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UPDATE
January 29, 2021
"Improvisation is the ability to talk to oneself."
—Cecil Taylor
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Creative Artists
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• Chris Abrahams
• Derek Bailey/Mototeru Takagi
• Don Cherry
• Don Cherry Trio
• Hernani Faustino/Joao Madeira
• Futari (Satoko Fujii/Taiko Saito)
• Rob Hall/Chick Lyall
• Kassel Jaeger
• Joelle Leandre/Pascal Contet
• Mopcut (Konig/Desprez/Chen)
• Sam Rivers Trio
(feat Joe Daley/Dave Holland/Thurman Baker )
• Marina Rosenfeld
• Udo Schindler/Ove Volquartz
• Archie Shepp
• Cecil Taylor Mixed To Unit
• Pat Thomas & Matana Roberts
• Sabu Toyozumi/Mats Gustafsson
• Various Artists curated by Nick Vander
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Essential Labels
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Alternative Fox
Black Truffle
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd
FMR
KLIMT
Libra
NoBusiness
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Orbit577
Otoroku
Room40
Shelter Press
Trost Records
We Insist! Records
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Abrahams, Chris: Thrown (15th Anniversary Edition)
(Room40)
Reissuing The Necks' pianist Chris Abrahams' 2004 solo album, a unique set of recordings that reflects both on his improvisational life and his explorative nature, recorded using a Positive Organ, Forte Piano, DX 7 and an acoustic piano, each piece evoking distinct sonic environments and approaches to playing and compositions that makes sense in the overall presentation.
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Bailey, Derek / Mototeru Takagi: Live At Farout, Atsugi 1987
(NoBusiness)
Japanese free improvisation legend, soprano saxophonist Mototeru Takagi (高木元輝), having been a one-time member of Masayuki Takayangi's New Direction Unit, shows his affinity to guitarists in this 1987 live performance at FarOut, in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan with UK free improvising guitar legend Derek Bailey, presenting four contemplative & intricate avant improvisations.
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Bailey, Derek / Mototeru Takagi: Live At Farout, Atsugi 1987 [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Cherry, Don Trio: Live In Paris, March 1979 [VINYL]
(Alternative Fox)
An LP reissue of a 2018 Hi Hat CD, presenting an extremely well-recorded radio studio live recording from Paris in March, 1969 from the Don Cherry Trio with Cherry on cornet, piano, bamboo flute & gong, Jacques Thollot on drums, bells & timbales, and Karl Berger on vibraphone, marimba, piano & percussion, in a passionate and energetic set of extended improvisations.
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Cherry, Don: Relativity Suite [VINYL]
(KLIMT)
2020 reissue of trumpeter Don Cherry's '73 album recorded with & commissioned by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra, with Carla Bley on piano, Charlie Haden on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums, in compositions blending Eastern and Indian music with Western jazz.
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Faustino, Hernani / Joao Madeira: dB Duet
(FMR)
Two deep basses come together in this recording of a live performance at O'Culto de Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal between Red Trio double bassist Hernani Faustino and Ensemble MIA/String Theory double bassist Joao Madeira, mixing bowed and plucked styles along with preparations and extended techniques in a three part suite of powerfully imposing improvisation.
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Futari (Satoko Fujii / Taiko Saito): Beyond
(Libra)
Futari (meaning "two people") is the stunningly beautiful debut album of pianist Satoko Fujii and vibraphonist Taiko Saito, recorded in 2019 after a concert tour in Japan, the confluence of these similar instruments and the performer's technical mastery blending in introspective and active modes, adding rich sonic dimensions through preparations and extraordinary technique.
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Hall, Rob / Chick Lyall: Upward Fall
(FMR)
A set of lyrical, thoughtful and sometimes whimsical works from the Scottish-based duo of Rob Hall & Chick Lyall (Green Room Trio), who have been developing their musical language since 2003, drawing from a wide range of genres from Baroque chamber music to free jazz and folk idioms, their lack of boundaries lending itself to a uniquely diverse and embraceable music.
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Leandre, Joelle / Pascal Contet: Area Sismica
(We Insist! Records)
A live concert at Area Sismica, Forlì, in 2019 between two masterful French improvisers--double bassist Joëlle Léandre and accordionist Pascal Contet-- each pushing each other in both melodic and abstract improvisations with occasional vocal asides, as they engage their listeners through surprising twists and turns while exploring the farthest reaches of their instruments.
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Mopcut (Konig / Desprez / Chen): Accelerated Frames Of Reference
(Trost Records)
An album of extreme electronic improvisation using heavy underpinning of rhythm, voice and electronics, from a trio of Viennese, French, and Chinese/American performers--Lukas Konig on drums, synthesizer & voice, Julien Desprez on guitar, and Audrey Chen on voice & electronics--blurring the lines of sonic art, rock, and inexplicable ritualistic sound.
