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Quartet Recordings


 
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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $14.95    




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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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $32.95    




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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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $14.95    




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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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $15.45    




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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 )


Price: $15.95    




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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 )


Price: $13.95    




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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 )


Price: $14.95    




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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.

Johnson, Max : Quartet
Johnson, Max :
Quartet

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $19.95    




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Bassist Max Johnson's quartet with multi-reedist Mark Whitecage, trombonist Steve Swell and drummer Tyshawn Sorey in an upbeat album of free collective improvisation from the downtown NY scene.

Quasar (quatuor de saxophones): Du souffle
Quasar (quatuor de saxophones):
Du souffle

(Collection QB -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Montreal saxophone quartet Quasar (Jean-Marc Bouchard, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Mathieu Leclair, & Andre Leroux) in their 3rd incredible album of contemporary saxophone compositions, presenting 14 rich and varied compositions, including commissioned and premier works.

Robbins, Pete Unnamed Quartet: Live in Brooklyn
Robbins, Pete Unnamed Quartet:
Live in Brooklyn

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $11.95    




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Alto saxophonist Robbins in a free improvising and powerful New York quartet with Nate Wooley on trumpet, Daniel Levin on cello, and Jeff Davis on drums.

Ughi, Federico: Songs For Four Cities
Ughi, Federico:
Songs For Four Cities

(Skycap Records -- Germany )


Price: $14.95    




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A collection of compositions from drummer/composer Federico Ughi dedicated to the four cities where he's lived: Rome, London, Montreal and New York, performed in a quartet with Darius Jones (sax), Eri Yamamoto (piano) and Ed Schuller (bass).

W.O.O. presents Mambo Mantis: Transphonic Dimensions
W.O.O. presents Mambo Mantis:
Transphonic Dimensions

(Konnex -- Germany )


Price: $17.95    




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New York saxophonist Bonnie Kane/W.O.O. (Whole Other Orbit) in a quartet with Blaise Siwula, Ray Sage and Will Redmond.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $24.95    




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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.

Forebrace (Ward / Sassi / Horro / Doulton): Steeped
Forebrace (Ward / Sassi / Horro / Doulton):
Steeped

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Blending jazz and rock forms with frenetic excitement and masterful control, multi-reedist Forebrace quartet with Roberto Sassi (electric guitar), Santiago Horro (electric bass) and Jem Doulton (drums) run the gamut on exultantly virtuosic improvisation, here recording live at Cafe Oto.

Fenetre Ovale (Risser / Ruhl / Billet / Gouband): Deuxieme Volet
Fenetre Ovale (Risser / Ruhl / Billet / Gouband):
Deuxieme Volet

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $14.95    




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Transcendental and exceptional improvisation in the 2nd release from the Fenetre Ovale project, with composer Karl Naegelen and improvisers Eve Risser (piano) and Joris Ruhl (clarinet), expanded with the arrival of percussionist Toma Gouband and violinist Amaryllis Billet.

Dunmall / Noble / Edwards / Sanders: Chords Of Connections
Dunmall / Noble / Edwards / Sanders:
Chords Of Connections

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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A stunning example of collective free improvisation from the quartet of frequent collaborators and superb improvisers, Paul Dunmall on tenor & soprano sax, Liam Noble on piano, Mark Sanders on drums, and John Edwards on bass, recording in the studio in Birmingham.

Illegal Crowns (Halvorson / Fujiwara / Delbecq / Ho Bynum): Illegal Crowns
Illegal Crowns (Halvorson / Fujiwara / Delbecq / Ho Bynum):
Illegal Crowns

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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A cooperative band of mostly NY improvisers-- Mary Halvorson on guitar, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet & flugelhorn, and French pianist Benoit Delbecq, recording in the studio for a album of uniquely unusual and rewarding compositions from all players.

Porta Chiusa: Because Life Should Be So Wonderful (I)
Porta Chiusa:
Because Life Should Be So Wonderful (I)

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


Price: $13.95    




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A beguiling and atmospheric work of overtones, harmonics, tonal and microtonal progressions from a trio of clarinetists (Hans Koch, Michael Thieke, and Paed Conca) with Japanese vocalist Maki Hachiya, an immaculately paced and exotic work of sound.

