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Made in China (Michael Blake / Samuel Blaser / Michael Sarin): Transmissions
Made in China (Michael Blake / Samuel Blaser / Michael Sarin):
Transmissions

(For Tune -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Originally organized for a tour of China, the "Made in China" band of Michael Blake on saxophones, Samuel Blaser on trombone and Michael Sarin on drums, recorded this album in Brooklyn, performing compositions by Blake and Blaser including a tribute to free-jazz icon Ornette Coleman, and Louis Moholo's "You Ain't Gonna Know Me 'Cos You Think You Know Me".

Frith, Fred / Annie Lewandowski: Long As In Short, Walk As In Run
Frith, Fred / Annie Lewandowski:
Long As In Short, Walk As In Run

(Klanggalerie -- Germany )


Price: $17.72    




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Extended and captivating improvisations using complex and extended techniques from the duo of prepared pianist Annie Lewandowski (London Improvisers Orchestra, Powerdove, Xiu Xiu) and guitarist Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Skeleton Crew, &c &c) in a thoroughly modern improvised conversation, here reissued with 11 minutes of previously unreleased material.

Blaser, Samuel: Solo Bone
Blaser, Samuel:
Solo Bone

(Slam Productions -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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A magnificent solo performance for Swiss Radio captured at Salle Faller, Conservatoire de La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland in 2007 from trombonist Samuel Blaser, performing seven original, melodically inclined compositions performed with masterful technique and powerfully clear tone, along with an assertive reading of Ellington's "Mood Indigo".

Robinson / Whitecage / Filiano / Grassi: Live @ VisionFest20
Robinson / Whitecage / Filiano / Grassi:
Live @ VisionFest20

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Dedicated to the memory of reed & wind players Perry Robinson and Mark Whitecage, both of whom have passed since they took part in this tremendous 2015 live recording recorded at the 20th VisionFest in NYC, in a quartet with bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Lou Grassi for three collective free improvisations, particularly the extended first piece dedicated to late trumpeter Roy Campbell.

McPhee / Edwards / Kugel: Existential Moments
McPhee / Edwards / Kugel:
Existential Moments

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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The 3rd album from the touring trio of Joe McPhee on trumpet & tenor sax, John Edwards on double bass and Klaus Kugel on drums, following their previous NotTwo releases A Night In Alchemia and Journey To Parazzar, here captured live at FreeJazzSaar 2019, in Saarbrucken, Germany for a boisterously exciting set of three collective improvisations, including a tip of the hat to Charles Gayle.

Kuchen / Fernandez / Kaucic: The Steps That Resonate
Kuchen / Fernandez / Kaucic:
The Steps That Resonate

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Uniquely orchestrated with all three members bringing a trove of objects & percussion, the trio of Martin Küchen on saxophones, Agustí Fernández on piano and Zlatko Kaučič on drums are heard in this two-part live concert at BUMF festival in Smartno, Slovenia, for a superb example of intent listening and use of space around confident, stunningly creative & virtuosic playing.

Chicago Plan, The (Swell / Ullmann / Lonberg-Holm / Zerang): For New Zealand
Chicago Plan, The (Swell / Ullmann / Lonberg-Holm / Zerang):
For New Zealand

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $14.92    




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Featuring compositions from both trombonist Steve Swell and tenor saxophonist & bass clarinetist Gebhard Ulmann, the second album from The Chicago Plan with cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and drummer Michael Zerang is captured in the studio in Augsburg, Germany for six exceptional modern jazz recordings from a profoundly masterful and experienced transatlantic band.

Knuffke, Kirk Trio (w/ Bisio / Shipp): Gravity Without Airs [VINYL 2 LPs + DOWNLOAD]
Knuffke, Kirk Trio (w/ Bisio / Shipp):
Gravity Without Airs [VINYL 2 LPs + DOWNLOAD]

(Tao Forms -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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A mix of original compositions and collective improvisations from the NY trio of cornetist Kirk Knuffke, bassist Michael Bisio and pianist Matthew Shipp, in a double album of exemplary creative jazz from three players steeped in both tradition and forward-thinking approaches to improvisation, filled with spectacular playing from enthusiastic to introspective; a superb release.

Flying Luttenbachers, The: Imminent Death [VINYL 2 LPs]
Flying Luttenbachers, The:
Imminent Death [VINYL 2 LPs]

(God Records -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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The ever-shifting lineup of jazz/no-wave/avant/aberrant improvisers The Flying Luttenbachers, anchored by drummer Weasel Walters, brings multi-reedist Matt Nelson, two guitarists (Brandon Seabrook & Henry Kaiser), bassist Tim Dahl and Brad Laner on synth for an aggressively informed and excitingly unpredictable album of superb playing and possibly bad intention; recommended!

