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Free Improvisation


 
Duplant / Lenglet / Widham: Proverbes
Duplant / Lenglet / Widham:
Proverbes

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


Price: $11.95    




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The quasi-trio/mail improv of French improvisers Duplant, a multi-instrumentalist who appears here on percussion and Lenglet, on the guitar, with pianist and junk manipulator Rachael Wadham.

EKG (Kyle Bruckmann & Ernst Karel): Electricals
EKG (Kyle Bruckmann & Ernst Karel):
Electricals

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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The 4th release by EKG (Bruckmann/Karel) presents live electroacoustic recordings extracted and restructured by Bruckman, emphasizing the electronic nature of their work.

Earnear: earNear
Earnear:
earNear

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Intricate interactions in free improv from the Portugese trio of violist Joao Camoes, cellist Miguel Mira (Open Field String Trio, Nuovo Camerata), and pianist Rodrigo Pinheiro (Red Trio), focused on the balance between contrasting counterpoint, polyrhythms and fluid soundscapes.

East-West Collective (Petit / Ochs / Masaoka / Fengxia / Kassap): Humeurs
East-West Collective (Petit / Ochs / Masaoka / Fengxia / Kassap):
Humeurs

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Bridging the East and West, with Miya Masaoka on koto and Xu Fengxia on guzheng representing the East, and Larry Ochs on sax, Didier Petite on cello, and Sylvain Kassap on clarinet representing the West; exhiliarating and exotic global improvisation.

Eckhardt, John : Xylobiont
Eckhardt, John :
Xylobiont

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Virtuoso double bassist John Eckhardt in eight performances of polyphonic and other-worldly explorations showing the instrument's breadth of sonic potential.

Ecstasy Mule: Ecstasy Mule Contemplates Hunting and Drinking When the Rainbow is Enuf
Ecstasy Mule:
Ecstasy Mule Contemplates Hunting and Drinking When the Rainbow is Enuf

(Batterrie -- USA )


Price: $6.95    




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Ecstasy Mule's demented improv blues in a maxi-single presenting 3 version of "Missouri Couple seeks Law Against Hunting + Drinking" from 3 NYC performances.

Edi Olvitt (Robert / Stokart / Chkifi): LOLO
Edi Olvitt (Robert / Stokart / Chkifi):
LOLO

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Citing their influences as Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, John Zorn, and Steve Lacy, the Brussels-based bassless jazz trio of Quentin Stokart (guitar), Mathieu Robert (sax), and Nicolas Chkifi (drums) play lyrical and intelligently restrained music.

Edwards, John: Volume
Edwards, John:
Volume

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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UK European free improv in-demand double bassist John Edwards in what is surprisingly his first solo album, recorded by John Wall at his Utterspalm studio.

Eguiluz, Geraldine / Stephane Diamantakiou: Paso Doble
Eguiluz, Geraldine / Stephane Diamantakiou:
Paso Doble

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $12.95    




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Since 2012 the free improvising duo of vocalist Geraldine Eguiluz and double bassist Stephane Diamantakiou have worked together, taking themes from the jazz songbook as a starting point for free form improvisations of a fragile and unpredictable nature.

Eichenberger's Domino, Markus: Concept for Orchestra
Eichenberger's Domino, Markus:
Concept for Orchestra

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Markus Eichenberger directs his fellow artists to change what they are doing, but does not dictate what they do next, leaving ample room for an unpredictable performance that was many transformations.

Eichenberger, Markus: Halbzeit (Half Time)
Eichenberger, Markus:
Halbzeit (Half Time)

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Clarinetist Markus Eichenberger's beautiful solo work "Half Time" work is a foray into a landscape of memory using the instrument in traditional and unconventional ways.

Eisenstadt, Harris: Woodblock Prints [VINYL]
Eisenstadt, Harris:
Woodblock Prints [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $26.95    




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Drummer Harris Eisenstadt's beautiful nonet album contemplates Japanese woodbock print art through captivating compositions in a "Birth of the Cool" mode.

