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Van Duynhoven, Fred : Bellbird <i>[Used Item]</i>
Van Duynhoven, Fred :
Bellbird [Used Item]

(P.J.J. -- The Netherlands )


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Various Artists: Because Tomorrow Comes #3 <i>[Used Item]</i>
Various Artists:
Because Tomorrow Comes #3 [Used Item]

(Because Tomorrow Comes -- Germany )


Price: $8.00    




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The third volume of this excellent German sound magazine and audio CD, 9 artists working in sound art, electroacoustic composition; a "listenable exhibition" of modern compositional approach.

Various Artists: Strepen: Music and Image In Concert <i>[Used Item]</i>
Various Artists:
Strepen: Music and Image In Concert [Used Item]

(Wig -- The Netherlands )


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Von Wyl, Luzia Ensemble: Frost <i>[Used Item]</i>
Von Wyl, Luzia Ensemble:
Frost [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $14.50    




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Swiss pianist/composer Luzia von Wyl and her Ensemble of jazz and classical performers presents von Wyl's compositions that borrow from modern and early jazz, chamber music and world sources, in works that draw on her experiences traveling and performing through the world.

Wintsch, Michel : Roof Fool <i>[Used Item]</i>
Wintsch, Michel :
Roof Fool [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Innovative and idiosyncratic Swiss pianist Michel Wintsch in a set of original compositions that combine ambient sound and intentionality, displaying great technical skills and a unique mind that embraces melody and the unexpected aspects of improvisation.

Fire! Orchestra: Echoes [VINYL 3 LPs]
Fire! Orchestra:
Echoes [VINYL 3 LPs]

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $89.95    




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A monumental release from Fire! Orchestra led by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin, in an expanded ensemble of 43 international musicians, with new members including Joe McPhee, for a massive work organized into seven parts, presented in a solid box set spread across 3 vinyl LPs of music with titles inspired by Swedish author & poet Erik Lindegren; magnificent!

Threadgill, Henry Very Very Circus: Spirit Of Nuff... Nuff [VINYL]
Threadgill, Henry Very Very Circus:
Spirit Of Nuff... Nuff [VINYL]

(Black Saint -- E.U. )


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Reissuing saxophonist, flutist, bandleader & composer Henry Threadgill's 1991 Black Saint album, introducing his then-new band Very Very Circus, uniquely configured with two tubas (Marcus Rojas, Edwin Rodriguez), two guitars (Brandon Ross, Masujaa, aka Hugh Riley), trombone (Curtis Fowlkes), and drums (Gene Lake), with Threadgill himself leading his fascinatingly layered compositions.

Sharp, Elliott / Sergio Sorrentino: Spilla'
Sharp, Elliott / Sergio Sorrentino:
Spilla'

(ANTS Records -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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'Spilla' means 'to play' in the language of Neapolitan musicians, and playing here are NY guitarist and composer Elliott Sharp and Italian guitarist Sergio Sorrentino, presenting world premier recordings of 4 works recorded live in Vercelli, Italy: two improvisations and two graphic scores performed on electric guitar with incredible technique and passion.

Smith, Damon: Whatever Is Not Stone Is Light
Smith, Damon:
Whatever Is Not Stone Is Light

(Balance Point Acoustics -- USA )


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Taking his title from a poem by Octavio Paz with titles from translations by Lysander Kemp of other Octavio Paz poems, this solo album from double bassist Damon Smith is his definitive statement on the instrument: 23 tracks from 46 seconds to 5 minutes 50, developed over 15 years and displaying Smith's incredible technique and creative intent; incomparable.

Charles, Xavier / Eric Normand : Avis Aux Reacteurs
Charles, Xavier / Eric Normand :
Avis Aux Reacteurs

(Inexhaustible Editions -- Slovenia )


Price: $15.95    




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Recorded live at Silence Sounds in Guelph Canada, the duo of Xavier Charles on clarinet and Eric Normand on electric bass & objects eschew idiom in favor of their unique natural language on their instruments, applying patient development of truly idiosyncratic and fascinating command through a single extended work punctuated in seven diverse passages.

CARL (Damon Smith / Daniel Kamins /  Andrew Durham): Solid Bottom [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
CARL (Damon Smith / Daniel Kamins / Andrew Durham):
Solid Bottom [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $7.95    




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Two basses and a lower-end saxophone from the trio of Damon Smith on double bass, Andrew Durham on electric bass, and Danny Kamins on baritone sax, Durham also adding effects and "Radio Manipulation" to their deep sound, Durham & Kamins the core of CARL with Damon Smith adding extra underpinnings to their slowly developing, sometimes pensive, sometimes cantankerous, profound improvisation.

Fisher, Colin Quartet: Living Midnight [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Fisher, Colin Quartet:
Living Midnight [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $7.95    




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Toronto-area saxophonist Colin Fisher, best known for his group I Have Eaten The City, with his collective quartet of NY players Daniel Carter on tenor, alto & soprano saxophones + clarinet & flute, Brandon Lopez on upright bass, and Marc Edwards on drums & percussion, for three extended and exploratory improvisations of exemplary creative insight.

Laubrock, Ingrid / Kris Davis: Blood Moon
Laubrock, Ingrid / Kris Davis:
Blood Moon

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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German saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and Vancouver pianist Kris Davis, both living and working in NY, and having worked together in a variety of groups including Laubrock's Anti-House, a trio with drummer Tyshawn Sorey, Tom Rainey's Obligatto, &c. &c., concentrate their sophisticated playing with this duo album of 7 original compositions and 2 free improvisations.