Fire! w/ Stephen O'Malley / David Sandstrom: Requies [VINYL 1-SIDED EP w/ SCREEN PRINT on B-SIDE]
Fire! w/ Stephen O'Malley / David Sandstrom:
Requies [VINYL 1-SIDED EP w/ SCREEN PRINT on B-SIDE]

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $44.95    




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A one-side EP with a screen print on the B-Side, of a raucous, dark and incredibly epic journey in heavy electric jazz from Fire! configured as the quintet of Mats Gustafsson on bass saxophone, organ & live electronics, Johan Berthling on electric bass, Andreas Werliin on drums, Stephen O'Malley on guitar and David Sandstrom on drums; awe inspiring!

Corner, Philip: On Tape From The Judson Years
Corner, Philip:
On Tape From The Judson Years

(Alga Marghen -- Italy )


Price: $19.95    




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Early tape collage works from Fluxus founder and member of the Experimental Media Foundation Philip Corner, five distinct pieces recorded and developed between 1962 to 1963 in New York's Lower East Side, including Lucinda Pastime" for a a dance piece by Lucinda Childs, and "Oracle, a Canata on Images of War" commissioned by the Living Theatre; includes a 16-page booklet.

Eichenberger, Markus / Christoph Gallio: Unison Polyphony
Eichenberger, Markus / Christoph Gallio:
Unison Polyphony

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


Price: $17.95    




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A seeming contradiction in terms, the unison voices and divergent polyphony that emerges best describes the subtle interactions between these two Swiss reed players--Markus Eichenberger on clarinet and Christoph Gallio (Day & Taxi) on soprano and C-Melody saxophones--their "harmony of coherence" strategies guiding their melodic interlacing and fragmentation.

Ayler, Albert Quintet: At Slugs' Saloon 1966, Revisited
Ayler, Albert Quintet:
At Slugs' Saloon 1966, Revisited

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


Price: $17.95    




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Combining the two Italian ESP/BASE LPs from 1982 and the 1995 ESP reissues, this spectacular concert with perhaps Ayler's most essential band--Ayler on tenor sax, Donald Ayler on trumpet, Michel Samson on violin, Lewis Worrell on double bass and Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums--is fully remastered to bring out more details from the complete, ecstatic 1966 concert.

Brice, Ollie (w / Challenger / Glaser / Yarde / Musson / Crowley / Bonney / Macari / Roberts / Hunte
Brice, Ollie (w / Challenger / Glaser / Yarde / Musson / Crowley / Bonney / Macari / Roberts / Hunter):
Trio / Octet: Fire Hills [2 CDs]

(West Hill Records -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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Trio & Octet compositions from UK double bassist Olie Brice: "Fire Hills" in five parts, commissioned by Jazz South and performed by the trio of Brice, Tom Challenger (sax) and Will Glaser (drums); then three pieces including the title track, with Alex Bonney & Kim Macari (trumpets), Jason Yarde, George Crowley, Cath Roberts & Rachel Musson (saxophones), and Johnny Hunter (drums).

Zorn, John (Marsella / Roeder / Smith): Suite for Piano
Zorn, John (Marsella / Roeder / Smith):
Suite for Piano

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Blurring the lines between composed and improvised music, John Zorn's ten-part composition in his "Suite for Piano" was inspired in part by the Goldberg Variations and Schoenberg's solo piano music, set in the classic piano trio format and performed by extraordinary New York musicians and improvisers, Brian Marsella on piano, Jorge Roeder on bass, and Ches Smith on drums.

Zorn / Chadbourrne / Bradfield / Baker / Hutton: John Zorn's OIympiad - Vol. 2 Fencing 1978
Zorn / Chadbourrne / Bradfield / Baker / Hutton:
John Zorn's OIympiad - Vol. 2 Fencing 1978

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Two exceptional live performances of John Zorn's interactive "Fencing" concept leading free improv into unusual directions, from the early Downtown NY scene in 1978, first at Zorn's own loft in the trio of guitarists Eugene Chadbourne, Duck Baker and Randy Hutton; then at Bard College, in Kingston, NY with Zorn on multiple reeds, Chadbourne on guitar and Polly Bradfield on violin.

Matthews, Wade / Carmen Morales: Fall Five Improvisations
Matthews, Wade / Carmen Morales:
Fall Five Improvisations

(Aural Terrains -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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Inspired by and recorded at the basilica of a former monastery overlooking a valley in southern Spain, the duo of Wade MatthInspired by and recorded at the basilica of a former monastery overlooking a valley in southern Spain, the duo of Wade Matthews on digital synthesis & field recordings and Carmen Morales on prepared piano, present improvisations with a unique palette of timbres, contrasting spacious moments against rapid interaction as they "Plunge and Tumble" through five captivating dialogs.ews on digital synthesis & field recordings and Carmen Morales on prepared piano, present improvisations with a unique palette of timbres, contrasting spacious moments with rapid interaction as they "Plunge and Tumble" through five captivating dialogs.

Snekkestad, Torben / Soren Kjaergaard: Another Way Of The Heart
Snekkestad, Torben / Soren Kjaergaard:
Another Way Of The Heart

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Mysterious and beautiful, the compositions of Norwegian improvisers, saxophonist, trumpeter and clarinetist Torben Snekkestad and pianist Søren Kjærgaard, are influenced by the peaceful western coast of Norway where they recorded these 12 pieces, with titles adapted from the texts by Torben Ulrich in the work Meridiana: Lines Toward A Nonlocal Alchemy.

