The Squid's Ear Magazine
Quartet Recordings


 
Schlippenbach Quartet (Schlippenbach / Parker / Silva / Lovens): Anticlockwise [VINYL]
Schlippenbach Quartet (Schlippenbach / Parker / Silva / Lovens):
Anticlockwise [VINYL]

(Cien Fuegos -- Austria )


Price: $34.95    




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Reissuing pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach's 1983 FMP album with his quartet of Evan Parker on soprano & tenor saxophones, Alan Silva on double bass and Paul Lovens on drums & percussion, a fertile period for the group, as heard in the probing and incisive free jazz through two extended improvisations captured live at the Quartier Latin in Berlin, Germany in 1982.

Mortagua, Goncalo / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Gunter "Baby" Sommer: Not Bad
Mortagua, Goncalo / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Gunter "Baby" Sommer:
Not Bad

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Spanning three generations of improvisers, the duo of violist Ernesto Rodrigues and cellist Guilherme Rodrigues join with tenor saxophonist Gonçalo Mortágua and legendary percussionist Gunter Baby Sommer to record eleven diverse improvisations in the studio in Berlin, naming the quartet "Not Bad", an extreme understatement for their unique chamber influences of European Free Jazz.

Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Madeira / Oliveira: Chaos
Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Madeira / Oliveira:
Chaos

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Far from the reductionist/minimal improvisation often associated with the Creative Sources label and the work of both violist Ernesto Rodrigues and cellist Guilherme Rodrigues, this quartet session with double bassist Joao Madeira and Jose Oliveira is a highly charged and energetic affair, improvising through a suite of eight tightly controlled conversations of "Chaos".

Zorn, John (Marsella / Medeski / Grohowski / Hollenberg): 444
Zorn, John (Marsella / Medeski / Grohowski / Hollenberg):
444

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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The 4th release from the New York electric jazz quartet Chaos Magick of Brian Marsella on electric piano, John Medeski on organ, Kenny Grohowski on drums and Matt Hollenberg on electric guitar, playing the lyrical & passionate compositions of John Zorn, in eight tracks varying from rhythmically propulsive to contemplatively dream-like, with a little Chaos thrown in.

Beeferman / Evans / Foster / Hirsch: GLOW
Beeferman / Evans / Foster / Hirsch:
GLOW

(Tripticks Tapes -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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In the midst of pandemic, NY pianist & keyboardist Gordon Beeferman jumped on an opportunity to record in the studio, assembling saxophonist Michael Foster and drummer/percussionist Michael Evans to record with free improvising vocalist and story-teller Shelley Hirsch, whose nimble narratives guide these eleven interesting vignettes of far-ranging musical and sonic sources.

Werckmeister (Markus Eichenberger / Carl Ludwig Hubsch / Philip Zoubek / Etienne Nillesen): Two Move
Werckmeister (Markus Eichenberger / Carl Ludwig Hubsch / Philip Zoubek / Etienne Nillesen):
Two Movements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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An exceptional quartet of electroacoustic improvisers captured in concert at MUG Einstein Kultur in Munich, organized by the non-profit Offene Haken e.V. - Freunde der improvisierten Musik (Friends of improvised music), from Markus Eichenberger on clarinet, Carl Ludwig Hubsch on tuba, Philip Zoubek on synthesizer and Etienne Nillesen on extended snare drum.

Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres / Serries: Brecht
Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres / Serries:
Brecht

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Referring to the city Brecht in Belgium, this concert at the Kapel Oude Klooster took place during a tour by the Lisbon free improvising trio of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello and Nuno Torres on alto saxophone, joined by Dirk Serries on archtop guitar (New Wave of Jazz, Vidna Obama) for this impressively interactive 3-part improvisation.

Flak / Guilherme Rodrigues / Bruno Parrinha / Ernesto Rodrigues: Aeon
Flak / Guilherme Rodrigues / Bruno Parrinha / Ernesto Rodrigues:
Aeon

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The cosmological concept of the aeon, the conflict between matter and spirit, is explored in eight "Chronicles" of collective free improvisation using impressive technique and concentrative interaction from the Portuguese quartet of Flak on acoustic guitar, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Bruno Parrinha on bass clarinet and Ernesto Rodrigues on violin.

