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Formanek, Michael Quartet (Smith / Davis / Malaby): As Things Do
Formanek, Michael Quartet (Smith / Davis / Malaby):
As Things Do

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Michael Formanek's compositions run a wide range of styles and approaches to creative modern jazz, from flowing lyrical melodies to tense agitation in rapid runs, all anchored by Formanek's powerful bass and rendered with his Elusion Quartet of Tony Malaby on tenor & soprano sax, Kris Davis on piano and Ches Smith on drums & vibes; inventive jazz that continuously surprises.

Kahn, Jason: All Along the Way [BOOK + CD]
Kahn, Jason:
All Along the Way [BOOK + CD]

(Editions -- Switzerland )


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Swiss sound artist Jason Kahn chronicles his 37-solo concert tour through North America from the US to Canada, exploring the state of DIY experimental music scenes post-pandemic, including a CD of concert recordings in Portland and Chicago in 2022 using local radio and field recordings from each city, along with mod synths, tube amp, electromagnetic transducers and contact mics.

Buechi / Hellmuller / Jerjen: Moon Trail <i>[Used Item]</i>
Buechi / Hellmuller / Jerjen:
Moon Trail [Used Item]

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Swiss vocalist Sarah Buechi leads a new trio with Franz Hellmüller on guitar and Rafael Jerjen on bass, putting a uniquely expressive touch to a mix of original Buechi songs, standards including "I Thought About You" and "Moon River", and traditional song, the intimate and adept playing of Hellmüller and Jerjen enveloping the trio with a warm glow.

Houle, Francois / Joe Sorbara: Hush <i>[Used Item]</i>
Houle, Francois / Joe Sorbara:
Hush [Used Item]

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


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With masterful technique and remarkable creative drive, the Canadian duo of clarinetist François Houle and Joe Sorbara explore unorthodox sound worlds through microtones, pad percussives, circular breathing to stretch phrasing, Houle taking apart his instrument to affect tone and pitch, and Sorbara using idiosyncratic percussive instruments including "back porch piano guts".

Babel, Isaac : The Sin Of Jesus <i>[Used Item]</i>
Babel, Isaac :
The Sin Of Jesus [Used Item]

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


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Transcription of Soviet writer Isaac Babel's The Sin of Jesus into music by applying a rule system where words determine melody, letters determine rhythm & harmony, &c.

Mingus, Charles: At Antibes 1960, Revisited
Mingus, Charles:
At Antibes 1960, Revisited

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Restoring and remastering the 1979 Atlantic album Mingus at Antibes from bassist & composer Charles Mingus, an extraordinary concert from the 1960 Antibes Jazz Festival with the masterful sextet of Eric Dolphy on alto sax & bass clarinet, Ted Curson on trumpet, Booker Ervin on tenor saxophone, and Dannie Richmond on drums, with Bud Powell or Mingus himself on piano.

Koch, Hans / Christine Abdelnour: FFlair
Koch, Hans / Christine Abdelnour:
FFlair

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


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Born from a project from the "Jazz in Chur" association where Swiss jazz musicians team up with a musical partner from a country with a different language and cultural region, here between Swiss saxophonist Hans Koch and Lebanese saxophonist Christine Abdelnour, the two recording their half of the duo independently, joined in the studio and split left & right for a stunning and unanticipated collaboration.

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

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


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

Evans, Bill Trio: At The Village Vanguard 1961, Revisited
Evans, Bill Trio:
At The Village Vanguard 1961, Revisited

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Reissuing and remastering two seminal albums on the Riverside label from pianist and composer Bill Evan's trio with double bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian — Sunday At The Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby — yielding jazz standards and helping define the modern jazz trio through impressive technical underpinnings and lyrical sophistication.

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

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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.

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

(Auricle -- Switzerland )


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

Hemingway, Gerry: Afterlife
Hemingway, Gerry:
Afterlife

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

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

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

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


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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.

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

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


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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.

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

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


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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.

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

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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.

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

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


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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

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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.

Kahn, Jason / Franzt Loriot / Christian Wolfarth: Koln
Kahn, Jason / Franzt Loriot / Christian Wolfarth:
Koln

(Editions -- Switzerland )


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Recalling the For4Ears era of electroacoustic improvisation, the ea-improv trio of Jason Kahn on electronics, Frantz Loriot on viola and Christian Wolfarth on percussion are heard in this extended improvisation recorded in concert at Plattform nicht dokumentierbarer Ereignisse in Atelier Dürrenfeld/Geitel, Köln, Germany, as part of the trio's 2022 European tour.

