
Most items in our used collection are lightly used copies that we used to catalog the new albums listed on our site, and unless otherwise noted, are in near mint condition.
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![]() Ensemble SuperMusique: Musiques Emeraude [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $9.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock An overview of Montreal's Ensemble Supermusique celebrating their 40th anniversary, drawing on works from founders Joane Hétu, Diane Labrosse, and Danielle Palardy Roger and their projects including Wondeur Brass, Les Poules, Justine, &c., realized by 40 instrumentalists in 8 groups of 3 to 8 players; masterful sophistication with a sense of humor and wonder — exceptionnelle! |
![]() Lazro, Daunik / Paul Lovens / Annick Nozati / Fred Van Hove: Resume Of A Century [Used Item] (Fou Records -- France ) Price: $9.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A live 1999 document of four European improvisation masters — saxophonist Daunik Lazro, percussionist Paul Lovens, vocalist Annick Nozati, and pianist/accordionist Fred Van Hove — unfolding in two dynamic improvisations blending dramatic vocal invention, piano and accordion textures, dexterous percussion, and razor-sharp saxophone interplay, a visceral chamber of free expression. |
![]() Zero Point (Rick Countryman / German Bringas / Itzam Cano / Gabriel Lauber): Determinism [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock An exciting meeting of free improvisers featuring saxophonists Rick Countryman and Germán Bringas — whose synesthetic explorations have defined Mexico City's free jazz underground since the '90s with his band Zero Point — updated here with bassist Itzam Cano and drummer Gabriel Lauber, Countryman joining while in Mexico City for this fiercely interactive 2022 session of profound sonic reflections. |
![]() Uehla, Julia and Dalava: Understories [Used Item] (Pi Recordings -- USA ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Drawing from Moravian folk songs transcribed by her great-grandfather, vocalist Julia Úlehla leads the Vancouver ensemble Dálava in a haunting and emotionally charged set blending Czech and English vocals with experimental improvisation, as Aram Bajakian, Peggy Lee, and Joshua Zubot weave a deeply layered, otherworldly sonic journey that bridges ancestry and avant sound. |
![]() Turbulence Orchestra & Sub-Units: Smear Out the Difficulties (Double Live) [2 CDs] [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $8.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT CORNER |
![]() Tret Trio (Ron Hall / Tobias Weindorf / Phillipp Van Endert): Crow Jam [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A beautifully lyrical and introspective trio recording from saxophonist Rob Hall, keyboardist Tobias Weindorf, and guitarist Philipp van Endert, sharing compositional duties across a set of chamber-like modern jazz works recorded in Germany, where nuanced improvisation, melodic sensitivity, and a refined sense of space define this elegant and democratic debut from the pan-European Tret Trio. |
![]() Transcendence (Bob Gluck / Christopher Dean Sullivan / Karl Latham): Music Of Pat Metheny [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Inspired by the compositions of Pat Metheny, the Transcendence trio of pianist Bob Gluck, bassist Christopher Dean Sullivan, and drummer Karl Latham blends intent listening and explorative improvisational mastery into an expressive and dynamic performance, recorded in parallel with Gluck's book Pat Metheny: Stories Beyond Words in a heart-felt and sincere tribute to the guitarist's work. |
![]() Sjostrom, Harri: SoundScapes #4 Festival Berlin 2023 [3 CDs] [Used Item] (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland ) Price: $30.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A remarkable live document of Finnish saxophonist Harri Sjöström's SoundScapes #4 festival in Berlin, bringing together 19 extraordinary musicians from across Europe, Australia, and the U.S. for a series of improvised performances from intimate duos to expansive octets, highlighting spontaneous collaborations all driven by creative risk-taking, deep listening, and a profound sense of musical trust. |
![]() Simulacrum: Mecanique Analytique [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $5.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT CORNER |
![]() Sorry For Laughing (G. Whitlow / M. Bates / Dave-Id / E. Ka-Spel): Rain Flowers [2 CDS] [Used Item] (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $17.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Revived as an experimental supergroup by Biota's Gordon H. Whitlow, Sorry For Laughing brings together a unique cast including Edward Ka-Spel, Martyn Bates, Dave-id Busaras, Patrick Q-Wright, and Janet Feder in Rain Flowers, a two-CD album weaving post-punk echoes, poetic reflections, avant-classical textures, and psychedelic nuance into a vivid and surreal sonic garden. |
