: City of Nets
Remote Viewers, The:
City of Nets

(Remote Viewers -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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London's Remote Viewers in their 13th release, quoting W.H. Auden in an album of excellent structured improvisation with David Petts, Caroline Kraabel, Sue Lynch & Adrian Northover (saxes), John Edwards (bass & drums), and Rosa Lynch (keys and percussion).

Remote Viewers, The: Crimeways
Remote Viewers, The:
Crimeways

(Remote Viewers -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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The 12th release from the London-based Remote Viewers led by saxophonist David Petts, with four saxophones plus electronics, acoustic bass, keys and tuned percussion, crossing improvisation and rock forms in unique and sinister ways.

Remote Viewers, The: Pitfall
Remote Viewers, The:
Pitfall

(Remote Viewers -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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David Pett's Remote Viewers with 4 saxophonists and keyboards, and the rhythm section of John Edward and Mark Sanders, complete their noir trilogy with an album blending compositional and improvisational forms in mysteriously dark and satisfying forms.

Remote Viewers, The: To The North
Remote Viewers, The:
To The North

(Remote Viewers -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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Dave Petts' Remote Viewers, now a septet of 4 saxophonists, marimba, bassist John Edwards and drummer Mark Sanders, in 7 pieces blending rock and improvisational aesthetics in seductive ways.

Riley, Howard: Two Is One
Riley, Howard:
Two Is One

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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For the first time in 25 years, Howard Riley overdubs a piano by recording one part as if he were playing a solo and the immediately overdubbing the second part, resulting in nine improvisations and a jazz tribute to Monk.

Riverloam Trio (Trzaska / Brice / Sanders): Inem Gortn
Riverloam Trio (Trzaska / Brice / Sanders):
Inem Gortn

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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An international trio bringing together Polish saxophonist Mikolaj Trzaska with Brits Olie Brice on bass and Mark Sanders on drums, passionate free improvisation in an Ayler/Brotzmann vein, in 8 absorbing and concise pieces recorded in the studio.

Riviere Composers' Pool: Summer Works 2009 [3 CDs]
Riviere Composers' Pool:
Summer Works 2009 [3 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $34.95    




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Bassist Kent Carter chose the ensemble of two string and two wind players from amongst the most experienced musicians in Europe to record the studio and live compositions in this exceptional 3 CD set.

Rodrigues / Davies / Rodrigues / Bosetti / Ezaki: London
Rodrigues / Davies / Rodrigues / Bosetti / Ezaki:
London

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Rogers / Dunmall / Bianco: Dig Deep Trio
Rogers / Dunmall / Bianco:
Dig Deep Trio

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The British improvising trio of tenor saxophonist Paul Dunmall, 7-string bassist Paul Rogers and drummer Tony Bianco performing two long and serpentine improvisations at Delbury Hall, Shropshire in 2010.

Rogers / Dunmall: Distant
Rogers / Dunmall:
Distant

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Beautiful tonal improvisation from the duo of Paul Rogers on 7-string bass and Paul Dunmall on soprano saxophone and bass clarinet, intense and thoughtful music from two masters.

Rolfsson, Matilda / Richard Sanderson / Mark Wastell: Live at l'Klectic
Rolfsson, Matilda / Richard Sanderson / Mark Wastell:
Live at l'Klectic

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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The subtly complex trio of Richard Sanderson on amplified melodeon, dictaphones & small percussion, Mark Wastell on tam-tam & shruti box, and Matilda Rolfsson on percussion performing an extended improvisation live at The Horse Improv Club, l'Klectic, London.

Rose / Kneer / Barrett: Colophony
Rose / Kneer / Barrett:
Colophony

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The trio of Australian violinist Jon Rose, UK electronics artist Richard Barrett, and bassist Meinrad Kneer, in an album of free electro-acoustic improv taking it's 11 tracks titles from the Greek name for rosin.

Rowe, Keith / John Tilbury: E.E. Tension And Circumstance
Rowe, Keith / John Tilbury:
E.E. Tension And Circumstance

(Potlatch -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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The first meeting of AMM guitarist Keith Rowe and pianist John Tilbury after Rowe departed in 2004, a delicate and intricate long improvisation, fascinating dialog between two long-acquainted and innovative conversationalists.

Rupp, Olaf / Buck, Tony / Williamson, Joe: Weird Weapons
Rupp, Olaf / Buck, Tony / Williamson, Joe:
Weird Weapons

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Russell, John (with Phil Minton, Thurston Moore, Evan Parker, &c.): With...
Russell, John (with Phil Minton, Thurston Moore, Evan Parker, &c.):
With...

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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British free improvising guitar master John Russell's 60th birthday gig at London's Cafe Oto is celebrated in a duo with Phil Minton, a trio with Henry Lowther & Satoko Fakuda, in a trio with Evan Parker and John Edwards, and in a duo with Thurston Moore.

