The Squid's Ear Magazine
Quartet Recordings


 
Martel's Quartetski, Pierre-Yves: Visions Fugitives op. 22: Quartetski Does Prokofiev
Martel's Quartetski, Pierre-Yves:
Visions Fugitives op. 22: Quartetski Does Prokofiev

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Double bassist Pierre-Yves Martel adapts Prokofiev's Visions fugitives op.22, short pieces for solo piano, into vehicles for free-jazz exploration.

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: $13.95    




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

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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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: $15.10    




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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.

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

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.45    




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Masson, Nicolas Parallels : Thirty Six Ghosts
Masson, Nicolas Parallels :
Thirty Six Ghosts

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Tenor saxophonist Nicolas Masson's quartet mixes influences as far-ranging as Ornette Coleman, Black Sabbath, Wayne Short, Warne Marsh and Olivier Messiaen.

Shipp, Matthew Quartet Declared Enemy: Our Lady Of The Flowers
Shipp, Matthew Quartet Declared Enemy:
Our Lady Of The Flowers

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Named after Jean Genet's infamous novel, New York pianist Matthew Shipp's quartet Declared Enemy with Sabir Mateen on tenor sax & clarinet, William Parker on double bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums, return for a second outstanding album of dynamic and masterful jazz.

Mayas / Galvez / Nutters / Olsen: On Creative Sources (Hail Satan)
Mayas / Galvez / Nutters / Olsen:
On Creative Sources (Hail Satan)

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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European improvisers & associates with an amazing international network of well-known performers, in an improvising quartet of profound acoustic interaction.

Mezei, Szilard Wind Quartet: Innen
Mezei, Szilard Wind Quartet:
Innen

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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Serbian viola-player/composer Szilard Mezei and his Wind Quartet return with a release that crosses contemporary chamber music, European folk-jazz and improvisation in magnificent ways.

Mezzacappa, Lisa Bait and Switch: What is Known
Mezzacappa, Lisa Bait and Switch:
What is Known

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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San Francisco Bay Area bassist Lisa Mezzacappa's "garage jazz" quartet, a raw collective with an energized approach to jazz that focuses on band sound and chemistry.

Miguel, Sei: The Tone Gardens
Miguel, Sei:
The Tone Gardens

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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One studio and Two live pieces from this active quartet, led by trumpeter Miguel Sei, mixing tonal brass work with chirping, ringing and scratching electronics and percussion, Sei's muted and airy tone contrasting with a bolder and smeary tone from trombonist Fala Mariam while Toral's electronics works well with Burago's minimal percussive additions, a curious combination that works well in this minimal environment.

Milton / Thomas / Jewell / Farmer: Bear Ground
Milton / Thomas / Jewell / Farmer:
Bear Ground

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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UK improviser Matt Milton plays violin & objects, joined also by drummer/object-ist Patrick Farmer, violist David Thomas and voice/breath/snare player Ryan Jewell.

Minton Quartet, Phil: Slur
Minton Quartet, Phil:
Slur

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Mitchell, Nicole Sonic Projections (Mitchell / Taborn / Boykin / Taylor): The Secret Escapades Of Ve
Mitchell, Nicole Sonic Projections (Mitchell / Taborn / Boykin / Taylor):
The Secret Escapades Of Velvet Andersen

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Chicago flutist Nicole Mitchell's NY band with Craig Taborn (piano & wurlitzer), David Boykin (sax), Chad Taylor (drums & guitar) in a tribute to her mentor, the late saxophonist Fred Anderson and his Velvet Lounge club, in an excellent mix of free and melodic playing.

Mitchell, Nicole Sonic Projections: Emerald Hills
Mitchell, Nicole Sonic Projections:
Emerald Hills

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Chicago flautist Mitchell in a quartet with pianist Craig Taborn, saxophonist David Boykin and drummer Chad Taylor playing Mitchell's fascinating compositions of complex twists and turns.

MMM Quartet (Frith / Leandre / Leimgruber / Curran): Live At The Metz' Arsenal
MMM Quartet (Frith / Leandre / Leimgruber / Curran):
Live At The Metz' Arsenal

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Master improvisers Joelle Leandre (double bass), Fred Frith (guitar), Alvin Curran (electronics, piano) and Urs Leimgruber (saxophones) in a new quartet for a live, abstract recording that moves at a fast past.