Elgier / Grinenco / Sahlieh: Veiled
Elgier / Grinenco / Sahlieh:
Veiled

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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A slowly-unfolding and wonderful work of unusual acoustic and electronic sound from the Argentinian trio of Alexander Elgier (piano), Victor Grinenco (violin, hardingfele, objects & electronics), and Samuel Sahlieh (synth, electric bass & tapes).

Ember (Leimgruber / Shcubert / Schwerdt / Lillinger): Aurona Arona
Ember (Leimgruber / Shcubert / Schwerdt / Lillinger):
Aurona Arona

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The Ember quartet's 2nd release recorded during the 2008 Ahornfelder Festival in Leipzig, an amazing live/studio album of distinct and clearly separated structured improvisations.

Eneidi, Marco / Damon Smith / Peter Kowald: Ghetto Calypso
Eneidi, Marco / Damon Smith / Peter Kowald:
Ghetto Calypso

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $14.95    




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17 succinct improvisations recorded in 2000 from the trio of the late and legendary German free improvising bassist Peter Kowald, West Coast bassist Damon Smith, and alto saxophonist Marco Eneidi, powerful and lyrical improv with a nod to Ayler amidst brilliant playing.

Ensemble 0: Music of Wheel
Ensemble 0:
Music of Wheel

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Ensemble SuperMusique: Les accords intuitifs
Ensemble SuperMusique:
Les accords intuitifs

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Montreal's most creative large ensemble, led by Joane Hetu & Daniell Palardy Roger, in their 5th release presenting works composed between 1976-2015 featuring twenty musicians playing in different combinations, showing the creative breadth and skills of this amazing band.

Epinat / Forge / Bertholon: Duo...
Epinat / Forge / Bertholon:
Duo...

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Epps, Ellwood / Joshua Zubot: Land of Marigold
Epps, Ellwood / Joshua Zubot:
Land of Marigold

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


Price: $8.00    




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The debut recording from the duo of Montreal-based frequent collaborators, trumpeter Ellwood Epps and Joshua Zubot on violin and low octave violin, excellent extended dialog with elegant flair and great insight into each other's playing.

Erb, Christoph / Frantz Loriot: Sceneries
Erb, Christoph / Frantz Loriot:
Sceneries

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The duo of saxophonist Christoph Erb, best known for his work with the Manuel Mengis Group 6, and French-Japanese violist Frantz Loriot, for five open-minded, technically fascinating and musically unique duos recorded in the studio in Switzerland, 2015.

Eubanks, Bryan & Stephane Rives: fq
Eubanks, Bryan & Stephane Rives:
fq

(Potlatch -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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French soprano saxophonist Stephane Rives and US Sound artist Bryan Eubanks on oscillators and feedback synth recorded this extended improvisation after performing live together in Berlin in 2014, using twisting acoustic and electronic tones punctuated by dramatic confrontations.

Evans, Peter / Tom Blancarte: [sparks]
Evans, Peter / Tom Blancarte:
[sparks]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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NYC trumpeter Peter Evans and bassist Tom Blancarte play very experimental improvisation pushing the boundries, density and speed of free improv interaction.

Evans, Peter Quartet: Live in Lisbon
Evans, Peter Quartet:
Live in Lisbon

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Trumpeter Evan's Quartet with Ricardo Gallo, Tom Blancarte and Kevin Shea at the 2009 Jazz em Agosto Festival brilliantly restructuring jazz standards into collective compositions.

Evans, Peter: nature/culture
Evans, Peter:
nature/culture

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $28.95    




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A sequel to his highly-acclaimed 1st solo trumpet CD "More is More", demonstrating extreme creative and technical skills in studio and concert settings.

 
Ewen, Sandy / Damon Smith:
Valle de Mexico

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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Guitarist Sandy Ewen and double bassist Damon Smith recorded these 2 extended improvsations in concert as part a "Desbordamientos" series at Cine Tonala, in Mexico City, pairing live music with screenings of Derek Bailey's 4-part series on improvisation.