Nealand, Aurora / Steve Marquette / Anton Hatwich / Paul Thibodeaux: Kobra Quartet  [CASSETTE w/ DOW
Nealand, Aurora / Steve Marquette / Anton Hatwich / Paul Thibodeaux:
Kobra Quartet [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $7.95    




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Quietly lurking as it prepares to attack, this Kobra is the free improvising quaret of Aurora Nealand on accordion, alto saxophone, voice & objects, Steve Marquette on acoustic & electric guitars, Anton Hatwich on bass, and Paul Thibodeaux on drums, captured live at Chicago's Hungry Brain during the Instigation Festival for a mysterious 2-part "New Omens" and some "Telly Attire".

Poulsen, Hasse / Tom Rainey: Open Fist
Poulsen, Hasse / Tom Rainey:
Open Fist

(BeCoq -- France )


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New York Drummer Tom Rainey met French guitarist Hasse Poulsen to record this album of dynamic duos in the studio, building works that ebb and flow between aggressive sound and reflective harmony, an impressive display of technical, lyrical, and powerful playing.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Daunik Lazro / Evan Parker: Cafe OTO 2020 [2 CDs]
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Daunik Lazro / Evan Parker:
Cafe OTO 2020 [2 CDs]

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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A momentous 2020 concert at London's Cafe OTO, presented in two discs, the 1st with label leader Jean-Marc Foussat in a solo improvisation on synth and voice, the 2nd in a trio with Daunik Lazro on tenor & baritone sax, and Evan Parker on soprano sax, the 2 saxophones weaving and responding to Foussat's remarkable alien soundscapes and vocalization in an immersive extended improvisation.

Rempis / Haker-Flaten / Daisy / Rosaly: Harvesters [2 CDs]
Rempis / Haker-Flaten / Daisy / Rosaly:
Harvesters [2 CDs]

(Aerophonic -- USA )


Price: $16.95    




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The Rempis Percussion Quartet in their French debut after 15 years of touring elsewhere through Europe, with Dave Rempis on sax, both Tim Daisy & Frank Rosaly on drums and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass, performing an exuberant concert recorded at Le Petit Faucheux in Tours, with trumpeter Jean-Luc Cappozzo joining for one extended improv, plus a live workshop for young immigrants and a rare studio session.

Russell, John / Ray Russell / Henry Kaiser / Olle Brice: The Dukes of Bedford
Russell, John / Ray Russell / Henry Kaiser / Olle Brice:
The Dukes of Bedford

(Balance Point Acoustics -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Exploring the lineage of the Dukes of Bedford, the Russell lineage in Bedford, England, in groupings of acoustic & electric guitarists John Russell, Ray Russell, and Henry Kaiser along with double bassist Ollie Brice, from duos to quartets, eight Duke "Russells" from 1680 to 2003 are explored through intricate and joyfully creative and technically amazing string improvisations.

Vandermark, Ken / Hamid Drake: Eternal River [VINYL]
Vandermark, Ken / Hamid Drake:
Eternal River [VINYL]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $23.95    




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Focused on the music of Don Cherry and recorded at Corbett vs. Dempsey's gallery space on the closing day of an exhibit of art by Cherry's partner Moki Cherry (whose tapestry "Spirit" is the LP's cover) this concert finds drummer Hamid Drake, who lived with the Cherry family in Sweden, and Ken Vandermark on tenor sax, reworking medleys of Cherry's tunes from across his discography.

Venable, Phil: Bringing The Light [CD EP]
Venable, Phil:
Bringing The Light [CD EP]

(Soul City Sounds -- USA )


Price: $6.95    




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A new Free Jazz album inspired by Pharoah Sanders' Karma, from the North Carolina ensemble led by upright bassist, guitarist and Soul City Sounds label-leader Phil Venable with Crowmeat Bob on saxophone, Ken Moshesh on percussion and Tommy Jackson on drums, plus a work for spoken word with NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and a song inspired by BLM with vocalist Jennifer Evans.

Jerman, Jeph / Ted Byrnes: Passenger [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Jerman, Jeph / Ted Byrnes:
Passenger [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tsss Tapes -- Italy )


Price: $8.95    




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Two western-US, like-minded sound artists and improviser who started their musical lives as drummer/percussionists, Jeph Jerman and Ted Byrnes present nine relatively succinct tracks of unusual and unidentifiable sources, typically formed around a rhythmic center and always actively engaging, finding logic in curious or even chaotic interaction.

Gjerstad, Frode with Matthew Shipp : We Speak
Gjerstad, Frode with Matthew Shipp :
We Speak

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Meeting in the Park West Studios in Brooklyn in 2022, acclaimed Norwegian free jazz multi-reedist Frode Gjerstad, here performing on alto saxophone & Bb clarinet, joins with New York pianist Matthew Shipp to record eight discerning and warmly paced improvised dialogs, each titled through a wide range of topics, including "about music"; "about equality"; "about Conspiracies"; "about peace".

bBb (Martin Kuchen / Ola Rubin): Animal Quotes
bBb (Martin Kuchen / Ola Rubin):
Animal Quotes

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Quirky in a masterful display of instrumental skill from the Swedish duo of soprano saxophonist Martin Küchen and trombonist Ola Rubin (Swedish Fix, Lazy Rude Monk), using every inch of their instruments along with mutes, percussion and percussive emanations, creating a virtual menagerie of animalistic sounds alongside dexterous lines.