Momin, Ravish's Trio Tarana: Miren (A Longing)
Momin, Ravish's Trio Tarana:
Miren (A Longing)

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Morris, Joe Quartet: Balance
Morris, Joe Quartet:
Balance

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Joe Morris reunites his NY quartet as their last configuration from 2000, with violist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and Morris on guitar, bringing us an update on the intently informed collective improvisation that defines this great- band.

Morris, Joe Quartet: Beautiful Existence
Morris, Joe Quartet:
Beautiful Existence

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Morris, Joe Quartet: Graffiti In Two Parts
Morris, Joe Quartet:
Graffiti In Two Parts

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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A 1985 recording of guitarist Joe Morris with Lowell Davidson (drums), Malcolm Goldstein (violin) and Butch Moriss (cornet) riffing on the idea of graffiti tags, performed live at the Cambridge Dance Center.

Morris, Joe: Wildlife Traits
Morris, Joe:
Wildlife Traits

(Riti Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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All improvised quartet music by four acclaimed leaders in free jazz and improvised music, led by Joe Morris on bass, with Luther Gray on drums, Jimm Hobbs on alto and Petr Cancura on tenor sax.

Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Slippery Rock
Mostly Other People Do the Killing:
Slippery Rock

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Claiming to have been inspired by smooth jazz, the 6th MOPDTK album is a remarkable achievement of forward-thinking free jazz with a bizarre sense of humor and an irresistible love of poking fun at form while simultaneously paying homage.

Muche, Matthias / Zoubek, Philip / Tang, Achim: Sator-Rotas
Muche, Matthias / Zoubek, Philip / Tang, Achim:
Sator-Rotas

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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An acoustic transcription of Marcus Schmicker's electronic composition, the palindrome Sator Rotas (A-Musik, 1999)

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.

Nilssen-Love, Paal (w/ Evan Parker / Sten Sandell / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten): Townorchestrahouse
Nilssen-Love, Paal (w/ Evan Parker / Sten Sandell / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten):
Townorchestrahouse

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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NOHOME (Caspar Brtozmann): Nohome
NOHOME (Caspar Brtozmann):
Nohome

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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Turbulent and rugged free improvisation live in Berlin from the trio of electric guitarist Caspar Brotzmann, E-Bassist Marino Pliakas, and drummer Michael Wertmuller, with FM Einheit joining on steel for two tracks.

NOHOME (Caspar Brtozmann): Nohome [2 VINYL LPs]
NOHOME (Caspar Brtozmann):
Nohome [2 VINYL LPs]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $25.95    




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Turbulent and rugged free improvisation live in Berlin from the trio of electric guitarist Caspar Brotzmann, E-Bassist Marino Pliakas, and drummer Michael Wertmuller, with FM Einheit joining on steel for two tracks.

Norton's, Kevin Metaphor Quartet: Not Only In That Golden Tree...
Norton's, Kevin Metaphor Quartet:
Not Only In That Golden Tree...

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Objets Trouves: Fresh Juice
Objets Trouves:
Fresh Juice

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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The third CD of Objets Trouves, which translates to "a natural or discarded object found by chance and held to have aesthetic value", from Gabriela Friedli (piano), Co Streiff (sax), Dieter Ulrich (percussion) and Jan Schlegel (bass).

Objets Trouves: Friedli / Streiff / Schlegel / Ulrich : This Side Up
Objets Trouves: Friedli / Streiff / Schlegel / Ulrich :
This Side Up

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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The 2nd CD for the quartet of Gabriela Friedli, Co Streiff, Jan Schlegel und Dieter Ulrich, lyric playful melodic lines with erratically pulsating accents of drum and bass.

OM (Leimgruber / Doran / Burri / Studer): Willisau
OM (Leimgruber / Doran / Burri / Studer):
Willisau

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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From 1972 to 1982 OM put rock music through improvisational processes with fascinating results; almost 20 years later the band is back with these superb studio recordings.

