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NY Improv & Downtown NY


 
Leandre / Crispell / Campbell, Jr. / Maneri - The Stone Quartet: DMG @ The Stone, December 22, 2006
Leandre / Crispell / Campbell, Jr. / Maneri - The Stone Quartet:
DMG @ The Stone, December 22, 2006 Volume 1

(DMG ARC -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The first in a series of live releases from DMG's "New Music Magic Mystery Festival" at The Stone in December 2006, a superb set with Joelle Leandre directing.

Leandre, Joelle  / Lewis, George : Transatlantic Visions
Leandre, Joelle / Lewis, George :
Transatlantic Visions

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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The live recording of basist Leandre and trombonist Geroge Lewis at the Vision Festival XIII concert, awarded "Best Performance of the Year" by All About Jazz NY.

Lee / Evans / Beresford: Check For Monsters
Lee / Evans / Beresford:
Check For Monsters

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $18.95    




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Cellist Lee organized this trio with Evans on trumpets and Beresford on piano for a mini-tour; this CD showcases music from concerts in NY and Philadelphia.

Lee, Okkyung / Bill Orcutt: Live at Cafe OTO [VINYL]
Lee, Okkyung / Bill Orcutt:
Live at Cafe OTO [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- Great Britain )


Price: $29.95    




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Two string players who have developed distinctive improvisation styles--cellist Okkyung Lee and guitarist Bil Orcutt--meet for their first encounter at London's Cafe Oto, for an exultant and sophisticated duo showing intense skill and strong conversational powers.

Lee, Okkyung: Nimh
Lee, Okkyung:
Nimh

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Lee, Okkyung: Noisy Love Songs
Lee, Okkyung:
Noisy Love Songs

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Cellist and Downtown NY mainstay Okkyung Lee in an album of intimate chamber pieces that combine written music with noise improvisation, for an ensemble including Ikue Mori, Peter Evans, Craig Taborn, &c.

Lehman, Steve Camouflage Trio: Interface [VINYL 2LPs]
Lehman, Steve Camouflage Trio:
Interface [VINYL 2LPs]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $32.95    




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Reissuing and re-mixing New York saxophonist Steve Lehman's 2004 album with his previous Camouflage Trio of Mark Dress on double bass and Pheeroan Aklaff on drums, perfoming a stupendous set of original compositions live at Teatro Academica Gil Vicente in Coimbra, Portugal.

Lehman, Steve Octet: Mise En Abime
Lehman, Steve Octet:
Mise En Abime

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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NY saxophonist Steve Lehman builds on his work with spectral harmony, expanding the harmonic palette with live electronics & a custom-built vibraphone, in an octet with Jonathan Finlayson, Mark Shim, Tim Albright, Chris Dingman, Jose Davila, Drew Gress & Tyshawn Sorey.

Lehman, Steve Quintet : On Meaning
Lehman, Steve Quintet :
On Meaning

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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NY alto saxophonist Lehman's 2nd Pi releases combines groove-oriented musical content with highly contrapuntal, asymmetrical, and non-repetitive structural devices.

Lehman, Steve: Demian as Posthuman
Lehman, Steve:
Demian as Posthuman

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Lehman, Steve: Travail, Transformation and Flow
Lehman, Steve:
Travail, Transformation and Flow

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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NY saxophonist Steve Lehman's Octet integrates delicate and highly nuanced spectral harmonies into meticulously crafted rhythmic settings, advanced and compelling jazz.

Lerner, Marilyn / Ken Filiano / Lou Grassi: Live At Edgefest [VINYL]
Lerner, Marilyn / Ken Filiano / Lou Grassi:
Live At Edgefest [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $23.95    




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Live recordings from the 2013 Edgefest by the trio of Canadian pianist Marilyn Lerner, NY bassist Ken Filiano, and drummer Lou Grassi, a freely flowing session that combines profound technical skills with innate lyrical sensibility.