Zorn, John: 50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume 10 - Eye / Zorn
Zorn, John:
50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume 10 - Eye / Zorn

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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FPR (Gratkowski / Greenlief / Raskin): All At Once
FPR (Gratkowski / Greenlief / Raskin):
All At Once

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Three West Coast saxophonists, Jon Raskin (Rova), Frank Gratkowsk (Zeitkratzer) and Phillip Grenlief, in a free improvising trio of highly interactive music using extended techniques to captivate and entertain the listener.

Fabbriciani, Roberto / Robin Hayward: nella basilica
Fabbriciani, Roberto / Robin Hayward:
nella basilica

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Luigi Nono associate Roberto Fabbriciani on hyperbass flute improvising with Berlin-based tuba player Robin Hayward at the Basilica di San Domenico in the Tuscan hilltown of Arezzo.

Fabric Trio (Frank Paul Shubert / Mike Majkowski / Yorgos Dimitriadis): Murmurs [VINYL]
Fabric Trio (Frank Paul Shubert / Mike Majkowski / Yorgos Dimitriadis):
Murmurs [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $10.97    




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The open-minded and masterful trio of Frank Paul Schubert (sax), Mike Majkowski (bass) and Yorgos Dimitriadis (drums) recording 5 group compositions in the studio in Berlin, 2010.

Fail Better! (Reis / Vicente / Guimaraes / Pereira / Filipe): OWT [VINYL]
Fail Better! (Reis / Vicente / Guimaraes / Pereira / Filipe):
OWT [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $23.95    




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Mesmerizing electric free improvisation from the Portugese quintet of Marcelo Dos Reis on guitar, Luis Vicente on trumpet, Joao Guimaraes on sax, Jose Miguel Pereira on double bass, and Joao Pais Filipe on drums, recording live at Salao Brazil in Coimbra, Portugal in 2014.

Fake the Facts (Dieb13 / Gustafsson / Siewert): Soundtrack
Fake the Facts (Dieb13 / Gustafsson / Siewert):
Soundtrack

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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The 4th release from the trio of Mats Gustafsson (sax, shaker, sound); Dieb13 (turntables, klopfer); and Martin Siewert (guitar, ring stinger, electronics) in a fictional soundtrack of 6 remarkable tracks punctuated with unexpected twists and turns.

Fear of Faces: The Mismeasure of Man
Fear of Faces:
The Mismeasure of Man

(Saturn Musikk -- Norway )


Price: $11.95    




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Thematic improvisation from this Scandinavian trio in an eclectic mix of improvised music, experiemental yet melodic music blending acoustic and electronic instrumentation from Daniel Rorke (sax & laptop), Rune Nergaard (bass) and Tomas Jarmry (drums).

Ferguson / van Heumen: Whistle Pig Saloon
Ferguson / van Heumen:
Whistle Pig Saloon

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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WPG is John Ferguson and Robert van Heumen, blending a fractured pulse with dynamic texture into an immersive and disorientating music, from subtle to invasive sound.

Ferrian, Stefano / Simone Quatrana: A-SEPTiC
Ferrian, Stefano / Simone Quatrana:
A-SEPTiC

(Den Records -- Italy )


Price: $13.95    




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Italian saxophonist Stefano Ferrian in a duo with pianist Simone Quatrana, Ferrian bounding terse phrases against Quatrana's concise but tenacious dissections of pattern and rhythm, using angularity, counterpoint and expansive harmonics in a rewarding dialog.

Festen (Hedtjarn / Ullen / Bergman / Carlsson): Festen
Festen (Hedtjarn / Ullen / Bergman / Carlsson):
Festen

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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A remarkable album of free improvisation from the Scandinavian quartet of Isak Hedtjarn on clarinet, Lisa Ullen on piano, Elsa Bergman on double bass, and Erik Carlsson on drums, captivating the listener with active and detailed interplay of strong intention and technical skill.

