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Quartet Recordings


 
Bent Spoon Ensemble, The: none nothing, sometimes
Bent Spoon Ensemble, The:
none nothing, sometimes

(Western Famine Recordings -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Berne, Tim: Science Friction 3CD
Berne, Tim:
Science Friction 3CD

(Screwgun -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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Braxton, Anthony Quartet: (Victoriaville) 1992
Braxton, Anthony Quartet:
(Victoriaville) 1992

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Compositions 159, 148, 161, 158 and John Coltrane's "Impressions", performed with Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser and Gerry Hemingway.

Butcher / Buck / Mayas / Stangl: Plume
Butcher / Buck / Mayas / Stangl:
Plume

(Unsounds -- The Netherlands )


Price: $15.95    




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Drummer/percussionist Tony Buck and saxophonist John Butcher are the common elements in these two trios, one with guitarist Burkhard Stangl, and one with pianist Magda Mayas, using imaginative and unusual approaches to improvisation.

Chenard, Sylvie / Alexandre Dubuc / Cathy Heyden / Remi Leclerc: Allochtone
Chenard, Sylvie / Alexandre Dubuc / Cathy Heyden / Remi Leclerc:
Allochtone

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Montreal/Actuelle players Sylvie Chenard on guitar and voice, Alexander Dubuc on bass, Cathy Heyden on sax, and Miriodor's Remi Leclerc on drums, with all providing electronics, in an encompassing ea-improv journey that balances acoustics with sonic environments and wonderfully controlled chaos.

Eisenstadt / Mitchell / Dresser / Schoenbeck: Golden State
Eisenstadt / Mitchell / Dresser / Schoenbeck:
Golden State

(Songlines -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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New York drummer Harris Eisenstadt's new ensemble crosses the country with Chicago flutist Nicole Mitchell, NY & West Coast bassist Mark Dresser, and NY bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck, blending orchestral instruments in chamber and improvising contexts.

Fujii, Satoko / Min-Yoh Ensemble: Fujin Raijin
Fujii, Satoko / Min-Yoh Ensemble:
Fujin Raijin

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Lean Left: Live At Area Sismica
Lean Left:
Live At Area Sismica

(Unsounds -- Netherlands )


Price: $15.95    




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The amazing combination of Ex guitarists Terrie Ex and Andy Moor with drummer Paal Nilssen-love and Chicago saxophonist Ken Vandermark in their 5th release, a live album from Italy showing the aggressive and exuberantly determined band in excellent form.

Lean Left (The Ex guitars meet Nilssen-Love/Vandermark Duo): Live at Cafe Oto
Lean Left (The Ex guitars meet Nilssen-Love/Vandermark Duo):
Live at Cafe Oto

(Unsounds -- Netherlands )


Price: $15.95    




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An explosive mix of rock, jazz, noise and free improv when the guitarists from The Ex (Terrie Ex, Andy Moor) come together with Ken Vandermark (saxophone, clarinet) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) for their 3rd inspired release.

Leimgruber, Urs / Marilyn Crispell / Joelle Leandre / Fritz Hauser: Quartet Noir
Leimgruber, Urs / Marilyn Crispell / Joelle Leandre / Fritz Hauser:
Quartet Noir

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Peeping Tom (Dorner / Badaroux / Grip / Gerbal): Boperation
Peeping Tom (Dorner / Badaroux / Grip / Gerbal):
Boperation

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $13.95    




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The Boperation quartet of Axel Dorner (trumpet), Pierre-Anotoine Badaroux (sax), Joel Grip (bass), and Antonin Gerbal (drums) apply modern playing techniques to the original compositions of bepop artists including Herbie Nichols, Jackie McLean, Fats Navarro, &c.

Quartet Noir: Lugano
Quartet Noir:
Lugano

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Shipp, Matthew Quartet: Points
Shipp, Matthew Quartet:
Points

(Silkheart -- Sweden )


Price: $15.95    




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Wolf Eyes / Braxton, Anthony: Black Vomit
Wolf Eyes / Braxton, Anthony:
Black Vomit

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden: Frictions / Frictions Now
Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden:
Frictions / Frictions Now

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Two studio recordings recorded 2 years apart (1969, 1971) of "Frictions", a 6 part work, and the additional 2 part "Frictions Now" from the quartet of Michael Sell (trumpet), Dieter Scherf (sax & winds), Gerhard Konig (guitar & flutes) and Wolfgang Schlick (percussion).