![]() La Noed (w/ Carlos Mascolo): De la liberte [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Inspired by Maggie Nelson's reflections on freedom, this intuitive and boundary-defying quintet — featuring saxophonists Simona Castria and Angelo Manicone, Carlo Mascolo on no-input trombone, Valerio Metteo on organismic synthesizers, and João Pedro Viegas on bass clarinet — explores collective improvisation as a form of resistance, creating a deeply expressive tapestry untethered from ego or hierarchy. |
![]() Schwarz, Ferdinand: Listening Time [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A contemplative composition by Ferdinand Schwarz for the Oslo-based ensemble AREPO, Listening Time unfolds as a patient, microtonal exploration of harmonic stasis and collective structure, blending just intonation, fragile textures, and co-composed material in a deep listening experience that merges composed form with improvisational sensibility and communal artistry. |
![]() Wolff, Christian / Antoine Beuger: Where Are We Going, Today [Used Item] (erstwhile -- USA ) Price: $13.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Using piano, objects, charango, flute, voice, whistles, and a copy of the Editions Wandelweiser recording of Christian Wolff's "Stones", improvisers and composer Christian Wolff and Antoine Beuger present the two part "Where Are You Going Today", a series of events punctuated by silence and Beuger's brief recitations, creating great tension and mystery. |
![]() Zorn, John / Dave Lombardo: Memories, Dreams, And Reflections [Used Item] (Tzadik -- USA ) Price: $15.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A fierce and unrestrained duo of pure improvisation from longtime collaborators John Zorn on alto sax and Dave Lombardo on drums, merging seemingly telepathic interplay, raw intensity, and deep mutual respect in a freewheeling session that channels decades of creative friendship into a powerfully assertive and unpredictable musical dialog |
![]() McCormack, Timothy: Mine But For Its Sublimation [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Composed for and performed by pianist Jack Yarbrough, Timothy McCormack's mine but for its sublimation is a resonant and formally immersive solo piano work that explores gesture, vulnerability, and transformation through precise touch, spatial decay, and evolving harmonic tension, revealing a deeply personal and physical engagement with the piano's sonic possibilities. |
![]() Leap of Faith: Linguistic Deference [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $5.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recorded live at Evil Clown Headquarters, the quartet Leap of Faith — David Peck, Glynis Lomon, John Fugarino, and Tom Swafford — delivers a masterful chamber improvisation balancing strings, winds, percussion, electronics, and an extraordinary palette of acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments, blending seasoned creativity into a vivid, expansive, and tightly woven sonic exploration. |
![]() Leap Of Faith: Decoding the Evolution of Meaning [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Boston-based improvisational ensemble Leap of Faith, led by multi-instrumentalist David Peck (PEK) and cellist Glynis Lomon, presents a drummerless seven-piece configuration recorded live at Evil Clown Headquarters, navigating expansive free improvisation with horns, strings, electronics, and unconventional percussion in an explorative chamber-like performance of subtle dynamics and spontaneous interplay |
![]() Leap Of Faith: Correlations [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock An expansive octet of seasoned improvisers from the Evil Clown collective — including PEK (David Peck), Glynis Lomon, Michael Caglianone, and Albey onBass — navigate pure improvisation through a sprawling live session of rich, shifting textures, contrasts, and unexpected sonic juxtapositions, ranging from subtle ea-improv to full-out ensemble peaks across a transforming soundscape. |
![]() Laubrock, Ingrid: Purposing The Air [2 CDs] [Used Item] (Pyroclastic Records -- USA ) Price: $18.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Drawing on poet Erica Hunt's sixty-part "Mood Librarian," composer Ingrid Laubrock presents a stunning 2-CD song cycle of miniature vocal duets — performed by an extraordinary ensemble including Fay Victor, Theo Bleckmann, Sara Serpa, and others — each piece a poetic and sonic fragment brought vividly to life with precision, emotion, and profound collaboration. |
![]() Johnson, Russ / Christian Weber / Dieter Ulrich: To Walk On Eggshells [Used Item] (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock In a spontaneously assembled 2009 session at Zürich's DRS studio, trumpeter Russ Johnson, bassist Christian Weber, and drummer Dieter Ulrich sculpt a dynamic and intuitive trio performance, threading balladic lyricism with abstract tension in a deft interplay of trust, fragility, and risk that transforms improvisation into captivating and timeless art. |