BassDrumBone + guests Joe Lovano / Jason Moran: The Long Road [2 CDs]
BassDrumBone + guests Joe Lovano / Jason Moran:
The Long Road [2 CDs]

(Auricle -- USA )


Price: $23.95    




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The 40th Anniversary release for the creative free improvising jazz trio of Gerry Hemingway (drums), Mark Helias (bass) and Ray Anderson (trombone), with guests Joe Lovano on sax and Jason Moran on piano; superb lyrical soulful collective improvisation of the finest order.

 
Jackson / Long / Taylor / Tippett:
Four Quartets

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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Clarinetist Tom Jackson and pianist Keith Tippett have worked together since 2001, with bassist Ashley-John Long joining them in improvisation in 2009, adding violist Benedict Taylor that same year in London, here meeting in the studio for 4 subtle and expansive recordings.

Chadbourne, Eugene : There'll Be No Tears Tonight
Chadbourne, Eugene :
There'll Be No Tears Tonight

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A much-needed reissue of Eugene Chadbourne's ground-breaking free country improv album recorded in NYC with a great Downtown NY lineup including Tom Cora, John Zorn, Scott Manring, and David Licht, performing twisted takes on classics by Paycheck, Haggard, Miller, &c.

Cirera, Albert / Hernani Faustino / Gabriel Ferrandini / Agusti Fernandez: Before the Silence
Cirera, Albert / Hernani Faustino / Gabriel Ferrandini / Agusti Fernandez:
Before the Silence

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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The quartet of saxophonist Albert Cirera, pianist Agusti Fernandez, Hernani Faustino on bass and Gabriel Ferrandini on drums recording during the Voll Damm Festival Jazz Vic in Barcelona in 2015 for a set of four expansive, collective improvisations of intense interaction.

Dikeman, John / Luis Vicente / Hugo Antunes / Gabriel Ferrandini: Salao Brasil [VINYL]
Dikeman, John / Luis Vicente / Hugo Antunes / Gabriel Ferrandini:
Salao Brasil [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $23.95    




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Live recordings from Salao, Brazil in 2016 by the quartet of John Dikeman on tenor saxophone, Luis Vicente on trumpet, Hugo Antunes on double bass, and Gabriel Ferrandini on drums, for two sets of exploratory and often explosive free jazz.

Black Bombaim & Peter Brotzmann: Black Bombaim & Peter Brotzmann [VINYL]
Black Bombaim & Peter Brotzmann:
Black Bombaim & Peter Brotzmann [VINYL]

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


Price: $24.95    




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Portuguese stoner rock band Black Bombaim and German free jazz saxophonist Peter Brotzmann recorded this album live at Estudios Sa Da Bandeira in Portugal, a power trio + 1 of uncompromising and burning improvisation, a less common but completely rewarding setting for Brotzmann.

Chicago Plan, The (Swell / Ullmann / Lonberg-Holdm / Zerang): The Chicago Plan
Chicago Plan, The (Swell / Ullmann / Lonberg-Holdm / Zerang):
The Chicago Plan

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Bringing together the core of the Gebhard Ullmann / Steve Swell Quartet in sax and trombone with Chicago mainstay improvisers Fred Longberg-Holm on cello & electronics and Michael Zerang on drums for an album that embraces free jazz, world rhythms, and experimental sound.

Chrysakis, Thanos / Christian Kobi / Christian Skjodt / Zsolt Sores : Carved Water
Chrysakis, Thanos / Christian Kobi / Christian Skjodt / Zsolt Sores :
Carved Water

(Aural Terrains -- Greece/UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Using principles similar to Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening, the quartet of Thanos Chrysakis, Christian Kobi, Christian Skjodt, and Zsolt Sores use acoustic and electronic instruments in carefully developed improvisations based around dynamics, densities & textures.

Govaert, Onno / Marcelo Dos Reis / Luis Vicente / Kristjan Martinsson: In Layers
Govaert, Onno / Marcelo Dos Reis / Luis Vicente / Kristjan Martinsson:
In Layers

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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With members from Twenty One 4Tet, Clock and Clouds, Cactus Truck, and trumpeter Luis Vicente's Trio, this quartet's strength lies in a seemingly casual approach to what is in execution intensely detailed dialog, each member contributing to a unique and entrancing group sound.