Uruk (Duthoit / Hautzinger / Drake / Zerang): Ame: Live at Artacts [VINYL]
Uruk (Duthoit / Hautzinger / Drake / Zerang):
Ame: Live at Artacts [VINYL]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $27.95    




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Two long-standing duos--Isabelle Duthoit on clarinet & voice and Franz Hautzinger on quarter tone trumpet plus Chicago percussionists Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang, both on percussion and frame drum--joined together in 2020 for a European tour, recording this wildly informed homage to the Mesopotamia city Uruk live at Artacts in Alte Gerberei, St. Johann, Austria.

Uruk (Duthoit / Hautzinger / Drake / Zerang): Ame: Live at Artacts
Uruk (Duthoit / Hautzinger / Drake / Zerang):
Ame: Live at Artacts

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Two long-standing duos--Isabelle Duthoit on clarinet & voice and Franz Hautzinger on quarter tone trumpet plus Chicago percussionists Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang, both on percussion and frame drum--joined together in 2020 for a European tour, recording this wildly informed homage to the Mesopotamia city Uruk live at Artacts in Alte Gerberei, St. Johann, Austria.

Nitsch, Hermann: Weinviertel Sinfonie
Nitsch, Hermann:
Weinviertel Sinfonie

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Titled for the landscape and vineyards of his native Lower Austrian countryside, "Landschaft in Niederösterreich", this recording of composer Hermann Nitsch's serene and evocative Weinviertel Sinfonie for 27 string players in six parts was recorded in 2021 at the Nitsch Museum in Mistelbach by the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna conducted by Michael Mautner.

Brotzmann, Peter / Fred Van Hove / Han Bennink: Jazz in der Kammer Nr.71
Brotzmann, Peter / Fred Van Hove / Han Bennink:
Jazz in der Kammer Nr.71

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Recorded for radio for the series Jazz in der Kammer Nr 71, this 1974 concert was the first in East Germany for Peter Brötzmann, Fred Van Hove, and Han Bennink, bridging the divided German states through an energetic set of improvisations that extended traditional jazz with outrageous approaches to improv in an exciting, quirky and profoundly masterful set of European Free Jazz.

Sakata, Akira / Takeo Moriyama: Mitochondria [2 CDs]
Sakata, Akira / Takeo Moriyama:
Mitochondria [2 CDs]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $19.95    




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An absolutely intense sax drum duo recorded in Chiba Prefecture, Japan at Kashiwa Church in 1986 between free improvising saxophonist Akira Sakata and drummer Takeo Moriyama, two influential performers whose work began in the Yosuke Yamashita Trio in the early 70's, here in concentrated form for 18 improvisations, including a burning version of Albert Ayler's "Ghosts".

Steamboat Switzerland (Blume / Pliakas / Niggli): Terrifying Sunset [VINYL]
Steamboat Switzerland (Blume / Pliakas / Niggli):
Terrifying Sunset [VINYL]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $27.95    




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Contemporary German painter Albert Oehlen invited Steamboat Switzerland — Lucas Niggli on drums; Marino Pliakas on electric bass; Dominik Blum on drums& voice — to create music for his solo exhibition Tramonto Spaventoso at the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles, these extended compositions that connect to Oehlen's work the result, from dark ea-improv to hardcore Hammond free jazz.

Prevost, Eddie: Collider: Or, Whose Drum is it, Anyway?
Prevost, Eddie:
Collider: Or, Whose Drum is it, Anyway?

(Matchless -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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A series of impressive improvised solo drum performances by AMM/Matchless leader Eddie Prévost performed at Network Theatre in London, 2012, three pieces with each demonstrating a different characteristic of his remarkably creative and technically virtuosic playing, first with drum sticks, then with "Hands, brush, hands", and finally "Sticking it too".

Amado, Rodrigo / This Is Our Language Quartet: Let The Free Be Men [VINYL]
Amado, Rodrigo / This Is Our Language Quartet:
Let The Free Be Men [VINYL]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $24.95    




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Referencing Ornette Coleman in the group name, Portuguese tenor saxophonist engages three US free jazz players--legendary saxophonist and pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee, double bassist Kent Kessler and drummer Chris Corsano--for this 2017 concert at Jazzhouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, capturing four exemplary, at times explosive, and always tightly interactive collective improvisations.

O'Rourke, Jim / Mats Gustafsson: Xylophonen Virtuosen [VINYL 2 LPs]
O'Rourke, Jim / Mats Gustafsson:
Xylophonen Virtuosen [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $38.95    




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Dedicated to Derek Bailey, these long out of print, subtle and delicate duo recordings captured in Chicago between Mats Gustafsson on tenor sax, fluteophone, flute & "junk" and Jim O'Rourke on guitar, accordeon and also on "junk", were originally released in 1999 on the Incus label, here remastered, in some cases remixed, and adding previously unreleased material.