Musicworks: #145 Summer 2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#145 Summer 2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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The Summer 2023 issue of Canada's finest music magazine covering contemporary improvised, composed and experimental music, with Simone Schmidt's Audible Songs of Defiant Meaning on the cover, plus features on Nicole Mitchell and Coco Elysses, Levy Lorenzo, Wayne Lavallee, along with recorded & live reviews, and a 10-track CD with pieces from the artist within.

Weber, Katharina: In Marta's Garden
Weber, Katharina:
In Marta's Garden

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Magnificent and succinct compositions merging contemporary and improvised approaches in powerfully elegant ways from Swiss pianist Katharina Weber, performing solo in the studio in 2022, presenting seventeen original compositions and two by György Kurtág, including pieces dedicated to Kurtág and Marta Kurtág, along with dedications to Heinz Holliger, Roland Moser, Gertrud Schneider, &c.

Virelles, David (Virelles / Street / McPherson): Carta
Virelles, David (Virelles / Street / McPherson):
Carta

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Recording at the Rudy van Gelder Studio, this is Cuban pianist David Virelles' debut on Intakt with his trio of bassist Ben Street and drummer Eric McPherson, performing eight Virelles compositions and his arrangement of a piece by Enrique Bonne Castillo; a joyful contemporary piano trio of great technical skill and passionate performance beautifully captured.

Stemeseder, Elias / Christian Lillinger (+ Peter Evans / Russell Hall / DoYeon Kim / Brandon Seabroo
Stemeseder, Elias / Christian Lillinger (+ Peter Evans / Russell Hall / DoYeon Kim / Brandon Seabrook):
Umbra

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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The other shaded region to their 2022 Penumbra album, keyboardist Stemeseder and drummer Christian Lillinger explore "utopias in sound production" through acoustic and electronic composition, creating evolving melodies and sonic tapestries in performance with Peter Evans on Piccolo trumpet, Russell Hall on bass, DoYeon Kim on Gayageum and Brandon Seabrook on banjo & guitar.

Speed, Chris Trio (w/ Chris Tordini / Dave King): Despite Obstacles
Speed, Chris Trio (w/ Chris Tordini / Dave King):
Despite Obstacles

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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The 3rd Intakt release from NY multi-reedist and composer Chris Speed's Trio with bassist Chris Toridini and drummer Dave King, who is also a part of Speed's other working band The Bad Plus, this new album presenting eight original Speed compositions that, as Speed explains, get to the point of featuring the song, the sophisticated melodies around which this excellent trio pivot.

Ortiz, Aruan Trio (w/ Brad Jones / John Betsch) : Serranias (Sketchbook For Piano Trio)
Ortiz, Aruan Trio (w/ Brad Jones / John Betsch) :
Serranias (Sketchbook For Piano Trio)

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Celebrating 20 years since his recording debut as a leader and his own 50th birthday, Cuban-born, New York-based pianist Aruán Ortiz presents his 6th album on Intakt in a trio with bassist Brad Jones and drummer John Betsch, opening with a Gillespie/Parker number then taking us on a spectacular journey through contemporary jazz influenced by Afro-Cuban/Haitian traditions.

OM (Urs Leimgruber / Christy Doran / Bobby Burri / Fredy Studer): 50
OM (Urs Leimgruber / Christy Doran / Bobby Burri / Fredy Studer):
50

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Formed in 1972 and releasing their first album in 1975, the enduring quartet OM of Urs Leimgruber on soprano saxophone, Christy Doran on electric guitar, Bobby Burri on double bass and Fredy Studer on drums & percussion, celebrate 50 years of intense genre-blurring creative jazz leveraging rock music's energy with this exhilarating album of structured collective improv.

Hawkins, Alexander Trio (w/ Neil Charles / Stephen Davis): Carnival Celestial
Hawkins, Alexander Trio (w/ Neil Charles / Stephen Davis):
Carnival Celestial

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Unique approaches to the piano trio format, alerted to the listener by merging synthetics and samples into the opening, bubbling carnival-esque "Rapture", then settling into more recognizable yet innovative approaches to creative, modern jazz through Hawkin's fascinating compositions, electronics drifting in and out at times but generally adhering to great, modern jazz.

Berne, Tim Trio: Oceans and
Berne, Tim Trio:
Oceans and

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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A new trio setting from New York alto saxophonist Tim Berne with accordionist & multi-instrumentalist Aurora Nealand and long-time associate, cellist Hank Roberts, a warmly orchestrated band that allows fluid and relaxed approaches to their playing, Berne's compositions evoking exquisite tonal color and diverse conversations from pacific to tempestuous.

Doneda / Frangenheim / Turner: NAIL in Ulrichsberg
Doneda / Frangenheim / Turner:
NAIL in Ulrichsberg

(Concepts of Doing -- Austria )


Price: $18.95    




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Working together many years in various formations--saxophonist Michel Doneda & drummer Roger Turner with John Russell; bassist Alexander Frangenheim & Turner in quartets with Pat Thomas or Phil Wachsman; Doneda & Frangenheim's own duo--this concert at Jazzatelier Ulrichsberg recorded during their European tour shows their incredible compatibility and seemingly telepathic conversations.