Dikeman, John / Pat Thomas / John Edwards / Steve Noble: Volume 1 [VINYL]
Dikeman, John / Pat Thomas / John Edwards / Steve Noble:
Volume 1 [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $18.99    




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The first of two planned volumes from the quartet of John Dikeman on tenor saxophone, Pat Thomas on piano, John Edwards on bass and Steve Noble on drums, bringing the American saxophonist working throughout Europe together with this nearly telepathic collaborative grouping of UK frequent collaborators, captured in concert at Cafe OTO in 2019 for two absorbing improvisations.

Howard, Noah Quartet To: At Judson Hall Revisited
Howard, Noah Quartet To:
At Judson Hall Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Saxophonist Noah Howard's move from New Orleans to New York City brought him into the circle of early 60's free jazz players including Albert Ayler, joining Sun Ra's Arkestra, and performing at Slug's Saloon; this release reissues two ESP albums, his working band's 1966 Quartet album, and the extended and interestingly orchestrated sextet album, At Judson Hall.

New York Art Quartet: Revisited
New York Art Quartet:
Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Evolving after a gig in 1963, saxophonist John Tchicai and trombonist Roswell Rudd developed the NYAQ from loft sessions, adding the creative drumming of Milford Graves and bassist Lewis Worrell; ESP was so impressed that they recorded their 1st 1965 album with an Amira Baraka recitation on one track; Reggie Workman then took over the bass chair for their subsequent Mohawk album on the Fontana label.

Naegelen / Gaillard / Arnaud-Cremon / Maisonneuve: Cartographie de rythmes #2 - Cardiaque
Naegelen / Gaillard / Arnaud-Cremon / Maisonneuve:
Cartographie de rythmes #2 - Cardiaque

(Umlaut Records/Athenor les Editions -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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The second part of Umlaut's Cartographie de rythmes, a sound exploration guided by an imaginary map of rhythm, here investigating the relationship between text and music through mysteriously breathing clarinet lines & harmonics by Fabrice Arnaud-Cremon, and patient narration by Julien Gaillard, Karl Naegelen and Aurélie Maisonneuve.

Orasique (Don Malfon / Fernando Barrios / Marco Albert / Misha Marks): Ixtlahuaca (CASSETTE w/ DOWNL
Orasique (Don Malfon / Fernando Barrios / Marco Albert / Misha Marks):
Ixtlahuaca (CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD)

(Eh? -- USA )


Price: $7.95    




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A mix of chaos, awe and humorously inspired improvisation from the quartet of Don Malfon on alto saxophone, Fernando Barrios on drums & objects, Marco Albert on voice and Misha Marks on latarra (a form of home-built guitar), recording in Colonia Buenavista de San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico for 7 peculisar and absorbing improvisations.

Cherry, Don: Live In Ankara [VINYL]
Cherry, Don:
Live In Ankara [VINYL]

(Trading Places -- UK )


Price: $26.95    




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Reissuing trumpeter Don Cherry's 1969 album on the Sonet label, performing at the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey in a quartet with Turkish improvisers Selcuk Sun on bass, Okay Temiz on drums & percussion and Irfan Sumer on percussion & tenor saxophone, for a wild set of world-influenced free jazz, particularly two pieces referencing Ornette Coleman, and several pieces using Turkish folk melodies.

Pride, Mike: I Hate Work [ORANGE VINYL 2xLP]
Pride, Mike:
I Hate Work [ORANGE VINYL 2xLP]

(Rarenoise Records -- UK )


Price: $17.69    




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A warmly lyrical, mostly instrumental album of modern jazz that surprisingly takes it's title from legendary punk band MDC, and its songs from their 1982 debut album Millions of Dead Cops, led by NY drummer Mike Pride and performed with Jamie Saft (keys), Brad Jones (bass), Mick Bar (guitars) and on a few songs, vocalists JG Thirlwell (Foetus), Sam Mickens (The Dead Science) and Dave Dictor from MDC itself.

Ducret, Marc: ICI
Ducret, Marc:
ICI

(Ayler Records -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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With a booklet of images showing the riverside location of the first performances of French guitarist Marc Ducret's sophisticated compositions reflecting tidal river flows & fluctuations by season, the four meticulous recordings on this album were captured in the studio with Fabrice Martinez on trumpet, flugelhorn & tuba, Christophe Monniot on saxophones and Samuel Blaser on trombone.