Few And Far Between (Wehrli / Ernst): due
Few And Far Between (Wehrli / Ernst):
due

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Subtle and reflective improvisations with electronics, flutes and melodica from these two active women of the European improvisation scene.

Fewell, Garrison / Gianni Mimmo: Flawless Dust
Fewell, Garrison / Gianni Mimmo:
Flawless Dust

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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Italian soprano saxophonist Gianni Mimmo meets Boston guitarist Garrison Fewell for 10 freely improvised duets of strong dialog balancing technical and lyrical skills with an ebullient intensity and warm spirit, engaging the listener in their joyful dialog.

Fields Ensemble, Scott: We Are The Phliks
Fields Ensemble, Scott:
We Are The Phliks

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Fields, Scott & Jeffrey Lependorf: Everything is in the instructions
Fields, Scott & Jeffrey Lependorf:
Everything is in the instructions

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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The beautiful and introspective duo of guitarist Scott Fields and Jeffrey Lependorf, a certified master of the shakuhachi, performing new works for guitar and shakuhachi that combine written and improvised material, lovely and intelligent music.

Fields, Scott / Matthias Schubert: Minaret Minuets
Fields, Scott / Matthias Schubert:
Minaret Minuets

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Frequent collaborators Fields and Schubert on electric guitar and tenor saxophone performing innovative and virtuosic material in ways that sound much larger than a duo setting would imply.

Fields, Scott: drawings
Fields, Scott:
drawings

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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A series of brief guitar improvisations based on the visual art of Thomas Hornung, who creates chalk artwork that usually takes less than 1 minute to create.

Filip, Klaus / Dafne Vicente-Sandoval: Remoto
Filip, Klaus / Dafne Vicente-Sandoval:
Remoto

(Potlatch -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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The minimalist duo of Klaus Fili performing on sinus-waves and Dafne Vicente-Sandoval on bassoon, performed deconstructively and amplified with miniature microphones, in two extended recordings of introspective and austere dialog.

Fine, Milo Free Jazz Ensemble: Earlier Outbreaks of Iconoclasm (1976-8) [2 CDs]
Fine, Milo Free Jazz Ensemble:
Earlier Outbreaks of Iconoclasm (1976-8) [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $19.50    




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An excellent reissue of reedist/drummer/pianist Milo Fine, bringing together material released on Hat Hut in 1976 & '7 ("Hah!" & "The Constant Extension Of Inescapable Tradition") plus his never-issued '78 album "When I Was Five Years Old, I Predicted Your Whole Life".

Fine, Milo: Ananke
Fine, Milo:
Ananke

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Pianist Milo Fine in a two part release of his "Ananke" work in trio and solo settings, playing inside and outside the piano, and with electronics and voice.

Fire! Orchestra: Enter
Fire! Orchestra:
Enter

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $16.95    




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28 of Northern Europe's finest jazz and improvising musicians join the Fire! Trio of Mats Gusfasson (sax), Johan Berthling (bass) and Andreas Werliin (drums) for a remarkable four part work directed by Gusfasson, blending improvised & rock forms with 3 vocalists.

Fire! Orchestra: Exit!
Fire! Orchestra:
Exit!

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $16.95    




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The Swedish trio of Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin collaborate with twenty-eight prestigious guests to form the Fire! Orchestra, an incredible free-jazz big band.

Fire! Orchestra: Ritual [VINYL 2 LPs + CD]
Fire! Orchestra:
Ritual [VINYL 2 LPs + CD]

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $26.95    




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The incredible Fire! Orchestra in a 21-piece rendition performs in the studio for an ecstatic album of free improvisation and song, with an amazing lineup including Mats Gustafsson, Mette Rasmussen, Johan Berthling, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Lotte Anker, &c. &c.

Fire! Orchestra: Ritual
Fire! Orchestra:
Ritual

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $16.95    




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The incredible Fire! Orchestra in a 21-piece rendition performs in the studio for an ecstatic album of free improvisation and song, with an amazing lineup including Mats Gustafsson, Mette Rasmussen, Johan Berthling, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Lotte Anker, &c. &c.