O'Rourke, Jim / Mats Gustafsson: Xylophonen Virtuosen
O'Rourke, Jim / Mats Gustafsson:
Xylophonen Virtuosen

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Dedicated to Derek Bailey, these long out of print, subtle and delicate duo recordings captured in Chicago between Mats Gustafsson on tenor sax, fluteophone, flute & "junk" and Jim O'Rourke on guitar, accordeon and also on "junk", were originally released in 1999 on the Incus label, here remastered, in some cases remixed, and adding previously unreleased material.

Harnik, Elisabeth: Superstructure - Holding Up A Bridge
Harnik, Elisabeth:
Superstructure - Holding Up A Bridge

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Two works from Austrian pianist and composer Elisabeth Harnik sharing a subtle and complex aesthetic balancing acoustics & electronic instruments through extended approaches while accommodating composed and improvisation sections: Holding Up A Bridge commissioned by Viennese ensemble Studio Dan; and Superstructure performed by ALL Ears Area Ensemble.

Knuffke, Kirk Trio (w/ Bisio / Shipp): Gravity Without Airs  [2 CDs]
Knuffke, Kirk Trio (w/ Bisio / Shipp):
Gravity Without Airs [2 CDs]

(Tao Forms -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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A mix of original compositions and collective improvisations from the NY trio of cornetist Kirk Knuffke, bassist Michael Bisio and pianist Matthew Shipp, in a double album of exemplary creative jazz from three players steeped in both tradition and forward-thinking approaches to improvisation, filled with spectacular playing from enthusiastic to introspective; a superb release.

Bauer / Graewe / Lindberg: Sottobosco
Bauer / Graewe / Lindberg:
Sottobosco

(Random Acoustics -- Germany )


Price: $17.95    




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Performing live at Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Austria in 2018, the trio of Conrad Bauer on trombone, Georg Graewe on piano and John Lindberg on double bass present eight free improvisations based around compositionsal structures from all three musicians, their tight interaction, intent listening and powerful technical skills a testement to their long history in European Free Jazz.

Globe Unity Orchestra & The Choir Of The NDR-Broadcast: Hamburg '74  [VINYL]
Globe Unity Orchestra & The Choir Of The NDR-Broadcast:
Hamburg '74 [VINYL]

(Cien Fuegos -- Austria )


Price: $34.95    




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A tremendous concert from the 1974, 105th NDR Jazzworkshop at the Funkhaus Hamburg from the influential free jazz ensemble Globe Unity Orchestra with a who's who of European Free Jazz players (Brotzmann, schoof, Parker, Rutherford, Bailey, Kowald, Bennink, Lovens, Schlippenbach, &c) in a Satirical Oratorio in seven parts with the NDR Choir, plus Schoof's "Kontraste Und Synthesen".

Brotzmann, Peter / Misha Mengelberg / Han Bennink: 3 Points And A Mountain [VINYL]
Brotzmann, Peter / Misha Mengelberg / Han Bennink:
3 Points And A Mountain [VINYL]

(Cien Fuegos -- Austria )


Price: $34.95    




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A wonderfully idiosyncratic and masterful live recording from the Akademie der Kunste in Berlin, 1979, in this reissue of the 1979 FMP LP from the trio of Peter Brotzmann on alto & tenor saxophones, E flat & A clarinets & bass clarinet, Misha Mengelberg on piano and Han Bennink on drums, with a bit of free bop, some free insanity, and passages of stark beauty.

Smith, Wadada Leo: The Emerald Duets [5 CD BOX SET]
Smith, Wadada Leo:
The Emerald Duets [5 CD BOX SET]

(Tum -- Finland )


Price: $79.95    




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Part of his 80th Anniversary celebration and subtitled "The Art Of The Trumpeter And Drummers", this 5-CD box set brings legendary improviser Wadada Leo Smith together with four long-time collaborators and masterful drummers--Andrew Cyrille, Jack DeJohnette, Pheeroan akLaff and Han Bennink--with Smith performing on both piano and trumpet.

Smith, Wadada Leo: String Quartets Nos. 1-12  [7-CD BOXSET]
Smith, Wadada Leo:
String Quartets Nos. 1-12 [7-CD BOXSET]

(Tum -- Finland )


Price: $119.95    




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Since 1965 Wadada Leo Smith has developed string quartets influenced by a diverse set of composers including Ornette Coleman, Claude Debussy, Howlin' Wolf, Scott Joplin, Olly Wilson, &c. heard here in 12 Quartets from 3 major periods of his work, compositions exploring the African-American experience, with scores that leave room for interpretation and expression from his players.

Angles: A Muted Reality
Angles:
A Muted Reality

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The chameleonic configuration of Angles is here an octet, in a powerfully building and passionate set of three recordings performed by Martin Kuchen (alto sax), Magnus Broo & Goran Kajfes (trumpets), Mats Aleklint (trombone), Mattias Stahl (vibraphone), Alexander Zethson (piano & synth), Konrad Agnas (drums) and Johan Berthling (double bass); exemplary.