Hemingway, Gerry: Afterlife
Hemingway, Gerry:
Afterlife

(Auricle -- Switzerland )


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Taking what he describes as a road he's never been on, percussionist and improviser Gerry Hemingway turns in an astute album of original songs, Hemingway's voice expressive on work he explains was originally influenced by Dylan, Geeshie Wiley, Lou Reed or Monroe Brothers, the album developed over four years with a cast of collaborators including Ralph Alessi, Earl Howard, Michael Moore, &c.

Hemingway, Gerry: Afterlife [VINYL]
Hemingway, Gerry:
Afterlife [VINYL]

(Auricle -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.80    




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Taking what he describes as a road he's never been on, percussionist and improviser Gerry Hemingway turns in an astute album of original songs, Hemingway's voice expressive on work he explains was originally influenced by Dylan, Geeshie Wiley, Lou Reed or Monroe Brothers, the album developed over four years with a cast of collaborators including Ralph Alessi, Earl Howard, Michael Moore, &c.

Vasco Trilla / Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Singing Icons [DOUBLE CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Vasco Trilla / Ra Kalam Bob Moses:
Singing Icons [DOUBLE CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Recording in the studio in Barcelona, the duo of two drummer/percussionists, New York-born Ra Kalam Bob Moses and Spain's Vasco Trilla, present a stunning collection of diverse and inspired improvisations using a vast collection of instruments including native flute, congas, dumbek, melodica, metallic instruments, timpani, flat bells, clock chimes, vibrators and magnetic tape.

Roysum, Andres / Christian Meaas Svendsen / Kresten Osgood: Music Improvised on September 23rd, 2021
Roysum, Andres / Christian Meaas Svendsen / Kresten Osgood:
Music Improvised on September 23rd, 2021 [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $8.95    




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A subset of the Andreas Røysum Ensemble, the trio of Norwegian clarinetist Andreas Roysum on Bb& Bass clarinets, Nakama Label leader Christian Meaas Svendsen on double bass and Danish drummer Kresten Osgood recorded these collective free improvisations on the title's date in an unnamed location, for four assertive dialogs of impressive expression.

Gardner, Drew: The Return [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Gardner, Drew:
The Return [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $8.95    




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A previously unreleased archival recording of drummer Drew Gardner's 1995 Bay Area quintet with a stellar set of free jazz collaborators--John Tchicai on tenor & soprano saxophones, Marco Eneidi on alto saxophone, Roberto De Haven on alto saxophone and Vytas Nagisetty on bass, beautifully recorded in the studio in Oakland, CA by Myles Boisen; exceptional!

Evangelista's, Karl Apura (w/ Wong / Scampavia / Mezzacappa / Andrew Cyrille): Ngayon
Evangelista's, Karl Apura (w/ Wong / Scampavia / Mezzacappa / Andrew Cyrille):
Ngayon

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


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Ngayon, the Filipino tagalog word for "Now" or "Today", effectively describes the immediacy of the second release from Bay Area guitarist and composer Karl Evangelista and his exceptional Apura band, performing five sophisticated original works.

Bi Ba Doom (Pitsiokos / Stewart / Nazary): Graceful Collision [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
Bi Ba Doom (Pitsiokos / Stewart / Nazary):
Graceful Collision [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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A New York trio of musical friends from Chris Pitsiokos on alto saxophone, Luke Stewart on electric & acoustic basses and Jason Nazary on drums, an elegantly impactful album of organic free jazz expanded through electronic textures from all three members as they enthusiastically explore new approaches to energetic, creative, contemporary improvisation; extraordinary!

Wood, Dorian / Thor Harris (w/ Carla Bozulich / Jarboe / Patrick Shiroishi / Heather Trost): You Are
Wood, Dorian / Thor Harris (w/ Carla Bozulich / Jarboe / Patrick Shiroishi / Heather Trost):
You Are Clearly In Perversion [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Editions -- USA )


Price: $8.95    




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A ritualistic narrative work from multidisciplinary artist Dorian Wood and percussionist Thor Harris (Swans), with Carla Bozulich and Jarboe contributing their voices in an ensemble of contemporary and experimental arrangement, alongside guests David Coulter, Heather Trost, Jeremy Barnes, Michael Corwin, Ignacio Carvajal, Andrea Calderon, Elizabeth Warren and Patrick Shiroishi.

Parker, William: Conversations IV [BOOK]
Parker, William:
Conversations IV [BOOK]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $44.95    




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The fourth book in New York improvising bassist William Parker's interview with other improvisers, here with 29 interviews, and 24 works of art by Jeff Schlangler; interviews include Peter Brötzmann, Darius Jones, Ava Mendoza, Zeena Parkins, Tom Rainey, Bobby Zankel, Evan Parker, James Brandon Lewis, Micheal Bisio, Mario Pavone, Taylor Ho Bynum, &c.

Sun Ra And His Arkestra: Saturn XIII [10-inch VINYL]
Sun Ra And His Arkestra:
Saturn XIII [10-inch VINYL]

(Presspop -- Japan )


Price: $14.31    




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A collection of Sun Ra recordings from the 1970s to 80s, from a small pressings on Sun Ra's own Saturn label and now public for the first time - "Just Friends" live (alongside an unreleased, intimate living room solo recordings of the same), plus "Under the Spell of Love" from the Just Friends album, and a previously unissued and Sun Ra's only known recording of "Cherokee".