Fire!: She Sleeps, She Sleeps [VINYL]
Fire!:
She Sleeps, She Sleeps [VINYL]

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $22.95    




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The 5th album from the Swedish trio of saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Johan Berthling, and drummer Andreas Werliin, drawing on influences from free jazz, psychedelic rock, and noise, here joined by guitarist Oren Ambarchi and Leo Svensson on cello.

Fire!: She Sleeps, She Sleeps
Fire!:
She Sleeps, She Sleeps

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $16.95    




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The 5th album from the Swedish trio of saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Johan Berthling, and drummer Andreas Werliin, drawing on influences from free jazz, psychedelic rock, and noise, here joined by guitarist Oren Ambarchi and Leo Svensson on cello.

Fire!: Without Noticing
Fire!:
Without Noticing

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $16.95    




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The fifth album from the powerful Swedish trio Fire!, comprised of Mats Gustafsson (The Thing), Johan Berthling (Tape) and drummer Andreas Werliin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums), with Mats playing keyboards and electronics on selected tracks.

Fish, The: Live at Olympic Cafe & Jazz a Mulhouse [2 CDs]
Fish, The:
Live at Olympic Cafe & Jazz a Mulhouse [2 CDs]

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $28.95    




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Flaherty, Paul & Randall Colbourne: Ironic Havoc
Flaherty, Paul & Randall Colbourne:
Ironic Havoc

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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For more than 25 years the duo of saxophonist Paul Flaherty and drummer Randall Colbourne have performed as a duo, here captured in the studio for six tracks of exceptional and telepathic free improvisation.

Fleischhaker-Munro: German Witchcraft
Fleischhaker-Munro:
German Witchcraft

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


Price: $12.95    




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The debut studio recordings from Calgary, Canada's Mark Fleischhaker and Scott Munro, electronically manipulated vocals with a loose sense of the word.

Forsyth, Chris / Wooley, Nate: The Duchess of Oysterville
Forsyth, Chris / Wooley, Nate:
The Duchess of Oysterville

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Foschia / Irmer / Wissel / Goyvaerts: Canaries On The Pole #2
Foschia / Irmer / Wissel / Goyvaerts:
Canaries On The Pole #2

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The improvising quartet of Canaries on the Pole (Foschia / goyvaerts / Irmer / Wissel) in their second release after their self-titled debut on the Free Elephant label.

Foschia, Jacques : Clair Obscur
Foschia, Jacques :
Clair Obscur

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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London Improviser Orchestra peer Jacques Foschia in a double CD of solo clarinet works extending the instrument's range, performed in the studio & live in Brussels & London.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Les Autres: Alternative Oblique [4 CD Box Set]
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Les Autres:
Alternative Oblique [4 CD Box Set]

(Improvising Beings -- France )


Price: $35.95    




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A 4 CD anthology released on Jean-Marc Foussat's 60th birthday, presenting an amazing diversity of material from 40 years of recording, including early experiments, the development of his unique language, improv with Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Matthias Mahler, Joe McPhee, Paul Lovens, &c.

Foussat, Jean-Marc: Nouvelles
Foussat, Jean-Marc:
Nouvelles

(Potlatch -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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This very strange CD-ROM-enhanced recording combines 20 tracks of what can only be called deliciously weird music coupled with surreal visual images.

Foxes Fox: Live at the Vortex
Foxes Fox:
Live at the Vortex

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A 2006 concert recording at London's legendary Vortex by Evan Parker (sax), Steve Beresford (piano), John Edwards (bass) and Louis Moholo-Moholo (percussion) with guest Kenny Wheeler for a 2nd set.

Frangenheim, Alexander: The Knife Again
Frangenheim, Alexander:
The Knife Again

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Double bassist Alexander Frangenheim, peer to Phil Durrant, Evan Parker, Phil Wachsman, Thomas Lehn, Roger Turner, &c., in a 17 part solo work of gripping and exhilarating playing.