Painkiller: 50Th Birthday Celebration Volume 12 - Painkiller Featuring Mike Patton
Painkiller:
50Th Birthday Celebration Volume 12 - Painkiller Featuring Mike Patton

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Papa Boa; Falaise, Labbe, Leclerc, Roversell: Tete a Queue
Papa Boa; Falaise, Labbe, Leclerc, Roversell:
Tete a Queue

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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An eclectic collection of mostly improvisational songs that use sampling and other electronic processing on raw instrumental material, that is then combined with new improvisation to reshape the material even further.

Parker / Guy / Lytton + Peter Evans: Scenes in the House of Music
Parker / Guy / Lytton + Peter Evans:
Scenes in the House of Music

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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The classic European Free Improv trio of Evan Parker, Barry Guy and Pual Lytton is joined by New York trumpeter Peter Evans for an incredible live concert at Casa de Musica, Portugal.

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

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Parker, Evan: House Full Of Floors
Parker, Evan:
House Full Of Floors

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Evan Parker's trio with John Russell and John Edwards, unexpectedly augmented by stroh viola, saw, and wax cylinder recordist Aleks Kolkowski; free ranging, sophisticated and unusual dialog.

Parkins / Bruttin / Tara / Obertova: quick-drop
Parkins / Bruttin / Tara / Obertova:
quick-drop

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The trio of Andrea Parkins, Dragos Tara and Laurent Bruttin live in Switzerland, 2006, with Wanda Obertova on voice for two pieces.

Perelman, Ivo / Matt Shipp / Michael Bisio / Whitt Dickey: The Edge
Perelman, Ivo / Matt Shipp / Michael Bisio / Whitt Dickey:
The Edge

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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A quartet session led by saxophonist Ivo Perelman, with pianist Matthew Shipp, drummer Whitt Dickey and bassist Michael Bisio performing 9 works penned by Perelman, succinct and superb NY jazz.

Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / Whit Dickey / Gerald Cleaver: Enigma
Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / Whit Dickey / Gerald Cleaver:
Enigma

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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The inquisitive nature of saxophonist Perelman searches for denser forms of expression with pianist Matthew Shipp and two drummers - Whit Dickey and Gerald Cleaver - allowing intense rhythmic playing over which Perelman's expressive voice slurs and shines.

Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver: Serendipity
Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver:
Serendipity

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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An extended and passionate work from NYC saxophonist Ivo Perelman, recorded at a studio session intended as a trio with drummer Cleaver and pianist Shipp, but from a scheduling mixup, serendipitously evolved into a quartet with the addition of William Parker on bass.

 
Pinton / Kullhammar / Zetterberg / Nordeson:
Chant

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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An amazing jazz quartet with saxophonist Alberto Pinton and Jonas Kullhammar (Moserobie Music), music inspired by the 50s & 60s Blue Note style with a 21st century edge.

Prehn, Tom Quartet: Axiom
Prehn, Tom Quartet:
Axiom

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Pianist Tom Prehn's quartet with Frits Krogh on tenor sax, Poul Ehlers on bass, and Finn Slumstrup on bass, superb European free jazz recorded in 1963 in Copenhagen but never formally released, here remastered and issued with an unreleased track from 1966.

Quat Quartet (Fred Van Hove, Els Vandeweyer, Paul Lovens, Martin Blume): Live at Hasselt
Quat Quartet (Fred Van Hove, Els Vandeweyer, Paul Lovens, Martin Blume):
Live at Hasselt

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Excellent free improvisation from the quartet of Els Vandeweyer (vibraphone), Fred Van Hove (piano / accordion), Paul Lovens (percussion), Martin Blume (percussion) recording at Kunstencentrum BELGIE & Cultuurplatform Motives for Jazz.

Quatre Tetes (Wehrli / Walss / Friedli / Binder): figuren
Quatre Tetes (Wehrli / Walss / Friedli / Binder):
figuren

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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An excellent quartet of 4 female improvisers creating mysterious landscapes, bizarre spaces and surprising topography using dual pianos, flute, melodica, trombone & alphorn.

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).