Gantar, Miha: Introducing [5 CD Box]
Gantar, Miha:
Introducing [5 CD Box]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $23.95    




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An introduction to Amsterdam-based, Slovenian pianist & composer Miha Gantar in a specially priced 5-CD box, performing his diverse and sophisticated compositions in a variety of configurations from solo, duo, trio, quartet & large ensemble, with notable participants including Gerry Hemingway, Christian Lillinger and Axel Dorner; liner notes by Nate Wooley.

 
Tarbaby feat. Oliver Lake:
Dance Of The Evil Toys

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The Tarbaby trio of pianist Orrin Evans, drummer Nasheet Waits and double bassist Eric Revis, is joined by trumpeter Josh Lawrence and as with previous albums, featuring acclaimed alto saxophonist Oliver Lake (+ percussionist Dana Murray on track) in an album mixing post-bop, free and lyrical approaches to jazz, with compositions from all four plus a Prince cover.

Likhachev, Yaroslav Quartet: Occasional Sketches
Likhachev, Yaroslav Quartet:
Occasional Sketches

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Performing the embracingly angular compositions of Russian-born, German-based saxophonist Yaroslav Likhachev that pivot on hard bop transformed through inventive approaches, since 2016 Likhachev's Quartet with Yannis Anft on piano, Conrad Noll on bass and Moritz Baranczyk on drums have pursued new forms of expression while maintaining jazz, traditions here in nine well-defined "sketches".

Rose, Jon / Chris Abrahams: Peggy
Rose, Jon / Chris Abrahams:
Peggy

(Recommended Records -- UK )


Price: $13.20    




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"As Frogworth says in one review: 'Two giants of Australian avant-garde music getting together here, dedicating their record to Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks, whose house in Paddington, Sydney is used for residencies/sabbatic...

Tsunoda, Toshiya: Landscape And Voice [VINYL]
Tsunoda, Toshiya:
Landscape And Voice [VINYL]

(Black Truffle -- Austria )


Price: $24.53    




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A truly unique set of compositions juxtaposing lush field recording with disruptive vocal repetitions, vowel sounds from six different speakers, creating disorienting moments that lull the listener into complacency and then startles them with unexpected interference, as the composer explores how he can establish a subjective relationship with natural environments.

Sommer, Gunter Baby / The Lucaciu 3: Karawane
Sommer, Gunter Baby / The Lucaciu 3:
Karawane

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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The Lucaciu 3--Antonio Lucaciu (sax), Simon Lucaciu (piano) and Rober Lucaciu (bass)--are joined at Studio Loft in Koln, Germany by legendary Euro Free Jazz drummer Gunter Baby Sommer to record this exceptionally joyful and sophisticated album of creative jazz, with distinctive compositions from band members, alongside text from Hugo Ball and an adaptation of a Béla Bartók motiv.

Shepard, Craig: Trumpet City [2 CDs]
Shepard, Craig:
Trumpet City [2 CDs]

(Inexhaustible Editions -- Slovenia )


Price: $17.95    




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Trumpet City is a 60 minute live-installation of 40 or more trumpets performing outdoors in a public space, first commissioned and presented by the Prasidialdepartement and the Musikpodium of the City of Zurich, these two realization are from recordings at 51st Street, in Manhattan, New York and at Meeker Avenue between Lorimer and Leonard Streets, in Brooklyn, New York.

Niblock, Phill: Working Touch [USB CARD]
Niblock, Phill:
Working Touch [USB CARD]

(Touch -- UK )


Price: $36.95    




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A massive archive of drone & ambient composer Phill Niblock's films and music, from recordings made between 2013 and 2016 in festivals and studios around the world, orchestrated with primarily acoustic instruments using rich and closely related harmonics, paired with moving images of people from around the world engaged in work; hypnotic and engrossing.

Murray, David (w/ Brad Jones / Hamid Drake): Seriana Promethea
Murray, David (w/ Brad Jones / Hamid Drake):
Seriana Promethea

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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A new piano-less trio led by a modern giant of jazz--saxophonist David Murray--who composed the lyrically upbeat and swinging compositions for this Brave New World Trio with bassist Brad Jones and drummer Hamid Drake, two incredible and innovative players who expand each piece with enthusiastic playing of free and inventive approaches to Murray's music.

Lisbeth Quartett (Greve / Schmiedel / Muellbauer / Baumgartner): Release
Lisbeth Quartett (Greve / Schmiedel / Muellbauer / Baumgartner):
Release

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $15.95    




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Founded in 2008, the Berlin-based Lisbeth Quartett under the direction of saxophonist and composer Charlotte Greve with core members Manuel Schmiedel on piano, Marc Muellbauer on bass and Moritz Baumgartner on drums, present nine lyrically cultured and beautifully fluid pieces through Greve's clever and sophisticated compositions of creative modern jazz.

