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Zorn / Centazzo / Chadbourne / Cora / Kondo / Bradfield: Environment for Sextet [VINYL]
Zorn / Centazzo / Chadbourne / Cora / Kondo / Bradfield:
Environment for Sextet [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $22.65    




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Hailing from the Downtown NY scene's early years, the incredibly forward-thinking sextet of Polly Bradfield on violin, Andrea Centazzo on percussion, Eugene Chadbourne on guitars, Tom Cora on cello, Toshinori Kondo on trumpet and John Zorn on reeds are heard in a live performance for WKCR Radio in New York City during Ictus label leader Centazzo's US tour.

Parker, Evan: Saxophone Solos [VINYL]
Parker, Evan:
Saxophone Solos [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $20.85    




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Virtually unprecedented for the time, Evan Parker's 1976 solo soprano saxophone album captures Parker's prowess and unusual harmonic approach to the saxophone in a 1975 concert at the Unity Theatre in London and in the FMP studio the same year, using the instrument in startling ways as he captivates his listeners through a unique revelation of logic, drama and staggering skill.

Davis, Miles w/ Tadd Dameron: Revisited
Davis, Miles w/ Tadd Dameron:
Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Between his work with Charlie Parker and before his own personal success, trumpeter Miles Davis joined the influential ensemble of pianist, composer and arranger Tadd Dameron, heard in six large ensemble pieces at New York's Royal Roost in 1949, and then in a quintet at the Paris Festival International De Jazz the same year, in both hearing a unique and confident facet to Miles' playing.

Cherry / Redman / Haden / Blackwell: Old and New Dreams [VINYL]
Cherry / Redman / Haden / Blackwell:
Old and New Dreams [VINYL]

(Black Saint -- USA )


Price: $26.95    




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Keeping the momentum going from Ornette Coleman's 60s quartet, the 1st "Old and New Dreams" from 1977 with Don Cherry on pocket trumpet, Dewey Redman on tenor sax & musette, Charlie Haden on bass and Eddie Blackwell on drums & gong, performed new compositions of burning free jazz from each of Cherry, Redman and Haden, alongside Coleman's "Handwoven".

Koenjihyakkei: Nivraym Revisted
Koenjihyakkei:
Nivraym Revisted

(Skin Graft Records -- Japan/USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Originally released in 2001 on the Magaibutsu label, the 3rd studio album from Japan's Koenjihyakkei led by drummer/vocalist Yoshida Tatsuya energetically blends progressive rock, chamber rock, fusion and composed forms, here revisited for the 2nd time with the 2009 expanded reissue remixed again with new additions, plus three bonus tracks from a 2020 concert.

Koenjihyakkei: Nivraym Revisted [VINYL COLORED 2 LPs]
Koenjihyakkei:
Nivraym Revisted [VINYL COLORED 2 LPs]

(Skin Graft Records -- Japan/USA )


Price: $43.95    




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Originally released in 2001 on the Magaibutsu label, the 3rd studio album from Japan's Koenjihyakkei led by drummer/vocalist Yoshida Tatsuya energetically blends progressive rock, chamber rock, fusion and composed forms, here revisited for the 2nd time with the 2009 expanded reissue remixed again with new additions, plus three bonus tracks from a 2020 concert.

Coleman, Ornette: Ornette At 12, Crisis & Man On The Moon, Revisited
Coleman, Ornette:
Ornette At 12, Crisis & Man On The Moon, Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Reissuing and remastering two Impulse! albums from saxophonist Ornette Coleman: 1969's Ornette At 12 with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and his then 12-year-old son Denardo on drums; 1972's Crisis adding Don Cherry on trumpet; and a lesser-known 1969 EP, Man On The Moon, with electronics from Dr. Emmanuel Ghent and Ed Blackwell on drums.

Dolphy, Eric: Outward Bound To Out To Lunch Revisited
Dolphy, Eric:
Outward Bound To Out To Lunch Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Arriving in NY in 1959, saxophonist, flute & bass clarinetist Eric Dolphy joined some of the finest avant jazz players, releasing his 1st album as a leader in 1960--Outward Bound--with Freddie Hubbard, Jaki Byard, George Tucker & Roy Haynes; subsequently tagged as an anti-jazz musician, it would be 4 years before his masterwork Out To Lunch would be released, both albums here reissued & remastered.