Guy, Barry / Eddie Prevost / Evan Parker / Keith Rowe: Supersession [REMASTERED, REPACKAGED, ADDITIO
Guy, Barry / Eddie Prevost / Evan Parker / Keith Rowe:
Supersession [REMASTERED, REPACKAGED, ADDITIONAL TEXT]

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $17.95    




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Recorded at a concert in London, September 1984, this supersession brings AMM stalwarts Keith Rowe and Eddie Prevost together with saxophonist Evan Parker and bassist Barry Guy for an amazingly diverse and cohesive long improvisation.

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.

Made to Break: Before the Code
Made to Break:
Before the Code

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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MTB continues to inspire, merging shake-your-ass jazz with experimental electracoustic elements, blending players from Chicago (reedist Ken Vandermark & drummer Tim Daisy) and Europe (bassist Jasper Stadhouders of Cactus truck & Christof Kurzmann on electronics).

Parker, Evan / Paul Rutherford / Hans Schneider / Paul Lytton: Waterloo 1985
Parker, Evan / Paul Rutherford / Hans Schneider / Paul Lytton:
Waterloo 1985

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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An hour long free improvisation by Evan Parker (saxophones), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Hans Schneider (double bass) & Paul Lytton (percussion & live electronics) performing at Le Festival Jazz et Musiques Improvisees, Waterloo, Belgium in 1985.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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

Bardeau / Couratier / Lecinte / Lemaire: Quaturo Machaut
Bardeau / Couratier / Lecinte / Lemaire:
Quaturo Machaut

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Taking their name from composer Guillaume de Machaut, Quentin Biardeau directs his saxophone quartet as they reinterpret his 1365 polyphonic mass "Messe de Nostre Dame", using the resonance of the the Abbey of Noirlac, France to enhance these beautifully paced compositions.

Made to Break: Before the Code [VINYL]
Made to Break:
Before the Code [VINYL]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $22.95    




Out of Stock

MTB continues to inspire, merging shake-your-ass jazz with experimental electracoustic elements, blending players from Chicago (reedist Ken Vandermark & drummer Tim Daisy) and Europe (bassist Jasper Stadhouders of Cactus truck & Christof Kurzmann on electronics).

Zamir, Daniel: Redemption Songs
Zamir, Daniel:
Redemption Songs

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Israeli alto & soprano saxophonist Daniel Zamir returns to Tzadik with tracks from each of two quartets in a release of burning jazz, passionate, lyrical and technically exceptional playing in compositions that shift time signatures and moods with strong melodic focus.

Carrier, Francois / Steve Beresford / John Edwards / Michel Lambert: OUTgoing
Carrier, Francois / Steve Beresford / John Edwards / Michel Lambert:
OUTgoing

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The inimitable trio of saxophonist Francois Carrier (also on Chinese oboe), drummer Michel Lambert and bassist John Edwards, joined by pianist Steve Beresford for a European tour, here recorded at London's Vortex Club for a powerful and diverse album of creative free improv.

Infinite Spirit (Gluck / Hart / Henderson / Sullivan): Revisiting The Music Of Mwandishi Band
Infinite Spirit (Gluck / Hart / Henderson / Sullivan):
Revisiting The Music Of Mwandishi Band

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Herbie Hancock's 1971 Mwandishi band is revisited by original members Eddie Henderson (trumpet) and Billy Hart (drums) along with Bob Gluck on piano & electronics and Christopher Dean Sullivan on bass, updating and exploring the potential from that exciting music.

Monkey Plot w/ Frode Gjerstad: S/T
Monkey Plot w/ Frode Gjerstad:
S/T

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The young Norwegian trio of Christian Winther (acoustic guitar), Magnus Nergaard ( double bass) and Jan Martin Gismervik ( double bass) joined by legendary sax player Frode Gjerstad for open-minded, introspective and unpredictable improvisation bridging two generations.