P.O.P. [Psychology Of Perception]: Ikebana
P.O.P. [Psychology Of Perception]:
Ikebana

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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Fascinating sound and drone music from this interesting German ensemble led by Reinhold Friedl, "ikebana" takes its name from the tradition of Japanese flower arranging which dates back to the 7th century, with 8 tracks named as such: Shoka, Rikka, Nigeria and Morimono.

Houben, Eva-Maria : Livres D'heures - Books Of Hours [2 CDs]
Houben, Eva-Maria :
Livres D'heures - Books Of Hours [2 CDs]

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


Price: $12.95    




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Developed from the 13th & 14th century concept of a "book of hours", a prayer book for laymen, and particularly the book of the Duke of Berry (1340-1416) which describes relationships between people; performed by Andreas Feilen, Eva-Maria Houben, and Erik Carlson.

Gomberg, Billy / Anne Guthrie / Richard Kamerman / Takahiro Kawaguchi : [4X4  Poster/Print w/ Downlo
Gomberg, Billy / Anne Guthrie / Richard Kamerman / Takahiro Kawaguchi :
[4X4 Poster/Print w/ Download Link]

(Winds Measure -- USA )


Price: $10.95    




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Of interest to lowercase/Wandelweiser fans, the quartet of Billy Gomberg, Anne Guthrie, Richard Kamerman and Takahiro Kawaguchi use synthesizer, french horn, found objects, & field recordings, frequency generators, to create evolving sound environments of unique sound and timbre.

CP Unit (Pitsiokos / Seabrook / Dahl / Walter): Before the Heat Death
CP Unit (Pitsiokos / Seabrook / Dahl / Walter):
Before the Heat Death

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Chris Pitsiokos' Unit with electric guitarist Brandon Seabrook, electric bassist Tim Dahl, and drummer Weasel Walter turn in a fiery and demanding album of compelling free jazz, using traditional jazz structures but turning them on their head in joyfully unconventional ways.

Levin, Daniel  Quartet (Levin / Maneri / Moran / Zetterberg): Live at Firehouse 12
Levin, Daniel Quartet (Levin / Maneri / Moran / Zetterberg):
Live at Firehouse 12

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Cellist Daniel Levin's sophisticated jazz quartet with Mat Maneri (viola), Matt Moran (vibes), and Torbjorn Zetterberg (double bass) are captured live at Connecticut's Firehouse 12 for a superb album of modern improv with great skill, depth and style.

Architek Percussion: Metatron
Architek Percussion:
Metatron

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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The Architek Percussion ensemble is a Montreal quartet performing works by Canadian composers, using percussion, drums, sampling, electronics and synth in wonderfully odd ways, here with two guest performers presenting works composed and mixed by Elliot Britton.

Sunshine! Quartet (Archer / Mwamba / Bennett / Fairclough): Sunshine! Quartet
Sunshine! Quartet (Archer / Mwamba / Bennett / Fairclough):
Sunshine! Quartet

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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A small group setting where each performer brings a composition to the session, with Discus family members Martin Archer on saxophones, Corey Mwamba on vibraphone, Seth Bennet on double bass, and Peter Fariclough on drums, for jazz that balances melodic and formidable free improvisation.

Godet, Jean-Brice Quartet (Godet / Attias / Niggenkemper / Costa): Mujo
Godet, Jean-Brice Quartet (Godet / Attias / Niggenkemper / Costa):
Mujo

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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The debut album of French clarinetist Jean-Brice Godet, recording with a New York quartet of Michael Attias on alto sax, Pascal Niggenkemper on doublebass, and Carlo Costa on drums for seven tracks of adventerous original compositions, using weaving lines in melodic heads that propel his sidemen to lyrically rich solos and asides.

Guerineau, Sylvain / Kent Carter / Itaru Oki / Makoto Sato: D'Une Rive A L'Autre
Guerineau, Sylvain / Kent Carter / Itaru Oki / Makoto Sato:
D'Une Rive A L'Autre

(Improvising Beings -- France )


Price: $12.95    




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Dedicated to sailors, their adventures and rough living conditions while at sea, from the collective free improv quartet of US jazz master and Lacy associate Kent Carter on bass, French saxophonist Sylvain Gueineau, Makoto Sato on drums and Itaru Oki on trumpet & flute.