Anthropology Band: Scald - Live 2022 [3 CDS]
Anthropology Band:
Scald - Live 2022 [3 CDS]

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $20.95    




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Recording at London's Cafe OTO, and at the 2022 Newcastle Festival Of Jazz And Improvised Music, saxophonist and composer Martin Archer's exceptional 8-piece line up of his exuberant avant-electric jazz band blurring lines between 70's Miles and AACM abstractions, is heard across three CDs of fiery soloing, contemplative transitions, and spectacular group interplay.

Das Rad: Veer
Das Rad:
Veer

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Adding bassist Jon Short to their lineup, the 4th album from Das Rad continues the band's genre-merging approach of rock & improv forms rooted in prog, kosmiche, and jazz rock, this post-pandemic album bringing the band back together for live interaction, their enthusiasm evident in their energetic intercourse, particularly in the extended suite "Expergefactor".

Caines, Ron / Martin Archer Axis: Blutopia
Caines, Ron / Martin Archer Axis:
Blutopia

(Discus -- UK )


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The fourth collaboration between composer & saxophonist Ron Caines and arranger & saxophonist Martin Archer, recorded in Brighton between 2022 & 2023 with a cast of UK luminary improvisers--Charlotte Keefe, Chris Sharkey, Graham Clark, Gus Garside and Johnny Hunter--chosen for their applicability to each piece, in configurations from solo to full octet ensemble.

Carter, Daniel / Leo Genovese / William Parker / Francisco Mela: Shine Hear, Vol. 1
Carter, Daniel / Leo Genovese / William Parker / Francisco Mela:
Shine Hear, Vol. 1

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $16.00    




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Inspired by a poem Carter wrote about New York's interminable motion, the quartet of Daniel Carter on saxophone, Leo Genovese on piano, William Parker on bass, Gralla & Shakuhachi and Francisco Mela on drums & voice, turn in an ecstatic album of exotic collective improvisation in this first of two planned volumes from an excellent studio session.

Kaiser, Henry: Mahalo Nui
Kaiser, Henry:
Mahalo Nui

(Metalanguage -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Ten exceptional solo improvisations performed live without overdubbing on electric & acoustic guitars, using effects to expand the expressive capabilities of each guitar, as Henry Kaiser endeavors to sound like more than a single musician, inspired by improvisers like Evan Parker, Cecil Taylor or Derek Bailey, each improv providing a dedication or influence.

Centazzo, Andrea: U.S.A. Concerts [VINYL]
Centazzo, Andrea:
U.S.A. Concerts [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $24.19    




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Five concerts from percussionist and Ictus label leader Andrea Centazzo's 1978 US tour, performing in a duo with percussionist Alex Cline; in a trio with LaDonna Smith (violin) and Davey Williams (guitar); and in a quintet with John Zorn (saxophone), Tom Cora (cello), Toshinori Kondo (trumpet), Eugene Chadbourne (guitar) and Polly Bradfield (violin).

Colonna / Marraff / Spera / Zanotti: Red Planet
Colonna / Marraff / Spera / Zanotti:
Red Planet

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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An energetic concert at Area Sismica, in Forli, Italy from the dual saxophone and dual drums Italian quartet of Marco Colonna on baritone & sopranino saxes, Edoardo Marraffa on tenor & alto saxes, Fabrizio Spera on drums, percussion & bow, and Marco Zanotti on drums, percussion & kalimba; a wonderfully explosive concert, the first live post-pandemic performance for all four.

Eberhard, Silke / Celine Voccia: Wild Knots
Eberhard, Silke / Celine Voccia:
Wild Knots

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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A sax & piano duo from German saxophonist Silke Eberhard and French pianist Céline Voccia, recording in the studio in Berlin as they draw from free jazz and contemporary compositional sources in quick-witted exchanges of powerful technique and creative drive, or contemplative environments of unusual concepts; an extremely well matched and complementary pair.

Garcia, Violeta : FOBIA <i>[Used Item]</i>
Garcia, Violeta :
FOBIA [Used Item]

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $9.00    




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Promo copy with line thru bar code. The second album from Argentinian cellist, composer and improviser Violeta Garcia, exploring the amplified, prepared, expanded and extended violoncello through 15 succinct solo expositions in an album that she describes as a "very hyper-sensitive monster", using unconventional, extended and sometimes terrifying technique amidst powerful creative expression.

Ghost, The Michael Foster's (Foster / Radichel / Sullivan): Vanished Pleasures
Ghost, The Michael Foster's (Foster / Radichel / Sullivan):
Vanished Pleasures

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Following NY saxophonist Michael Foster's interest in free jazz, noise and the pre-AIDS era of sexual freedom in the gay community, expressed in a sax-bass-drums trio with Philadelphia double bassist Jared Radichel and drummer Joey Sullivan, drawing on pre-composed structures, melodies, samples, and improvisation to reflect both the joy and anxiety of the queer experience.

Lacy, Steve: The Ictus Archives, Volume 1 [VINYL]
Lacy, Steve:
The Ictus Archives, Volume 1 [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $32.95    




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Drawn from the same period around 1976 which produced legendary free jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy's albums Clangs and Trio Live, the collected recordings in the two volumes of Ictus Record's Archives series were recorded while touring Italy with percussionist Andrea Centazzo, this first volume presenting a concert in Udine with Lacy performing solo and in duos with Centazzo.