Rodrigues / Dorner / Torres / Fragenheim: Nor
Rodrigues / Dorner / Torres / Fragenheim:
Nor

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The freely improvising quartet of Ernesto Rodrigues, Axel Dorner, Nuno Torres and Alexander Frangenheim recorded this beautiful album of dark sound in Germany in 2014, 3 movements of understated dialog using unexpected techniques in a subtle dialog.

Brady, Tim: Twenty Quarter Inch Jacks
Brady, Tim:
Twenty Quarter Inch Jacks

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Making extensive use of sampling and computer electronics, composer and guitarist Tim Brady combines a major work for 20 guitars on his debut record for Ambiances Magnetiques.

Langevin, Pierre / Pierre Tanguay: La Boulezaille
Langevin, Pierre / Pierre Tanguay:
La Boulezaille

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Duo improvisations on pieces composed by clarinetist Pierre Langevin and percussionist Pierre Tanguay, using unusual instruments such as bagpipes, jaw-harps, accordions, etc.

Laurain / Loubatiere / Durant: Au Dehors
Laurain / Loubatiere / Durant:
Au Dehors

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Live recordings in Catherine & Henri's courtyard, Fresnes, France from this trio of understated and extended improvisers: Louis Laurain (trumpet); Rodophe Loubatiere (percussion); Yoann Durant (saxophones).

Lenoci, Gianni / Gianni Mimmo: Reciprocal Uncles
Lenoci, Gianni / Gianni Mimmo:
Reciprocal Uncles

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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The Italian duo of pianist Gianni Lenoci and soprano saxophonist Gianni Mimmo using extended and unusual techniques through eight improvisations mixing melody, timbre and tone.

Bogan Ghost (Allbee / Caddy): Zerfall
Bogan Ghost (Allbee / Caddy):
Zerfall

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The duo of Liz Allbee on trumpet and Anthea Caddy on cello in beautifully paced, mysterious improvisations using a minimal approach of extended and often disconcerting techniques augmented with subtle electroacoustic touches.

EMJO (European Jazz Movement Orchestra): EMJO Live in Coimbra
EMJO (European Jazz Movement Orchestra):
EMJO Live in Coimbra

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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A fresh, enthusiastic and very pertinent vision of the big band model from this large orchestra with a diverse and uniquely European spirit, but globally identifiable as excellent jazz.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $22.95    




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

Burger, Rob: City Of Strangers
Burger, Rob:
City Of Strangers

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Tin Hat Trio founder Burger in an eclectic and wonderfully informed set of film cues, with help from Marc Ribot, Eyvind Kang, Carla Kihlstedt, Kenny Wollesen, &c.

Chenard, Sylvie / Maryse Poulin / Alexandre St-Onge / Martin Tetreault: Ocean pour la suite
Chenard, Sylvie / Maryse Poulin / Alexandre St-Onge / Martin Tetreault:
Ocean pour la suite

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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A collection of duo recordings featuring guitarist Sylvie Chenard playing with Maryse Poulin (sax), Martin Tetreault (turntables), and Alexandre St-Onge (electronics).

Frith, Fred Guitar Quartet: Ayaya Moses
Frith, Fred Guitar Quartet:
Ayaya Moses

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Fred Frith's leads a quartet of electric guitars (Rene Lussier, Nick Didkovsky, Mark Stewart) through 10 different journeys that explores the dynamic potential of this unique group composition.

Klaxon Gueule: Cote, Falaise, St-Onge: Grain
Klaxon Gueule: Cote, Falaise, St-Onge:
Grain

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Michel F Cote, Bernard Falaise, Alexandre St-Onge, Christof Migone, and Sam Shalabi, all members of the excellent group Klaxon Gueule, in a minimalist release of improv.

Leandre, Joelle, Quentin Sirjacq: Out of Nowhere
Leandre, Joelle, Quentin Sirjacq:
Out of Nowhere

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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An engaging encounter between bassist Leandre and pianist Sirjacq, delicate yet intense interaction from two sophisticated & listening players from different generations.

Continuum: Yttrium
Continuum:
Yttrium

(Zorpin Music -- Great Britain )


Price: $11.95    




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

Davies, Hugh : Performances 1969 - 1977
Davies, Hugh :
Performances 1969 - 1977

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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Limited edition archive CDR of 1960's instrument inventor the late Hugh Davies, solo and with Richard Orton, to accompany the Another Timbre release "For Hugh Davies".