Fraufraulein (Billy Gomberg & Anne Guthrie): Extinguishment
Fraufraulein (Billy Gomberg & Anne Guthrie):
Extinguishment

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Three exquisite electro-acoustic compositions by the New York-based duo of Anne Guthrie (french horn, electronics, recordings) and Billy Gomberg (bass guitar, recordings), using a combination of field recordings, electronics and improvisations on French horn and bass guitar.

Free Base (Wilkinson / Mattos / Noble): The Ins and Outs
Free Base (Wilkinson / Mattos / Noble):
The Ins and Outs

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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In their first studio recording, Alan Wilkinson (saxes, voice), Marcio Mattos (double bass, electronics) and Steve Noble (drums) play a diverse set with moments ranging from fervid to serene.

Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden: Frictions / Frictions Now
Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden:
Frictions / Frictions Now

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Two studio recordings recorded 2 years apart (1969, 1971) of "Frictions", a 6 part work, and the additional 2 part "Frictions Now" from the quartet of Michael Sell (trumpet), Dieter Scherf (sax & winds), Gerhard Konig (guitar & flutes) and Wolfgang Schlick (percussion).

Free Jazz Quartet: Memories For The Future
Free Jazz Quartet:
Memories For The Future

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $18.95    




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The quartet of Paul Rutherford, Harrison Smith, Tony Moore and Eddie Prevost from a concert in Bristol, UK in 1992, intricate and informed interplay from Euro free jazz masters.

Frey, Peter / Daniel Studer: Zwirn
Frey, Peter / Daniel Studer:
Zwirn

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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"Zwirn" means "twine" in German, an apt description of the interweaving sound that double bassists Daniel Studer and Peter Frey play together, in 7 freely improvised works of unusual technique and new musical structures.

Friction (Akinobu / Minoru / Reck): Zone Tripper
Friction (Akinobu / Minoru / Reck):
Zone Tripper

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Friction, one of the most important and longest running underground bands in Japan, is currently the trio of Reck (bass, guitar & vocals), Iami Akinobu (guitar) and Sato Minoru (drums), in a hard-edged album of original songs and remixes; demanding and powerful modern rock.

Friedlander, Erik: Volac: Book Of Angels Volume 8
Friedlander, Erik:
Volac: Book Of Angels Volume 8

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Cellist Erik Friedlander provides the 8th in this series of interpretations of the Masada songbook, a lovely and technically remarkable set of music.

Friends and Neighbors: Hymn For A Hungry Nation
Friends and Neighbors:
Hymn For A Hungry Nation

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Taking their band name from an Ornette Coleman album, this European quintet presents new compositions in the style of Ornette, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders and John Carter, ecstatic free jazz with a hard bop foundation, extended with modern technique and experience.

Frith, Fred / Darren Johnston: Everybody's Somebody's Nobody
Frith, Fred / Darren Johnston:
Everybody's Somebody's Nobody

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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Bay Area trumpeter Darren Johnston meets improvising guitar legend Fred Frith for an incredibly well-paced series of duos, remarkable improv that uses space, skill, extended techniques and unexpected approaches to both instruments in vivid and beautiful discourse.

Frith, Fred / Evan Parker: Hello, I Must Be Going
Frith, Fred / Evan Parker:
Hello, I Must Be Going

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Two masters who rarely play together--guitarist Fred Frith and saxophonist Evan Parker--performing together as a duo at the 30th Musique Actuelle Festival in Victoriaville, Canada for an amazing exchange of ideas and intensely subtle dialog.

Frith, Fred / Michel Doneda
Frith, Fred / Michel Doneda:

(Vand'Oeuvre -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Since 2007 NEXMAP has produced "Binary Cities", a performance series bringing together artists from different cities; in 2009 they brought guitarist Fred Frith and saxophonist Michel Doneda together in San Francisco for the first time for an incredible night of improvisation.