Lerner, Marilyn: Arms Spread Wide
Lerner, Marilyn:
Arms Spread Wide

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $16.95    




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New York pianist Marilyn Lerner in a trio with Ken Filiano and Lou Grassi, instant compositions with great structure, virtuosity and melodic content.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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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.

Levin, Daniel Quartet: Bacalhau
Levin, Daniel Quartet:
Bacalhau

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Cellist Daniel Levin's quartet with Nate Wooley on trumpet, Peter Bitenc on bass and Matt Moran on vibraphone performing live at the Jazz ao Centro Festival, Salao Brazil.

Levin, Daniel Quartet: Live at Roulette
Levin, Daniel Quartet:
Live at Roulette

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Cellist Daniel Levin with Nate Wooley, Matt Moran and Peter Bitenc performing live at Roulette, NYC in 2008, improv based on words and concepts instead of song structures.

Levin, Daniel Quartet: Organic Modernism
Levin, Daniel Quartet:
Organic Modernism

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Daniel Levin's quartet with trumpeter Nate Wooley, vibraphonist Matt Moran and bassist Peter Bitenc, modern and organic improvisation with incredible technique and aesthetic.

Levin, Daniel Quartet: Some Trees
Levin, Daniel Quartet:
Some Trees

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Levin, Daniel Trio: Fuhuffah
Levin, Daniel Trio:
Fuhuffah

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Cellist Daniel Levin's trio with Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten and Gerald Cleaver in a set of original compositions from one of contempory jazz's masters of cello improvisation.

Levin, Daniel: Inner Landscape
Levin, Daniel:
Inner Landscape

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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The "Inner Landscape" of cellist Daniel Levin's playing in a 6-part solo release of pure improvisation as Levin finds his music in real time through spontaneous play and surprise.

Liebman, Dave / Steve Dalachinsky + guest Richie Beirach: The Fallout Of Dreams
Liebman, Dave / Steve Dalachinsky + guest Richie Beirach:
The Fallout Of Dreams

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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A quintessential NY release from Brooklyn poet Steve Dalachinsky and saxophonist Dave Liebman with special guest pianist Richie Beirach, in 14 insightful works referencing and dedicated to Cecil Taylor, Billie Holiday, Jackson Pollock, Steve Lacy, &c &c.

Liebman, David: Colors - Solo Tenor Saxophone
Liebman, David:
Colors - Solo Tenor Saxophone

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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Lightcap, Chris Bigmouth: Epicenter
Lightcap, Chris Bigmouth:
Epicenter

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Bassist Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth features 2 saxophonists--Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby, Craig Tabor on keys and Gerald Cleavers on drums, in 8 melodic tracks inspired by landmarks of NYC and influenced by jazz tradition, West African music, pop hooks, and more.

Lightcap, Chris' Big Mouth: Deluxe
Lightcap, Chris' Big Mouth:
Deluxe

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Bassist Lightcap's Bigmouth with Tony Malaby, Chris Cheek & Andrew D'Angelo on sax, Craig Taborn on keys and Gerald Cleaver on drums, NY jazz with remarkable rapport and prowess.

Lindsay, Arto : Encyclopedia of Arto Lindsay [2 CDs]
Lindsay, Arto :
Encyclopedia of Arto Lindsay [2 CDs]

(Northern Spy -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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NY-based Arto Lindsay's diverse career includes No Wave band DNA, Ambitious Lovers with Peter Scherer, acclaimed Brazilian-tinged pop records, and improvising with a great set of Downtown NY players, much of which is presented in this excellent cross-section of his work to date.

Locus Solus: Locus Solus - 50Th Birthday Celebration Volume 3 - Featuring John Zorn, Arto Lindsay &a
Locus Solus:
Locus Solus - 50Th Birthday Celebration Volume 3 - Featuring John Zorn, Arto Lindsay & Anton Fier

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Lopes / Lane / Foni: What Is When
Lopes / Lane / Foni:
What Is When

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Portuguese guitarist Luis Lopes with NY bassist Adam Lane and Israeli drummer Igal Fonis, emotional, raw music, with lots of feedback and distortion and astonishing solos!