Laubrock, Ingrid / Andy Milne: Fragile
Laubrock, Ingrid / Andy Milne:
Fragile

(Intakt -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Following her duo albums on Intakt with pianists Aki Takase and Kris Davis, New York saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock collaborates with pianist Andy Milne (Dapp Theory, M-Base Collective) for ten beautifully empathetic, delicate and sophisticated dialogs, Laubrock performing on tenor & soprano saxophones and Milne at times using preparations.

Byron, Raymond: Bond Wire Cur [VINYL]
Byron, Raymond:
Bond Wire Cur [VINYL]

(ESP -- USA )


Price: $23.95    




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New Weird American Movement/Freak Folk singer/songwriter Raymond Byron Magic Raposa (Castanets, Raymond Byron and the White Freighter) writes in both an Americana style, and also in idiosyncratic, imaginative and unusual terms, using strong and unlikely images around ambiguous subjects that make his songs curiously repeatable, here in 20 succinct songs.

Blaser, Samuel / Consort In Motion: A Mirror To Madchaut
Blaser, Samuel / Consort In Motion:
A Mirror To Madchaut

(Songlines -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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The Consort in Motion ensemble of Samuel Blaser on trombone, Joachim Badenhorst on bass clarinet, clarinet & tenor saxophone, Drew Gress on double bass, Russ Lossing on piano, Rhodes & Wulitzer and Gerry Hemingway on drums & percussion adapt the late medieval court music of Guillaume de Machaut and Guillaume Dufay into arrangements for modern creative improvisation.

Futterman, Joel / Chad Fowler: Timeless Moments
Futterman, Joel / Chad Fowler:
Timeless Moments

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The first duo collaboration between pianist Joel Futterman and saxophonist Chad Fowler, performing on stritch--a straight alto saxophone--in a nine-part studio journey drawing on a history of jazz styles, from blues to free, in lyrical and actively introspective dialogs, building to an intense conclusion of rapidly cathartic interaction and a final, pensive release.

Bennardo, Maya / Erik Blennow Calaly / Kristofer Svensson: Two Skies
Bennardo, Maya / Erik Blennow Calaly / Kristofer Svensson:
Two Skies

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $13.95    




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The first recording of an ongoing collaboration between violinist Maya Bennardo, bass clarinetist Erik Blennow Calälv, and kacapi (similar to a Japanese koto) musician Kristofer Svensson, presenting two restrained and lovely compositions bringing together contemporary classical, free improvisation and Sundanese music in a unique chamber format.

Baars, Ab / Kaja Draksler / Terrie Exx: When The Hills Run Across The Fields - Live In Nickelsdorf
Baars, Ab / Kaja Draksler / Terrie Exx:
When The Hills Run Across The Fields - Live In Nickelsdorf

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


Price: $16.95    




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Drawing on previous collaborations between Amsterdam pianist Kaja Draksler and wind player Ab Baars, here on tenor sax, clarinet & shakuhachi, and two duo albums between Baars and guitarist Terrie Ex, this meeting as a trio took place at the 2018 Konfrontationen Festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria for a diverse journey from uniquely introspective to wildly energetic conversation.

Harnik, Elisabeth / Didi Kern / Jaap Blonk: Steamology
Harnik, Elisabeth / Didi Kern / Jaap Blonk:
Steamology

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


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Joyfully assertive and somewhat twisted, the first of three improvisations on this live album at Wels Unlimited 2020 is the duo of Austrian pianist Elisabeth Harnik and drummer Didi Kern, starting at high speed then shifting to unusual approaches in a quirky dialog, made quirkier with Jaap Blonk adding wonderfully nonsensical vocalizations on the last two pieces.

Riley, Terry played by John Tilbury: Keyboard Studies
Riley, Terry played by John Tilbury:
Keyboard Studies

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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There is uncertainty of when pianist John Tilbury recorded these three solo keyboard works by his associate and friend, legendary minimalist composer Terry Riley, performing "Keyboard Study #1" and #2, along with "Dorian Reeds" using piano, electric organ, harpsichord & celesta, captured with excellent quality in superb performances from Tilbury at the height of his powers.

Clark, Katelyn / Isaiah Ceccarelli: Landmarks
Clark, Katelyn / Isaiah Ceccarelli:
Landmarks

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Eight powerful and often cinematic pieces for organ and percussion, jointly composed and performed by long-time collaborators, Montreal composers and improvisers Katelyn Clark and Isaiah Ceccarelli, these 8 compositions developed around improvisations on the historic instruments continuo & portative organs, with percussion including a 40" bass drum, bell plates, and almglocken.

Chang, Johnny / Keir GoGwilt / Celeste Oram: Hope Lies Fallow
Chang, Johnny / Keir GoGwilt / Celeste Oram:
Hope Lies Fallow

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Six pieces developed by violinists Johnny Chang and Keir GoGwilt, with vocalist Celeste Oram joining on three, starting with early music works by Hildegard van Bingen and Orlando de Lassus in a hybrid of musical archaeology informed by modern concepts of repetition, variations of timbre, improvisation, &c, as they seek hidden sound worlds in older notation.