Russell, John / Phil Durrant / John Butcher: Conceits (1987/1992)
Russell, John / Phil Durrant / John Butcher:
Conceits (1987/1992)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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In 1987 the trio of John Butcher on tenor & soprano sax, Phil Durrant on violin & trombone, and John Russel on acoustic plectrum guitar, released this LP of free improvisations using superb forward-thinking dialog, remarkable 3 decades after its release!

Russell, John / Volker, Ute / Werchowski, Mathieu: Three Planets
Russell, John / Volker, Ute / Werchowski, Mathieu:
Three Planets

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Russell, John: Analekta
Russell, John:
Analekta

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Russell, John: Hyste
Russell, John:
Hyste

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A sequence of three solo acoustic guitar improvisations from prominent Euro/UK Free Improv guitarist John Russell, recorded at St Peter's, Whitstable 2009.

Rutherford, Paul and Paul Rogers: Rogues
Rutherford, Paul and Paul Rogers:
Rogues

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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An excellent concert recording of great improvisers Paul Rutherford and Paul Rogers playing trombone and double bass duos and solos live in Birmingham.

Rutherford, Paul Trio: Gheim - live at Bracknell 1983
Rutherford, Paul Trio:
Gheim - live at Bracknell 1983

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A short-lived improvising trio led by Paul Rutherford (trombonist) with Paul Rogers (double bass) and Nigel Morris (drums) performing live in 1983, originally issued on cassette on the Ogun label, here with more than 24 minutes of additional studio material.

Rutherford, Paul: Tetralogy 2CD
Rutherford, Paul:
Tetralogy 2CD

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $24.95    




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Four situations with the late, inventive tromobonist Rutherford, with electronics solo, in trio and in a quartet; remarkable and unusual improvisation from one of the greats.

Sandell Trio, Sten / Butcher, John: Strokes
Sandell Trio, Sten / Butcher, John:
Strokes

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Saunders / Thomas /  Parkinson / Davies / Chase / Davies (Edges Ensemble): divisions that could be a
Saunders / Thomas / Parkinson / Davies / Chase / Davies (Edges Ensemble):
divisions that could be autonomous but that comprise the whole

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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6 works from a series of minimal compositions loosely based on the art & writings of Sol LeWitt, performed by the Edges Ensemble: Philip Thomas, James Saunders, Tim Parkinson, Angharad Davies, Stephen Chase & Rhodri Davies.

Schlippenbach / Parker / Edwards / Prevost: 3 Nights at Cafe Oto
Schlippenbach / Parker / Edwards / Prevost:
3 Nights at Cafe Oto

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $69.95    




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Presenting 3 CDs, a DVD, and a solid 80-page book of images and text, capturing 3 nights at Cafe Oto from the trio of Evan Parker (tenor sax), John Edwards (double bass), and Eddie Prevost (drums), joined one night by Alexander v. Schlippenbach, and another night by Christof Thewes.

Schlippenbach Trio: First Recordings
Schlippenbach Trio:
First Recordings

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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These 1972 trio recordings of pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach's Trio with Evan Parker on tenor & soprano sax, and Paul Lovens on drums recording at the Workshop Freie Musik at the Acadamy of the Arts, Berlin, were found in the FMP archives and are issued for the first time ever.

Schlippenbach, Alexander Von: Friulian Sketches
Schlippenbach, Alexander Von:
Friulian Sketches

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A classic European free-improvising trio lineup of Von Schlippenbach, Daniel D'agaro and Tristan Honsinger, 2008 studio recordings of amazing interaction.

 
Scotch Of St James, The:
Live at Amplify 2004

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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Tim Barnes on snare drum and amplification and Mark Wastell on amplified textures, tuned metal, making small, mostly unidentifiable sounds with a Cage-style open flair.

Sealed Knot, The (Beins / Davies / Wastell): and we disappear
Sealed Knot, The (Beins / Davies / Wastell):
and we disappear

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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For a decade this trio has created some of the most interesting electroacoustic improvisation, captured in a 38 minute performance at the Ear We Are Festival in Biel, Switzerland, 2007.

Sharp, Elliott / Charlotte Hug : pi:k
Sharp, Elliott / Charlotte Hug :
pi:k

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $18.95    




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Studio improvisations on guitar & viola from NYC, and then live improvisations augmented by electronics in Geneva from two unique and impressive improvisers.

Sharp, Elliott: The Velocity of Hue
Sharp, Elliott:
The Velocity of Hue

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $17.95    




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Shetland Improvisers Orchestra: First Steps
Shetland Improvisers Orchestra:
First Steps

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The 1st release from this collective directed by Raymond MacDonald on sax and George Burt on drums (GIO), presenting work from workshop sessions and a complete set from the 2012 Glasgow Improvisers Festival, 6 unique and sometimes eccentric works, including a piece for Lol Coxhill.