![]() Reeder, Kory: Homestead [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A deeply personal meditation rooted in the composer's time as artist-in-residence at Homestead National Historical Park, this four-movement string quartet performed by Chihiro Ono, Amalia Young, Bridget Carey, and Anton Lukoszevieze weaves archival fragments, traditional forms, and minimalist textures into a contemplative, resonant work of memory, place, and lineage. |
![]() Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge : Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance [Used Item] (GRRR -- France ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A distinctive collaboration uniting writer Michel Houellebecq and composer Jean-Jacques Birgé, with Bernard Vitet providing orchestral compositions, recorded primarily in 1996 at Studio GRRR, this album merges Houellebecq's poetic prose, spoken in French, with Birgé's electronic textures, offering an immersive exploration of narrative and sound. |
![]() Hemispheres : II [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A cross-cultural instrumental suite uniting British and Australian musicians, featuring the resonant didgeridoo and rhythmic sticks of Paul Rider-Boon, the rich woodwinds of Susie Hodder-Williams and Chris Caldwell, atmospheric electronics and guitar from Sam Hodder, and the expressive voice of Clifton Bieundurry, spiritually merging indigenous sound with contemporary improv and electronica. |
![]() Glenn's, Jordan BEAK : The Party [Used Item] (Queen Bee Records -- USA ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock An electrifying fusion of diverse musical traditions, this evening-length composition showcases the dynamic interplay of guitarists Karl Evangelista and David James, bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, vibraphonist Mark Clifford, percussionist Robert Lopez, drummer Jon Arkin, and Val Esway, seamlessly blending composed structures with spontaneous improvisation to capture the ensemble's innovative spirit. |
![]() Gjerstad, Frode: Stavanger 9 9 2024 [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A live 2024 performance at Spor 5 in Stavanger, Norway, uniting saxophonist Frode Gjerstad with pianist Margaux Oswald and drummer Ivar Myrset Asheim in an engaging set of collective free improvisation marked by dynamic interplay, impressive dialog from reserved introspection to expansive kinetic energy across shifting textures and intensities. |
![]() Fujii, Satoko This is It! (w/ Natsuki Tamura / Takashi Itani): Message [Used Item] (Libra -- Japan ) Price: $13.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A tour de force third release from pianist-composer Satoko Fujii's trio This Is It!, recorded in Tokyo with long-time collaborator Natsuki Tamura on trumpet and kinetic percussionist Takashi Itani, blending angular composition, fierce improvisation, and creatively spirited interplay into inventive, high-energy, and emotionally rich performances. |
![]() Fujii, Satoko Tokyo Trio: Dream A Dream [Used Item] (Libra -- Japan ) Price: $13.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Pianist Satoko Fujii's Tokyo Trio, featuring bassist Takashi Sugawa and drummer Ittetsu Takemura, expertly balances structured compositions with intuitive improvisation on their third album, recorded in Paris after touring the material across Japan and Europe, exploring shifting moods and intricate interplay through richly lyrical piano lines, subtle rhythmic dialogue, and inventive collective expression. |
![]() Fox, Christopher: Dissenting Voices [Used Item] (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The second set of compositions from Christopher Fox emulating the Subharchord's sonic architecture through acoustic means, performed by Dominic Lash on double bass, Elisabeth Flunger on bass drum, and Kathryn Williams on bass flute, drawing deep resonance from extended techniques and elemental gestures in a richly textural exploration of dissent, descent, and transformation. |
![]() Expanse (Percussion Edition): Clangorous Sounds Arise [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $5.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO w/ CUT CORNRR SLEEVE |
![]() Denio, Amy: Variete [Used Item] (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $14.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A sophisticated and delightful cinematic work from Seattle multi-instrumentalist Amy Denio, who composes and leads a 12-piece ensemble in a dynamic new soundtrack to the 1925 silent film Varieté, blending electric guitar, accordion, voice, and hammered dulcimer with a chamber orchestra of woodwinds, strings, and percussion in a rich, genre-defying studio recording. |
