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  • CCNT – CCNT
    CCNT – CCNT
    $20.00 | ,

    Guttural, coarse, and unprecious. Twisted Arp Odyssey and heavily-processed Saprano saxophone improvisations form a labyrinthine album of synth drone, occasional scronk, and composed noise. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • CCNT – CCNT
    CCNT – CCNT
    $10.00 | ,

    Guttural, coarse, and unprecious. Twisted Arp Odyssey and heavily-processed Saprano saxophone improvisations form a labyrinthine album of synth drone, occasional scronk, and composed noise. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ascension: John Coltrane And His Quest
    Ascension: John Coltrane And His Quest
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Ascension is as spellbinding as Coltrane’s music.”–The New Review of Records “This remarkable book traces the development of Coltrane’s music as it moved from [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958
    The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958
    $8.00 | , ,

    “Ornette Coleman’s discovery some thirty years ago that his band’s music was indeed a “free thing” marked the beginning of a revolution in jazz. From the early [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • MFG ‎– In Minnesota
    MFG ‎– In Minnesota
    $30.00 | , ,

    Recorded Live at Walker Church, Sunday, June 4, 1978. Label: Hat Hut Records – S/T Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Burton Greene Trio ‎– On Tour
    The Burton Greene Trio ‎– On Tour
    $12.00 | , ,

    “The Chicago-born pianist Burton Greene first made his way to NY in 1962, just as the New Music movement was beginning to gain momentum. The following year he and bassist […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Grupo Um – Starting Point
    Grupo Um – Starting Point
    $24.00 | , ,

    “In 1975, under the oppressive air of military dictatorship in Brazil, brothers Lelo and Zé Eduardo Nazario invited bassist Zeca Assumpção to join their musical experiments in a basement [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Amanda Irarrazabal & Eli Wallace – Entre Pliegos
    Amanda Irarrazabal & Eli Wallace – Entre Pliegos
    $8.00 | , ,

    Entre Pliegos embarks on a quest through shared sonic ancestry to explore the immediacy of communication, invoking a mercurial, yet at times uplifting, musical environ. The drones and growls of [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Angel Bat Dawid ‎– The Oracle
    Angel Bat Dawid ‎– The Oracle
    $18.00 | , ,

    Composer, clarinetist, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid descended on Chicago’s jazz & improvised music scene just a few years ago. In very short time, the potency, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Exotic Prince, The Insane One* – Music That Is In
    Exotic Prince, The Insane One* – Music That Is In
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Credited only to “Your Exotic Prince” on the dust jacket, this record is my all-time favorite Smith Street find, and I’m pleased to share it here in its entirety. As […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Paul Bley – Ramblin’
    Paul Bley – Ramblin’
    $6.00 | , ,

    “Recorded at Studio RCA in the Eternal City on July 1, 1966, Ramblin’ captures Paul Bley alongside the formidable rhythm section of double bassist Mark Levinson and drummer Barry Altschul. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Zorn & Bobby Previte – Euclid’s Nightmare
    John Zorn & Bobby Previte – Euclid’s Nightmare
    $6.00 | , ,

    “This 1997 duet recording between drumming ace Bobby Previte and saxophonist John Zorn is indicative — pretty much — of what Zorn’s music was like at the time: There are [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Archie Shepp – Four For Trane
    Archie Shepp – Four For Trane
    $7.00 | , ,

    “From 1964, Archie Shepp’s first date as a leader featured — as one would expect from the title — four tunes by John Coltrane, his mentor, his major influence, and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Archie Shepp – Mama Too Tight
    Archie Shepp – Mama Too Tight
    $8.00 | , ,

    “The octet Archie Shepp surrounded himself with in 1966 was filled with new and old faces. The twin trombones of Roswell Rudd and Grachan Moncur III embodied this, but so […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chick Corea / David Holland* / Barry Altschul – A.R.C.
    Chick Corea / David Holland* / Barry Altschul – A.R.C.
    $10.00 | , ,

    “This LP features pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Altschul during the brief period that, along with Anthony Braxton, they were members of the fine avant-garde [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dave Burrell ‎– High Won – High Two
    Dave Burrell ‎– High Won – High Two
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Dave Burrell has long had a highly original style on piano, not quite outside but far from conventional. This CD reissues a trio set with bassist Sirone and either Bobby […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dewey Redman ‎– The Ear Of The Behearer
    Dewey Redman ‎– The Ear Of The Behearer
    $7.00 | , ,

    “This 1998 CD reissues Dewey Redman’s entire The Ear of the Behearer album (although it leaves out an alternate take of “Interconnection” that was released on a different [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Makaya McCraven – Where We Come From (Chicago X London Mixtape)
    Makaya McCraven – Where We Come From (Chicago X London Mixtape)
    $10.00 | , ,