Lossing, Russ / Mat Maneri / Mark Dresser: Metal Rat
Lossing, Russ / Mat Maneri / Mark Dresser:
Metal Rat

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Lowe, Frank : Black Beings
Lowe, Frank :
Black Beings

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Reissue and remaster of this 1973 album from Frank Lowe with William Parker, Joseph Jarman and "The Wizard", restoring 15 minutes of material thought to have been lost.

Lugerner, Steven: For We Have Heard [VINYL]
Lugerner, Steven:
For We Have Heard [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $26.95    




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New York & San Francisco double and single-reedist Steven Lugerner and his quartet with Darren Johnston (trumpet), Myra Melford (piano) and Matt Wilson (drums) present an incredible concept album in 10 tracks of structure free improvisation.

Lumpert, Igor Trio: Innertextures Live
Lumpert, Igor Trio:
Innertextures Live

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Yugoslavian tenor saxophonist Igor Lumpert Innertextures Trio with NY bassist Christopher Tordini and drummer Nasheet Waits in an album of modern jazz bridging unknown Europe with emerging NY talent.

Lundbom, Jon & Big Five Chord With Irabagon / Murray / Elliott / Fischer + Kanelos: Quavers! Quavers
Lundbom, Jon & Big Five Chord With Irabagon / Murray / Elliott / Fischer + Kanelos:
Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers!

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The fourth release from NY guitarist Lundbom's Big Five Chord, wide ranging jazz tunes with two saxes (Irabagon and Murray) in a band with great technical and melodic power!

Lundbom, Jon & Big Five Chord: Big Five Chord
Lundbom, Jon & Big Five Chord:
Big Five Chord

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The first recording by guitarist Jon Lunbom's Big Five Chord with bassist Moppa Elliott, saxophonists Jon Irabagon and Dominic Lalli, and drummer Justin Walke, superb 21st century jazz.

Lundbom, Jon & Big Five Chord: Jeremiah
Lundbom, Jon & Big Five Chord:
Jeremiah

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Guitarist Lundbom expands his Big Five Chord of Jon Irabagon (sax), Bryan Murray (sax), Moppa Elliott (bass) and Dan Monaghan (drums) to include Sam Kulik on trombone and Justin Wood (sax & flute) for a dynamic album of power jazz named after the prophet Jeremiah.

Lundbom, Jon and Big Five Chord: Accomplish Jazz
Lundbom, Jon and Big Five Chord:
Accomplish Jazz

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Jon Lundbom's Big Five Chord took three years off before this album to develop the "Bryand and the Haggards" alter-ego, returning with this intense genre-shipping and virtuosic album.

Lyons, Jimmy : Push Pull [2 CDs]
Lyons, Jimmy :
Push Pull [2 CDs]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Originally issued on the Hat Hut label as a 3-LP set, this 1978 recording of Cecil Taylor compatriot, saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, performing live at Collective for Living Cinema in New York in a unique band with Karen Borca (bassoon), Munner Bernard Fennel (cello) and Roger Blank (drums).

Lytton / Wooley + Ikue Mori and Ken Vandermark: The Nows [2 CDs]
Lytton / Wooley + Ikue Mori and Ken Vandermark:
The Nows [2 CDs]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Nate Wooley and Paul Lytton continue their collaborations, extending their new duo recordings with live tracks from The Stone in NYC with Ikue Mori, and at Chicago's Hideout with Ken Vandermark.

MAP (Halvorson / Nakatani / Radding): Fever Dream [VINYL]
MAP (Halvorson / Nakatani / Radding):
Fever Dream [VINYL]

(TAIGA -- USA )


Price: $24.95    




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A beautifully produced 3-sided double LP from New York's MAP, guitarist Mary Halvorson, percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and bassist Reben Radding, amazing contemporary improvisation.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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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.