RED trio & Mattias Stahl: North And Red Stream
RED trio & Mattias Stahl:
North And Red Stream

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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RED trio (Rodrigo Pinheiro-piano; Hernani Faustino-doublebass; Gabriel Ferrandini-drums) meet Swedish vibraphonist Mattias Stahl for a live concert at the VDU Jazz Festival Kaunas in 2013, performing a mix of intricate interactions and subtle improvisation with space and restraint.

RED Trio + Nate Wooley: Stem
RED Trio + Nate Wooley:
Stem

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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NY trumpeter Nate Wooley and Portugal's Red Trio (Rodrigo Pinheiro, Hernani Faustino & Gabriel Ferrandini), recorded after their live performance at the 2010 Clean Feed Festival in NYC; powerful and thought-provoking modern improvisation.

Rempis Percussion Quartet ,The: Phalanx [2 CDs]
Rempis Percussion Quartet ,The:
Phalanx [2 CDs]

(Aerophonic -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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A 2-CD set of live concert recordings from this brilliant improvising quartet headed by Dave Rempis (sax) with prominent members Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (bass), Tim Daisy (drums), and Frank Rosaly (drums).

Rempis Percussion Quartet, The (w/ Haker-Flaten / Rosaly / Daisy): Cash And Carry
Rempis Percussion Quartet, The (w/ Haker-Flaten / Rosaly / Daisy):
Cash And Carry

(Aerophonic -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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After 10 years together, the Rempis Percussion Quartet led by saxophonist Dave Rempist, Frank Rosaly, Tim Daisy on drums and percussion, and Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten on bass, recorded this concert at Chicago's Hungry Brain for a superlative album of rhythmically simmering free improv.

Resnik, Cene Quartet: From the Sky
Resnik, Cene Quartet:
From the Sky

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Slovenian saxophonist Cene Resnik in a trio with violinist Emanuele Parrini, double bassist Giovanni Maier and drummer Aljosa Jeric and Resnik in a unique dialog of free improvisation using the jazz language influenced as much by Buddhism as it is by Archie Shepp.

Return Of The New Thing: Traque
Return Of The New Thing:
Traque

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Live recordings in France from the Festival Jazz at Mulhouse in France, 2000 from the quartet of Dan Warburton, Francois Fuchs, Jean-Luc Guionnet, and Edward Perraud.

Revis, Eric's 11:11, : Parallax
Revis, Eric's 11:11, :
Parallax

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Eric Revis (double bass, composition) brings together Ken Vandermark (sax, clarinet), Jason Moran (piano), and Nasheet Waits (drums) for his new avant-garde quartet, 11:11, a jazz supergroup with a stellar first album.

Ribot, Marc: Asmodeus - The Book Of Angels Volume 7
Ribot, Marc:
Asmodeus - The Book Of Angels Volume 7

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Ribot, Marc: Spiritual Unity
Ribot, Marc:
Spiritual Unity

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Rich In Knuckles (Heinze / Reiserer / MacDonald, Wilson): Light in Dark Corners
Rich In Knuckles (Heinze / Reiserer / MacDonald, Wilson):
Light in Dark Corners

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The saxophone quartet of Heinze, Reiserer, and MacDonald, all members of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, and German Markus Heinze.

RIDD Quartet: Fiction Avalanche
RIDD Quartet:
Fiction Avalanche

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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The Ridd Quartett is Jon Irabagon, Reuben Radding, Jeff Davis and Kris Davis, bringing a variety of approaches together into the free improvising of many dimensions.

Right Hemisphere (Shipp / Brown / Morris / Dickey): Right Hemisphere
Right Hemisphere (Shipp / Brown / Morris / Dickey):
Right Hemisphere

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Shipp's Right Hemisphere project is a powerful and expressive quartet of improvisers in abstract compositions based on intuitive, right brain processes.

Rodrigues / Davidson / Rodrigues / Faustino: Fower
Rodrigues / Davidson / Rodrigues / Faustino:
Fower

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Three tracks of acoustic improv from an understated string quartet that uses extended techniques and the whole of their instruments to make unusual and rewarding music.