    Over the course of 3 days in London, drummer/producer Makaya McCraven connected with first time collaborators (Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Soweto Kinch, Ashley Henry, Daniel [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Takeda – Psychedelic Minimalism Vol 1
    Takeda – Psychedelic Minimalism Vol 1
    $8.00 | , ,

    “Psychedelic Minimalism Vol​.​1 is a collection of previously, and very limited, released material. These 4 long-form tracks were recorded on a Tascam 4-track from the beginning to late [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Albert Ayler Quartet ‎– The Hilversum Session
    Albert Ayler Quartet ‎– The Hilversum Session
    $9.00 | , ,

    A legendary recording by tenor saxophonist Ayler with his amazing working band, recorded in Holland for radio play Label: ESP-Disk’ – ESP 4035 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Brandon López – vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile
    Brandon López – vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile
    $17.00 | , ,

    “On moving to NYC a little over a decade ago, López began making himself indispensable within many creative music scenes, from the New York Philharmonic to the DIY basements of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra* – On Jupiter
    Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra* – On Jupiter
    $25.00 | , ,

    “On Jupiter is a great album recorded in 1979, about a year after Lanquidity. After easing in with the fairly brief title cut, a fairly mellow affair featuring June Tyson […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Siegfried Kessler / Gus Nemeth / Stu Martin – Solaire
    Siegfried Kessler / Gus Nemeth / Stu Martin – Solaire
    $19.00 | , ,

    “Solaire, Siegfried Kessler, that is the least we can say! Aged 4: learns piano. Aged 6: his first concert. After this: studies classical music like everyone else… until the jazz […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Antonello Salis ‎– Orange Juice / Nice Food
    Antonello Salis ‎– Orange Juice / Nice Food
    $17.00 | , ,

    Recorded Live on Monday February 4, 1980 at Untere Mensa der Universität Zürich. Label: Hat Hut Records – hat Hut TEN (1R10) Format: Vinyl, LP, Gatefold Country: Switzerland Released: 1980 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Plunky & Oneness – Made Through Ritual
    Plunky & Oneness – Made Through Ritual
    $24.00 | , ,

    “In 1975, the late DJ / producer and jazz distributor Jimmy Gray and James “Plunky” Branch joined a musical revolution, founding Black Fire Records and releasing the label’s debut album, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Tyler – Sixty Minute Man
    Charles Tyler – Sixty Minute Man
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Charles Tyler spent the mid-’60s playing for the legendary Albert Ayler, with whom he shares his burly tone and wide vibrato. Tyler’s 1980 LP Sixty Minute Man is a reasonably [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • L’Infonie – S/T
    L’Infonie – S/T
    $19.00 | , ,

    Beat poetry influence free form jazz collective, formed in Montreal in 1967, L’Infonie existed officially until 1974. Lead by composer Walter Boudreau (aka retlaW uaerduoB) and poet, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Hands & Claws – Hands & Claws
    Hands & Claws – Hands & Claws
    $10.00 | ,

    Grading: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Montibus Communitas – Ananda Samgha
    Montibus Communitas – Ananda Samgha
    $20.00 | , ,

    Peruvian psych destroyers Label: Sky Lantern Records – SLR105 Format: Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: US Released: 2014 VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– The Constant Extension Of Inescapable Tradition
    The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– The Constant Extension Of Inescapa…
    $15.00 | , ,

    Milo Fine: drums, clarinet, prepared piano, bowed cymbal, voice Steve Gnitka: guitars Label: Hat Hut Records – H Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Switzerland Released: 1978 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– Hah !
    The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– Hah !
    $18.00 | , ,

    Milo Fine: drums, bowed cymbals, piano, clarinet Steve Gnitka: guitar Recorded by Milo Fine at Anwatin Middle School, Minneapolis, MN; December 29, 1976 Label: Hat Hut Records – HAT-E Format: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Luke Stewart / Patrick Shiroishi – Luke Stewart / Patrick Shiroishi
    Luke Stewart / Patrick Shiroishi – Luke Stewart / Patrick Shiroishi
    $12.00 | , ,

    “For the second edition in the Profane Illuminations series of long form temporal suspensions we find two of contemporary music’s most vital and expressive characters – Patrick [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Joshua Abrams – Music For Pulse Meridian Foliation
    Joshua Abrams – Music For Pulse Meridian Foliation
    $27.00 | ,

    Joshua Abrams’ Music for Pulse Meridian Foliation is the aural manifestation of an art event described as “an in-between space and access point to a pulsating experience that connects body […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Erkin Koray – Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
    Erkin Koray – Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
    $16.00 | ,