Ayler, Albert: Summertime To Spiritual Unity, Revisited
Ayler, Albert:
Summertime To Spiritual Unity, Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Remastering and reissuing two tracks--"Summertime" and "C.T"--from saxophonist Albert Ayler's 1964 Fontana album My Name Is Albert Ayler with basssist Nils-Henning Orsted Pedersen, drummer Ronnie Gardiner and pianist Nils Bronsted; and his classic and passionate 1965 ESP Disk release Spiritual Unity with double bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray.

Shepp, Archie: Four For Trane To Live At Newport - Revisited
Shepp, Archie:
Four For Trane To Live At Newport - Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Influenced by and working with John Coltrane, saxophonist and composer Archie Shepp paid tribute to 'Trane with his 1965 Impulse! album Four for Trane, here remastered and joined with tracks from the live album John Coltrane/Archie Shepp: New Thing At Newport, accompanied on each by acclaimed free jazz players including Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Reggie Workman, Barre Phillips, Joe Chambers, &c.

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.

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.

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.

Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Les Stances a Sophie [VINYL]
Art Ensemble Of Chicago:
Les Stances a Sophie [VINYL]

(Play Loud! Productions -- Germany )


Price: $29.95    




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Recording in France in 1970, the Art Ensemble of Chicago (Malachi Favors on bass, Joseph Jarman on saxophone, Roscoe Mitchell on saxophone, Lester Bowie on trumpet) recorded the soundtrack to director Moshé Mizrahi's movie Les stances à Sophie, joined by vocalist Fontella Bass, releasing a classic and exciting album that stands as a great testament to the versatility of its players.

Graves, Milford w/ Arthur Doyle / Hugh Glover: Children of the Forest [VINYL 2 LPs]
Graves, Milford w/ Arthur Doyle / Hugh Glover:
Children of the Forest [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Black Editions Archives -- USA )


Price: $39.95    




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From the Milford Graves Archival Series is this double LP of previously unreleased recordings in a trio with Hugh Glover on sax, percussion, klaxon horn & vaccine trumpet and Arthur Doyle on sax & flute; then a duo with Glover; then Graves solo; taken from three 1976 sessions in Grave's own basement workshop for 8 burning, passionate and ecstatic free jazz improvisations.

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.

Gillespie, Dizzy & Charlie Parker: Live, Revisited
Gillespie, Dizzy & Charlie Parker:
Live, Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Three essential concerts remastered, from the legacy of be-bop trailblazers, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, with Don Byas, Al Haig piano, Curley Russell, Max Roach & Sidney Catlett at Town Hall 1945; with John Lewis, Al McKibbon & Joe Harris at Carnegie Hall 1947; and with Bud Powell, Tommy Potter & Roy Haynes at Birdland 1951.

Parker, Charlie: At Birdland 1950 "Revisited"
Parker, Charlie:
At Birdland 1950 "Revisited"

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


Price: $18.95    




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A remarkable feat of remastering, sound restoration and pitch correction from the tapes of this June 1950 radio broadcast at Birdland in NYC, finding the exceptional quintet of jazz pioneers led by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker in superb form, with Fats Navarro on trumpet, Bud Powell on piano, Curley Russell on double bass and Art Blakey on drums.

Sun Ra Arkestra: Heliocentric Worlds 1 and 2
Sun Ra Arkestra:
Heliocentric Worlds 1 and 2

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


Price: $18.95    




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The two volumes of "Heliocentric Worlds", recorded 7 months apart in 1965, represent perhaps one of greatest chapters in Sun Ra's legacy, bringing together his immense orchestration skills with future-leaning free jazz, allowing his players expanse inside disciplined compositions that reflect on both space and the then-new freedom explored by jazz soloists.