Mahanthappa, Rudresh: Codebook
Mahanthappa, Rudresh:
Codebook

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Mahanthappa, Rudresh: Kinsmen
Mahanthappa, Rudresh:
Kinsmen

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa's "Kinsmen" is a groundbreaking project that melds jazz with South Indian music into a single organic whole.

Maier, Giovanni Technicolor: Featuring Marc Ribot + A Turtle Soup [2 CDs]
Maier, Giovanni Technicolor:
Featuring Marc Ribot + A Turtle Soup [2 CDs]

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


Price: $16.95    




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A double CD of bassist Giovanni Maier's quartet of ambitious and compelling electric jazz, one CD featuring two guitarists - Marc Ribot and Simone Massaron - and both albums featuring a double keyboard lead.

Malaby's, Tony TubaCello: Scorpion Eater
Malaby's, Tony TubaCello:
Scorpion Eater

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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NY saxophonist Tony Malaby's latest album was recorded with his most consistent collaborators--tubist Dan Peck, cellist Christopher Hoffman, and drummer/percussionist John Hollenbeck--in an album of energetic improv with a unique timbral configuration.

Malaby, Tony / Juan Pablo Carletti / Christopher Hoffman: Nino/Brujo [VINYL]
Malaby, Tony / Juan Pablo Carletti / Christopher Hoffman:
Nino/Brujo [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $22.95    




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Percussionist Juan Pablo Carletti leads a trio with Tony Malaby on sax and Christopher Hoffman on cello, beautifully unfolding jazz that balances light and dark, melodic and free approaches with textural percussive work.

Malaby, Tony: Tamarindo
Malaby, Tony:
Tamarindo

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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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.

Malaby, Tony Tamarindo: Somos Agua
Malaby, Tony Tamarindo:
Somos Agua

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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The NYC trio of saxophonist Tony Malaby, bassist William Parker and drummer Nasheet Waits present their 3rd Tamarindo record of "high-impact free-form progressive jazz extravaganza", flowing music demonstrating the strength of all 3 players.

Malaby, Tony: Tamarindo Live
Malaby, Tony:
Tamarindo Live

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Saxophonist Tony Malaby's incredible Tamarindo trio with William Parker on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums is transformed to a quartet with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, performing live in NYC, 2010.

Marclay, Christian: More Encores
Marclay, Christian:
More Encores

(Recommended Records -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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Maroney, Denman Quintet: Udentity
Maroney, Denman Quintet:
Udentity

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Hyperpianist Denman Maroney in a quintet with Ned Rothenberg, Dave Ballou, Reuben Radding and Michael Sarin, complex and rewarding structured & multi-tempo music.

Masada String Trio: Masada String Trio - 50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume One
Masada String Trio:
Masada String Trio - 50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume One

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Masada: 50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume 7
Masada:
50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume 7

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Zorn, John: Masada First Live 1993
Zorn, John:
Masada First Live 1993

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Zorn, John: Masada Live In Sevilla 2000
Zorn, John:
Masada Live In Sevilla 2000

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Masada: Live at Tonic 1999 [DVD]
Masada:
Live at Tonic 1999 [DVD]

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $22.95    




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Masada: Live At Tonic 2001 [2CDs]
Masada:
Live At Tonic 2001 [2CDs]

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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2001 recordings of Zorn's original Masada band with bassist Greg Cohen, drummer Joey Baron and trumpeter Dave Douglas, performing live at Tonic, NYC.

Masada: Live In Middelheim
Masada:
Live In Middelheim

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Massacre: Love Me Tender
Massacre:
Love Me Tender

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Massacre with Fred Frith, Bill Laswell and Charles Hayward in an album collecting live recordings from Frith's private archives, documenting their 1999 European tour and 2008 performances, spectacular improvised rock.