Rodrigues / Matthews / Saade / Rodrigues: Oranges
Rodrigues / Matthews / Saade / Rodrigues:
Oranges

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Sehnaoui / Sehnaoui: Undecided (A Family Affair)
Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Sehnaoui / Sehnaoui:
Undecided (A Family Affair)

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Rodrigues, Ernesto / Thieke, Michael / Rodrigues, Guilherme / Santos, Carlos: Kreis
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Thieke, Michael / Rodrigues, Guilherme / Santos, Carlos:
Kreis

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Roots Magic (Popolla / Defabriths / Tedeschi / Spera / Ventiucci): Hoodoo Blues
Roots Magic (Popolla / Defabriths / Tedeschi / Spera / Ventiucci):
Hoodoo Blues

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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An Italian quartet playing rootsy jazz and blues compositions from John Carter, Charley Patton, Julius Hemphill, Phil Cohran, Sun Ra, Blind Willie Johnson, Olu Dara, alongside and a few originals; gutsy, informed, spell-binding Hoodoo from the delta blues to outer space.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Schubert Quartet, Matthias: Trappola
Schubert Quartet, Matthias:
Trappola

(Red Toucan -- Canada )


Price: $11.95    




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Tenor saxophonist Matthias Schubert leads a quartet with Claudio Puntin (clarinet) Carl Ludwig Hubsch (tuba), and Tom Rainey (drums), integrating New Orleans jazz forms into modern improvisation, including covering Jelly Roll Morton's "Shreveport Stomp".

Shibolet / Jacoby / Frangenheim / Bymel: Skulking In The Big House
Shibolet / Jacoby / Frangenheim / Bymel:
Skulking In The Big House

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Five open improvisations from the quartet of Israeli saxophonist Ariel Shibolet, viola player Nori Jacoby, drummer Offer Bymel and double bassist Alexander Frangenheim, recording in Frangenheim's studio in Germany in 2011.

Shoup, Wally / Burns, Gust / Campbell, Greg / Radding, Reuben: The Levitation Shuffle
Shoup, Wally / Burns, Gust / Campbell, Greg / Radding, Reuben:
The Levitation Shuffle

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Smith, Wadada Leo's Golden Quartet: The Year of the Elephant
Smith, Wadada Leo's Golden Quartet:
The Year of the Elephant

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Snell, Jerry: Life in the Suicide Riots
Snell, Jerry:
Life in the Suicide Riots

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Vocalist and guitarist Jerry Snell in his first album of twelve songs that are based on a text he wrote about social and political conflicts around the world.

Sorey, Tyshawn: That/Not
Sorey, Tyshawn:
That/Not

(Firehouse 12 Records -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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New York drummer/pianist/composer Tyshawn Sorey steps out as a leader for the first time with his quartet of trombonist Ben Gerstein, pianist Corey Smythe & bassist Thomas Morgan.

Speak Easy (Wassermann / Minton / Lehn / Blume): Backchats
Speak Easy (Wassermann / Minton / Lehn / Blume):
Backchats

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Formed in 2008 Speak Easy brings free vocal improvisers Ute Wassermann and Phil Minton together with drummer Martin Blume and synth player Thomas Lehn for 5 tracks recorded in concert.

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: 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.

SQID (Castello / Stangl / de Vega / Faravelli): SQID [2 CDs]
SQID (Castello / Stangl / de Vega / Faravelli):
SQID [2 CDs]

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


Price: $17.95    




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An international quartet of electroacoustic improvisers, SQID (Angelica Castello, Mario de Vega, Attila Faravelli and Burkhard Stangl) formed in 2011, using field recordings of sound instruments and objects which they use in live performance to make remarkable audio environments.

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.

Stackenas / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres: Wounds Of Light
Stackenas / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres:
Wounds Of Light

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Tense textures and shadowy interplay brought to 'light' from the quartet of father/son Rodrigues, guitarist David Stackenas, and saxophonist Nuno Torres; remarkably subtle sonic improvisation.

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

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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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.

Sudo Quartet (Leandre / Zingaro / Tramontana / Lovens): Live at Banlieue Bleue
Sudo Quartet (Leandre / Zingaro / Tramontana / Lovens):
Live at Banlieue Bleue

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Masterful free improvisation from the quartet of bassist Joelle Leandre, violinist Carlos Zingaro, trombonist Sebi Tramontana and drummer Paul Lovens, referencing jazz tradition while taking it well beyond.

Sult: Bark
Sult:
Bark

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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