![]() Courvoisier, Sylvie: To Be Other-Wise [Used Item] (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Only the second solo album from Swiss-born pianist and composer Sylvie Courvoisier, now based in New York, presenting twelve studio recordings that explore the full range of the piano inside and out, recorded in Germany and showcasing the breadth of her expressive power and spontaneous creativity, shaped by decades of work in innovative transatlantic ensembles. |
![]() Laura Cocks: FATHM [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock An intimate and exploratory solo recording from NY flutist Laura Cocks, known for their work with TAK Ensemble, presenting a poetic and deeply focused album where breath, silence, and sound merge into fragile, resonant gestures — Cocks bends time and expectation with extended technique and stillness, inviting the listener into a space of presence and emotional depth. |
![]() Cimnari, Matteo: Mental Core Drilling [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Italian composer and multi-instrumentalist Matteo Ciminari leads an adventurous sextet through a labyrinth of polyrhythms, dissonant harmonies, and unexpected textures, with virtuosic contributions from Maurizio Moscatelli, Simone Maggio, Mattia Borraccetti, Michele Sperandio, and Luca Orselli, creating an unpredictable yet lyrical fusion of progressive structure, free jazz, and playful experimentation. |
![]() Bloomers (Efternoler / Dybbroe / Goodwin): Cyclism [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Exploring free improvisation with a fierce political undertone, the Copenhagen-based trio Bloomers — trumpeter Anne Efternøler and reedists Maria Dybbroe and Carolyn Goodwin — are captured live in fifteen distinct locations around the globe, engaging in dynamic, textural dialogs that honor historic milestones in women's liberation through a poignant series of sonic vignettes blending abstraction, dissonance, and innate lyricism. |
![]() Archer (Dave Rempis / Terrie Ex / Jon Rune Strom / Tollef Ostvang): Sudden Dusk [Used Item] (Aerophonic -- USA ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A fierce and unpredictable quartet of international improvisers — saxophonist Dave Rempis, guitarist Terrie Ex, bassist Jon Rune Strøm, and drummer Tollef Østvang — recorded live in Chicago and Milwaukee, delivering a balance of explosive energy and nuanced restraint in a tightly coiled interplay of sonic provocation, rhythmic drive, and free-form invention. |
![]() Agnel, Sophie / Joke Lanz: Ella [Used Item] (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $14.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock An exciting meeting of French pianist Sophie Agnel, known for her extended and prepared piano techniques, and Swiss turntablist Joke Lanz, renowned for his work in noise, experimental music, and performance art, presenting a dynamic and playful duo of spontaneous improvisation blending percussive textures, sonic collage, and energetic interaction revealing a sense of humor and awe. |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Ana Albino / Hernani Faustino / Carlos Santos: A Glimpse To An End Of A Cycle [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recorded live in Lisbon in 2025, this quietly immersive quartet session from Ernesto Rodrigues, Ana Albino, Hernani Faustino, and Carlos Santos unfolds as a single extended movement of enigmatic timbral interplay, blending modular synth, electric guitar, viola and bass in a sparse, introspective soundscape shaped by mystery, fluidity, and subtle dynamic shifts. |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues / Maximilian Glass: Beyond The Mist And The Unforeseen Encounters [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock An intimate, texturally rich trio session recorded in Berlin between Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, and Maximilian Glass on percussion, navigating misty lowercase atmospheres, glitch-box coloration, and finely balanced interactions that unveil subtle surprise and collective improvisation within a tight, exploratory sound world. |
![]() Parrinha, Bruno / Andrew Levine / Ernesto Rodrigues : Sensor Out Of Service [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock In a live performance emphasizing minimalism and lowercase improvisation, Ernesto Rodrigues (viola, crackle box), Bruno Parrinha (bass clarinet), and Andrew Levine (Theremin, modular synth, crackle box, stereo field) engage in a nuanced exploration of subtle textures and sonic interactions, resulting in an immersive and introspective auditory experience. |
![]() Luppi, Riccardo / Simone Massaron / Daniel Studer: One [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recording in the studio in Milan, the trio of Riccardo Luppi on tenor & soprano saxophones and flutes, Simone Massaron on guitar & electronics, and Daniel Studer on double bass engage in a textural and exploratory dialogue, blending extended techniques, electronic manipulations, and spontaneous interplay across seven distinct ""Takes", each offering a unique approach to collective free improvisation. |