Melting Mind (Genta / Mazzani / Vanzan / Poggi): At Grnd Zero
Melting Mind (Genta / Mazzani / Vanzan / Poggi):
At Grnd Zero

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A brutal and complex concert of processed sopranino saxophone, electric guitar and electronics from the long-running Italian quartet Melting Mind of Virginia Genta, Michele Mazzani, David Vanzan and Matteo Poggi, recorded during a 2019 tour of France at Grnd Zero in Lyon, a 33 minute performance of thick noise & feedback layered with inexplicable detail.

Shorter, Wayne: Adams Apple To Super Nova Revisited
Shorter, Wayne:
Adams Apple To Super Nova Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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Following the evolution in form and approach of composer and tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter from his 1966 Blue Note album Adam's Apple with Hancock, Workman and Chambers (including a pre-Miles "Footprints") to the 1969 Weather Report precursor Super Nova with John McLaughlin, Sonny Sharock, Miroslav Vitous, Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette.

Thornton, Clifford  / Arthur Jones Trio : Ketchaoua / Scorpio
Thornton, Clifford / Arthur Jones Trio :
Ketchaoua / Scorpio

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Two powerfully intense 1969 free jazz recordings by American ex-patriots, saxophonist Arthur Jones and cornetist Clifford Thornton, recorded days apart in the same studio and released on BYG Records, Jones this reissue's connection with his own trio, and joining Thornton for four uniquely configured sessions that include Archie Shepp, Grachan Moncur III, Dave Burrell, and Sunny Murray.

Illegal Crowns : Unclosing
Illegal Crowns :
Unclosing

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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The 3rd stellar album of modern jazz recorded in the studio after a five-city tour from the quartet of Tomas Fujiwara on drums, Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet & flugelhorn, Mary Halvorson on guitar and Benoit Delbecq on piano, performing three compositions each from Halvorson, Fujiwara and Delbeq, illustrating their distinctive approach to creative improvisation.

Denzler, Bertrand (Beliah / Heilbron / Majkowski / Shirey): Low Strings
Denzler, Bertrand (Beliah / Heilbron / Majkowski / Shirey):
Low Strings

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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Following an exploration of the double bass in his 2018 Confront release Basse Seul, Swiss-French composer and saxophonist Bertrand Denzler again jumps into the deep end again with a quartet of accomplished double basssists--Sebastien Beliah, Jon Heilbron, Mike Majkowski, Derek Shirley--for two extended works of encompassing low-register tones.

Interstellar Nao (Rick Countryman / Garbriel Lauber / Itzam Cano / Juan Castanon): 4tet
Interstellar Nao (Rick Countryman / Garbriel Lauber / Itzam Cano / Juan Castanon):
4tet

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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The second Interstellar Nao album recorded at No Somos Nada Distro Cafe in Mexico City presents the previous day's concerts from their first FMR album Live at No Somos Nada, expanding the trio of Philippine-based saxophonist Rick Countryman, Swiss drummer living in Mexico City Gabriel Lauber and Lauber's collaborator in the group Zero Point, Mexico City native double bass player Itzam Canois, with guitarist Juan Castañón, founder of Impromuzak Collective.

Research (Dvorak / Weston / Brown / Serle): Laws of Motion
Research (Dvorak / Weston / Brown / Serle):
Laws of Motion

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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The first album from 1982 by drummer Geoff Serle's band Research, combining free improvisation with rock forms, electric and acoustic, or as he described it: "an electro-funk industrial jazz unit", configured as the quartet of trumpeter Jim Dvorak, a member of Mujician & Brotherhood of Breath, bassist Dan Brown from The Fixx, and legendary pianist Veryan Weston.

Zorn, John (Lage / Frisell / Riley): Virtue
Zorn, John (Lage / Frisell / Riley):
Virtue

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Following up "Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'Assisi" with the three acoustic guitars of Bill Frisell, Gyan Riley and Julian Lage, "Virtue" is inspired by Julian of Norwich, one of the founders of Christian mysticism, portrayed through twelve succinct Zorn compositions of beautifully lyrical contrapuntal interplay and transcendental reflection.

Zorn, John (Lage / Marsella / Roeder / Smith): Multiplicities II
Zorn, John (Lage / Marsella / Roeder / Smith):
Multiplicities II

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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A collection of twenty musical aphorisms inspired by the writings and thought of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), following Zorn's first Multiplicities volume performed by his electric jazz ensemble Chaos Magick, here in Volume 2 energetically performed by his acoustic Incerto ensemble of Brian Marsella on piano, Ches Smith on drums, Julian Lage on guitar & Jorge Roeder on bass.