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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

Koch / Schutz / Studer: Tales From 30 Unintentional Nights
Koch / Schutz / Studer:
Tales From 30 Unintentional Nights

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Linson, Adam Systems Quartet (Dorner / Mahall / Linson / Lytton): Figures And Grounds
Linson, Adam Systems Quartet (Dorner / Mahall / Linson / Lytton):
Figures And Grounds

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Bassist and electronic artist Adam Linson brought this group together to explore new contexts at the intersection of jazz and computer music using real-time processing and interactive electronics.

Various Artists: The All Angels Concerts [2 CDs]
Various Artists:
The All Angels Concerts [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $19.50    




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Mark Wastell and Rhodri Davies select highlights from the All Angels Concerts in London featuring artists such as Jonh Russell, John Butcher, Steve Beresford, and more.

Butcher / Charles / Dorner - The Contest of Pleasures: Tempestuous
Butcher / Charles / Dorner - The Contest of Pleasures:
Tempestuous

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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Live recordings of this incredible improvising trio as influenced by a 'tempestuous' storm buffeting & rattling the windows of the church in which the performance took place.

Artaud Beats, The: Logos
Artaud Beats, The:
Logos

(Recommended Records -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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After performing at Jean-Herve Peron's 2010 Avant Garde Festival, Yumi Hara (keys, violin & voice), Geoff Leigh (winds & electronics), John Greaves (bass & piano) and Chris Cutler (drums & percussion) present their first studio album mixing open-minded composed and improvised music.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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

Parrini, Emanuele: The Blessed Prince
Parrini, Emanuele:
The Blessed Prince

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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Violinist Emanuele Parrini leads his quartet with Dimitiri Grechi Espinoz on alto sax, Giovanni Maier on double bass, and Andrea Melani on drums, performing Parrini's 3 part "The Blessed Prince", and original compositions from bassist Maier; lyrical and innovative modern jazz.

ElSaffar, Amir Two Rivers Ensemble: Crisis
ElSaffar, Amir Two Rivers Ensemble:
Crisis

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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NY trumpeter Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers Ensemble, exploring the juncture between jazz and music of the Middle East through sophisticated and lyrically stunning music, here focusing on revolution, civil war, and sectarian violence; a culture's struggle for survival.

Mostly Other People Do the Killing: This Is Our Moosic
Mostly Other People Do the Killing:
This Is Our Moosic

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Looking like the cover to Ornette's "This Is Our Music", the brilliant quartet of Peter Evans, Kevin Shea, Jon Irabagon & Moppa Elliott both pay homage to & move forward hard bop music.

Illtet (Ladd / Parker / Sorey ): Gain [VINYL WITH DOWNLOAD]
Illtet (Ladd / Parker / Sorey ):
Gain [VINYL WITH DOWNLOAD]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $19.95    




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Crossing NY and Chicago artists, the quartet of Mike Ladd on vocals & synth, Jeff Parker on electric guitar, Tyshawn Sorey on drums, trombone & electric piano, and HPRIZM/High Priest on synth create thought-provoking spoken environments of intense improv.

Itaru, Oki / Leena Circus: Zanshin
Itaru, Oki / Leena Circus:
Zanshin

(Improvising Beings -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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The Leena Circus trio of Antoine Letellier on sax, trumpet & guitar, Nicolas Moulin on guitar, and Guillaume Arbonville on drums, joins with trumpeter Itaru Oki for an album of open-ended and downright psychedelic free improvisation, a superb achievement in creative music.

Tilbury, John / Zygmunt Krauze: Grand Tour
Tilbury, John / Zygmunt Krauze:
Grand Tour

(Bolt -- Poland )


Price: $14.95    




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Polish conceptual composer Zygmunt Krauze meets pianist John Tilbury, who studied in Warsaw in the 1960s, and returned in 2015 for a residency; this delicate and beautiful work was recorded at the Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw with 4 pianos and a percussionist.