![]() AGogol / NaabtalDeath / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues: Mistika Jpeg Oscillations [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock In a surreal electroacoustic encounter recorded live in Hannover, the quartet of AGogol, NaabtalDeath (Jerome Noetinger), Ernesto Rodrigues, and Guilherme Rodrigues deconstructs chamber music into a visceral, alchemical performance of modified strings, electronics, and crackling noise, blending absurd vocalizations, brutal textures, and delicate atmospheres into a raw, dreamlike sound theater. |
![]() Un Drame Musical Instantane: Tchak [Used Item] (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $14.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The final recordings of Un Drame Musical Instantané with co-founder Bernard Vitet, compiling sessions from 1998 to 2000 with the Machiavel Quartet and guests including Baco Mourchid and Nem, blending free jazz, electroacoustic experimentation, and multimedia spontaneity into cinematic improvisations that showcase the ensemble's enduring commitment to collective creation and sonic innovation. |
![]() Der Vierte Zustand: Layers [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The Cologne-based free improvising trio Der Vierte Zustand — vocalist Hanna Schörken, guitarist Christina Zurhausen, and drummer Ramon Keck — om a compelling blend of experimental soundscapes, noise rock influences, and free jazz energy, driven by Schörken's acrobatic wordless vocals, Zurhausen's effects-laden guitar textures, and Keck's dynamic rhythms. |
![]() Arnal, Jeff / Curt Cloninger: Drum Major Instinct [Used Item] (Mahakala Music -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Finding common ground through independent work in Asheville, NC, drummer Jeff Arnal and modular synth experimenter Curt Cloninger started exchanging musical ideas, developing their concept to add powerful rhythmic elements into patterned energetic synthetics, building a language to improvise together and rework their material into these rich and exciting compositions. |
![]() Laubrock, Ingrid / Andy Milne: Fragile [Used Item] (Intakt -- Austria ) Price: $13.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Following her duo albums on Intakt with pianists Aki Takase and Kris Davis, New York saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock collaborates with pianist Andy Milne (Dapp Theory, M-Base Collective) for ten beautifully empathetic, delicate and sophisticated dialogs, Laubrock performing on tenor & soprano saxophones and Milne at times using preparations. |
![]() Ensemble SuperMusique: Commutation [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Ensemble Supermusique, Montreal's premiere open-minded improvising ensemble, here led by saxophonist & vocalist Joane Hetu and conducted by percussionist Danielle Palardy Roger, present a live concert of graphic scores dating back to 1920, with works from Fred Frith (Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire), Luigi Russolo, Maxime Daigneault, Emilie Girard-Charest & Anestis Logothetis. |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues / Joao Madeira / Bruno Parrinha / Monsieur Trinite: Derive [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Improvising over strings, winds & percussion from the Portuguese quintet of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Joao Madeira on double bass, Bruno Parrinha on flute & bass clarinet and Monsieur Trinite on percussion, in a studio session of active, often pointillistic interaction offset with periods of introspection, reflecting concepts of Baudelaire & The Surrealists. |
![]() Rodrigues / Mira / Almeida / Silva / Parrinha / Lencastre / Goncalves / Oliveira: Spiegel III [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The third Spiegel, or mirror, takes the Portuguese acoustic octet led by violist Ernesto Rodrigue through an extended improvisation and its reflection, captured live at the 2021 CSFest XV, at O'Culto da Ajuda, by performing and recording their performance in a first pass, and then playing over the first improvisation, layering and extending their work. |
![]() Isotope Ensemble: Uranium [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Continuing their exploration of isotopes, here focusing on the unstable element Uranium, the Portuguese Isotope Ensemble led by violist Ernesto Rodrigues presents two stunningly detailed concert performances from the 2021 CSFest XV at O'Culto da Ajuda in Lisbon, with some of Europe's leading improvisers taking on U92 in both "Electroacoustic" and "Acoustic" properties. |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Bruno Parrinha / Joao Madeira / Hernani Faustino / Jose Oliveira: Unpoem [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Performing live at SMUP, in Parede, Portugal in 2022, the bass-oriented chamber quintet of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Bruno Parrinha on bass clarinet, Joao Madeira on double bass, Hernani Faustino on double bass and Jose Oliveira on percussion balance jazz and contemporary compositional approaches to their sophisticated and extremely detailed improvisations. |