Chemical Expansion League, The (Bohman / Lynch / Northover / Mengersen): Grappling with the Orange P
Chemical Expansion League, The (Bohman / Lynch / Northover / Mengersen):
Grappling with the Orange Porpoise [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $12.00    




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Some of the London free improv scene's finest players, including members of Remote Viewers, Custodians Of The Realm, London Improvisers Orchestra, The Runcible Quintet, &c, met with visiting Berlin double bassist Ulf Mengersen to record this fascinating collective improvisation, using objects, preparations, and a WASP synthesizer for wonderfully unusual results.

Fields, Scott Ensemble: Barclay
Fields, Scott Ensemble:
Barclay

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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Guitarist and composer Scott Fields presents the 3rd installment of his Beckett Trilogy, based on the writings of Irish novelist and poet Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906-1989), whose ironic black comedies Fields characterizes musically in instrumental compositions performed by his quartet with cellist Scott Roller, drummer Domnik Mahnig, and saxophonist Matthias Schubert.

Gadt / Osborne / Zakrocki / Olak: Spontaneous Chamber Music Vol.3
Gadt / Osborne / Zakrocki / Olak:
Spontaneous Chamber Music Vol.3

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $9.50    




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The third volume in this free improvising series, starting with the collaboration of Polish violinist Patryk Zakrocki and guitarist Marcin Olak, varying the additional players as they explore chamber-oriented free improvisation, here with the impressive vocal improvisation of Anna Gadt and cellist Annemie Osborne, ripping apart the calendar in 14 monthly machinations.

Katarsis4 (Bizys / Janonis / Pancerovas / Jusinskas): Katarsis4 <i>[Used Item]</i>
Katarsis4 (Bizys / Janonis / Pancerovas / Jusinskas):
Katarsis4 [Used Item]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $16.00    




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HOLED PUNCHED PROMO COPY

Meurs! + Apolune: Meurs! + Apolune <i>[Used Item]</i>
Meurs! + Apolune:
Meurs! + Apolune [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $12.00    




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A co-production between BeCoq Records and Creative Sources, the quartet of saxophonist Mathhiew Lebrun with 3 guitarists--Leo Rathier, Paul Menard, and Thomas Coquelet--use preparations, feedbacks, glass, cymbals, microswitches, and unusual sax techniques to create unusual sonic environments that ebb and flow in introspective and disquieting ways.

Mwamba, Corey : Nth
Mwamba, Corey :
Nth

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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A sophisticated and lyrical album of modern jazz led by UK vibraphonist Corey Mwamba, also on glockenspiel & beak flute, in a quartet with Laura Cole on piano, Andy Champion on double bass, and Johnny Hunter on drums & small percussion, with all pieces "devised and scored" by Mwamba alongside one collective improvisation; powerfully refined modern jazz.

Mwamba, Corey : Nth <i>[Used Item]</i>
Mwamba, Corey :
Nth [Used Item]

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $8.00    




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A sophisticated and lyrical album of modern jazz led by UK vibraphonist Corey Mwamba, also on glockenspiel & beak flute, in a quartet with Laura Cole on piano, Andy Champion on double bass, and Johnny Hunter on drums & small percussion, with all pieces "devised and scored" by Mwamba alongside one collective improvisation; powerfully refined modern jazz.

Perelman, Ivo & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker / Whit Dickey): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 3
Perelman, Ivo & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker / Whit Dickey):
The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 3 Pandora

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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For more than 20 years Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman and NY pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this 3rd volume brings David S. Ware's (or Shipp's Trio) rhythm section the studio for a turbulent and ultimately fiersome album of free improv that only such long relationships can invoke.

resAUnance : Migration  <i>[Used Item]</i>
resAUnance :
Migration [Used Item]

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.50    




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The debut album by the chamber-jazz quartet resAUnance of Jonathan Golove on electric cello, Michael McNeill on piano, John Bacon on vibraphone and percussion, and Esin Gunduz on voice, blending compositional, improvisation, & Turkish folk music into passionate and beautiful works.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Andrea Sanz Vela / Micha Rabuske / Klaus Kurvers: Sukasaptati <i>[Used Item]</i
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Andrea Sanz Vela / Micha Rabuske / Klaus Kurvers:
Sukasaptati [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $12.00    




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Live recordings at Exploratorium, in Berlin, Geremany in 2010 from the quartet of Klaus Kurvers on double bass, Andrea Sanz Vela and Ernesto Rodrigues on violin, and Micha Rabuske on dlute, bass clarinet, and soprano sax, collective improvisation with complex interplay and a bright spirit as the group follows their instincts in interesting dialog.