Hachiya, Maki / Yuta Yokoyama / Shota Koyama / Hugues Vincent : Four Pillars Of Destiny
Hachiya, Maki / Yuta Yokoyama / Shota Koyama / Hugues Vincent :
Four Pillars Of Destiny

(Improvising Beings -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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French cellist Hugues Vincent recorded these improvisations in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan with well-established players on the Japanese free improv scene Shota Koyama on drums, Yuta Yokoyama on trumpet, and Maki Hachiya on objects & voice; lively, spacious and sophisticated improv.

Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap: Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]
Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap:
Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $23.95    




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A masterful fountain of melodic ideas, intriguing rhythms, and exceptional technical skill from the duo of Hamid Drake on drums and frame drum, and Sylvain Kassap on clarinets and chalumeau, recording live at the France Musique at Studio Theatre dÕAlfortville and in the studio.

Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL]
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver):
An Air of Unreality [VINYL]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $19.95    




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A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog.

Zorn, John / Garth Knox and the Saltarello Trio: Leonard: The Book of Angels Volume 30
Zorn, John / Garth Knox and the Saltarello Trio:
Leonard: The Book of Angels Volume 30

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Ensemble InterContemporain is viola player Garth Knox's string and percussion performance group, here called upon by John Zorn to present new interpretations of his "Book of Angels" Masada compositions, in nine magnificent recordings of great depth and intimacy.

Neukollner (Denzler / von Schlippenbach / Grip / Johansson): Sektion 3-7  [2 CDs]
Neukollner (Denzler / von Schlippenbach / Grip / Johansson):
Sektion 3-7 [2 CDs]

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $21.95    




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The Neukollner trio of Bertrand Denzler on sax, Joel Grip on double bass, and Sven-Ake Johnasson on drums is joined by pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach for a double album of exhilarating free jazz that conjurs standards-based jazz through well-structured instant compositions.

Archer / Clark / Grew / Hunter: Felicity's Ultimatum
Archer / Clark / Grew / Hunter:
Felicity's Ultimatum

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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The 2nd release in a new series of small groups drawn from members of the Discus Music family, where the group meets, writes, rehearses and records in one single session, here developing ten compositions from all four players edited into a continuous sequence of structure and improvisation, embracing melody, texture and pure abstraction.

Attias, Michael Quartet (w/ Ortiz / Hebert / Hebert): Nerve Dance
Attias, Michael Quartet (w/ Ortiz / Hebert / Hebert):
Nerve Dance

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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New York alto saxophonist Michael Attias presents his new quartet with Aruan Ortiz on piano, John Hebert on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums, in his sixth album as a leader, a lyrical album dealing with the theory of elasticity and the concept of equality in music.

Eisenstadt, Harris Canada Day (w/ Wooley / Bauder / Niggenkemper): On Parade in Parede
Eisenstadt, Harris Canada Day (w/ Wooley / Bauder / Niggenkemper):
On Parade in Parede

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A live recording of drummer/composer Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day band performing as a quartet with trumpeter Nate Wooley, saxophonist Matt Bauder, and bassist Pascal Niggenkemper, recorded at SUMP during their 2016 European tour, an exemplary set of free playing over a great set of original compositions, including a large work in 3 sections and 5 parts.

MIR 8 (Andrea Belfi / Werner Dafeldecker / Hilary Jeffery / Tim Wright): Perihelion [VINYL]
MIR 8 (Andrea Belfi / Werner Dafeldecker / Hilary Jeffery / Tim Wright):
Perihelion [VINYL]

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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Mir 8 brings electroacoustic artists Andrea Belfi (drums/percussion), Werner Dafeldecker (electroncis, bass), Hilary Jeffrey (trombone) and Tim Wright (computer & electronics) together for their debut album of four cinematic tracks following an abstract narrative through panoramic landscapes.

Gratkowski Quartet, Frank: Spectral Reflections
Gratkowski Quartet, Frank:
Spectral Reflections

(Leo Records -- UK )


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A live recording in 2001 at Germany's The Loft from saxophonist & clarinetist Frank Gratkowski and his quartet with Wolter Wierbos on trombone, Dieter Manderscheid on bass, and Gerry Hemingway on drums, a superb example of the saxophonist's stature in the free improvising community, and the outstanding players he associates with.