Lacy, Steve: The Ictus Archives, Volume 2 [VINYL]
Lacy, Steve:
The Ictus Archives, Volume 2 [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


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Drawn from the same period around 1976 which produced legendary free jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy's albums Clangs and Trio Live, the collected recordings in the two volumes of Ictus Record's Archives series were recorded while touring Italy with percussionist Andrea Centazzo, this 2nd volume from a concert in Udine presenting duos with Centazzo and a trio with bassist Kent Carter.

Rova Saxophone Quartet w/ Andrea Centazzo: The Bay [VINYL]
Rova Saxophone Quartet w/ Andrea Centazzo:
The Bay [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


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Having just formed the prior year, the San Francisco Bay Area saxophone quartet Rova of Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt, and Bruce Ackley met with Italian percussionist Andrea Centazzo during his 1978 US tour, recording this exceptional album demonstrating creative approaches to thematic and structural jazz forms, particularly the nearly side-long "Trobar Clus".

Swell, Steve: For Rhina P. Espaillat
Swell, Steve:
For Rhina P. Espaillat

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Referencing poet Rhina P. Espaillat and her poem about the perseverance and future influence of individual art, New York trombonist Steve Swell, also performing on pocket trumpet, presents eight solo recordings of advanced techniques and unique creative power, in seven succinct expressions including a work for Walter Weirbos, and the extended improv "Hope".

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Spirit Gatherer - Tribute to Don Cherry (DELUXE EDITION) [VINYL 2 LPs]
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble:
Spirit Gatherer - Tribute to Don Cherry (DELUXE EDITION) [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Spiritmuse Records -- UK )


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A tribute to jazz trumpeter & composer Don Cherry--a spiritual world traveler and influential free jazz trumpeter--performed by Chicago's equally spiritual Ethnic Heritage Ensemble led by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar with Corey Wilkes, Alex Harding, Dwight Trible, and the son of Don Cherry, David Ornette Cherry; sadly also an unexpected tribute to David Ornette's sudden passing in 2022.

Carter, Daniel / Leo Genovese / William Parker / Francisco Mela: Shine Hear, Vol. 1 [VINYL]
Carter, Daniel / Leo Genovese / William Parker / Francisco Mela:
Shine Hear, Vol. 1 [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )


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Inspired by a poem Carter wrote about New York's interminable motion, the quartet of Daniel Carter on saxophone, Leo Genovese on piano, William Parker on bass, Gralla & Shakuhachi and Francisco Mela on drums & voice, turn in an ecstatic album of exotic collective improvisation in this first of two planned volumes from an excellent studio session.

Carter, Daniel / Parker, William / Ughi, Federico: The Dream
Carter, Daniel / Parker, William / Ughi, Federico:
The Dream

(577 Records -- USA )


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This album was developed to present Daniel Carter, typically a wind/reed/trumpeter player, on an album that included his piano playing, which then advanced by adding the goal of both Carter and long-time collaborator, drummer Federico Ughi, to record with bassist William Parker, who rounds out this excellent trio on bass, tuba and shakuhachi.

Gentile, Kate | International Contemporary Ensemble: b i o m e i.i
Gentile, Kate | International Contemporary Ensemble:
b i o m e i.i

(Obliquity -- USA )


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Composed for and recorded with the International Contemporary Ensemble, NY drummer Kate Gentile's 13-movement composition biome ii integrates improvisation into a chamber music ensemble, each movement describing fictional flora or fauna from a biome of creatures as quirky and fascinating as the music Gentile has developed for this idiosyncratic and exceptional symphony.

Thomas, Pat / Chris Sharkey / Luke Reddin-Williams: Know : Delirium Atom Paths
Thomas, Pat / Chris Sharkey / Luke Reddin-Williams:
Know : Delirium Atom Paths

(577 Records -- USA )


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Energetic, authoritative and unpredictable, this 2020 concert at Hyde Park Book club, in Leeds, UK from the collective free improv trio of Pat Thomas on keyboards, Chris Sharkey on electric guitar and Luke Reddin on Williams on drums, burns through an extended and far-ranging set of sonic environments and seriously exhilarating straight-on playing.

Thomas, Pat / Chris Sharkey / Luke Reddin-Williams: Know : Delirium Atom Paths [VINYL]
Thomas, Pat / Chris Sharkey / Luke Reddin-Williams:
Know : Delirium Atom Paths [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )


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Energetic, authoritative and unpredictable, this 2020 concert at Hyde Park Book club, in Leeds, UK from the collective free improv trio of Pat Thomas on keyboards, Chris Sharkey on electric guitar and Luke Reddin on Williams on drums, burns through an extended and far-ranging set of sonic environments and seriously exhilarating straight-on playing.

Alcorn, Susan / Jose Lencastre / Hernani Faustino: Manifest
Alcorn, Susan / Jose Lencastre / Hernani Faustino:
Manifest

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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While on tour in Lisbon in 2002, pedal steel & lap steel improvising guitarist Susan Alcorn was invited by alto & tenor saxophonist José Lencastre (Nau Quartet) to record in the studio with double & electric bassist Hernani Faustino (Red Trio), recording these six refined trio improvisations of both contemplative and energetic conversations.

