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Brotzmann / van Hove / Bennink: 1971 (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Unreleased material from legendary European players Peter Brotzmann (sax), Fred Van Hove (piano) and Han Bennink (drums), captured live in 1971 for intensely heavy playing at the 2nd Internationales New Jazz Meeting Auf Burg Altena, and in detailed studio work at Radio Bremen. |
Butcher, John / Burkhard Beins / Mark Wastell: Membrane (Confront -- Great Britain ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Mysteriously dark electroacoustic improv from the adept trio of John Butcher on acoustic and amplified saxophones, Burkhard Beins on amplified bass drum and electronics, and Mark Wastell on amplified 32" paiste tam-tam, slowly evolving, rich environments in sound. |
Fraser, Nick (feat. Tony Malaby and Kris Davis): Too Many Continents (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Toronto drummer and composer Nick Fraser in a superb trio with saxophonist Tony Malaby and pianist Kris Davis, performing Fraser originals that merge free improvisation, jazz and avant compositional approaches with astonishing solos from all three. |
Helary, Sylvaine : Spring Roll / Printemps [2 CDs] (Ayler -- France ) Price: $24.95 In Stock A hybrid of theater, music, sound poetry and political manifesto from Sylvaine Helary, focused on the "Arab Spring" in Egypt, using intertwining words and voices around the quartet performances of Hugues Mayot, Sylvain Lemetre, Antonin Rayon and Sylvaine Helary. |
Janas, Gene / Vinnie Paternostro / Jay Reeve / Other Matter : United Slaves #2~3 (Improvising Beings -- France ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Recorded in Brooklyn and Paris, this quintet crosses the threshold between jazz, rock and electronic sound with a somewhat dark intent, using guitar & sitar, organs, syths, pianos, drums, bass and sounds to evoke thick and extended psychedelic environments. |
Joyfultalk: Muuixx (Drip Audio -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Vancouver-based Jay Crocker, half of Bent Spoon with Chris Dadge, in an album of electronics using homebuilt instruments and treatments, rhythmically based music with effective melodies and a quirky, sometimes lo-fi, but always engaging approach. |
Kahn, Jason / Phil Julian: Valentines (Confront -- Great Britain ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The first meeting of Jason Kahn and Phil Julian, both performing on analogue modular synthesiser, intended to be recorded as material for studio sound compositions, but which was so compelling as improvised work that they chose to release the album as recorded. |
Lacy, Steve / Steve Potts: Tips (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Recorded in Paris in 1979, Steve Lacy (soprano sax) and Steve Potts (alto sax) perform music for the aphorisms of Georges Braque, as sung by Irene Aebi; originally issued on Hat Hut records, this reiusse remasters the original release and includes images from the score. |
Levin, Daniel Quartet: Friction (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Cellist Daniel Levin Quartet leads his quartet with Nate Wooley on trumpet, Matt Moran on vibes, and Torbjorn Zetterberg on bass, in open-minded modern compositions that blend jazz, chamber, and experimental improvisation of reserved and riveting character. |
Shipp, Matthew Quartet Declared Enemy: Our Lady Of The Flowers (RogueArt -- France ) Price: $16.95 In Stock Named after Jean Genet's infamous novel, New York pianist Matthew Shipp's quartet Declared Enemy with Sabir Mateen on tenor sax & clarinet, William Parker on double bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums, return for a second outstanding album of dynamic and masterful jazz. |
Nabatov, Simon / Mark Dresser: Projections (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The 1st meeting between Simon Nabatov on piano (inside and out) and double bassist Mark Dresser, recorded live at the Loft in Cologne in 2014, for a remarkable dialog of empathetic communication, outrageous technique and dynamic exchange from two authoritative players. |
Nyberg, Joacim : Fylkingen, March 27, 2014 (Confront -- Great Britain ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Guitarist Joacim Nyberg, also performing on double bass, bell and recorder, in a live performance in Stockholm, Sweden at Fylkingen in 2014, using "Wood, steel, air. Hands, fingers, heart" in an open-ended and ardent exposition of his interpretation of jazz. |
Parker, Evan / Joe Morris / Nate Wooley: Ninth Square (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The extraordinary trio of three masterful players from different generations who have broken with convention while playing within free forms--Evan Parker on sax; Joe Morris on guitar; and Nate Wooley on trumpet--performing live at Firehouse 12 in Connecticut, 2014. |
Roebke, Jason: Every Sunday (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The music of bassist Jason Roebke and his trio of guitarist Matthew Schneider and drummer Marcus Evan is rooted in the leader's solid bass work and the tasteful and informed lyrical freedom of his sidemen, as heard in this live performace Chicago's Hungry Brain. |
Roots Magic (Popolla / Defabriths / Tedeschi / Spera / Ventiucci): Hoodoo Blues (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $14.95 In Stock An Italian quartet playing rootsy jazz and blues compositions from John Carter, Charley Patton, Julius Hemphill, Phil Cohran, Sun Ra, Blind Willie Johnson, Olu Dara, alongside and a few originals; gutsy, informed, spell-binding Hoodoo from the delta blues to outer space. |
Wilson, Tony 6tet: A Day's Life (Drip Audio -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The first recording of Tony Wilson's music inspired by the plight and lives of the homeless and drug addictied in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, in a band with P Carter on trumpet, Jesse Zubot on violin, Peggy Lee on cello, Russell Sholberg on bass and Skye Brooks on drums. |
Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal (Impressus Records -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The quartet of Cosottini, Melano, Pisani, Miano (EAQuartet Electroacoustic) in compositions referring to the 4 cardinal map points using graphic scores, games, open readings, &c. |
Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock 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. |
Nuts (Duboc / Siddik / Oki / Lasserre / Sato): Symphony for Old and New Dimensions (Ayler -- France ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Bassist Duboc's two part symphony with dual drummers and dual trumpeters is a journey that aims at the creative free improvisation of groups like the Art Ensemble, AACM, BAG, &c. |
Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman: Mobile For Shakespeare (Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland ) Price: $18.95 In Stock A series of musical "mobiles" from European composer Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, sonic transformations of the visual experiences of Alexander Calder's dynamic sculptures. |
Nozen (Nisenson / Tanguay / Falaise / Mailloux): Live au Upstairs (Malasartes -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Nozen is a crossroads of contemporary jazz, musique actuelle and the musical traditions of Jewish Eastern Europe, contrasting styles giving birth to a deep and spontaneous music. |
Loriot, Frantz / Manuel Perovic Notebook Large Ensemble: Urban Furrow (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock French-Japanese violist Frantz Loriot's large ensemble drawn from 5 nations in an excellent set of compositions that employ a diverse set of approaches, slyly drawing the listener into unique and encompassing sound worlds of remarkable elements and superb improvisation. |