[SNDNG STTNS] Kifpfmuller / Janek feat. Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues : Case Study: Sertao
[SNDNG STTNS] Kifpfmuller / Janek feat. Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues :
Case Study: Sertao [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $12.00    




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Since 2014 the collective [SNDNG STTNS] has explored theatrical situations between musictheatre, staging and composition with live music, instruments, recordings, samples, speach and live editing, this work featuring cellist Guilherme Rodrigues bridges the art of the brazilian "violeros" with contemporary music, acoustic and electronic composition and improvisation.

Jorgensmann Quartet, Theo: To Ornette - Hybrid Identity <i>[Used Item]</i>
Jorgensmann Quartet, Theo:
To Ornette - Hybrid Identity [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $14.50    




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Newton, Lauren: Filigree <i>[Used Item]</i>
Newton, Lauren:
Filigree [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $14.50    




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PEK Solo: Schematic Abstractions for the Clarinet Family <i>[Used Item]</i>
PEK Solo:
Schematic Abstractions for the Clarinet Family [Used Item]

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $12.00    




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PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER

PEK Solo: The Strange Theory of Light & Matter <i>[Used Item]</i>
PEK Solo:
The Strange Theory of Light & Matter [Used Item]

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $12.00    




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PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER

Quatuor Bozzini: Ana Sokolovic: Short Stories <i>[Used Item]</i>
Quatuor Bozzini:
Ana Sokolovic: Short Stories [Used Item]

(Collection QB -- Canada )


Price: $9.00    




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Long-time collaborators the Quatuor Bozzini string quartet of Clemens Merkel, Alissa Cheung, Stephanie Bozzini and Isabelle Bozzini join with Slavic composer living in Montreal Ana Sokolovic, to present a series of 14 short works -- "Ghost 1" & "Ghost 2"; "Commedia dell'arte" in 10 movements; "Blanc dominant"; and "Troisieme page apres le soleil".

resAUnance : Migration  <i>[Used Item]</i>
resAUnance :
Migration [Used Item]

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $10.00    




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The debut album by the chamber-jazz quartet resAUnance of Jonathan Golove on electric cello, Michael McNeill on piano, John Bacon on vibraphone and percussion, and Esin Gunduz on voice, blending compositional, improvisation, & Turkish folk music into passionate and beautiful works.

The Nu Band: Live in Paris [VINYL] <i>[Used Item]</i>
The Nu Band:
Live in Paris [VINYL] [Used Item]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $14.40    




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Vinyl is brand new from the label. The corners of the jacket are pushed in about 1/4" on all 4 corners due to shipment, but is otherwise in new condition. If you'd like we can email a picture of the jacket, which has been stored in the sleeve the album came in. Basically it's a new copy but lightly damaged in transit.

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.

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".

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 )


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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.

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.

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.

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.

Feldman, Morton / Apartment House: Violin and String Quartet [2 CDs]
Feldman, Morton / Apartment House:
Violin and String Quartet [2 CDs]

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $23.95    




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One of New York School minimalist composer Morton Feldman's later works, this extended composition spread across two CDs invokes waves of beautifully suspended, weaving strings from four violinists and cello, performed by the UK Apartment House ensemble violinists Mira Benjamin, Chihiro Ono, Amalia Young & Bridget Carey and cellist Anton Lukoszevieze.

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.

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 )


Price: $25.95    




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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.

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

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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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.

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.

Butcher / Charbin / Kanngiesser / Prevost: The Art Of Noticing
Butcher / Charbin / Kanngiesser / Prevost:
The Art Of Noticing

(Matchless -- UK )


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"To celebrate drummer/percussionist Eddie Prévost's 80th birthday, Café Oto hosted four concerts once a week in June, 2022, each a differing configuration from Prévost's history; this 2nd concert brings together Prévost, Marjolaine Charbin (piano), Ute Kanngiesser (cello) and John Butcher (sax), the same group that recorded the contemporary album Sounds of Assembly on the Meena label.