Baraque a Free: Silex
Baraque a Free:
Silex

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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Formed as a collective in 2016, Baraque à Free brings together young free improvisers from Toulouse, France, who leverage influences from jazz, contemporary and rock forms, creating passages that include harmonious tranquillity, noisy spaces, rhythmic rage, math rock, and hints of orchestral chamber music; a positive album of musical statement and emotional release.

Barradas, Joao: Solo II - Live at the Festival D'Aix-En-Prevence
Barradas, Joao:
Solo II - Live at the Festival D'Aix-En-Prevence

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Active in both contemporary music and as an improviser, Portuguese accordionist João Barradas is heard live at the 2022 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in France, performing solo on a chromatic accordion, MIDI chromatic accordion and voice for an expansive, un-interrupted six-part improvisation that showcases both his technical skills and his emotional passion.

Bica, Carlos (Erdmann / DJ Illvibe / Barradas): Playing with Beethoven
Bica, Carlos (Erdmann / DJ Illvibe / Barradas):
Playing with Beethoven

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Commissioned by Cineteatro Louletano to respond creatively to the musical legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven, double bassist Carlos Bica developed ten compositions that draw on Beethoven's original works, performing them with saxophonist Daniel Erdmann, accordionist João Barradas and DJ Illvibe on turntables, a truly unique take on some of the renowned composer's most famous works.

Brew (Hemingway / Workman / Masaoko): Heat / Between Reflections [2 CDs]
Brew (Hemingway / Workman / Masaoko):
Heat / Between Reflections [2 CDs]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Recorded two decades apart, first in 1998 as a combination of recordings in the studio and live @ The Knitting Factory, and then in 2019 in the studio, the trio of Miya Masaoka on Koto, dan bau & electronics, Reggie Workman on bass, percussion, musical saw & digeridoo and Gerry Hemingway on drums & electronics, show both their consistency and evolution as masterful, creative improvisers.

Ceccaldi, Valentin (w/ Ziemniak / Ottervanger / Lopes): Bonbon Flamme
Ceccaldi, Valentin (w/ Ziemniak / Ottervanger / Lopes):
Bonbon Flamme

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A wild, fun, inventive and musically impressive ride from French cellist Valentin Ceccaldi quartet with Etienne Ziemniak on drums, Fulco Ottervanger on piano & keyboards and Luis Lopes on guitar, a unique set of jazz, psychedelic and almost circus music, where the listener is never quite certain what's around the corner but constantly amazed at what they hear.

Cizej, Domen : Introducing [5 CDs]
Cizej, Domen :
Introducing [5 CDs]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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An introduction to Amsterdam-based percussionist and composer Domen Cizej through five studio-recorded CDs of differing configurations of his ensembles, one album each from the 8-piece Domen Cizej Percussion Ensemble, the trio Domen Cizej Koška Čias, the Domen Cizej Duo and Trio, and Cizej solo; a set of diverse and upbeat settings with liner notes by Joe Morris.

Daniel, Ted w/ Energy : Live at Ali's Alley [VINYL 2 LPs]
Daniel, Ted w/ Energy :
Live at Ali's Alley [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Ujamaa Records -- USA )


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Originally named The Third World Energy Ensemble, Ted Daniels' Loft-era ensemble eventually became simply "Energy", and this 1978 recording at Ali's Alley in NYC of the 23-piece ensemble shows both Daniel's skill as a band leader & improviser, and as a document of the urgent free jazz scene of the time; ensemble includes Byard Lancaster, Joseph Bowie, Sam Furnace, &c. &c.

HIIT (Quatrana / Grossi / Alves): For Beauty Is Nothing But The Beginning Of Terror
HIIT (Quatrana / Grossi / Alves):
For Beauty Is Nothing But The Beginning Of Terror

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Bringing tremendous playing skill and creative intent, the Italian/Portuguese trio of Simone Quatrana on piano, Andrea Grossi on double bass and Pedro Melo Alves on drums & percussion, improvise over spontaneous compositions that flow perceptively from quick energetic moments to periods of abstract beauty, complementing each other in exquisite and dynamic ways.

Lantskap Logic (Frith / Davis / Greenlief): Hidden Danger Lets Me In
Lantskap Logic (Frith / Davis / Greenlief):
Hidden Danger Lets Me In

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Mixed, edited and re-organized by Fred Frith and mastered by Thomas Dimuzio, this album find the trio of Frith on electric guitar, Evelyn Davis on the Mills Chapel pipe organ and Phillip Greenlief on clarinet & alto saxophone, performing in the Mills College Chapel in Oakland, CA, the sophomore release on Clean Feed for this versatile trio of masterful improvisers.

Orquesta del Tiempo Perdido (Jeroen Kimman): Sepk
Orquesta del Tiempo Perdido (Jeroen Kimman):
Sepk

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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Fusing many styles into a strange jazz-like environment fueled by exotica, electronica, orchestral forms and unusual transitions, Dutch multi-instrumentalist & composer Jeroen Kimman, along with ten Amsterdam musicians including John Dikeman, Koen Nutters, Michael Moore and Mark Morse, present Kimman's unusual and often rubbery musical vision while continually fascinating his listeners.