Sun Ra: Space Is The Place [2 CDs + BLURAY + DVD + BOOKLET]
Sun Ra:
Space Is The Place [2 CDs + BLURAY + DVD + BOOKLET]

(Modern Harmonic -- USA )


Price: $48.95    




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Digitally restoring and expanding on Sun Ra's 1972 soundtrack for the film of the same name, in a solid box set with two audio CDs, a DVD and BluRay + bonus featuures of the original film, along with a previously unreleased album recorded at the same soundtrack sessions, The Mathematics Of The Altered Destiny, and a booklet with notes from multiple Afrofuturism scholars.

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

(Black Saint -- E.U. )


Price: $20.41    




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

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.

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

(Presspop -- Japan )


Price: $14.31    




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

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

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $24.19    




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

Eastman, Julius: The N*gger Series (Box Version) [VINYL 2 LPs]
Eastman, Julius:
The N*gger Series (Box Version) [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Blume -- Italy )


Price: $68.95    




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Reissuing Blume record's 2018 double album of New York avant composer Julius Eastman's "N****r Series" "Evil N****r" (1979) "Gay Guerilla" (1980) and "Crazy N****r", now in a deluxe wooden box set edition with a 12-page booklet with the original liner notes by Mary Jane Leach and Bradford Bailey, a new 2500 word essay by Bailey, as well as unseen pictures and a poster.

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

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $24.19    




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

Dixon, Bill w/ Archie Shepp, 7-Tette and Orchestra: Revisited
Dixon, Bill w/ Archie Shepp, 7-Tette and Orchestra:
Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Reissuing three essential album from trumpeter Bill Dixon's work in the 60's, first his 1962 album with saxophonist Archie Shepp in configurations of trio & quartet; then Dixon's septet album from 1964 in two compositions; and his orchestra album from 1967, showing the evolution of the trumpeter's work, approach to soloing, and his unique sense of orchestration.

Nagano, Sana (w/ Apflebaum / Matsuno / Filiano / Herternstein): Smashing Humans [VINYL]
Nagano, Sana (w/ Apflebaum / Matsuno / Filiano / Herternstein):
Smashing Humans [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $18.99    




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The debut of a new electric jazz quintet from NY violinist Sana Nagano, with Peter Appfelbaum on tenor saxophone & megaphone, Keisuke Matsuno on electric guitar, Ken Filiano on acoustic bass & effects, and Joe Hertenstein on drums, an inventive and energetic album of joyful urgency and tremendous group dynamic, fueled by Nagano's exuberant and lyrical compositions.

Shipp, Matthew Trio: Circular Temple
Shipp, Matthew Trio:
Circular Temple

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Originally released in 1992 on the US Quinton Records label, this trio album by New York improvisers, pianist Matthew Shipp (this being his first CD under his own name), bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, presents the four-part "Circular Temple" composed by Shipp, leveraging the language of jazz in remarkable ways, particularly the 2nd movement, "Monk's Nightmare".

Shipp, Matthew Trio: Circular Temple [VINYL]
Shipp, Matthew Trio:
Circular Temple [VINYL]

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


Price: $25.95    




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Originally released in 1992 on the US Quinton Records label, this trio album by New York improvisers, pianist Matthew Shipp (this being his first CD under his own name), bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, presents the four-part "Circular Temple" composed by Shipp, leveraging the language of jazz in remarkable ways, particularly the 2nd movement, "Monk's Nightmare".

Madly You (Lazro / Zingaro / Leandre / Loves): Madly You
Madly You (Lazro / Zingaro / Leandre / Loves):
Madly You

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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Reissuing the 2002 Potlatch release of this exceptional free improvising quartet of Daunik Lazro on alto & baritone saxophones, Carlos Alves "Zingaro" on violin, Joëlle Léandre on double bass and Paul Lovens on percussion & musical saw, some of the most notable of European improvisers captured live during the 2001 "Banlieues Bleues" Festival.

Banabila, Michel: Uprooted
Banabila, Michel:
Uprooted

(Tapu Records -- The Netherlands )


Price: $9.95    




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Hand-numbered repress edition.
Composer Michel Banabila invited seven musicians to improvise individually, taking recordings from those sessions to create this beautifully structured set of electronic compositions, merging eBow, samplers, synth, guitar and electronics with cello, bass clarinet, viola, violin and double bass in works that display tranquility but hide deep tension below.