Smith, Roger: Extended Plays: Solo Guitar Improvisations 1993-7
Smith, Roger:
Extended Plays: Solo Guitar Improvisations 1993-7

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Roger Smith plays extended acoustic guitar improvisations that were recorded between 1993 and 1997; with a duet with Neil Metcalfe on the flute.

Smith, Roger: Green wood: Solo Guitar Improvisations 2002
Smith, Roger:
Green wood: Solo Guitar Improvisations 2002

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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An excellent collection of solo acoustic guitar improvisations by Roger Smith that were digitally recorded at home in London during January, 2002.

Splatter with Rafal Mazur: cloudseed
Splatter with Rafal Mazur:
cloudseed

(Citystream -- Great Britain )


Price: $12.95    




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Splatter's 3rd CD resulted from a meeting between the London-based quartet Splatter (Noel Taylor-clarinet; Anna Kaluza-sax; Tom Greenhalgh-drums; Pedro Velasco-electric guitar) and Polish bassist Rafal Mazur after their successful collaboration at Cafe Oto in 2010.

Splatter (Velasco / Caratti / Kaluza / Taylor): Scraffiti
Splatter (Velasco / Caratti / Kaluza / Taylor):
Scraffiti

(Citystream -- Great Britain )


Price: $12.95    




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The British quartet of saxophonist Anna Kaluza, clarinetist Noel Taylor, guitarist Pedro Velasco and drummer Michael Caratti, in a moody and shifting album of improvised and composed music.

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Bare Essentials 1972-3
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Bare Essentials 1972-3

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $28.95    




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1972-73 previously unreleased SME duo recordings of John Stevens on percussion & cornet and Trevor Wattson soprano sax from the cassette archives of Trevor Watts.

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Challenge (1966-7)
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Challenge (1966-7)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Hinting at what was to come, this reissues the first SME LP from 1966 with one additional '67 track, more free jazz than free improv from the quintet of John Stevens (drums), Kenny Wheller (flugelhorn), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Trevor Watts (sax) and Bruce Cale (bass).

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Frameworks (1968-73)
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Frameworks (1968-73)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Low Profile
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Low Profile

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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The 1977 Derby concert performance by the SME quartet with John Stevens (percussion, cornet, voice), Nigel Coombes (violin), Colin Wood (cello) & Roger Smith (guitar), with a tribute to Anton Webern, plus concert recordings as a trio.

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: New Surfacing (1978/92)
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
New Surfacing (1978/92)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Two recordings from the beginning and the end of the longest-lived version of the SME - the trio of John Stevens (percussion, cornet or mini-trumpet, voice), Nigel Coombes (violin) & Roger Smith (guitar).

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Oliv & Familie (1968-9)
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Oliv & Familie (1968-9)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Reissuing the 3rd release from drummer John Steven's Spontaneous Music Ensemble with 31 minutes of previously unissued material, with participants including Derek Bailey, Kenny Wheeler, Evan Parker, Dave Holland, Maggie Nichols, Trevor Watts, Johnny Dyani, &c &c.

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Summer 1967
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Summer 1967

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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1967 recordings from the duo of John Stevens (percussion) and Evan Parker (soprano & tenor sax), plus Peter Kowald making the group a trio on two tracks; seminal work from three incredibly influential players.

Stabbins / Riley / Wren / Sanders: St. Cyprians 2
Stabbins / Riley / Wren / Sanders:
St. Cyprians 2

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The exceptional free jazz quartet of saxophonist Larry Stabbins, pianist Howard Riley, bassist Tony Wren and drummer Mark Sanders performing 4 extended improvisations of great dialog and dexterity.

Stellari String Quartet: Gocce Stellari
Stellari String Quartet:
Gocce Stellari

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Philipp Wachsmann, Charlotte Hug, Marcio Mattos & John Edwards performing live at the Uncool Festival in Switzerland, 2007, and in studio recordings from 2006.

Stevens / Rutherford / Parker / Guy: One Four and Two Twos (1978/79/92)
Stevens / Rutherford / Parker / Guy:
One Four and Two Twos (1978/79/92)

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John Stevens organized this improvised quartet session in 1978 at Riverside Studios, London with Paul Rutherford, Evan Parker and Barry Guy, originally released on the View and Konnex labels, here with 2 unreleased duo performances.

Takase, Aki: A Week Went By
Takase, Aki:
A Week Went By

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Pianist Takase's visit to North East England resulted in these recordings: duos with saxophonist Tchicai, and trios with John Edwards & Tony Levin, plus solos from the 2008 Music Outside Festival.

Takase, Aki: Tarantella
Takase, Aki:
Tarantella

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