![]() Suspensao : Fluxus [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The sixth release by Creative Sources' detailed electroacoustic improvising group Suspensão led by violist Ernesto Rodrigues, with Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Nuno Torres on alto sax, Antonio Chaparreiro on electric guitar, Carlos Santos on computer and Jose Oliveira on percussion & inside piano, is this impressive performance at "Temporada Miso Music 2009" in Lisbon. |
![]() Terrazas, Wilfrido / Mariana Carvalho / Abdul Moimeme : Livro das Grutas [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A uniquely configured electroacoustic trio recording live in the studio in Lisbon in 2018 between Mexican flutist and founding member of the improv collective Generación Espontánea, Wilfrido Terrazas, and Portuguese improvisers Mariana Carvalho on prepared piano and Abdul Moimeme using two electric guitars and objects, balancing introspective moments with periods of uninhibited excitement. |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Flak / Bruno Parrinha: Definitive Bucolic [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock An unusual trio configuration for violist Ernesto Rodrigues, joined by Bruno Parrinha on soprano & alto saxophones, and by electric guitarist Flak, who brings an experimental almost ea- approach to their 3-part improvisation, aptly named for it's deceptively calm setting, gradually becoming intricate and active through colored motion like a curious breeze that builds and recedes. |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Brad Henkel / Guilherme, Rodrigues / Matthias Muller : Wing Elegy [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- USA ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A four-part suite from the Creative Sources string core of violist Ernesto Rodrigues and cellist Guilherme Rodrigue, recording in Berlin in 2021 with free jazz trombonist Matthias Muller and trumpeter Brad Henkel, through each movement approaching their playing through a balance of nonidiomatic and free jazz, subtly understated and meticulously intricate. |
![]() Gratkowski / Uchihashi / Heather / Sundland: Frank Gratkowski's Entrainment [Used Item] (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $13.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A stunningly powerful quartet of electric jazz captured live at the 2022 Freejazz Festival in Saarbrucken, Germany between German alto saxophonist Frank Gratkowski (Skein), Japanese guitarist Kazuhisa Uchihashi (Ground Zero, Altered States), electric bassist Dan Peter Sundland and drummer Steve Heather, performing four assertive, charged and cathartic collective improvisations. |
![]() Dean, Elton (w/ Dunmall / Watts / Rogers / Levin): Elton Dean's Unlimited Saxophone Company [Used Item] (Ogun -- UK ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Elton Dean's 1989 performance at the Covent Garden Jazz Saxophone Festival in London is reissued, bringing to light the powerful performance from saxophonists Dean on alto sax & saxello, Paul Dunmall on tenor & baritone saxophones, Trevor Watts on alto saxophone, Simon Pickard on tenor saxophone, plus the rhythm section of Paul Rogers on double bass and Tony Levin on drums. |
![]() PNY Quintet (Swell / Brown / Edelin / Giron / Betsch): Over The Wall [Used Item] (RogueArt -- France ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock While NY trombonist Steve Swell and alto saxophonist Rob Brown were in Paris, flutist Michel Edelin, who has recorded and performed with Swell over more than a decade, organized this session with Paris-based American ex-pats, drummer John Betsch and bassist Peter Giron, recording three Swell compositions, two by Brown, one from Edelin and four collective improvisations; magnifique! |
![]() Drake, Bob: The Room In The Tower [Used Item] (Crumbling Tones -- UK ) Price: $8.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A great set of 11 succinct songs and instrumentals from multi-instrumentalist, prog icon Bob Drake of Thinking Plague, The Science Group, VRIL, and Peter Blegvad fame, vignettes that play with pop formats in insidious ways around recurring Drake themes including a Planet of Dogs, three rustic tales, and a perturbing room in the tower, all noted in a colored foldout poster with lyrics. |
![]() Cassiber: The Cassiber Box redux [6 CDs, 1 DVD and Book] [Used Item] (Recommended Records -- Great Britain ) Price: $40.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Reissuing the 2013 box set of the 1980s UK/Euro improvising rock band Cassiber, including their 4 remastered studio albums + 2 additional CDs, a 2 hour DVD, and a 32-page color book, revealing an amazing band merging experimental rock, fringe jazz, punk, pop, plunderphonics, improvisation, & musique concrete with an energetic and complex form of studio composition - superb! |