Pere Ubu: Architecture For The People: 1979-1982 [4 CD BOOKBACK + DOWNLOAD]
Pere Ubu:
Architecture For The People: 1979-1982 [4 CD BOOKBACK + DOWNLOAD]

(Fire -- UK )


Price: $47.95    




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Compiling three essential albums from legendary Cleveland art rock band Pere Ubu--New Picnic Time (1979), The Art Of Walking (1980), and Song Of The Bailing Man, along with an album of out-takes and oddities, Architectural Salvage (1981), presented in a handsome four-disc 'bookback' with notes and memorabilia approved by the band.

Pere Ubu: Elitism For The People: 1975-1978 [4 CD BOOKBACK + DOWNLOAD]
Pere Ubu:
Elitism For The People: 1975-1978 [4 CD BOOKBACK + DOWNLOAD]

(Fire -- UK )


Price: $47.95    




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Compiling two of the earliest and most essential albums from legendary Cleveland art rock band Pere Ubu--The Modern Dance and Dub Housing (1978), along with the 1995 compilation the Hearpen Singles and a 1977 live set in Manhattan, in a four-disc 'bookback' set featuring excerpts from the Pere Ubu scrapbook 75-82, written by David Thomas, including historical photos.

Lowe, Allen And The Constant Sorrow Orchestra: In the Dark [3 CDs]
Lowe, Allen And The Constant Sorrow Orchestra:
In the Dark [3 CDs]

(ESP Disk -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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After suffering and recovering from cancer surgery for a tumor in his sinus, the darkest period of despair in NY-area tenor saxophonist Allen Lowe's life, he turned to composition of new jazz works, finding that the music poured out of him, as heard in this set of lyrical and sophisticated original compositions performed with his aptly named ensemble: The Constant Sorrow Orchestra.

McLean, Jackie: One Step Beyond To New And Old Gospel, Revisited
McLean, Jackie:
One Step Beyond To New And Old Gospel, Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Pushed on by new approaches to jazz as the be-bop era ended, alto saxophonist and composer Jackie McLean assembled a new quintet including soon-to-be Miles drummer Tony Williams to record One Step Beyond, here remastered and matched with his 1967 quintet album New and Old Gospel that included Ornette Coleman on trumpet and Coleman drummer Billy Higgins; two exceptional albums "revisited".

Coleman, Ornette Trio: At The Golden Circle Stockholm, Revisited
Coleman, Ornette Trio:
At The Golden Circle Stockholm, Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Reissuing and remastering both volumes from saxophonist, trumpeter and violinist Ornette Coleman's 1966 Blue Note album of his 1965 performance at the Golden Circle in Stockholm, Sweden in a trio with double bassist David Izenzon and drummer Charles Moffett, two days of exceptional concerts and the first example of Ornette's violin playing on any recording.

Takayanagi, Masayuki New Direction Unit: Mass Hysterism in Another Situation [VINYL 2 LPs]
Takayanagi, Masayuki New Direction Unit:
Mass Hysterism in Another Situation [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Black Editions -- USA )


Price: $36.95    




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Furious free improvisation fueled by dual electric guitars from Masayuki Takayanagi, leader of New Direction Unit, and Akira Iijima who provides walls of chaotic feedback, pushed on at high intensity by drummer/percussionist Hiroshi Yamazaki, captured in a 1983 live performance at Kid Ailack Hall in Toyko, remastered and reissued as a double 45RPM 12" gatefold album.

Lockwood, Annea: Glass World [CD & BOOK]
Lockwood, Annea:
Glass World [CD & BOOK]

(Room40 -- Australia )


Price: $25.95    




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Twenty three succinct recordings sourced from glass and related objects--wine glasses, glass bulbs, water jars, glass rods, &c.--each allowed to resonate or sing its unique characteristics, released as a vinyl album in 1970 and here remastered by Lawrence English under the guidance of Annea Lockwood herself; a unique album opening a microcosm of richly translucent sound.

Bailey, Derek / Evan Parker: The London Concert [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek / Evan Parker:
The London Concert [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $29.95    




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Long out of print on both the Incus label where it was released in 1975, and on Evan Parker's psi imprint, this is a much needed reissue of the original configuration of this legendary album of UK free improvising guitarist Derek Bailey in concert with saxophonist Evan Parker on tenor and soprano, performing live at Wigmore Hall in London on 14 February 1975; essential.