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

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

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


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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 )


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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.

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

Kruttli, Marie: Transparence
Kruttli, Marie:
Transparence

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Swiss pianist, composer and producer Marie Kruttli, who splits her time between Switzerland and Berlin, steps away from her trio with bassist Lukas Traxel and drummer Jonathan Barber for a sophisticated solo album of original composition and improvisations, in thirteen succinct, emotional and introspectively elegant works.

Jim & The Schrimps (Jim Black / Asger Nissen / Julius Gawlik / Felix Henkelhausen): Ain't No Saint
Jim & The Schrimps (Jim Black / Asger Nissen / Julius Gawlik / Felix Henkelhausen):
Ain't No Saint

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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"Jim" is US drummer & composer Jim Black working in Berlin, and The Shrimps are the trio of bassist Felix Henkelhausen and the two-sax front line of Germans, Asger Nissen on alto and Julius Gawlik on tenor, finding a rapport and common approach to free improv, they formed to perform & record Black's assertive compositions influenced by the tradition of Black American jazz.

Leandre, Joelle: Zurich Concert
Leandre, Joelle:
Zurich Concert

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A tour-de-force solo concert from the masterful improvising French double bassist Joëlle Léandre, performing at Kunstraum Walcheturm in Zurich in 2022, mostly performed through an astounding bowing exposition, accompanied at times by her worldless vocal improvising, the five parts of this concert evoking passion, power, and a lifetime of profound expression.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Koch / Loriot / Kocher: Stranger Becoming
Koch / Loriot / Kocher:
Stranger Becoming

(Bruit Editions + Neither / Nor Records -- Switzerland / NY )


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Singular but not strange improvisational intersections from this Swiss trio of open-minded and masterful musicians--Hans Koch on clarinet, Frantz Loriot on viola and Jonas Kocher on accordion--highly compatible collaborators who have developed a unique language of chamber-oriented free improvisation that experiments at the convergence of compositional and chamber jazz forms.

Armaroli, Sergio (Armaroli / Minton / Schiaffini / Turner): I Dream I Was An Earopean
Armaroli, Sergio (Armaroli / Minton / Schiaffini / Turner):
I Dream I Was An Earopean

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Two percussionists--vibraphonist Sergio Armaroli and drummer/percussionist Roger Turner-- and two brass players--trombonist Giancarlo Schiaffini and trumpeter Phil Minton, who doubles on voice improvisation--are heard in these studio recordings from Udine, Italy for nine "Dreams" that turn introspective slumber into restless visions through profoundly paced playing.

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

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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.

Irniger, Christoph Pilgrim: Ghost Cat
Irniger, Christoph Pilgrim:
Ghost Cat

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Zurich tenor saxophonist & composer Christoph Irniger in his fourth album on the Intakt label with his creative and cooperative band Pilgrim of Stefan Aeby on piano, Dave Gisler on guitar, Raffaele Bossard on bass and Michael Stulz on drums, performing Irninger's lyrical and thoughtful compositions, along with one from bassist Raffaele Bossard.

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

Cyrille, Andrew: Music Delivery / Percussion
Cyrille, Andrew:
Music Delivery / Percussion

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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A leading statesman of free jazz drumming, Andrew Cyrille's approach is influenced by both the Blue Note era and the groundbreaking work he participated in with Cecil Taylor or Trio3, still going strongÊand perceptively wise as heard on these eleven succinct studio solo performances, featuring favored percussive instruments adding melodic elements to these solid rhythmic vignettes.

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

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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

Leipold, Samuel / Jurg Bucher / Luca Lo Bianco: Ostro
Leipold, Samuel / Jurg Bucher / Luca Lo Bianco:
Ostro

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Exploring the trio format of clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre and his groundbreaking drumless trio, clarinetist & saxophonist Jürg Bucher and guitarist Samuel Leipold, both members of the Swiss Jazz Orchestra, joined with double bassist Luca Lo Bianco to perform this set of Leipold compositions, alongside Giuffre's "Afternoon" and "Three Clarinet Pieces I" by Stravinsky.

von Orelli, Marco / Sheldon Suter: Draw From The Source
von Orelli, Marco / Sheldon Suter:
Draw From The Source

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A series of extraordinary sound painting from the Swiss duo of trumpeter Marco von Orelli and percussionist Sheldon Suter, von Orelli also performing on cornet, prepared slidetrumpet & little bells while Suter works with drums, cymbals, prepared zithers, gong & singing bowls, creating detailed aural environments that evoke bewitching twilight spaces.