![]() Sinton, Josh: Couloir & Book Of Practitioners Vol. 2 Book "W" [2 CDs] [Used Item] (FiP recordings -- USA ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton continues his deep engagement with Steve Lacy's saxophone etudes in this 2-CD release, presenting fifteen spontaneous solo improvisations on Couloir, alongside a meticulous yet personal interpretation of Lacy's Book of Practitioners Vol. 2 "W", a suite of six structured études that explore sonic character through repetition, variation, and improvisation. |
![]() Simulacrum (PEK / Moores / Woods / Simches): Metamorphoses [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT SLEEVE CORNER |
![]() Simulacrum (PEK / Moores / Woods / Gruen / Simches): Phantasmagoria [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT SLEEVE CORNER |
![]() Simulacrum: Reincarnations [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT SLEEVE CORNER |
![]() Leap of Faith: Accelerated Expansion Closing [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT SLEEVE CORNER |
![]() Turbulence: Updraft Intensity [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT SLEEVE CORNER |
![]() Turbulence: Roughness Of Surfaces [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT SLEEVE CORNER |
![]() Leap of Faith: Undulations in the Spatial Field [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock PROMO W/ CUT SLEEVE CORNER |
![]() Rodrigues / da Rocha / Parrinha / Oliveira: Chiaroscuro [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Aptly described as chiaroscuro--a veritable play of light and shadow in quick-witted--through nearly microscopic and highly interactive acoustic improvisation from the quartet of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Maria da Rocha on violin, Bruno Parrinha on clarinet & bass clarinet and Jose Oliveira on percussion, performing live at Galeria Monumental, in Lisbon in 2022. |
![]() Rodrigues / Hartyani / Kohn / Lin: Hunter Underwater [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A joint release with the Berlin record label Maybee Records run by cellist Hui-Chun Lin & Shuichi Chino and Creative Sources, this 2021 concert at Berlin's Kuhlspot Social Club brings together four cellist for an incredible and somewhat vicious display of free improvising string interaction using incredible technique, texture, and intent listening; wild! |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Miguel Mira / Flak / Tiago Varela / Manuel Guimaraes: Genius Loci [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Continuing Rodrigues' post-Cage series of single-track acoustic improvisations, this 2025 quintet with Miguel Mira, Flak, Tiago Varela, and Manuel Guimaraes blends viola, cello, electric guitar, fan organ, melodica, and piano in an evolving tapestry of mysterious breath, subtle continuity, and fragile sonic space recorded live in Lisbon with profound delicacy and restraint. |
![]() SteDaJoDa (Studer / Scheib / Weber / Schmitz): Schwebend [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A live recording of free improvisation recorded at Theater im Viertel, in Saarbrucken, Germany in 2021 from the SteDaJoDa quartet of Daniel Studer on double bass, Stefan Scheib on double bass, Daniel Weber on drums and Johannes Schmitz on guitar, the dark double bass foundation and floating ("Schwebend") percussion work balanced by Schmitz' blues oriented electric. |
![]() Rodrigues / Silva / Hencleeday: Nightwalk [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A reductionist set of spartan improvisation performed live at Casa da Cultura, in Setubal, Portugal in 2021 from the trio of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, João Silva on trumpet and Andre Hencleeday on piano, applying extended techniques on their instruments in a dark night, quiet but intently close listening conversation from three authoritative voices. |
![]() Liberatori, Ligia / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Davide Piersanti: Radical Flowers [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Italian and Portuguese musicians meet in the studio in Berlin for a set of studio free improvisations, from Creative Sources father/son collaborators Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Guilherme Rodrigues on cello meeting trombonist Davide Piersanti and vocalist Ligia Liberatori for twelve exceptionally open, informed and unusual conversations. |
![]() Jorge's Orbe (Marti / Arrizabalaga / Amakawa): Playas [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recorded live in 2019 at Burgbachkeller in Zug, Switzerland, the international trio Jorge's Orbe creates tapestries of sound, bringing together free improvisers from three different parts of the world: Switzerland through trombonist George Francis Marti, Japan through pianist Tsukiko Amakawa, and Spain through Pelayo Fernandez Arrizabalaga on turntables and voice. |