Sharp / Lopez / Kaiser / Amendola: Minus X - A Tribute to Iannis Xenakis
Sharp / Lopez / Kaiser / Amendola:
Minus X - A Tribute to Iannis Xenakis

(Erototox -- USA )


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A tribute to the music of composer Iannis Xenakis through 12 new works referencing and reconstructing the original works of Xenakis, the title of each piece an anagram that reflects the elements of its source, realized by Elliott Sharp on bass, guitars & synth, Brandon Lopez on bass guitars and mandocello, Henry Kaiser on guitars and Scott Amendola on drums & percussion.

BERG (Keller / Rodrigues / Okuda / Rodrigues): Mesozoic
BERG (Keller / Rodrigues / Okuda / Rodrigues):
Mesozoic

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Berlin studio recordings from the free improvising quartet of Beat Keller on feedbacker electric guitar, Ernesto Rodrigues on violin, Rieko Okuda on piano and Guilherme Rodrigues on cello; four string players invoking the reptilian Mesozoic age through unusual approaches to their instruments, extending the palette of each while creating unexpected percussive elements.

ROVA (Raskin / Ochs / Voigt / Ackley): Saxophone Diplomacy
ROVA (Raskin / Ochs / Voigt / Ackley):
Saxophone Diplomacy

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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A much needed reissue of the ROVA Saxophone Quartet's historic 1983 tour of Russia, Latvia and Romania, as Jon Raskin on alto, baritone & soprano sax plus clarinet, Andrew Voigt on alto, sopranino & soprano sax + flute, Bruce Ackley on soprano sax & clarinet, and Larry Ochts on tenor & sopranino sax tear apart six incredible multi-reed improvisations; incredible!

Schindler / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres: Conspiratorial And Fulminate Things Happen [2 CDs]
Schindler / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres:
Conspiratorial And Fulminate Things Happen [2 CDs]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The quartet of Udo Schindler on reeds, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello and Nuno Torres on saxophone are heard in Munich, first in a wildly interactive live performance at Schindler's Salon successor: BASIS_Soundscape at MUCCA; then live in the studio for 7 improvisations with track titles borrowed from and under the influence of the poetry of Allen Ginsberg.

Allemano / Oberg / Bauer / Fischerlehner: Sog
Allemano / Oberg / Bauer / Fischerlehner:
Sog

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Four improvisations titled for the way nature deals with water (The Whirlpool, The Vortex, The Whirlwind, Maelstrom) from the quartet of Lina Allemano on trumpet, Uwe Oberg on piano, Matthias Bauer on doublebass and Rudi Fischerlehner on drums & percussion, heard in this well-flowing, well-recorded and energetically upbeat set at Zentrifuge in Berlin in 2022.

da Rocha / Rodrigues / Levin / Madeira: Hoya
da Rocha / Rodrigues / Levin / Madeira:
Hoya

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Referencing the asian evergreen shrub "Hoya" through a series of solos, duos and quartets between Portuguese string players Maria da Rocha on violin, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Joao Madeira on double bass with visiting US bassist Daniel Levin on cello, first in four solo performances of remarkable technique, then permutations of duos, culminating in two quartet improvisations.

Rodrigues / Stoffner / Parrinha / Madeira: Altered Egos
Rodrigues / Stoffner / Parrinha / Madeira:
Altered Egos

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A highly interactive and textural set of chamber-oriented free improvisations with an often pointillistic approach from the quartet of Portuguese improvisers Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box, Bruno Parrinha on clarinet & alto saxophone, Joao Madeira on double bass with Swiss electric guitarist Florian Stoffner, in three detailed and engaging conversations.

Rodrigues / Parrinha / Flak / Santos: Die Zwitscher-Maschine
Rodrigues / Parrinha / Flak / Santos:
Die Zwitscher-Maschine

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Referencing Twittering Machine, a 1922 painting by Paul Klee that depicts a group of birds on a wire connected to a hand-crank, interpreted as as a visual representation of the mechanics of sound, the ea-improvising quartet of Ernesto Rodrigues (viola), Bruno Parrinha (bass clarinet), Flak (electric guitar) and Carlos Santos (modular synth) present three hi-tension improvisations.