Bailey, Derek / Jamie Muir: Dart Drug [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek / Jamie Muir:
Dart Drug [VINYL]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $22.95    




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A reissue of the 1981 Incus LP of guitarist Derek Bailey with one-time King Crimson percussionist Jamie Muir ("Larks Tongues in Aspic"), also a member of Bailey's Music Improvisation Company, an album of hovering harmonics from Bailey's feedback amidst Muir's kitchen-sink collection of items that creates a unique and riveting complement to Bailey's playing.

Company (Bailey / Frith / Lewis / Parker / Oppens / Le Baron / Suzuki / Tippetts / Toshizawa / Tippe
Company (Bailey / Frith / Lewis / Parker / Oppens / Le Baron / Suzuki / Tippetts / Toshizawa / Tippett / Wachsmann):
Epiphany [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $32.95    




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Derek Bailey's Company Week between June 29th and July 3rd in 1982 brought together a superb set of free and open-minded improvisers--including Keith Tippets, Phillip Waschmann, George Lewis, Julie Tippets, Fred Frith, &c--performing "Epiphany" (sides A & B) as a continuous work for all musicians, and "Epiphanies" (sides C & D), shorter pieces of smaller groupings.

Art Ensemble of Chicago: Tutankhamun [VINYL]
Art Ensemble of Chicago:
Tutankhamun [VINYL]

(Org Music -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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Reissuing and remastering this exceptional 1969 album from avant-garde jazz pioneers Art Ensemble of Chicago as Lester Bowie (trumpets, horns & bass drum), Joseph Jarman saxophones, reeds, winds keys), Roscoe Mitchell (saxophones, reeds, winds, sirens, bells & whistle), and Malachi Favors (bass, banjo & sitar), adding two bonus tracks: "Tthinitthedalen" Parts 1 & 2.

Dolphy, Eric: At The Five Spot To Iron Man, Revisited
Dolphy, Eric:
At The Five Spot To Iron Man, Revisited

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


Price: $18.95    




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Restoring two essential albums from alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy: first his '61 live album at NYC's Five Spot in a quintet with Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis & Ed Blackwell; then his '63 studio sessions in varying configurations with Clifford Jordan, Woody Shaw, Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Kahn Richard Davis, Garvin Bushell & J.C. Moses.

Monk, Thelonious with John Coltrane: 1957, Revisited
Monk, Thelonious with John Coltrane:
1957, Revisited

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


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A transformative experience for John Coltrane, whose 1957 studio sessions with pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded after Monk's residency at the Five Spot, came at a transitional point for the iconic tenor saxophonist, expanding his knowledge of harmonic structure and refining his approach to soloing; with Coleman Hawkins, Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce, Ray Copeland, Wilbur Ware and Shadow Wilson.

Parker, Evan / George Lewis: From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL]
Parker, Evan / George Lewis:
From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $28.95    




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The first vinyl re-issue of the 1980 duo between UK saxophonist Evan Parker and US trombonist George Lewis, captured live at the Art Workers Guild in London, using the natural resonance of the space and phenomenal technique in an intense set of dialogs showing the mastery of each player and the forceful voice each of them brings to free improvisation.

Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton: Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) [VINYL]
Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton:
Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $28.95    




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A much-needed reissue of saxophonist Evan Parker and drummer/percussionist Paul Lytton's first duo album, recorded in London at the loft of The Standard Essenco in 1972 and originally released on the Incus label, the duo approaching their instruments in fantastic and unusual ways in a dialog far ahead of its time, augmented with recordings and eccentric assemblages.

Bailey, Derek / Simon H. Fell: At Sound 323 [VINYL 180gm WHITE  2 LPs]
Bailey, Derek / Simon H. Fell:
At Sound 323 [VINYL 180gm WHITE 2 LPs]

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $34.95    




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The full performance of legendary improvising guitarist Derek Bailey's 2001 exhilarating duo with bassist Simon H. Fell at Sound 323, originally released as a mini-CD and voted record of the year in 2002 by The Wire, then released on CD and now as a deluxe 2 LP set on 180gm White Vinyl.