Frith, Fred, Laswell, Bill & Hayward, Charles: Massacre Funny Valentine
Frith, Fred, Laswell, Bill & Hayward, Charles:
Massacre Funny Valentine

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Massacre: Killing Time
Massacre:
Killing Time

(Recommended Records -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Massacre: Melt Down
Massacre:
Melt Down

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Maybe Monday: Unsquare
Maybe Monday:
Unsquare

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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The adaptive improvising/electro-acoustic trio of Maybe Monday in their 3rd release with guests Gerry Hemingway, Carla Kihlstedt, Ikue Mori, and Zeena Parkins.

McManus, Terrence / Gerry Hemingway: Below the Surface Of
McManus, Terrence / Gerry Hemingway:
Below the Surface Of

(Auricle -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The duo of percussionist Gerry Hemingway and guitarist Terrence McManus in seven absorbing improvisations on rhythm, melody, harmony, and sonic exposition.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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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.

McPhee, Joe : Alone Together: The Solo Ensemble Recordings 1974 & 1979
McPhee, Joe :
Alone Together: The Solo Ensemble Recordings 1974 & 1979

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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In 1979 Joe McPhee, working with CJR produced Craig Johnson, recorded this set of overdubbed recordings of himself performing on saxes, trumpet and flugelhorn over original compositions showcasing solo, duo, trio and quartet contexts, an album of virtual McPhee ensembles!

McPhee, Joe and Michael Zerang: Creole Gardens (A New Orleans Suite)
McPhee, Joe and Michael Zerang:
Creole Gardens (A New Orleans Suite)

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Saxophonist and pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee and drummer Michael Zerang recorded this suite of superb duos live at Big Top in New Orleans, LA in the fall of 2009, extended, unusual and masterful improvisation.

McPhee, Joe: Sonic Elements
McPhee, Joe:
Sonic Elements

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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A distinctive solo album from legendary New York saxophonist and pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee, playing two extended solo improvisations, one dedicated to the late trumpeter Don Cherry, and one to innovative saxophonist Ornette Coleman.

McPhee, Joe: The Loneliest Woman [CD EP]
McPhee, Joe:
The Loneliest Woman [CD EP]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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A rich and unusual interpretation of Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" recorded in Boswil, Switzerland in 1981 with McPhee, Pierre Favre, Irene Schweizer, Radu Malfatti, Daniel Bourquin, &c., in its first-ever release.

McPhee, Joe: Variations on a Blue Line / 'Round Midnight
McPhee, Joe:
Variations on a Blue Line / 'Round Midnight

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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A much-needed reissue of McPhee's 1979 Hat Hut LP documenting his 1977 concert at Salle Ste Croix des Pelletiers, performing 3 original compositions and Monk's "Round Midnight" with incredible skill and inventiveness.

Mcphee, Joe / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Brooklyn DNA
Mcphee, Joe / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten:
Brooklyn DNA

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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A project about the rich jazz history of Brooklyn, NY, recorded in that burrough by NY saxophonist Joe McPhee & bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, referencing Putnam Central, The Blue Coronet, Sonny Rollins, and Brooklyn itself.

Melodic Art-Tet (Brackeen, Abdullah, Parker, Blank, Waters): Melodic Art-Tet [VINYL 2 LPs]
Melodic Art-Tet (Brackeen, Abdullah, Parker, Blank, Waters):
Melodic Art-Tet [VINYL 2 LPs]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $30.00    




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1974 recordings at WKCR in NYC from the quintet of Charles Brackeen (flute & sax), Ahmed Abdullah (trumpet), William Parker (bass), Roger Blank (drums) and Tony Waters (percussion), beautifully recorded and essential free improvisation.

Metheny, Pat: Tap: The Book Of Angels Vol. 20
Metheny, Pat:
Tap: The Book Of Angels Vol. 20

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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The 20th volume of the Book of Angels series is led by virtuoso guitarist Pet Metheny as he creatively plays John Zorn's compositions with a large assortment of instruments and electronics.