Beuger, Antoine : Two . Too (For Erwin-Josef Speckmann) [2 CDs]
Beuger, Antoine :
Two . Too (For Erwin-Josef Speckmann) [2 CDs]

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


Price: $12.95    




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Jurg Frey on clarinet and Irene Kurka on soprano vocals perform Wandelweiser composer Antoine Beuger's extended composition "Two"; then the duo of Rhodri Davies on harp and Ko Ishikawa on sho are layered on the first recording, creating a refreshingly new take on the piece.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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

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.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $24.95    




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

Lexer, Sebastian: Dazwischen
Lexer, Sebastian:
Dazwischen

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $18.95    




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Dazwischen means in-between, and these works by pianist, electronic artist and AMM associate Sebastian Lexer bridge the electronic, compositional, and free improv worlds with subtlety.

Iridium String Quartet (Rocha / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Mira): Iridium String Quartet
Iridium String Quartet (Rocha / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Mira):
Iridium String Quartet

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Unusual approaches to string improvisation from the quartet of Ernesto Rodrigues (viola), Guilherme Rodrigues (cello), Maria da Rocha (violin), and Miguel Mira (double bass), using extended techniques in subtle yet detailed discourse yielding unexpected qualities to their instruments.

Rodrigues / Area / Torres / Gris: Aleph
Rodrigues / Area / Torres / Gris:
Aleph

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Two freely improvised works performed on cello, sine waves, cracklebox, bottle, synth, cornet and objects from the quartet of frequent collaborators Guilherme Rodrigue, David Area Guillermo Torres, and Tomas Gris, a mix of subtle improvisation and subsuming sound.

Louis Minus XVI : Kindergarten
Louis Minus XVI :
Kindergarten

(BeCoq -- France )


Price: $12.95    




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Joining noise rock and free jazz, the Louis Minus XVI quartet is fronted by two saxophonists--Adrien Douliez on alto and Jean Baptiste Rubin on tenor--with Maxime Petit on bass and Frederic L'homme on drums, in a balanced album of powerful and introspective compositions.

Ramanan / Torres / Rodrigues / Alvares: New Dynamics
Ramanan / Torres / Rodrigues / Alvares:
New Dynamics

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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With members of IKB, Variable Geometry Orchestra, and LIO, the free improvising/chamber quartet of Ernesto Rodriguge (viola), Bernardo Alvares (bass), Roland Ramana (trumpet), and Nuno Torres (sax), were captured live at Estrela for an intense and introspective concert.

Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker: Perihelion [2 CDs]
Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker:
Perihelion [2 CDs]

(Aerophonic -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Following their 2013 release "Aphelion", the working trio of Dave Rempis on sax, Joshua Abrams on bass & clarinet, and Avreeayl Ra on drums release their 2nd collaboration in a 2-CD album of live and studio improvisations, adding Jim Baker on keys and electronics for the 2nd disc.

resAUnance : Migration
resAUnance :
Migration

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The debut album by the chamber-jazz quartet resAUnance of Jonathan Golove on electric cello, Michael McNeill on piano, John Bacon on vibraphone and percussion, and Esin Gunduz on voice, blending compositional, improvisation, & Turkish folk music into passionate and beautiful works.

Bradford, Bobby / Hafez Modirzadeh / Mark Dresser / Alex Cline: Live At The Open Gate [VINYL]
Bradford, Bobby / Hafez Modirzadeh / Mark Dresser / Alex Cline:
Live At The Open Gate [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $16.96    




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West Coast cornetist Bobby Bradford captured live in 2013 for a superb set at the Center for the Arts in Los Angeles, part of the Open Gate Theatre Sunday evening concert series, in a quartet with Hafez Modirzadeh on alto sax, Mark Dresser on bass, and Alex Cline on drums.

Smith Quartet with John Tilbury: Morton Feldman: Music for Piano and Strings Volume 3 [DVD-AUDIO]
Smith Quartet with John Tilbury:
Morton Feldman: Music for Piano and Strings Volume 3 [DVD-AUDIO]

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $28.95    




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Recorded live at the Huddersfield Festival of Contemporary Music in 2006, this is the 3rd and final volume of works by Morton Feldman performed by the Smith Quartet with John Tilbury on piano, recorded in high quality DVD audio and with extensive liner notes by Tilbury.