Spunk: Still Eating Ginger Bread For Breakfast
Spunk:
Still Eating Ginger Bread For Breakfast

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


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Norway's unconventional improvising quartet SPUNK with Maja S. K. Ratkje, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Lene Grenager and Kristin Andersen are heard live at Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, Norway in 2015, capturing these two sets of uniquely unexpected and jaw-dropping recordings from a band on the cutting edge of avant improvisation.

Okazaki, Miles: Trickster
Okazaki, Miles:
Trickster

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


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Intricate interplay in modern jazz from guitarist Miles Okazaki in a quartet with fellow New Yorkers Craig Taborn on piano, Anthony Tidd on bass, and Sean Rickman on drums--Tidd and Rickman his compatriots in Steve Coleman and Five Elements--performing Okazaki's playfully complex and innovative compositions that drive some serious grooves.

Sabat, Marc : Harmony
Sabat, Marc :
Harmony

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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The fifth CD in the Canadian Composers Series is also the debut appearance on Another Timbre by the Jack Quartet, performing works by composer Marc Sabat--two string quartets and a violin/cello duo--all combining an exploration of the soundworld of Just Intonation with a strong underlying lyricism.

Barbares (Bopp / Foussat / Petit / Sato): Debris d'orgueil
Barbares (Bopp / Foussat / Petit / Sato):
Debris d'orgueil

(Fou Records -- France )


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Two live recordings at Theatre au Clain, in Poitiers, France and at le Bistrot, in Bayonne, from the free improvising quartet of Christiane Bopp on trombone, Jean-Marc Foussat on synth & voice, Jean-Luc Petit on bass clarinet and sopranino sax, and Makoto Sato on drums, for submersive interchanges blending electronics and acoustics in remarkable ways.

Dunmall / Edwards / Noble / Sanders: Go Straight Around The Square
Dunmall / Edwards / Noble / Sanders:
Go Straight Around The Square

(FMR -- UK )


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The stellar quartet of Paul Dunmall on tenor and soprano saxophone, John Edwards on bass, Liam Noble on piano, and Mark Sanders on drums performing 2 extended improvisations balancing energetic playing with contemplative conversation, captured live at the Vortex, in London, England, in 2016.

Burke, Rob / George Lewis / Paul Grabowsky / Mark Helias: Shift
Burke, Rob / George Lewis / Paul Grabowsky / Mark Helias:
Shift

(FMR -- UK )


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A meeting in NY's Lower East Village between four improvisors--Robert Burke on saxes, George Lewis on trombone & electronics, Paul Grabowsky on piano & snare drum, and Mark Helias on acoustic bass--playing a pre-composed work, blending 21st century composition with modern jazz sensibility, enhanced by Lewis' computer-based "shapeshifts".

Chamber 4 (Vicente / Ceccaldi / Ceccaldi / dos Reis): City Of Light
Chamber 4 (Vicente / Ceccaldi / Ceccaldi / dos Reis):
City Of Light

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A live concert at Les Soirees Tricot Festival in Paris, France in 2016, dedicated to the "City of Light", from the quartet of Luis Vicente on trumpet, Theo Ceccaldi on violin, Valentin Ceccaldi on cello and Marcelo dos Reis on acoustic guitar and prepared guitar, in music that, like the city, exhibits gorgeous simplicity through intricate sophistication.

Rune Your Day (Mathisen / Roligheten / Nergaard / Skalstad): Rune Your Day
Rune Your Day (Mathisen / Roligheten / Nergaard / Skalstad):
Rune Your Day

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Rather than ancient Germanic alphabet letters, "Rune" Your Day is named for Norwegian composer and band-leader, double bassist Rune Nergaard [Bushman's Revenge], and his quartet with Jorgen Mathisen on alto & soprano sax & clarinet, Andre Roligheten on tenor & baritone sax, and Axel Skalstad on drums, for an album of concentrated, creative jazz.

Korekyojinn Acoustic: Kaleidoscope
Korekyojinn Acoustic:
Kaleidoscope

(Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan )


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The Korekyojin trio of Tatsuya Yoshida on percussion, Kido Natsuki on guitar and Mitsuru Nasuno on fretless bass, plus violinist Miyamoto Rei on several tracks, take their intricate and exuberant rock into acoustic territory with this impressive album, which includes acoustic takes on "Arabesque", "Careless Heart", "Four Holes in the Sky", &c.