Parker, Evan / George Lewis: From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Parker, Evan / George Lewis:
From Saxophone & Trombone [VINYL] [Used Item]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $25.00    




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The first vinyl re-issue of the 1980 duo between UK saxophonist Evan Parker and US trombonist George Lewis, captured live at the Art Workers Guild in London, using the natural resonance of the space and phenomenal technique in an intense set of dialogs showing the mastery of each player and the forceful voice each of them brings to free improvisation.

McLean, Jackie: Let Freedom Ring To Destination...Out! - Revisited
McLean, Jackie:
Let Freedom Ring To Destination...Out! - Revisited

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


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Remastering and reissuing two vital Blue Note albums from alto saxophonist Jackie McLean: 1963's Let Freedom Ring in a quartet with Walter Davis (piano), Herbie Lewis (double bass) & Billy Higgins (drums); then 1964's Destination... Out! in a quintet with Grachan Moncur III (trombone), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Larry Ridley (double bass) and Roy Haynes (drums).

Shorter, Alan: Mephistopheles To Orgasm - Revisited
Shorter, Alan:
Mephistopheles To Orgasm - Revisited

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An exemplary set of explorative hard bop compositions from composer/trumpeter Alan Shorter, first Mephistopheles from Wayne Shorter's The All Seeing Eye in an octet with legends Wayne Shorter, James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, Grachan Moncur III, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Joe Chambers; and then Alan Shorter's own Orgasm with Gato Barbieri, Charlie Haden, Reggie Johnson, Muhammad Ali & Rashied Ali.

Evans, Bill (w/ LoFaro / Motian): The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited
Evans, Bill (w/ LoFaro / Motian):
The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited

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Unofficial jazz documentarian Boris Rose captured these recordings on reel-to-reel tape of the Bill Evans Trio in 1960, an artistically fulfilling concert at Birdland in NYC and a rare recording of this particular trio with bassist scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian; originally issued in 1992 on the Cool & Blue label, here properly restored and remastered.

Mingus, Charles: Presents Charles Mingus To Pre Bird, Revisited
Mingus, Charles:
Presents Charles Mingus To Pre Bird, Revisited

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Three sides of Charles Mingus in this remastered reissue set: the 1961 Candid album Mingus Presents Mingus with the classic quartet of Eric Dolphy, Ted Curson and Dannie Richmond; then the Mercury release Pre-Bird from the same year, in ensembles performing the music of or influenced by Duke Ellington, along with the ambitious and brilliant through-composed work, "Half Mast Inhibition".

Ayler, Albert Quartet With Don Cherry: European Recordings Autumn 1964 (Revisited) [2 CDs] <i>[Used
Ayler, Albert Quartet With Don Cherry:
European Recordings Autumn 1964 (Revisited) [2 CDs] [Used Item]

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Essential radio and live recordings from saxophonist Albert Ayler's European tour in 1964 with Don Cherry on cornet, Gary Peacock on double bass and Sunny Murray on drums, a quintessential grouping for Ayler's compositions, here in outstanding renditions of classic works including "Spirits", "Ghosts", "Vibrations", "Mothers", "Childrens", plus Don Cherry's "Infant Happiness".

Ayler, Albert Quartets: Spirits To Ghosts Revisited (remastered) <i>[Used Item]</i>
Ayler, Albert Quartets:
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Three variations of quartet settings from iconoclastic free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, remastering and combining two Debut Records albums, "Spirits" from 1964 with Norman Howard (trumpet), Sunny Murray (drums), and alternating bass between Henry Grimes & Earle Henderson; and 1965's "Ghosts" on Debut Records with Don Cherry (trumpet), Gary Peacock (bass), and Sunny Murray.

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Ayler, Albert Quintet:
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In 1966 tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler toured northern Europe with his ensemble of Donald Ayler on trumpet, Michel Samson on violin, William Folwell on double bass & Beaver Harris on drums, a stellar group performing some of Ayler's most substantial compositions, heard in concerts in Rotterdam and Helsinki, and in the soundtrack to a film recorded in Munich.



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