Ayler, Albert Quintet: Lost Performances 1966, Revisited
Ayler, Albert Quintet:
Lost Performances 1966, Revisited

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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.

Buechi / Hellmuller / Jerjen: Moon Trail
Buechi / Hellmuller / Jerjen:
Moon Trail

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Swiss vocalist Sarah Buechi leads a new trio with Franz Hellmüller on guitar and Rafael Jerjen on bass, putting a uniquely expressive touch to a mix of original Buechi songs, standards including "I Thought About You" and "Moon River", and traditional song, the intimate and adept playing of Hellmüller and Jerjen enveloping the trio with a warm glow.

Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva: Grow
Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva:
Grow

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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A series of spontaneous converstations captured live at the 2021 Copenhagen Jazz Festival at KoncertKirken, the second duo album between trumpeter Susana Santos Silva and pianist Kaja Draksler, using extraordinary and extended techniques to create lovely rolling textures or spacious sonic environments, passing between moods and approaches in natural and captivating ways.

Berne, Tim / Matt Mitchell: One More, Please
Berne, Tim / Matt Mitchell:
One More, Please

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Leveraging more than a decade of collaboration, New York saxophonist Tim Berne and pianist Matt Mitchell present an intimate live concert in Montreal at Club Soda, performing mostly Berne compositions and one by Julius Hemphill ("Number 2") in a thoughtful and innately lyrical set of seemingly telepathic dialogs interpreting Berne's intricate and innovative works.

Lucaciu, Simon Trio: STRG + X
Lucaciu, Simon Trio:
STRG + X

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


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Referencing their influences as Punkt.Vrt.Plastik or the Kris Davis Trio, the uniquely voiced young piano trio of Simon Lucaciu on piano, Florian Muller on double bass and Lukas Heckers on drums formed in 2016 to compose and perform original work, inspired by Christopher Dell's possibilities of differentiation and unusual forms, receiving the Central German Jazz Prize in 2022.

Monk, Thelonious Quartet: Live Five Spot 1958, Revisited
Monk, Thelonious Quartet:
Live Five Spot 1958, Revisited

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Revisiting and remastering two 1958 albums on the Riverside Label (Monk in Action and Misterioso), then remastered as At The Five Spot on Milestone in 1977, this quartet show a different take on Monk's music through the authoritative playing and interpretations of Monk's music by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, intensified by drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik's solid support.

Houle, Francois / Joe Sorbara: Hush
Houle, Francois / Joe Sorbara:
Hush

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With masterful technique and remarkable creative drive, the Canadian duo of clarinetist François Houle and Joe Sorbara explore unorthodox sound worlds through microtones, pad percussives, circular breathing to stretch phrasing, Houle taking apart his instrument to affect tone and pitch, and Sorbara using idiosyncratic percussive instruments including "back porch piano guts".

Shepp, Archie: The Way Ahead / Kwanza / The Magic Of Ju-Ju, Revisited
Shepp, Archie:
The Way Ahead / Kwanza / The Magic Of Ju-Ju, Revisited

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Three albums and three distinct groupings in this essential remaster & reissue of two late 60s and one 70s Impulse! albums from saxophonist and composer Archie Shepp, in configurations of septets and nonets with luminaries of the day performing Shepp's rhythm-centric jazz focused on the Afrocentric experience, drawing on blues and spirituals in free jazz settings.

Sanna, Claudio: Compositori Sardi Contemporanei [2 CDs]
Sanna, Claudio:
Compositori Sardi Contemporanei [2 CDs]

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An astonishingly diverse album of solo piano works performed by pianist and composer Claudio Sanna, performing works from eight Sardinian composers including his own, weaving improvisation, acousmatic & musique concrete elements, turntablism, electronics, inside piano playing, chalk-board writing and more into lyrical and experimental pieces that flow together exquisitely.



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