Lang, Klaus / Trio Amos: Tehran Dust
Lang, Klaus / Trio Amos:
Tehran Dust

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Three chamber works by Klaus Lang of a beautifully fragile and dark nature and a meticulous inner structure, alongside arrangements of early music pieces by Johannes Ockeghem and Pierre de la Rue, performed by Klaus Lang himself on organ with the Trio Amos of Sylvie Lacroix on flute, Krassimir Sterev on accordion and Michael Moser on cello.

Vegan Dallas: Electro Griot [VINYL]
Vegan Dallas:
Electro Griot [VINYL]

(nunc. -- France )


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Rhythmically rich instrumental music crossing experimental, rock and compositional forms with an ear towards primitive and instinctual pulses, the French quartet of drummer & bass harpist Julein Chamla, percussionist Benjamin Flament, Simon Henocq on live electronics and guitarist Richard Comte explore innate pulses imbued with modern and urgent overtones.

Hippie Diktat: Gran Sasso [VINYL]
Hippie Diktat:
Gran Sasso [VINYL]

(nunc. -- France )


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The 3rd album from the French Hippie Diktat trio of Antoine Viard on baritone sax, Julien Chamla on drums and Richard Comte on guitar, drawing parallels to Sunn O))) and the raw power of Peter Brötzmann, here in a four-part work of primal rhythms and powerful textures, applying the use of space and timing around repetition to create a bedrock of brawny sound.

Hiroui, Larsson Andreas: Seduced By (A) Last Year
Hiroui, Larsson Andreas:
Seduced By (A) Last Year

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


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Seeking to combine the interdisciplinary practices of Swedish percussionist, artist and philosopher Larsson Andreas Hiroui and his ensemble of Johanna Arve and Johan Jutterstrom into a single method, this extended work compiles their collective history into digital archives that are presented in a layered set of spoken observations and instrumental improvisations.

Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp: What Went Wrong
Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp:
What Went Wrong

(Leo Records -- UK )


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The fifth album on Leo Records for vibraphonist Sergio Armaroli, and his second with NY guitarist, saxophonist & electronic artist Elliott Sharp and bassist Steve Piccolo, using lyrical interpretations of jazz standards as a jumping off point for experimental and unusual approaches to improvisation, a unique balancing point in a fascinating collection.

Ughi, Federico (w/ Buckley / Musson / MF Morris): The Space Within
Ughi, Federico (w/ Buckley / Musson / MF Morris):
The Space Within

(Slam Productions -- UK )


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Drummer Federico Ughi is heard in three duo configurations of three improvisations each with British improvisers Steve Buckley on alto saxophone and bass clarinet; Rachel Musson on tenor saxophone; and Matthew F. Morris on baritone saxophone, recording in the studio in London, 1998.

Wake Up! (Daniel Carter / David Moss / Federico Ughi / Demian Richardson): Wake Up!
Wake Up! (Daniel Carter / David Moss / Federico Ughi / Demian Richardson):
Wake Up!

(Self Released -- USA )


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Recorded in Brooklyn in 2009 from the Downtown New York working band of David Moss on bass, Federico Ughi on drums, Matthew Putman on piano, Daniel Carter on saxophone and Demian Richardson on trumpet, this album was self-released by the artists, to Wake Up! the world through solid grooves and hard playing electric jazz of intensely spirited soloing.

Carter, Daniel / William Parker / Federico Ughi: Navajo Sunrise
Carter, Daniel / William Parker / Federico Ughi:
Navajo Sunrise

(Rudi Records -- Italy )


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One of a pair of complementary CDs (Navajo Sunrise and Navajo Sunset) this 2010 trio recording of a live performance at Area Sismica, Ravaldino in Monte, Italy between Daniel Carter on alto sax & piano, William Parker on bass & shakuhachi and Federico Ughi on drums, is a solid example of the sensitivity and collaborative power of the Downtown NY creative jazz scene.

Schnug, David Trio: David Schnug Trio
Schnug, David Trio:
David Schnug Trio

(577 Records -- USA )


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Inspired by the work of Lennie Tristano, Brooklyn-based saxophonist and wind player David Schnug steps out as a leader in the first of three albums (along with Aella and Alan Bjorklund's Amygdala) in a trio with bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Max Goldman, each of the 7 amusingly titled pieces employing a different compositional concept.

Bjorklund's, Alan Amygdala: History Lesson
Bjorklund's, Alan Amygdala:
History Lesson

(577 Records -- USA )


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One of three albums in a series curated by saxophonist David Schnug and released by 577 Records, trumpeter Alan Bjorklund's Amygdala presents an inventive and adventurous set of compositions, from a succinct 16 seconds to more than 7 minutes on the title track, in a mix of composed and improvised approaches using modern syntax and compositional strategies to compelling effect.

Ughi, Federico / Daniel Carter: Astonishment
Ughi, Federico / Daniel Carter:
Astonishment

(577 Records -- USA )


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Recently discovered last copies of this album, presenting the very first time that Federico Ughi and Daniel Carter played together, recorded in Queens, NY around 2001, the drummer also performing on live sampling and voice, and the multi-instrumentalist Carter on saxophones, trumpet, flute and clarinet; an essential element in their now long history of collaboration.

Windemo & Strid / Warnheim & Ingves: Split Series Vol. 1
Windemo & Strid / Warnheim & Ingves:
Split Series Vol. 1

(FRIM Records -- Sweden )


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Two very different but openly creative improvising duos on a split CD, initiating the Swedish label and concert organizer FRIMS's split recording series: first 4 improvisations from legendary free improvisers Raymond Strid on drums & percussion and guitarist Mattias Windemo; then an extended dialog from new generation players Marcus Warnheim on alto saxophone and Karin Ivgves on piano.

Scholz, Kristine: Plays Otte And Cage
Scholz, Kristine:
Plays Otte And Cage

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


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The 2nd solo album from Sweden-based pianist and Merce Cunningham-collaborator Kristine Scholz, performing on a 1921 Steinway & Sons Model A piano, recording four movements from composer Hans Otte's seminal work "Das Buch der Klänge" (1979-82), and an interpretation of John Cage's "Music for Piano 4-19", compatible pieces from two contemporary and visionary composers.

Christian Fennesz: Mahler Remix [VINYL 2 LPs]
Christian Fennesz:
Mahler Remix [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Touch -- E.U. )


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Based on samples from Gustav Mahler's symphonies, Christian Fennesz recorded these sublimely elegant "remixes" live at RadioKulturhaus, Vienna in 2011, one of three performances of this commissioned work performed with the visual artist Lillevan, and now on a double LP.

Deupree, Jerome / Joe Morris  / Matthew Shipp: Travelogue
Deupree, Jerome / Joe Morris / Matthew Shipp:
Travelogue

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


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If maps serve us well, this studio recording between the trio of New York & Boston masterful collective free improvisers Jerome Deupree on drums, Matthew Shipp on piano and Joe Morris on guitar, references locations by track title in South Hamilton, MA; Nevilles Cross, UK; Yosemite, CA; San Jose, CA; New Hampshire/Maine coast; Buenos Aires.

Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi: The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol.
Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi:
The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol. 1 [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $20.00    




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Bringing together trumpeter Michael Sarian, keyboardist Matthew Putman, drummer Federico Ughi, and Cuban bassist-vocalist Ledian Mola to pay heartfelt tribute to Sun Ra's cosmic Afrofuturism, blending improvisational brilliance with Mola's folklore-inspired vocals and Putman's Rocksichord - the same keyboard model Sun Ra played - in a first-time collaboration and celebration of innovation.

Agnel, Sophie / Joke Lanz: Ella
Agnel, Sophie / Joke Lanz:
Ella

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


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An exciting meeting of French pianist Sophie Agnel, known for her extended and prepared piano techniques, and Swiss turntablist Joke Lanz, renowned for his work in noise, experimental music, and performance art, presenting a dynamic and playful duo of spontaneous improvisation blending percussive textures, sonic collage, and energetic interaction revealing a sense of humor and awe.

Der Vierte Zustand: Layers
Der Vierte Zustand:
Layers

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The Cologne-based free improvising trio Der Vierte Zustand — vocalist Hanna Schörken, guitarist Christina Zurhausen, and drummer Ramon Keck — om a compelling blend of experimental soundscapes, noise rock influences, and free jazz energy, driven by Schörken's acrobatic wordless vocals, Zurhausen's effects-laden guitar textures, and Keck's dynamic rhythms.

Beins, Burkhard / John Butcher / Werner Dafeldecker: induction [VINYL]
Beins, Burkhard / John Butcher / Werner Dafeldecker:
induction [VINYL]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )


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The first of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series, presenting concerts from 2019 in Berlin and Leipzig of acoustic free improvisation fueled by incredible technique, extreme concentration and open-minded approaches to free interaction, from the trio of Burkhard Beins on percussion, John Butcher on tenor & soprano saxophones and Werner Dafeldecker on double bass.

Day & Taxi: Devotion [VINYL 2 LPs]
Day & Taxi:
Devotion [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Percaso -- Switzerland )


Price: $29.95    




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A melodically subtle and sophisticated album of twenty improvisations composed by saxophonist Christoph Gallio and performed with Gerry Hemingway on drums and Silvan Jeger on electric bass, with Friederike Mayrocker providing words on several tracks, the compositions as short as 19 seconds and a long as 7:40, each dedicated to visual artists and colleagues.

Fennesz: Venice 20 (20th Anniversary Edition)
Fennesz:
Venice 20 (20th Anniversary Edition)

(Touch -- UK )


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20th anniversary reissue of Fennesz's 2004 release Venice, as a deluxe version remastered by Denis Blackham, with new and extra tracks not on the previous CD or vinyl versions, in a DVD-format with a booklet of texts by Fennesz, Denis Blackham, and Jon Wozencroft, photographs from the 2004 sessions, and David Sylvian's original handwritten lyrics for "Transit."



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