Miano, Tonino / Brian Groder: FluiDensity
Miano, Tonino / Brian Groder:
FluiDensity

(Latham / Impressus Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The duo of pianist Tonino Miano and trumpeter Brian Groder, both NY based, in a sophisticated jazz duo that borrows from melodic, avant and compositional jazz forms in a strong and compelling dialog.

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.

Mitchell, Matt Quartet: Vista Accumulation [2 CDs]
Mitchell, Matt Quartet:
Vista Accumulation [2 CDs]

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $18.95    




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NY pianist and composer Matt Mitchell's quartet with reedist Chris Speed, bassist Christopher Tordini, and drummer Dan Weiss for an album of long-form improvisation that reflects on jazz tradition while expanding the possibilities between composition and improvisation.

Mitchell, Matt: Fiction
Mitchell, Matt:
Fiction

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The debut recording from NY pianist Matt Mitchell, in a duo with drummer Ches Smith on drums, percussion & vibes, 15 inventive original compositions written to push Mitchell's technical skills in improvisational settings, each an ingenious little puzzle.

Modirzadeh, Hafez: Post-Chromodal Out!
Modirzadeh, Hafez:
Post-Chromodal Out!

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The next step in Iranian-American saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh's quest to create a seamless cross-cultural exchange of musical structures between the Persian dastgah and American jazz.

Monk, Meredith: Beginnings
Monk, Meredith:
Beginnings

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Collecting early works from this gifted vocalist and performer, studio and live recordings from 1966-1980 in NYC, Connecticut, Montreal, California, Berlin.

Moondoc Tentet, Jemeel / Jus Grew Orchestra: Live at the Vision Festival 2001
Moondoc Tentet, Jemeel / Jus Grew Orchestra:
Live at the Vision Festival 2001

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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Moondoc, Jemeel / Connie Crothers: Two
Moondoc, Jemeel / Connie Crothers:
Two

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Two New York jazz originals, pianist Connie Crothers and alto saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, performing 6 improvisations and one original compositions from each artist; melodic and deeply sensitive playing.

Moondoc, Jemeel: The Zoopkeeper's House (Trio/Quartet/Quintet)
Moondoc, Jemeel:
The Zoopkeeper's House (Trio/Quartet/Quintet)

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A series of exceptional compositions by saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc plus one by Alice Coltrane, performed in a variety of group settings, from duos to quintet, with sidemen Matthew Shipp, Roy Campbell, Steve Swell, Hilliard Greene, and Newman Taylor Baker.

Moore, Thurston & Mats Gustafsson: Vi Ar Alla Guds Slavar [VINYL]
Moore, Thurston & Mats Gustafsson:
Vi Ar Alla Guds Slavar [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- Great Britain )


Price: $29.95    




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The long-running duo pairing of Mats Gustafsson (The Thing, Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, etc) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth, Chelsea Light Moving, Dream/Aktion Unit, etc) in a limited LP of power and sound.

Moore, Thurston / Frank Rosaly: Marshmallow Moon Decorum
Moore, Thurston / Frank Rosaly:
Marshmallow Moon Decorum

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Chicago's 2012 Marshmallow Festival brought together improvising drummer Frank Rosaly with New York guitarist Thurston Moore for a thick 35 minute improvisation that builds in intensity as Moore's drive and Rosaly's vehement interaction take the listener on a monumental journey.

Moore, Thurston : Sonic STREET Chicago
Moore, Thurston :
Sonic STREET Chicago

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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A solo electric guitar soundtrack to James Nares' film "Street" performed by Thurston Moore, freely improvising in a dynamic and impressive performance recorded live at the Rubloff Auditorium at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Mori, Ikue: Bhima Swarga-The Journey of the Soul From Hell to Heaven [DVD]
Mori, Ikue:
Bhima Swarga-The Journey of the Soul From Hell to Heaven [DVD]

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Mori, Ikue: Class Insecta
Mori, Ikue:
Class Insecta

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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One of the pioneers of laptop electronics, Mori here features her idiosyncratic take on contemporary dance rhythms and electronica in instrumental tracks and an animated video.



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