Dunmall, Paul Quartet : World Without
Dunmall, Paul Quartet :
World Without

(577 Records -- USA )


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Seeking to organize a group of musicians driven by an underlying pulse and a central energy, going beyond the abstract improvisations he has been familiar with for years, saxophonist Paul Dunmall assembled Steven Saunders on guitar, Dave Kane on bass and Miles Levin on drums, achieving these impressive improvisations, captured in the studio in Birmingham.

Melting Mind (Genta / Mazzani / Vanzan / Poggi): At Grnd Zero <i>[Used Item]</i>
Melting Mind (Genta / Mazzani / Vanzan / Poggi):
At Grnd Zero [Used Item]

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Axioms: Meaning And Truth
Axioms:
Meaning And Truth

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Cecil Taylor trio associates, the working duo of poet Jane SpokenWord and bassist Albey onBass, joins the collaborative Boston duo of David Peck on reeds & percussion and Gylnis Lomon on cello and aquasonic, the "Axioms" focusing on statements or propositions that bridge the distance between poetic discussion of truths and abstract musical structures.

Axioms: Abstract Intensions
Axioms:
Abstract Intensions

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Arranged around the core of bassist Albey onBass and poet Jane SpokenWord, who were a part of Cecil Taylor's final trio, this spoken word, drummer-less ensemble from the Boston-based Axiom collective is a live quartet performance with David Peck on reeds, winds, percussion & electronics, and Glynic Lomon on cello and aquasonic, in an extended, eclectic and electric discourse.

Leap Of Faith: Cosmic String Loop
Leap Of Faith:
Cosmic String Loop

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The core duet from the Leap of Faith Orchestra of David Peck (PEK) on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, are joined by Tom Swafford on violin and Kit Demos on double bass, all performing on the vast collection of percussive instruments in the Evil Clown arsenal, performing transformations across highly varied sonorities.

Leap Of Faith: Time And Symmetry Entwined
Leap Of Faith:
Time And Symmetry Entwined

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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"Newbie Chris Alford makes his second Evil Clown appearance on this session. He lives in New Orleans, but his wife is originally from the Boston area. They were in town for about a month and Albey onBass reached out asking if he could j...

Perturbations: Deviations Of A System
Perturbations:
Deviations Of A System

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Leveraging the real time signal processing of Evil Clown house engineer Joel Simches, this project from the Boston free improving collective centers around reedist & multi-instrumentalist David Peck and Simches, who provides the "perturbations" of each player through his processing, making him the 4th in this quartet with bassist Albey onBass and reedist Michael Caglianone.

Fefer, Avram Quartet: Juba Lee <i>[Used Item]</i>
Fefer, Avram Quartet:
Juba Lee [Used Item]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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From post/hard bop to African-influenced spiritual jazz, the 2nd release from saxophonist & clarinetist Avram Fefer's quartet with Marc Ribot on guitar, Eric Revis on bass and Chad Taylor on drums swings freely or finds introspective grooves in nine original Fefer compositions of rich melodies around unusual time signatures, yielding extraordinary soloing and group interplay.

Brotzmann / Van Hove / Bennink / Albert Mangelsdorff: Outspan No 1 [VINYL]
Brotzmann / Van Hove / Bennink / Albert Mangelsdorff:
Outspan No 1 [VINYL]

(Cien Fuegos -- Austria )


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Recorded a month after Outspan No 1, this album was captured live at 1974 Ost-West-Festival in Nurnberg, Germany from the legendary, masterfully amusing and absolutely serious trio of Peter Brötzmann on alto saxophone, tenor saxophone & clarinet, Fred Van Hove on piano, and Han Bennink on drums, clarinet, homemade junk, everything & anything.

Lucier, Alvin: One Arm Bandits
Lucier, Alvin:
One Arm Bandits

(Important Records -- USA )


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Using only their right arms and never fingering the strings with their left hand, this recording of Alvin Lucier's "One Arm Bandits" was recorded in Lucier's own dining room, the hour-long piece in four parts exploring the relationship between bow direction changes and shifts in phase, scored for four cellists and performed by Tyler J. Borden, Laura Cetilia, Charles Curtis and Judith Hamann.

Simulacrum (Peck / onBass / Moores / Simches): Semblance
Simulacrum (Peck / onBass / Moores / Simches):
Semblance

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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An offshoot of Metal Chaos Ensemble, Simulacrum features 3 the core members of that band--David Peck on winds, horns, percussion and electronics, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Bob Moores on space trumpet, guitar & electronics--substituting Joel Simches for Woods to provide maximum real-time signal processing for this extended and diverse set of free improv, jazz and soundscape.

Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Smith / Lage / Roeder): Full Fathom Five
Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Smith / Lage / Roeder):
Full Fathom Five

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Zorn expands the canon for his lyrical jazz quartet Incerto of Brian Marsella on piano, Ches Smith on drums & Haitian Tanbou, Julian Lage on guitar and Jorge Roeder on bass, composing a suite of seven subtle and passionate nocturnes inspired by the night imagery of Shakespeare, merging jazz and chamber forms with a Downtown NY sensibility; gorgeous.

Butcher, John / Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Steve Noble: Fathom
Butcher, John / Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Steve Noble:
Fathom

(577 Records -- USA )


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The debut for UK saxophonist John Butcher on 577 Records is this exemplary 2021 live recording at Cafe OTO in London by the quartet of Butcher on tenor and soprano saxophones, Pat Thomas on piano, Dominic Lash on double bass and Steve Noble on drums, four of the UK's leading free improvisers demonstrating their prodigious abilities in concentrated conversation.

Sjostrom, Harri / Erhard Hirt / Philipp Wachsman / Paul Lytton: Especially For You
Sjostrom, Harri / Erhard Hirt / Philipp Wachsman / Paul Lytton:
Especially For You

(Bead -- UK )


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A concert recording on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Einstein Kultur in Munich from the quartet of Erhard Hirt on guitar & computer and Paul Lytton on drums, percussion & objects (half of the Quartet XPACT) plus Harri Sjostrom on soprano & sopranino saxophones and Philipp Wachsmann on violin & electronics, presenting a remarkable set of collective ea-improvisations.

Mahall, Rudi / Michael Griener: Jazzpreis [VINYL]
Mahall, Rudi / Michael Griener:
Jazzpreis [VINYL]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


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Bringing together two acclaimed German improvisers who met in Nuremberg in 1982 as teens--reedist Rudi Mahall and drummer/vibraphonist Michael Griener, "bumbling" around to learn free jazz together, heard now 40 years later as authoritative players recording as a duo in 2020 & 21 in Kotzlin and Berlin for eight energetically creative and buoyantly upbeat dialogs.

Anderson, Fred Quartet (w/ Brimfield / Drake / Hayrod): Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 2
Anderson, Fred Quartet (w/ Brimfield / Drake / Hayrod):
Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 2

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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An original member of the AACM and owner & director of the Velvet Lounge jazz club leading Chicago's free and experimental music scenes, and a mentor to countless young jazz musicians, tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson is heard in the counterpart to the 2000 Unheard Music Series album, The Milwaukee Tapes, this 2nd unissued volume of material from the same 1980 concert.

Bevan / Bishop / Edwards / Zerang: 'Nham
Bevan / Bishop / Edwards / Zerang:
'Nham

(Foghorn Records -- Great Britain )


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CALATO / John Cage: Variations + Four6
CALATO / John Cage:
Variations + Four6

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Calato, the quartet of Javier Areal Vélez, Jorge Espinal, Agustín Genoud and Pablo Verón based in Buenos Aires, formed in 2010 as an improvisation and experimental composition group exploring music notation and graphic scores in convergence with free improvisation, performing on prepared electric guitars, drums, sampler and amplified voice, here taking on two works by John Cage: Variations I-III, and Four6.

D'Agaro, Daniele: Chicago Overtones <i>[Used Item]</i>
D'Agaro, Daniele:
Chicago Overtones [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Lepage, Robert Marcel: Les Choses Dernieres <i>[Used Item]</i>
Lepage, Robert Marcel:
Les Choses Dernieres [Used Item]

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Lazro, Daunik / Carlos Zingaro / Sakis Papadimitriou / Jean Bolcato: Periferia
Lazro, Daunik / Carlos Zingaro / Sakis Papadimitriou / Jean Bolcato:
Periferia

(Fou Records -- France )


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Reissuing the 1995 In Situ album of the sublime 1993 concert at Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy in France from the free improvising quartet of Daunik Lazro on alto & baritone saxophones, Carlos Zingaro on acoustic and electroacoustic violins, Sakis Papadimitriou on piano and Jean Bolcato on double bass & voice, in a highly focused set of concentrative collective expression.



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