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Rivers, Sam Trio (feat Joe Daley / Dave Holland / Thurman Baker ): Braids: Archive series Volume 4
(NoBusiness)
The fourth volume in the NoBusiness Records Sam Rivers Archive series is this live recording from Hamburg, Germany during River's 1979 tour of Europe, with the multi-instrumentalist performing on tenor & soprano saxophones, flute & piano in a quartet with Joe Daley on tuba, euphonium, Dave Holland on bass, cello, and Thurman Barker on drums.
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Schindler, Udo / Ove Volquartz: Tales About Exploding Tress And Other Absurdites
(FMR)
A convergence of reeds across the range of clarinets, from double bass clarinet to piccolo clarinet, in this live recording at Udo Schindler's 88th SALON fur Klang+Kunst in Krailling/Munich between reedists Schindler and Ove Volquartz, with particular emphasis on the deepest of reeds, the most challenging of clarinets, handled masterfully by both players.
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Shepp, Archie: Blase And Yasmina Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Revisiting two of Archie Shepp's 1969 recordings released on the BYG label as Blasé, and title track to Yasmina, three tracks featuring the vocals of Jeanne Lee, with four band configurations including Dave Burrell, Malachi Favors, Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Sunny Murray, Philly Joe Jones, &c., beautifully remastered to bring to light Shepp's pan-stylistic impulses.
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Taylor, Cecil Mixed To Unit: Structures Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Bringing together two essential and impeccably remastered 1960's Cecil Taylor albums — Cecil Taylor Unit Structures and Cecil Taylor Unit Mixed — presenting both traditional influences and Taylor's unique approaches to modern jazz, featuring two septets with musicians including Jimmy Lyons, Henry Grimes, Archies Shepp, Ted Curson, Andrew Cyrille, Roswell Rudd, Sunny Murray, &c.
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Thomas, Pat & Matana Roberts: The Truth [VINYL]
(Otoroku)
A first-time encounter between saxophonist Matana Roberts and pianist Pat Thomas, performing live at London's Cafe OTO in 2018, with three short works opening the album as the duo develop their language, the 2nd side presenting an extended improvisation where both players go deeper into their dialog, each showing determination and great self-discipline.
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Toyozumi, Sabu / Mats Gustafsson: Hokusai
(NoBusiness)
A duo between Japanese free improvising drummer Sabu Toyozum and Swedish baritone saxophonist & wind player Mats Gustafsson, also performing on his own fluteophone (a mouthpiece attached to the flute), capturing five live improvisation at their 2018 performance at Jazz Spot Candy, in Chiba, Japan for an extremely inventive set of potent playing.
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Toyozumi, Sabu / Mats Gustafsson: Hokusai [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Various Artists curated by Nick Vander: Walk My Way, Volume One
(Orbit577)
The first of a five-volume compilation series curated by Nick Vander, a testament to the incredible musical range of the guitar and the imaginative possibility of guitarists around the world, with tracks from L. Hein, Davaajargal Tsaschikher, Alan Courtis, Marco Cappelli, Elliott Sharp, Hery Ujjaya, Killick Hinds, Gilbert Isbin, and Nick Vander.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Jaeger, Kassel: Meith [VINYL]
(Black Truffle)
Kassel Jaeger, aka François J. Bonnet, a leading figure in electroacoustic and electronic music, presents an extended work of rich and warm layers, slowly unfolding and shifting as both detailed and clouded events emerge and disappear, the consistency and pacing of the work an impressive testament to his compositional control and inspiration.
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Rosenfeld, Marina: Deathstar [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Shelter Press)
Each side of these 2 LPs is take from one of four installations by Marina Rosendfeld in Frankfurt, Donaueschingen, and NYC, presenting the installation Deathstar; a piano performance within the Deathstar; a re-notation in the form of a concerto for piano and chamber orchestra; and the orchestration's reduction to something like chamber music.
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The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.
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Recent Reviews on The Squid's Ear
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Eric Brochard and Fabrice Favriou:
Derviche
(Ayler Records)
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Christopher Fox:
Music for Piano
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
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Nate Wooley:
Seven Storey Mountain VI
(Pyroclastic Records)
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Éric Normand:
Démission définitive du patron
(Tour de Bras)
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Stay Current With Squidco
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We're never quite caught up with new releases that constantly come in our door, and
we don't like to rush a release to our homepage. That said,
the following releases have already been stocked at Squidco, and are able to be ordered.
In most cases we have images, often have samples, and some basic description of each release.
• You can see the newest additions to our catalog in our Just In Stock Section.
• You can see the latest fully cataloged items in our store by using our
New Releases section.
• You can see Recently Restocked items on this page.
• You can ask to have us email you when Upcoming Releases are in stock.
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Squidco Workspace
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In 2010 we moved to Wilmington, NC, giving regional and visiting customers access to our catalog
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not listed on our website. We're open for you to visit by appointment during weekday afternoons,
so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region please email us to set up a time to stop by and say hello,
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because:
"a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?"
-Don Van Vliet
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