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Innanen / Pasborg / Piromalli: Can You Hear It? (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Upbeat retro-future jazz with a bit of an acerbic wit, from the organ trio of Finnish saxophonist Mikko Innanen, Danish drummer Stefan Pasborg and French Hammond organ player Cédric Piromalli, in nine diverse pieces from funky swing to lush balladry, with Canadian improviser Lori Freedman providing sharply inquisitive narrative on two pieces. |
Hauser, Fritz / Pedro Carneiro: Pas de Deux (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock A first encounter between Swiss drummer Fritz Hauser and Portuguese marimba master Pedro Carneiro, the title translating roughly to "step of two", implying a dance heard in elusively minimal yet highly active interactions between the two, each progressively numbered work borrowing from improvisational and contemporary approaches; fascinatingly sophisticated and often joyful work. |
Greenlief, Phillip / Scott Amendola: Stay with it (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Their first duo album, Collect My Thoughts released in 1995 on Nine Winds, these live improvisations captured at Berkeley's The Shinebox in 2017 show the two West Coast collaborators--Phillip Greenlief on alto & tenor saxophones plus clarinet, and drummer/percussionist Scott Amendola--'staying with it' in an energetic set of five informed dialogs. |
Gantar, Miha: Amsterdam [5 CD BOX SET] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $23.95 In Stock The second box set from Slovenia-born pianist Miha Gantar, named for his adopted city of Amsterdam, through five CDs presenting the many aspects of chamber-oriented, refined jazz that he composes and improvises around, with one CD each of trio and quartet settings, a CD of duos with Michael Moore, an extended solo improvisation, and a dual piano work. |
Edelman, Nataniel Trio (feat. Michael Formanek / Michael Attias): Un Ruido de Agua (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock A piano sax and bass trio led by Argentinian pianist Nataniel Edelman with Michael Formanek on bass and Michael Attias on alto sax, recording in the studio in Berlin for a mix of five Edelman compositions, one by Attias, and four collective improvisations, recorded in a single day for a consistently lyrical, flowing set of elegantly informed, magnificent playing. |
Dyberg, Mia Trio (w / Thomsen / Forchhammer): Timestretch (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Danish alto saxophonist Mia Dyberg's Trio with drummer Simon Forchhammer and Norwegian double bassist living in Denmark, Asger Thomsen, following their 2018 William S. Burroughs-inspired Clean Feed release with a solid collection of original compostions and solo improvisations from Dyberg; a well-balanced and diverse set of creative jazz expression. |
Calcanhar (Mortagua / Azevedo): Jump (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock The project name chosen by the duo of Portuguese improvisers, saxophonist Joao Mortagua and pianist Carlos Azevedo, translates to "heel", which they explain "represents the footprint we leave behind as we navigate a constantly evolving musical path", heard in 14 succinct improvisations that balance implicitly lyrical dialog with unconventional and often mischievous technique. |
Suter, Sheldon: Berceuses & Nocturnes (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Percussionist Sheldon Suter steps out from groups including Musique Brute, Big Bold Back Bone, Marco von Orelli 6 or Jurg Wickihalder Orchestra for a seductive album of solo percussion, using zithers, portable turntables, a shruti box and harmonica in immersive works intermixing six pulsing and serene lullabies with five ominous nocturnal environments. |
Suter, Sheldon: Berceuses & Nocturnes [VINYL] (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $22.95 In Stock Percussionist Sheldon Suter steps out from groups including Musique Brute, Big Bold Back Bone, Marco von Orelli 6 or Jurg Wickihalder Orchestra for a seductive album of solo percussion, using zithers, portable turntables, a shruti box and harmonica in immersive works intermixing six pulsing and serene lullabies with five ominous nocturnal environments. |
Remondino, Nicolas / Ocra Rosa: Each Falling Stick Is A Necessary Gesture, Every Sonic Action Being Perfectly Voluntary And With Its Own Dignity (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Italian percussionist, sound artist, improviser and composer Nicholas Remondino expresses the sentiment of the 18 recordings on this solo album of prepared drum improvisations through a single sentence, each piece flowing into the next through unusual punctuation, gestures and intersections, as the listener is carried along curious landscapes of extraordinary technique. |
Zajc, Rebeka Rusjan : Prelude (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock The debut for young Slovenian pianist Rebeka Rusjan Zajc, living and working in Amsterdam, brings forward a new voice in lyrically elegant and virtuosically confident solo piano improvisation, her extended piece "Illusion" divided in natural segments that allow her progressions to develop through accomplished, lively runs and moments of suspended beauty. |
Old Mountain (feat Tony Malaby): Another State of Rhythm (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Old Mountain is the Portuguese duo of pianist Pedro Branco and drummer João Sousa, drawing on melodic jazz of the past with a venturous twist, here in their 3rd album, dedicated to Misha Mengelberg, Masabumi Kikuchi, Thelonious Monk and Paul Motian, extended as a quintet with double bassists João Hasselberg & Hernani Faustino and tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby. |