Smith, Linda Catlin : Drifter [2 CDs]
Smith, Linda Catlin :
Drifter [2 CDs]

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Ten pieces dating from 1995 to 2015 from Canadian composer Linda Catlin Smith, performed by Quatuor Bozzini and Apartment House, the first in Another Timbre's Canadian Composer series, a 2-CD release focusing on Smith's "equal and simultaneous drive toward abstraction and lyricism" in slowly developing, lush and sophisticated compositions.

Tetterapadequ: Chlopingle
Tetterapadequ:
Chlopingle

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The 2nd album for this quartet, with Daniele Martini on saxophones, Giovanni di Domenico on piano, Goncalo Almeida on doublebass, and Joao Lobo on drums, for an album of slowly building free improv starting in a Necks mode and developing into frenetically lyrical passages, a great blend of modern and traditional approaches to free jazz.

Clinamen Trio   (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline
Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger):
Decline

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus named "Clinamen" the unpredictable (in time and space) swerve of atoms falling in the void, which aptly describes the unexpected directions taken in subtle free improvisation from this French trio, led by bassist Louis-Michel Marion, with Jacques Di Donato on clarinet, and Philippe Berger on viola.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Andrea Sanz Vela / Micha Rabuske / Klaus Kurvers: Sukasaptati
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Andrea Sanz Vela / Micha Rabuske / Klaus Kurvers:
Sukasaptati

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Live recordings at Exploratorium, in Berlin, Geremany in 2010 from the quartet of Klaus Kurvers on double bass, Andrea Sanz Vela and Ernesto Rodrigues on violin, and Micha Rabuske on dlute, bass clarinet, and soprano sax, collective improvisation with complex interplay and a bright spirit as the group follows their instincts in interesting dialog.

Wisseltangcamatta, The: Movements
Wisseltangcamatta, The:
Movements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Live recordings at LOFT in Cologne, Germany from the trio of George Wissel on prepared saxophone, Achim Tang on doublebass, and Simon Camatta on drums & percussion, performing seven "Movements" that use prodigious technique with reserve and direction, revealing the structure of their work as the pieces build and recede in fascinating ways.

Brady, Tim: Unison Rituals
Brady, Tim:
Unison Rituals

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Five original chamber works for saxophone and ensemble by composer and saxophonist Tim Brady for his second release on Ambiances Magnetiques.

Eastley / Halliwell / Parker / Wastell: a life saved by a spider and two doves
Eastley / Halliwell / Parker / Wastell:
a life saved by a spider and two doves

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Three extended improvisations documenting the first meeting of an exciting and unexpected electro-acoustic quartet with a unique sound and instrumentation.

Farmer / Kilymis / Hughes / Cornford: No Islands
Farmer / Kilymis / Hughes / Cornford:
No Islands

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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A unique realisation of John Cage's 'Four6', plus two improvisations by Stephen Cornford (amplified piano), Patrick Farmer (turntable & electronics), Sarah Hughes (chorded zither), and Kostis Kilymis (electronics).

Kalashnikov: Bang Bang [2 CDs]
Kalashnikov:
Bang Bang [2 CDs]

(Veal -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Double CD of bleak and sinister metal-oriented improv from the duo of Jamie Saft on keys and bass and Mike Pride on drums and hostile and freakish vocals.

Labbe, Pierre: Manivelle
Labbe, Pierre:
Manivelle

(Ambiances Jazz -- Canada )


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Saxophonist Pierre's Labbe's 1st release in 6 years, performing original compositions in a quartet with guitarist Bernard Falaise, drummer Isaiah Ceccarelli & bassist Clinton Ryder.

Magic I.D., The : till my breath gives out [VINYL]
Magic I.D., The :
till my breath gives out [VINYL]

(erstwhile -- USA )


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Superb 1st erstwhile 'pop' release as only an erstwhile artist could define the term: abstract lower case and perceptive songs with dual clarinets creating harmonic interactions (Kai Fagaschinski & Michael Thieke, aka The International Nothing), guitar & voice from Margareth Kammerer and electronics & vocals from Christoph Kurzmann.

Marquez-Borbon, Adnan : The Paradox of Continuity
Marquez-Borbon, Adnan :
The Paradox of Continuity

(Circumvention -- USA )


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California saxophonist Adnan Marquez-Borbon exploring improvisation and electro-acoustic manipulation in solo works with a divserse set of influences.



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