Zorn, John & Frith, Fred: 50Th Birthday Celebration Volume 5
Zorn, John & Frith, Fred:
50Th Birthday Celebration Volume 5

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Frith, Fred / Zorn, John: The Art of Memory II
Frith, Fred / Zorn, John:
The Art of Memory II

(Recommended Records -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Idiosyncratic improvisation with a strange set of tools from two master musicians, fascinating recordings from 1983-85 in the blossoming downtown NY scene.

Frith, Fred And Helen Mirra: Kwangsi - quail [VINYL]
Frith, Fred And Helen Mirra:
Kwangsi - quail [VINYL]

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


Price: $22.95    




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Helen Mirra uses the index of a W.G. Sebald's novel to create a mysterious, intriguing and fascinating audio world, performed by Mirra on printing press and acoustic guitar, and Fred Frith on rainsticks, mbira, charango, music box, voice, shoes and other objects.

Frith, Fred: Big Picture
Frith, Fred:
Big Picture

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Two cycles of compositions from Fred Frith: "The Big Picture - For Saxophone Quartet and Two Improvising Soloists" and his legendary 90s copositions: "Freedom in Fragments".

Frith, Fred: Clearing Customs
Frith, Fred:
Clearing Customs

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Frith's 75 minute intense improvisatory journey work is a graphic structural model by which the most diverse types of musical events are linked together along a time line.

Frith, Fred: Still Urban
Frith, Fred:
Still Urban

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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A commissioned work by Stanser Musik-Tage created during Frith's residency at the Benediktinerinnen-kloster Maria-Richenbach and premiered at the Festival on April 22, 2004.

Fuhler, Cor / Prins, Gert-Jan: The Flirts
Fuhler, Cor / Prins, Gert-Jan:
The Flirts

(erstwhile -- USA )


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In The Flirts, Fuhler manipulates sounds from turntables and mbiras, filtering them through an analogue synth, with Prins focusing on electronic noise-based music.

Fujii, Satoko / Natsuki Tamura: In Krakow In November
Fujii, Satoko / Natsuki Tamura:
In Krakow In November

(Not Two -- Poland )


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Pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuka Tamura performing in the studio in Krakow, Poland, 2005 for a duo of sublime power and great dynamic, modern jazz with a wealth of influence and performed with technical prowess.

Fujii, Satoko New York Orchestra: Shiki
Fujii, Satoko New York Orchestra:
Shiki

(Libra -- Japan )


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Satoko Fujii's amazing Orchestra New York returns with a composition that she describes as "a picture that extends beyond the canvas", performed with Oscar Noriega, Briggan Krauss, Ellery Eskelin, Tony Malaby, Andy Laster, Herb Robertson, Steven Bernstein, &c &c.

Fujii, Satoko Tobira: Yamiyo Ni Karasu
Fujii, Satoko Tobira:
Yamiyo Ni Karasu

(Libra -- Japan )


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Pianist Satoko Fujii's Tobira ("door") expands the original trio configuration of Todd Nicholson on bass and Takashi Itani on drums, with trumpeter/husband Natsuki Tamura, playing inventive free improvisation with sophistication in melodic heads and superb soloing.

Full Blast (Brotzmann / Pliakas / Wertmuller): Risc
Full Blast (Brotzmann / Pliakas / Wertmuller):
Risc

(Trost Records -- Austria )


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Full Blast, the long-running trio of Peter Brotzmann (reeds), Marino Pliakis (electric bass) and Michael Wertmuller (drums), recording in the studio for an album of seven masterful free improvisations of strong technical and powerfully intense playing.

Furt plus: Equals
Furt plus:
Equals

(psi -- Great Britain )


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The followup to Furt's expanded format as heard on Spin Networks in 2005, in electroacoustic trios with John Butcher, Phil Minton, Rhodri Davies, Ute Wassermann, &c.

Furt: Sense
Furt:
Sense

(psi -- Great Britain )


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The duo of Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer in 12 studio tracks of semi-composed electronics, and a live improvised tribute to Karlheinz Stockhausen.



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