![]() Tolimieri / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Stepanov: Inner Lines [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Six "Segments" A to F of powerful restraint and extended technique, recorded at Ausland in Berlin, Germany from the free improvising quartet of Quentin Tolimieri on piano, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello and Fyodor Stepanov on double bass, the close associations between the Rodrigues' and Tolimieri & Stepanov evident through their shared aesthetic. |
![]() Virtual Balboa / Greg Kelley: Petricho [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The Virtual Balboa trio of Philadelphia improvisers Zachary Darrup on guitar, Evan Lipson on double bass and Ben Bennett on percussion, all performers associated with Spring Garden Music & saxophonist Jack Wright, are joined by open-form trumpeter Greg Kelley for this wonderfully scrabbly and tenacious live set captured at Vermillion in Seattle in 2019. |
![]() dis/con/tent (Petzold / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Bauer): Ulrichsberg [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Four string improviser convene at Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon, in Germany in 2021, two of them from Germany--Dietrich Petzold on violin, viola, clavichord & bowed metal, Matthias Bauer on double bass--and the Portuguese father/son complement of improvisers--Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Guilherme Rodrigues on cello--for three works of delicately sinewy intersection & counterpoint. |
![]() Williams, Ed: Solos [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Guitarist Ed Williams, active in the experimental music scene of Marseille, France, is heard here in two concerts presenting a triptych of solo performances on bowed classical and electric guitar, improvised with no effects, with two parts on electric guitar recorded at the concert series "Aux Soirs Du Chercheur De Noises", the 2nd, "Spectrum, NY" on classical guitar. |
![]() Bishop, Jeb / Matthias Muche: Duo [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Two trombones free improvising in the studio in Koln from the Duo of Chicago's Jeb Bishop and Cologne's Matthias Muche, both members of the trombone trio Bone-Crusher with Matthias Muller, this album recorded in the studio in Koln just before Bone-Crusher's "Konzert Fur Hannes" (NotTwo), elucidating this facet of the trio in 10 insightful dialogs of awesome technique and wit. |
![]() Rodrigues, Ernesto / Yu Lin Humm / Philippe Trovao / Pedro Frazao / Andre Hencleeday / Ryoko Imai : Percolation [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Subtle acoustic improvisation from a global set of improvisors--Yu Lin Humm on cello, Pedro Frazao on euphonium, Ryoko Imai on marimba, percussion, Andre Hencleeday on piano, Philippe Trovao on tenor saxophone, and Ernesto Rodrigues on viola--in an attentive and tension-filled single movement, each player adding and reacting as ideas percolate and subsume. |
![]() Un Drame Musical Instantane: Tchak [Used Item] (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The final recordings of Un Drame Musical Instantané with co-founder Bernard Vitet, compiling sessions from 1998 to 2000 with the Machiavel Quartet and guests including Baco Mourchid and Nem, blending free jazz, electroacoustic experimentation, and multimedia spontaneity into cinematic improvisations that showcase the ensemble's enduring commitment to collective creation and sonic innovation. |
![]() Vasallo, Nick: The Burning [Used Item] (Ars Nova Classics -- USA ) Price: $6.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The 1st release on the Ars Nova Classics label presents 'Eclecticism' composer Nick Vasallo in genreÐblurring avant and electro-acoustic works performed by several ensembles. |
![]() Zabelka, Mia / Glen Hall: The Quantum Violin [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The intersection of Austrian violinist, vocalist and sound artist Mia Zabelka and Canadian sound artist and multi-instrumentalist Glen Hall, using recordings of live improvisations, electronics and unusual applications of software to structure fourteen compositions of accomplished playing and startlingly unpredictable sound, a magnificent and often breathtaking journey. |
![]() Chaton, Anne James / Andy Moor: Le Journaliste [Used Item] (Unsounds -- The Netherlands ) Price: $11.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Part of a series of 100 portraits in sound iniated by Anne James Chaton, a journey into the texts and columns of newspapaper and radio broadcasts of a single journalist. |
![]() Liedwart, Kurt / Andrey Popovskiy / Martin Taxt: Hjem [Used Item] (Mikroton Recordings -- Russia ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock A live concert at Dom Cultural Center in Moscow, Russia in 2015 from Norwegian tuba player Martin Taxt, Saint Petersburg violinist and object player Andrey Popovskiy, and ppool performer Kurt Liedwart focusing on sinewaves and noise, in an extended lowercase improvisation exploring harmonic and microtonal sounds. |
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