Empty Cage Quartet: Stratostrophic
Empty Cage Quartet:
Stratostrophic

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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West Coast jazz musicians Mears, Tiner, Kikuchi and Johnson in a fiery set of original compositions from shuffle swing to free jazz blowouts, liner notes by Leo Smith.

Baars, Ab  / Ig Henneman / Ingrid Laubrock / Tom Rainey: Perch Hen Brock & Rainy | Live @ The Jazz H
Baars, Ab / Ig Henneman / Ingrid Laubrock / Tom Rainey:
Perch Hen Brock & Rainy | Live @ The Jazz Happening Tampere

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Crossing Netherland and New York players, Ab Baars on reeds, Ig Henneman on viola, Ingrid Laubrcok on sax and Tom Rainey on drums present an album of insightful improv that borrows approaches to sound from natural world, performed live at Tampere Jazz Happening, Finland in 2014.

Zorn, John: The Mockingbird
Zorn, John:
The Mockingbird

(Tzadik -- USA )


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John Zorn's Gnostic Trio of Bill Frisell on guitar, Carol Emanuel on harp and Kenny Wollesen on vibes and chimes, perform Zorn's compositions inspired by the classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in lyrical chamber jazz of great depth and nuance.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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

Douglas, Dave High Risk: Dark Territory
Douglas, Dave High Risk:
Dark Territory

(Greenleaf Music -- USA )


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Electronic-inspired ensemble High Risk with Dave Douglas on trumpet, Jonathan Maron on bass, Mark Guiliana on drums and Shigeto on electronics, exploring the intersection of creative improvisation and modern electronic music production in persuasively rhythmic music.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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

PYN (Pittard / Yoshida / Nasuno): L'elan Createur
PYN (Pittard / Yoshida / Nasuno):
L'elan Createur

(Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan )


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Following their 2015 album "Songs for children who don't want to sleep", the quartet of Yan Pittard on guitar & oud, Mitsuru Nasuno on bass, Maki Nakano on vocals, and Tatsuya Yoshida on drums present this soundtrack album, which translates to "the creative urge".

Wastell, Mark : Quartet
Wastell, Mark :
Quartet

(Confront -- Great Britain )


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As close to straight-ahead improvisation as you'll hear from audio explorer Mark Wastell, in an authoritative quartet of free improvisers, with both Olie Brice and Dominic Lash on double bass, Alan Wilkinson on alto sax, and Wastell himself on violoncello.

Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio / Whit Dickey: Soul
Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio / Whit Dickey:
Soul

(Leo Records -- UK )


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The longÐrunning duo of NY pianist Matthew Shipp and Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman forms the basis for this excellent quartet, with mainstays Michael Bisio on bass and Whit Dickey on drums, in an expressive and soulful album that balances enthusiasm and brilliant restraint.

Oliveros, Pauline / Roscoe Mitchell / John Tilbury / Wadada Leo Smith: Nessuno
Oliveros, Pauline / Roscoe Mitchell / John Tilbury / Wadada Leo Smith:
Nessuno

(Angelica -- Italy )


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The unexpected and open-minded quartet of Pauline Oliveros, Roscoe Mitchell, John Tilbury and Wadada Leo Smith performing live in Italy at the Angelika Festival in 2011, presenting the three part improvised work "Nessuno"; delicate, virtuosic, rewarding music from 4 masters.

Schall Und Rausch (Mukarji / Arrias / Dorner / Fagaschinski): Vapour
Schall Und Rausch (Mukarji / Arrias / Dorner / Fagaschinski):
Vapour

(Confront -- Great Britain )


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Meaning "sound and smoke", the quartet of trumpeter Axel Dorner, pianist Tisha Mukarji, and reedist Johan Arrias & Kai Fagaschinski are caught live at Ausland in Berlin for a set of tonal improvisations based on compositions, creating outstanding textural environments.

Costa, Carlo Quartet: Sediment
Costa, Carlo Quartet:
Sediment

(Neither/Nor Records -- USA )


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A new NY label from percussionist Carlo Costa in its 1st release, a quartet with Steve Swell on trombone, Sean ali on bass and Jonathan Moritz on sax, presenting an improvisational language that subsumes the individual players into a distinct group sound.



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