    Erkin Koray and Sublime Frequencies are pleased to present this collection of rare tracks and lesser-heard singles. All tracks were recorded and released in Turkey between 1970-1977 and culled [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, International
  • Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton – Live At Pioneer Works, 26 October 2023
    Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton – Live At Pioneer Works, 26 October 20…
    $24.00 | ,

    Formed 29 years ago (1996) by Nate Young, Wolf Eyes is currently a duo generally characterized as “noise,” though they have called themselves “psycho jazz” (among other [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Billie Holiday – Lady Love
    Billie Holiday – Lady Love
    $13.00 | ,

    Though she had been performing professionally since the late 1920s, as a teenager in Harlem, during its Renaissance, the immortal Billie Holiday didn’t play a single night on the European [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off (Clear VInyl)
    Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off (Clear VInyl)
    $22.00 | ,

    Originally released in 1962, Takin’ Off marked Herbie Hancock’s debut as a leader, showcasing his balance of sophistication and accessibility. While influenced by Horace [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (Clear VInyl)
    Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (Clear VInyl)
    $22.00 | ,

    Nina Simone’s 1957 debut, Little Girl Blue, introduced her singular blend of jazz, blues, and classical influences. Backed by bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Albert “Tootie” [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Hallelujahs – Pie-Para-Para / Star
    Hallelujahs – Pie-Para-Para / Star
    $16.00 | ,

    Two previously lost gems from the 1985 sessions that produced one of the key albums in Japanese underground music, the Hallelujahs’ psychedelic pop masterpiece Eat Meat Swear and Oath [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Kreidler – Early Recordings 1994-95
    Kreidler – Early Recordings 1994-95
    $17.00 | ,

    While working in Berlin Wedding at andereBaustelle studio on their upcoming album, Kreidler found also time to dig deep into the vaults of their Düsseldorf and Berlin archives. Thirty years […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Faust – So Far
    Faust – So Far
    $27.00 | ,

    So Far, so far out. By 1972, Faust had already dismantled the concept of a rock album. With their self-titled debut, they tore through convention with tape edits, abstract structures, […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Faust – So Far
    Faust – So Far
    $17.00 | ,

    So Far, so far out. By 1972, Faust had already dismantled the concept of a rock album. With their self-titled debut, they tore through convention with tape edits, abstract structures, […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • V/A – Silberland Vol 3: The Ambient Side Of Kosmische Musik (1972–1986)
    V/A – Silberland Vol 3: The Ambient Side Of Kosmische Musik (1972–1986…
    $35.00 | ,

    On their last trip to Silberland, hurtled along the chrome highways and glass skyways of the kosmische landscape, powered ever onwards in perpetual motorik motion. This time, however, the Hamburg [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Cluster – Cluster II
    Cluster – Cluster II
    $17.00 | ,

    Cluster can be counted among the most important international protagonists of the electronic avant-garde. Some credit them with having invented ambient music, others as pioneers of synthesizer [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Blues Magoos ‎– Psychedelic Lollipop
    Blues Magoos ‎– Psychedelic Lollipop
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The Blues Magoos sound less like psychedelic visionaries than a solid garage band with a taste for the blues on their debut album, Psychedelic Lollipop, though the lysergic reference of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    $38.00 | , ,

    ““CQ” spans R&B, spacey experimental numbers, folk rock and a revved-up kind of punk that pre-dates the angular moodiness of what would become the no wave/post punk sound a decade […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Garage / Proto Punk
  • Splendor Mystic Solis ‎– Heavy Acid Blowout Tensions Live
    Splendor Mystic Solis ‎– Heavy Acid Blowout Tensions Live
    $12.00 | , ,

    Psych supergroup featuring Asahito Nanjo, Makoto Kawabata, Sasaki Hisashi, Shimura Koji and Plastic Crimewave Sound. Label: Galactic Zoo Disk – GZDLP02 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Wormdoom ‎– Last Days Boogie
    Wormdoom ‎– Last Days Boogie
    $6.00 | , ,

    “”That the Xian exploitation LP to end them all never really got made in the prime of the original movement (approximately 1968-1972) is a shame, but we have stepped forward […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Michael Yonkers And Plastic Crimewave Sound ‎– Bleed Out
    Michael Yonkers And Plastic Crimewave Sound ‎– Bleed Out
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Side one recorded at Musicola Studios by Joe Cassidy 2004. Side two recorded live at Million Tongues Festival, Empty Bottle, Chicago.” Label: Spiral Staircase Records – CASE001 [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Guru Guru – UFO
    Guru Guru – UFO
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Guru Guru’s debut album shows why the band, even if it never reached the levels of appreciation and influence the likes of Can or Neu! did, still maintained a healthy […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych