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![]() Bennet / Bryerton / Butcher / De Gruttola / Kaiser / Smith: Sextessense: A Tribute to John Stevens and the SME (Balance Point Acoustics -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock |
![]() Butcher / Charles / Dorner - The Contest of Pleasures: Tempestuous (Another Timbre -- UK ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $15.25 ![]() ![]() In Stock Live recordings of this incredible improvising trio as influenced by a 'tempestuous' storm buffeting & rattling the windows of the church in which the performance took place. |
![]() Butcher / Muller / van der Schyff: Way Out Northwest (Drip Audio -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock British saxophone phenomenon John Butcher meets Vancouver's premiere bassist Torsten Müller and drummer Dylan van der Schyff for an amazing live set at the Western Front. |
![]() Butcher / Viltard / Prevost: "All But" - Meetings with Remarkable Saxophonists -- Volume 2 (Matchless -- Great Britain ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $17.05 ![]() ![]() In Stock The second volume of Eddie Prevost's 2011 series of concerts at Network Theatre, Waterloo, London meeting with remarkable saxophonists, here with John Butcher on tenor & soprano, with Guillaume Viltard on double bass. |
![]() Denley, Jim: Through Fire, Crevice and The Hidden Valley (Splitrec -- Australia ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $16.15 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recorded live in an Australian National Park on a 15-day walk, saxophonist Jim Denley performs solo on the alto saxophone in response to and in conversation with the environment around him using the natural acoustics of this rugged and awe-inspiring region. |
![]() Denzler, Bertrand / Antonin Gerbal: Heretofore (Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock The duo of tenor saxophonist Bertrand Denzler and percussionist Antonin Gerbal, 2/3 of the Zoor trio, in an album of free improvisation contrasting simple and complex sounds, organic and mechanical rhythms while evoking asymmetric, geometric or enigmatic shapes. |
![]() Dijkstra, Jorrit : Music for Reeds and Electronics: Oakland (Driff Records -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock A curious and remarkably enjoyable collection of works from Jorrit Dijkstra (sax, lyricon and electronics) in a quintet with Phillip Greenlief (reeds), Kyle Bruckman (double reeds & electronics), Frank Gratkowski (reeds), and Jon Raskin (sax & electronics). |
![]() Doneda, Michel : Everybody Digs Michel Doneda (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock A collection of solo pieces from forward-thinking French soprano saxophonist Michel Doneda, using extended techniques and utilizing every inch of the horn, creating unconventional and captivating sonic expressions from the instrument. |
![]() FPR (Gratkowski / Greenlief / Raskin): All At Once (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Three West Coast saxophonists, Jon Raskin (Rova), Frank Gratkowsk (Zeitkratzer) and Phillip Grenlief, in a free improvising trio of highly interactive music using extended techniques to captivate and entertain the listener. |
![]() Gallio / Rupp: Fasane Hula Punk (Rapid Moment -- Malaysia ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock The duo of electric guitarist Olaf Rupp and soprano saxophonist Christoph Gallio in a set of 13 studio improvisations, restrained and thoughtful dialog of great technical skill and unusual tonal approaches to both instruments. |
![]() Gjerstad, Frode / Peter Brotzmann: Soria Moria (FMR -- Great Britain ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock A great duo recording on clarinets and terrogoto from multi-reedist Frode Gjerstad and legendary free jazz musician Peter Brotzmann, incredible free improvisation from two masters. |
![]() Golia, Vinny & Urs Leimgruber: Empiricism in the West (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Two amazing wind players - saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist Vinny Golia and saxophonist Urs Leimgruber - in a series of free improvising duos pushing their instruments into unusual and captivating territories. |
![]() Hetu, Joane: Seule dans les chants (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Joane Hetu in her first solo album for alto saxophone and voice that is poetic and intimate. |
![]() Howard, Earl / Denman Maroney : Fire Song (erstwhile -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock |
![]() International Nothing, The: The Dark Side of Success (Ftarri -- Japan ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock The duo of Berlin clarinetists Kai Fagaschinski and Michael Thieke (The Magic I.D.) create rich, evolving soundscapes using tones and odd interjections in unison and in dissonance, dark works of subtle beauty in unique sound oriented compositions. |
![]() Lacy, Steve / Steve Potts: Tips (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recorded in Paris in 1979, Steve Lacy (soprano sax) and Steve Potts (alto sax) perform music for the aphorisms of Georges Braque, as sung by Irene Aebi; originally issued on Hat Hut records, this reiusse remasters the original release and includes images from the score. |
![]() Lauzier, Philippe / Eric Normand: Not the Music / do (Tour de Bras -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock The Canadian duo of reedist Philippe Lauzier and bassist Eric Normand freely improvise in sound environments that are both introspective and precarious, using subtle and aberrant approaches to playing that evoke unusual aspects of their instruments in oddly refined dialog. |
![]() McPhee, Joe: Variations on a Blue Line / 'Round Midnight (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $11.65 ![]() ![]() In Stock A much-needed reissue of McPhee's 1979 Hat Hut LP documenting his 1977 concert at Salle Ste Croix des Pelletiers, performing 3 original compositions and Monk's "Round Midnight" with incredible skill and inventiveness. |
![]() Metzger, Matthieu: SelfCooking (Ayler -- France ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock A member of the French ONJ (Orchestre National de Jazz), saxophonist Metzger also works with a variety of real-time transformation music software; this is an excellent review of his compositions and his unique voice in modern improvisation. |
![]() Parker / Guy / Lytton + Peter Evans: Scenes in the House of Music (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock The classic European Free Improv trio of Evan Parker, Barry Guy and Pual Lytton is joined by New York trumpeter Peter Evans for an incredible live concert at Casa de Musica, Portugal. |
![]() Parker, Evan / John Edwards / Chris Corsano: A Glancing Blow (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock |
![]() Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton: Live at Maya Recordings Festival (NoBusiness -- Lithuania ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock Superb improvisation from three masters - Evan Parker on sax, Barry Guy on bass and Paul Lytton on drums - performing at the Maya Recordings Festival, September 23 - 25, 2011 at Theater am Gleis, Winterthur, Switzerland. |
![]() Parker, Evan / Leimgruber, Urs: Twine (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock British sax giant Evan Parker meets Swiss tenor and soprano explorer Urs Leimgruber in an album of intertwining sax discussion using an unusual and unique language. |
![]() Rasmussen, Mette / Chris Corsano Duo: All The Ghosts At Once (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock The enduring sax and drum duo format is invigorated with US drummer Chris Corsano and Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen, who push each other in free improvisation that uses insanely great technique while delivering a passionate and ecstatic dialog. |
![]() Roberts, Matana : Always (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Two passionate studio improvisations from saxophonist Matana Roberts, who lovingly dedicates the album to "those bard(s) of summer...the ideas herein of which I gleaned/interrogated/investigated/celebrated with you..."; subtle, rich, and inspiring. |
![]() Tsahar, Assif / Tatsuya Nakatani: I Got It Bad (Hopscotch Records -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock The third collaboration from the duo of Israeli saxophonist Assif Tsahar and Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, an amazing journey in tone and rhythm from two kindred spirits through 20 short, inventive, and stunning improvisations. |
![]() Vandermark, Ken and Mats Gustafsson: Verses (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Surprisingly after long partnerships with Peter Brotzmann's Tentet and the saxophone trio Sonore, this is the first time that Ken Vandermark & Mats Gustafsson have recorded as a duo, here in 6 incredible improvisations balancing technique, power, and beauty. |
![]() Weightless (Butcher / Edwards / Spera / Braida): A Brush with Dignity (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Music inspired and fascinated by Italian cultural history, art, poetry, &c., from the collective quartet of John Butcher, John Edwards, Fabrizio Spera and Alberto Braida. |
![]() Battikha, Philippe: Invisible Backgrounds (Samizdat -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $11.65 ![]() ![]() In Stock A beautiful solo album from Montreal/Brooklyn trumpeter Philippe Battikha, who also developed the field recordings over which he plays, joined on two tracks by double bassist Johan Fortune, in a melancholy and haunting album of emotionally rich soundscapes. |
![]() Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal (Impressus Records -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock The quartet of Cosottini, Melano, Pisani, Miano (EAQuartet Electroacoustic) in compositions referring to the 4 cardinal map points using graphic scores, games, open readings, &c. |
![]() Brotzmann, Peter: Solo + Trio Roma [2 CDs] (Les Disques Victo -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $21.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Victoriaville celebrated European Free Jazz legend Peter Brotzmann's 70th birthday by presenting two concerts: one solo, and one with the amazing Trio Roma of Massimo Pupillo and Paal Nilssen-Love, both presented on this essential 2 CD release. |
![]() Butcher, John: 13 Friendly Numbers (Unsounds -- The Netherlands ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $16.15 ![]() ![]() In Stock |
![]() Jackson, Keefe / Hans-Peter Pfammatter: (Sonnenzimmer -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Chicago saxophonist Keefe Jacksonand Swiss pianist Hans-Peter Pfammatter in a contemplative and expressive duo album demonstrating powerful technique and subtle restraint through nine improvisations. |
![]() Parker, Evan & GGRIL (Grand Groupe Regional d'Improvisation Liberee): Vivaces (Tour de Bras -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock Le Grand Groupe Regional d'Improvisation Liberee (GGRIL) of the St. Lawrence region is conducted by British saxophonist Evan Parker in this live concert held in Rimouski after a workshop hosted by Evan Parker. |
![]() Parker, Evan Trio & Peter Brotzmann Trio : The Bishop's Move (Les Disques Victo -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock |
![]() Rose, Simon / Stefan Schultze: The Ten Thousand Things (Red Toucan -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Free improvising saxophonist Simon Rose, on baritone and alto sax, meets composer/arranger Stefan Schultze on prepared piano for 11 exploratory works based around Schultze's "modules"--bits and pieces attached inside the piano--creating unusual platforms for free improvisation. |
![]() Bardeau / Couratier / Lecinte / Lemaire: Quaturo Machaut (Ayler -- France ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $15.25 ![]() ![]() In Stock Taking their name from composer Guillaume de Machaut, Quentin Biardeau directs his saxophone quartet as they reinterpret his 1365 polyphonic mass "Messe de Nostre Dame", using the resonance of the the Abbey of Noirlac, France to enhance these beautifully paced compositions. |
![]() di Scipio, Agostino : Horbare Okosysteme: Live elektronic compositions 1993-2005 (Edition Rz -- Germany ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Live electronic compositions from 1993-2005 by composer Agostino Di Scipio, using acoustic instruments and digital sound processing to create unusual and previously unheard sound worlds. |
![]() Silver, Yoni: peep holes (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock An incredible display of control and lyrical development in understated improvisation using circular breathing and extended techniques from Israeli bass clarinetist Yoni Silver. |
![]() McPhee, Joe : Alone Together: The Solo Ensemble Recordings 1974 & 1979 (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock In 1979 Joe McPhee, working with CJR produced Craig Johnson, recorded this set of overdubbed recordings of himself performing on saxes, trumpet and flugelhorn over original compositions showcasing solo, duo, trio and quartet contexts, an album of virtual McPhee ensembles! |
![]() Szuszkiewicz, Kamil: Robot Czarek (Bolt -- Poland ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Using saxophone and electronics in unexpected ways, Warszawa composer Kamil Szuszkiewicz's 9 movement "Robot Czarek" is described as a "sound cartoon", using odd punctuation of voice and effected interactive instrumental interjections to tell his libretto's strange tale. |
Butcher, John / Michael Duch: Fjordgata (Confront -- Great Britain ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock A live recording at the Jazzfest Trondheim, Trondelag Senter for Samtidskunst, in May 2015 from the freely improvising duo of John Butcher and contrabassist Michael Duch, a superb extended concert of incredible reed technique and concept anchored by Duch's flexible bass work. |
![]() Merce, Sergio: Be Nothing (Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $11.65 ![]() ![]() In Stock A beautifully ambient album of analogue synthesiser, microtonal saxophone and electronics by Argentinian saxophonist Sergio Merce, a single long track that pauses and resumes its rich tones and harmonies at a deliberate and measured pace, allowing each environment to ring. |
![]() XT (Seymour Wright / Paul Abbot): Pah' (Pleasure of the Text Records -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $11.65 ![]() ![]() In Stock The duo of Paul Abbot on drum kits, percussion & computer, and Seymour Wright on alto saxophone and feedback, in a massive edge-of-your seat live recording from London's Cafe Oto in 2015, a mix of brutal and beautiful playing with unexpected and surprising twists. |
![]() Quasar (quatuor de saxophones): Du souffle (Collection QB -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Montreal saxophone quartet Quasar (Jean-Marc Bouchard, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Mathieu Leclair, & Andre Leroux) in their 3rd incredible album of contemporary saxophone compositions, presenting 14 rich and varied compositions, including commissioned and premier works. |
![]() Brotzmann, Peter / Steve Noble / John Edwards: The Worse The Better: Live at Cafe OTO, January 2010 [VINYL REPRESS] (Otoroku -- Great Britain ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $25.15 ![]() ![]() In Stock LP edition of the first set performed by the trio of Peter Brotzmann, Steve Noble and John Edwards at Cafe OTO in January 2010 during Brotzmann's first residency at the venue, and the first time this trio had played together. |
![]() Zimmerlin, Alfred: Dunki . Frey . Aeschbacher . Capt . Hefti . Moster (Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Norway ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $11.65 ![]() ![]() In Stock German composer Alfred Zimmerlin presents 3 pieces that balance compositional and improvisational approaches, with a 7-part work for strings, a large Klavierstruck work for microtonal piano, and an improvised chamber work, "Klarinettenquintett," with Jurg Frey on clarinet. |
![]() Schubert, Frank Paul / Rudi Fischerlehner: Willing Suspension of Disbelief (Not Applicable -- UK ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Long-time collaborators and compatriots Frank Paul Schubert on soprano sax and Rudi Fischerlehner on drums and percussion recorded these intricate and engaging improvisations in their shared studio in Berlin, presented as a live album, unedited and in the order performed. |
![]() Kobi, Christian / Christian Muller: A Second Day (Herbal International -- Malaysia ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock An album of unusual reed improvisations using extended and unusual acoustic techniques and further extended with electronics, field recordings, and samples, from the Swiss duo of Kobi Christian on soprano sax and Christian Muller on bass clarinet, sampler & electronics. |
![]() Machinefabriek: Assemblage (Zoharum -- Poland ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $11.65 ![]() ![]() In Stock A great collection of short film soundtracks and pieces that appeared on compilation albums and out-of-print CDRs, including the "Nerf" EP, the tracks for the book "Things That A Mutant Needs To Know" by Reinaldo Laddaga, and 3 soundtracks of which two are for a short movie and one for a video installation, alongside tracks from other compilations. |
![]() Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus named "Clinamen" the unpredictable (in time and space) swerve of atoms falling in the void, which aptly describes the unexpected directions taken in subtle free improvisation from this French trio, led by bassist Louis-Michel Marion, with Jacques Di Donato on clarinet, and Philippe Berger on viola. |
![]() Lillinger, Christian / Tobias Deluis: Dicht (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Berlin-based improvisers Christian Lillinger on drums and Tobias Delius on tenor sax and clarinet in an album of powerful rhythms, instant melodies, and quick-witted responses, bridging a generation of experience in dialog and give and take that works well head on and in reserve, a great encounter from two modern and active creative players. |
![]() Fauna (Simon Rose / Paul Stapleton): Fauna (pfmentum -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock British saxophonist Simon Rose uses extended and evocative techniques in this exceptional set of duos with Paul Stapleton, who plays a Bonsai Sound Sculpture, an assemblage of unusual electronic and acoustic components allowing a wide range of expression. |
![]() Keune, Stefan: Sunday Sundaes (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock Solo improvisation from Stefen Keune performing on sopranino and alto saxophones, intense playing that focuses on hard-blowing and extreme performance, wringing a singularly desperate yet astute language from the horn. |
![]() Lepage, Robert Marcel: Canard Branchu (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock A rich work for clarinets, bass and drums orchestrated for six musicians including Actuelle core players Lori Freedman, Pierre Tanguay, and Lepage himself, through 14 works that may have something to do with a swamp. |
![]() Parodi, Claudio: Heavy Nichel (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock Solo improvisations on the Turkish Clarinet from Claudio Parodi, an Italian classically trained pianist who also works with self-built/self-modified electronics, non-western reeds, and selected percussions. |
![]() Wright, Jack: As If Anything Can Be The Same (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Acclaimed free improvising saxophonist Jack Wright is joined by his son Ben on double bass for these exceptional duos that balance space and color through extended techniques and an impecable sense of timing. |
![]() Schindler, Udo: Botenstoffe (Confront -- UK ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock A series of duo recordings between saxophonist, clarinetist and cornet player Udo Schindler and pianists, all recorded at Schindler's Salon for Sound and Art at Krailing, Germany between 2013 and 2016, with Claudia Ulla Binder, Masako Ohta, Elisabeth Harnik, Katharnia Weber, and Lisa Ullen; song titles taken from SONDAGEN (Soundings) in memory of poet Thomas Kling. |
![]() Elks, The (Kai Fagaschinski / Liz Allbee / Billy Roisz / Marta Zapparoli): This Is Not The Ant (Mikroton Recordings -- Russia ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock An extremely balanced group of electroacoustic improvisers, Kai Fagaschinski on clarinet and Liz Allbee on trumpet make up the acoustic side, though sounding as electronic and other-worldly as Billy Roisz on e-bass and electronics and Marta Zapparoli on reel-to-reel tapes and tape machines, creating incredibly wide-ranging and psychedelic sonic environments. |
![]() Frith, Fred / Hans Koch: You Are Here (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $17.05 ![]() ![]() In Stock Two commanding players from the UK & European improv scene who have consistently pushed the envelope in free improvisation--electric & prepared guitarist Fred Frith and saxophonist/bass clarinetist Hans Koch--present an album of assertive interactions, merging alien environments with amazing technical playing and inexplicable approaches to sound - superb! |
![]() Donarier, Matthieu / Santiago Quintans: Sun Dome (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $10.04 ![]() ![]() In Stock Using a diverse set of strategies in free improvisation, from abstract textures, sonic and microtonal exploration to solid counterpoint, French saxophonist Matthieu Donarier and Spanish electric guitarist residing in France Santiago Quintans delight in the variety and dynamic approach to their album, in 14 tracks that surprise and captivate their listeners. |
![]() Bohlen, Katharina / Reinald Noisten / Claudius Reimann : Long Clarinets - Short Stories? (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock Extending the realm of reeds in improvisation, the trio of three clarinetists--Katharina Bohlen, Reinald Noisten, and Claudius Reimann--perform on clarinet and bass clarinet with a diverse set of approaches, opening their 12 movement work with a trio of bass clarinets, and then permuting bass, b-flat clarinets and sax with remarkable technique. |
![]() Giesriegl & Schindler: So{u}ndages (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock "Both Giesriegl and Gratkowski are responsible for the sound in the gearbox. It deals with an extreme range of vocalisms, which are often composed of elements of spoken language, which are part of the sound ensemble. He draws from an al... |
![]() Gjerstad, Frode / Sabir Mateen: Good Question (FMR -- UK ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock After his duo release with John Stevens, Norwegian saxophonist continues his series of partnerships by joining with saxophonist Sabir Matten for an album recorded in New York City, 10 improvisation that show how their complementary style propel each into unique territory of intertwining, propulsive, and creative playing. |
![]() Braxton, Anthony : Solo (Victoriaville) 2017 (Les Disques Victo -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock On the 30th anniversary of the Victo Festival Anthony Braxton took to the stage for a magnificent solo performance on the alto sax, performing 8 spontaneous compositions and an 8+ minute version of "Body and Soul", seamlessly crossing lyrical and complex approaches to the horn using his unique intervallic, trimbral and diagrammatic language, a stunning and embraceable accomplishment. |
![]() Barbares (Bopp / Foussat / Petit / Sato): Debris d'orgueil (Fou Records -- France ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Two live recordings at Theatre au Clain, in Poitiers, France and at le Bistrot, in Bayonne, from the free improvising quartet of Christiane Bopp on trombone, Jean-Marc Foussat on synth & voice, Jean-Luc Petit on bass clarinet and sopranino sax, and Makoto Sato on drums, for submersive interchanges blending electronics and acoustics in remarkable ways. |
![]() Sirius (Tembe / Trinite): Acoustic Main Suite Plus The Inner One (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock A beautifully complex album of resonant improvisation from Swazi born trumpeter Yaw Tembe, who is committed to bring Africa to the Portuguese free music scene, Yaw, along with Paris veteran percussionist/objects manipulator Monsieur Trinitee, blend patient sonic environments with percussive platforms and both meditative and scrabbly trumpet work; an absorbing release. |
![]() Neto, Alipio C. / Thelmo Cristovam: Triatoma Infestans (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock A quirky and ingenious duo from two saxophonists using extended techniques: Alipio C. Neto on soprano sax and Thelmo Cristovam on C-melody sax, using the reeds, body and breath to create an unusual and uncommon dialog. |
![]() Beger, Albert / Shay Hazan: Black Mynah (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock A beautiful album of darkly lyrical jazz duos from Israeli saxophonist and bass clarinetist Albert Beger and collaborator and member of the Albert Beger Quartet Shay Hazan, on double bass and guimbri, for seven pieces recorded in the studio: 6 improvised works and the composed piece "Cycles". |
![]() Oyauchi, Aishi : Wrong Exit (Armageddon Nova -- Japan ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $17.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Under-recorded but legendary Japanese free improvising saxophonist Aishi Oyauchi in a double CD, performing on alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, and piano through 52 untitled and inventive pieces, from a few seconds in length to several minutes, presented as 7 composite tracks; part of the Armageddon Nova Series exploring radical free improvisation. |
![]() Various Artists: Lao Dan / Rick Countryman / Colin Webster: Saxophone Anatomy (Armageddon Nova -- Japan ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Saxophone solo improvisation omnibus by three free saxophonists from around the globe: Lao Dan from China recording in an underground bomb shelter in an agressive solo performance; US ex-pat Rick Countryman from the Philippines in a traditional yet extremely free jazz exposition; and London's Colin Webster on baritone sax for an exploration of extended techniques. |
![]() Mochizuki, Harutaka : Through The Glass (Armageddon Nova -- Japan ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Multi-instrumentalist improviser Harutaka Mochizuki releases this solo album performing on saxophone, performing two extended improvisations that explore the instrument as a whole, producing unusual sounds from the physical and mechanical aspects of the horn alongside more traditional playing, using an expanded range of dynamics to build tension and interest. |
![]() Oyauchi, Aishi : Hidden Though It Is Difficult (Armageddon Nova -- Japan ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock Aishi Oyauchi is a free improvising alto saxophonist in the tradition of Kaoru Abe and who hails from the same first generation of Japanese free improvisers from the 1960s; this album finds him performing on alto and soprano sax at Performing Art Center, using space and abrupt diversions alongside unusual tone and technique with percussive asides. |
![]() Dunmall / Schubert / Dessanay / Bashford: Sign Of The Times (FMR -- UK ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock With packaging embellished by 5 images of Paul Dunmall's wood engravings, this album catches the saxophonist on soprano, alto and tenor in the company of saxophonist Frank Paul Schubert on soprano and alto, with Sebastiano Dessanay on bass and Jim Bashford on drums, performing live at Lamp Tavern, in Birmingham for an album of intertwining reeds and solid rhythmic support. |
![]() International Nothing, The: In Doubt We Trust (Ftarri -- Japan ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $15.25 ![]() ![]() In Stock The duo project of Berlin-based clarinetists Kai Fagaschinski and Michal Thieke, (Magic I.D., Christof Kurzmann, Splitter Ochester) in their 5th album of timbre-rich, harmonically fascinating and slowly evolving reed interactions, returning to their core duo after their previous quartet album, here presenting a large rich and beautifully weaving work. |
![]() Loxbo, Finn / Erik Blennow Calalv : Snow Country (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock A duo between Swedish guitarist Finn Loxbo (Fire! Orchestra) and bass clarinetist Erik Blennow Calalv, in a low-key, moody and tranquil album of improvisations with titles implying their unhurried approach to their dialog--"Clouds", "Moving, Dancing", and "Ryoanji"-- making a beautiful album of nearly ambient but decidedly determined music. |
![]() Quartetski: Quartetski Does Bartok - Mikrokosmos, Sz 107 (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Composed between 1926 and 1939, "Mikrokosmos" was Bela Bartok's attempt to solve certain technical problems in the art of piano playing, here adapted by the 5-piece Quartetski into a fascinating series of progressive exercises and etudes, oddly enough presented without a piano. |
![]() Godet, Jean-Brice: Epiphanies (Gigantonium -- France ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $13.45 ![]() ![]() In Stock French experimental improviser Jean-Brice Godet, a frequent collaborator with Joelle Leandre and a member of Cuir, in a solo album of 8 etudes for dictaphone, radio, and clarinet, a unique album of extreme and eccentric technique on reeds punctuated by unearthly voice and radio transmissions, a curious album that rewards detailed listening. |
![]() Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman: Mobile For Shakespeare (Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $17.05 ![]() ![]() In Stock A series of musical "mobiles" from European composer Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, sonic transformations of the visual experiences of Alexander Calder's dynamic sculptures. |
![]() PEK Solo: Fulcrum (Evil Clown -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $10.75 ![]() ![]() In Stock Extracting the leader from a multitude of ensembles, David Peck's solo album has him performing on tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet, contraalto clarinet, bassoon, tarota, hand chimes, accordion, [d]ronin, wood, metal, aquasonic, daxophone, Atlantis gong, plus pre-recorded mixes adding a "soloist with tape" aspect to his complex and rich performance. |
![]() Turbulence: Amorphous Solids (Evil Clown -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $10.75 ![]() ![]() In Stock Turbulence is the extended horn section for the Leap of Faith Orchestra, a varying-sized ensemble, recording here at Boston area's Outpost 196 as a quartet with PEK on reeds, Bob Moores on trumpet and Dan O'Brien on sax, clarinets & flutes, all playing an assortment of percussive devices, with Leap of Faith core member Yuri Zbitnoff as a dedicated percussionist. |
![]() Knuffke, Kirk / Ben Goldberg: Uncompahgre (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock Two extraordinary players from two coasts--clarinetist Ben Goldberg from the West and cornetist Kirk Knuffke from the East--in an exuberant duo of lyrical and virtuosic free jazz that astonishes the listener with the ease of their interactions in both parallel and contrasting lines, supporting the other as they express themselves uniquely; an impressive achievement! |
![]() Rose, Simon / Philippe Lemoine: Seance (Tour de Bras -- France ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $14.35 ![]() ![]() In Stock Tenor and baritone saxophones in an exchange of spectral interactions that emphasize harmonic overtones and intersections, unusual emanations from both instruments in a perfectly paced improvisations, each of the 12 dialogs named aptly for locations and crossing in Englad and France, adding a sense of journey to these mysterious and wonderful expeditions. |
![]() Merce, Sergio: Three Dimensions Of The Spirit (Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $11.65 ![]() ![]() In Stock Conservatory trained Argentinian saxophonist Sergio Merce uses a prepared tenor sax and a microtonal sax to create rich harmonics and slowly moving tonal works, layering aberrant and alluring tones in restrained configurations that allow each stratum of sound to be distinguished and appreciated, creating mesmerizing compositions of elusive and illusionistic sound. |
![]() Laubrock, Ingrid / Tom Rainey: Utter (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Labor Day Sale! Price was Price: $12.55 ![]() ![]() In Stock After their 2016 tour of the US West Coast, husband and wife free improvising duo Ingrid Laubrock (tenor & soprano sax) and Tom Rainey (drums) entered a Brooklyn studio with a set of co-written compositions, which they weave together with free improv, relying on cues that can trigger a given composition at any time, adding a unique layer of communication to their exuberant playing. |
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