Scheen Jazzorkester & Cortex: Frameworks - Music by Thomas Johansson (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Merging jazz organizations, Norwegian trumpeter & composer Thomas Johansson brings together the third stream large band Scheen Jazzorkester with the electric jazz band Cortex (Kristoffer Alberts (baritone & tenor saxophone), Ola Høyer (double bass) and Dag Erik Knedal Andersen (drums)), for a rousing, exciting and diverse live concert at Hamar Teater in Norway. |
Cambien, Jonas: Maca Conu (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Commissioned by Norway's Motvind festival, Belgian-born, Oslo-based composer & keyboardist Jonas Cambien takes a sly approach to his compositions, incorporating contemporary & experimental forms with solid free jazz playing, performed with drummer Andreas Wildhagen, bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, saxophonist Signe Emmeluth and guest trombonist Guro Kvale (Scheen Jazzorkester). |
Doronzo, Giuseppe / Andy Moor / Frank Rosaly: Futuro Ancestrale (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Having worked together in other collaborations, this was the first meeting as a trio by Giuseppe Doronzo on baritone sax & Iranian bagpipe, Andy Moor on electric guitar and Frank Rosaly on drums, performing live at BIMHUIS in Amsterdam for a contemplatively charged set of unorthodox instrumental approaches using contemporary improv attitudes through structured and collective playing. |
Friends & Neighbors (Roligheten / Johansson / Gronberg / Strom / Ostvang): Circles (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock An exuberant album of modern jazz from the Norwegian quintet of Andre Roligheten on tenor saxophone, Thomas Johansson on trumpet, Oscar Gronberg on piano, Jon Rune Strom on double bass and Tollef Ostvang on drums & percussion, their 6th full album of lyrically rich, energetic free jazz taking the 60's & 70s New Thing movement into new modern directions; excellent! |
Baker, Jim / Steve Hunt / Jakob Heinemann: Horizon Scanners (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Rooted in an approach to the piano trio attributed to Bill Evan's non-hierarchical improvisation, the trio of long-standing collaborators Jim Baker on piano and Steve Hunt on drums & percussion, with younger generation double bassist Jakob Heinemann, bring equal voice to their highly interactive conversations in a mix of live and studio performances. |
Sa, Joana: A Body as Listening (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock The concluding opus of a trilogy that began with "Through This Looking Glass" and followed with "In Praise Of Disorder", Portuguese pianist Joana Sa merges acoustic piano with well-balanced electronics and resonance, using preparations and fragments of previous recordings to create a uniquely expressive solo performance: forceful, fragile, and captivatingly fascinating. |
Zajc, Rebeka Rusjan : Prelude [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Squidco 20% Used Sale! Price was Price: $9.60 In Stock The debut for young Slovenian pianist Rebeka Rusjan Zajc, living and working in Amsterdam, brings forward a new voice in lyrically elegant and virtuosically confident solo piano improvisation, her extended piece "Illusion" divided in natural segments that allow her progressions to develop through accomplished, lively runs and moments of suspended beauty. |
Mazurek, Rob: Milan (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock "Milan is the latest spellbinding stop-off on an intrepid solo voyage, with interdisciplinary abstractivist Rob Mazurek (Exploding Star Orchestra, Chicago Underground Duo, Sao Paulo Underground and Black Cube SP) dropping anchor in the ... |
TGB (Carolino / Frazao / Delgado): ROOM 4 (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock "Marking two decades of continuous, eclectic evolution, TGB - the Portuguese power trio boasting tuba ace Sergio Carolino, guitarist Mario Delgado and drummer Alexandre Frazao - take another captivating whirligig around their enigmatic ... |
Van Huffel's, Peter Callisto: Meandering Demons (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock "Borne of jazz tradition, yet audaciously and extravagantly dismissive of its more fatigued conventions, comes the devilish Meandering Demons, the fantastic debut full-length from Peter Van Huffel's CALLISTO. Largely eschewing... |
Villavecchia, Liba Trio (Reviriego / Trilla) + Lu’s Vicente: Muracik (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock "Since forming in March 2021, the Liba Villavecchia Trio have channelled a singular spiritual mien, borne of shared experience, reflection and reminiscence, with previous albums, Zaidin (2022) and Birchwood (2023) capturing the group's ... |
Caveira (Gomes / Sousa / Abras / Ferrandini): Ficar Vivo [VINYL] (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $25.95 In Stock "Eviscerating, deep soul-scouring, harnessing the harrowing score of a tragic-night obsidian shattering into billions of seething particles, Ficar Vivo is the long-awaited first instalment of the latest full-bore phase of Portuguese gui... |
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Gjerstad, Frode Trio + Steve Swell: Bop Stop
Revis, Eric: Sing Me Some Cry
RED Trio w/ John Butcher: Summer Skyshift
Fictive Five, The (Ochs / Wooley / Filiano / Niggenkemper / Eisenstadt): Anything Is Possible
Malaby, Tony Paloma Recio: Incantations
Pavone, Mario Dialect Trio: Philosophy
Delbecq, Benoit 4 (w / Turner / Hebert / Cleaver): Spots On Stripes
Roberts, Matana : Always
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Shorter, Wayne: Adams Apple To Super Nova Revisited
Courvoisier / Rothenberg / Sartorius: Lockdown
Hearth (Silva / Rasmussen / Rave / Draksler): Melt
Cortex: Avant-Garde Party Music
Dresser, Mark Seven (Nicole Mitchell / Ehlrlich / GoGwilt / Dessen / White / Black / McLagan): Ain't
Parker, Evan / Daunik Lazro / Joe McPhee: Seven Pieces. Live At Willisau 1995