Oswald, Margaux / Jesper Zeuthen: Magnetite
Oswald, Margaux / Jesper Zeuthen:
Magnetite

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Also part of the working group Zeuthen / Østergaard-Nielsen / Nordberg / Oswald, legendary Danish saxophonist Jesper Zeuthen of Blue Sun and pianist Margaux Oswald are heard in this 2022 performance at Koncertkirken in Copenhagen for three extended and discerning dialogs of powerfully passionate interplay and startlingly beautiful plateaus of peaceful discourse.

Parrinha, Bruno / VINE LEAF (Parrinha / Lopes / Valinho): Tales of Sense
Parrinha, Bruno / VINE LEAF (Parrinha / Lopes / Valinho):
Tales of Sense

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Named for the translation of alto saxophonist Bruno Parrinha's last name into English--"Vine Leaf"--the trio of frequent working partners Luís Lopes on electric guitar and João Valinho on drums are heard in two recordings at SMUP, in Parede, PT and one studio recording in Lisbon, for sophisticated collective improvisation that indeed flows like a beautifully intricate vine.

Parrini / Salamon / Trilla: Eating Poetry
Parrini / Salamon / Trilla:
Eating Poetry

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Spontaneous compositions with an emphasis on strings and exploratory, unusual approaches to group dynamic, from the trio of Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon on 6- and 12-string guitars, Italian violinist Emanuele Parrini and Spanish percussionist & drummer Vasco Trilla, in seven conversations of consummate skill, balancing intense concentration with vigorous and inspired exchanges.

Pospieszalski, Marek Octet: No Other End Of The World Will There Be
Pospieszalski, Marek Octet:
No Other End Of The World Will There Be

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Continuing his project dedicated to 20th century Polish composers, saxophonist Marek Pospieszalski leads his creative octet through open and collectively improvised arrangements of works from six Polish female composers — Barbara Buczek, Elżbieta Sikora, Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil and Marta Ptaszyńska — in wide-ranging and often startling impressions of the original works.

Villavecchia, Liba Trio: Birchwood
Villavecchia, Liba Trio:
Birchwood

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The second Clean Feed release from Spanish saxophonist Liba Villavechia's trio with drummer/percussionist Vasco Trilla and double bassist Alex Reviriego, a lively working ensemble heard in three new Villavechia compositions, plus two collective improvisations, and a work from New York composer, improviser and influence on the leader, Thomas Chapin's "Anima".

Near Miss (MacGill / Hatcher / Harris): The Natural Regimen
Near Miss (MacGill / Hatcher / Harris):
The Natural Regimen

(Kettle Hole Records -- USA )


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An often raucous and always informed debut from the dual reed & drums Chicago trio Near Miss of Rob Magill on tenor & soprano sax and bass clarinet, Gerrit Hatcher on tenor sax and Bill Harris on drums, Magill and Hatcher having collaborated previously on Triplet Fawns with Patrick Shiroishi, and Whole Abandoned Star, while Hatcher & Harris are a part of Devouring the Guilt.

Swell, Steve / Joe Mcphee / Chris Corsano: Sometimes The Air Is
Swell, Steve / Joe Mcphee / Chris Corsano:
Sometimes The Air Is

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


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A masterful album of collective free improvisation captured in Brooklyn's Park West Studios by Jim Clouse, of the trio of tenor saxophonist Joe McPhee, trombonist Steve Swell and drummer Chris Corsano, ten conversations of diverse approach, from reflectively abstract to uncompromisingly assertive discourse that is ultimately fueled by a joyful camaraderie.

Frog Squad: Special Noise
Frog Squad:
Special Noise

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


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Frog Squad is a Memphis, TN ensemble led by guitarist & composer David Collins, whose compositions provide song templates for improvised music under the influence of traditional jazz and jazz/rock fusion, psychedelic, contemporary and experimental forms, here in eleven works filled with compellingly strong melodic elements and surprisings twists and turns.

Corsano, Chris / Bill Orcutt: Play at Duke [VINYL]
Corsano, Chris / Bill Orcutt:
Play at Duke [VINYL]

(Palilalia -- USA )


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Performing together for more than a decade at the time of this recording at the 2022 Three Lobed Records 21St Anniversary Festival at Duke University in Durham, NC, the duo of guitarist Bill Orcutt and drummer/percussionist Chris Corsano burn through three distinct improvisations that pack in a wealth of ideas, styles and moods in a tight and cathartic set.

Amba, Zoh / Chris Corsano / Bill Orcutt: The Flower School [VINYL]
Amba, Zoh / Chris Corsano / Bill Orcutt:
The Flower School [VINYL]

(Palilalia -- USA )


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The day after their duo tour of the West Coast and a final fiery concert in San Francisco, tenor saxophonist Zoh Amba and drummer Chris Corsano joined guitarist Bill Orcutt in the studio to record this album, the two facets of Orcutt & Corsano's long-standing work together and the newer Amba/Corsano collaboration setting up this tightly linked set of collective improvisations.

Day, Bryan / Dereck Higgins: Woven Territories
Day, Bryan / Dereck Higgins:
Woven Territories

(Public Eyesore -- USA )


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San Francisco East Bay sonic artist and Public Eyesore/Eh? label-leader Bryan Day meets Omaha bass player and sound artist Dereck Higgins for four enveloping works of sound, sonically rich and epic journeys through terrains of identifiable musical elements and acousmatic curiosity, all with an ear to story-telling as the duo weave passages of fantastic elements.



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