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1855 N Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60647
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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
  • Andrew Hill – Point Of Departure
    Andrew Hill – Point Of Departure
    $28.00 | ,

    Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany Blue Note Records has […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Wayne Shorter – The All Seeing Eye (Tone Poet Series – 180g)
    Wayne Shorter – The All Seeing Eye (Tone Poet Series – 180…
    $39.00 | ,

    On October 15, 1965, tenor saxophone master and composer Wayne Shorter recorded The All Seeing Eye, a brilliant and ambitiously multi-layered album for Blue Note. Shorter’s goal for the album [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • McCoy Tyner – Expansions: Tone Poet Series
    McCoy Tyner – Expansions: Tone Poet Series
    $39.00 | ,

    Pianist McCoy Tyner was an acknowledged force of nature. On the aptly-named Expansions, Tyner fronts a remarkable band consisting of Woody Shaw on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Gary [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Live in Belgrade 1973
    Miles Davis – Live in Belgrade 1973
    $30.00 | ,

    A new Miles Davis boot available in our shop. Live in Belgrade, very very fried material from an early 1970s set in Belgrade. Get em while they’re hot. “Details, revisions […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Yutaka ‎– Love Light
    Yutaka ‎– Love Light
    $15.00 | , ,

    Latin-influenced fusion from the Japanese arranger & his all-star ensemble. Label: Alfa – AAA-10004 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1981 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some staining/wear

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Billie Holiday – Lady In Satin (Early Mono Pressing)
    Billie Holiday – Lady In Satin (Early Mono Pressing)
    $32.00 | , ,

    “This was Billie Holiday’s penultimate album, recorded when her body was telling her enough was enough. During the sessions with arranger Ray Ellis she was drinking vodka neat, as if [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Quincy Jones ‎– Walking In Space
    Quincy Jones ‎– Walking In Space
    $12.00 | , ,

    “The protean Quincy Jones returned to the recording studio as a leader after a long stretch in Hollywood with this triumphantly contemporary big band album. He re-established himself firmly [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gabor Szabo ‎– Mizrab
    Gabor Szabo ‎– Mizrab
    $16.00 | , ,

    “Gabor Szabo, who always had an original sound on the guitar (displaying his Hungarian heritage), is backed by a string section, horns and a rhythm section (including bassist Ron Carter [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Grover Washington, Jr. ‎– Mister Magic
    Grover Washington, Jr. ‎– Mister Magic
    $12.00 | , ,

    “This is one of Grover Washington, Jr.’s best-loved recordings and considered a classic of r&bish jazz. All four songs (which includes Billy Strayhorn’s “Passion [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Amy C. Beal – Carla Bley (American Composers Series)
    Amy C. Beal – Carla Bley (American Composers Series)
    $26.00 | ,

    This is the first comprehensive treatment of the remarkable music and influence of Carla Bley, a highly innovative American jazz composer, pianist, organist, band leader, and activist. With [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Non-Fiction
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Medeski Martin & Wood ‎– It’s A Jungle In Here (Clearwater Blue Vinyl)
    Medeski Martin & Wood ‎– It’s A Jungle In Here (Clearwater …
    $25.00 | , ,

    “The trio of John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood did as much to reinvigorate and reimagine jazz as anybody over the last three decades. Now, Real Gone Music is […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Herbie Hancock ‎– The Prisoner
    Herbie Hancock ‎– The Prisoner
    $30.00 | , ,

    “As one of the first albums Herbie Hancock recorded after departing Miles Davis’ quintet in 1968, as well as his final album for Blue Note, The Prisoner is one of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cochemea* ‎– All My Relations (Teal Vinyl)
    Cochemea* ‎– All My Relations (Teal Vinyl)
    $16.00 | , ,

    “Cochemea Gastelum is coming home to connect with his roots. After nearly 15 years of touring the world with Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, the saxophonist offers a deeply personal […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroishi ‎– Speak, Moment
    Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroishi ‎– Speak, Moment
    $30.00 | , ,

    “Harrington/Jaffe/Shiroishi are an experimental music trio from Los Angeles. The group works at a cross section of avant-garde, ambient, electronic, post-hardcore, and free jazz, but is not [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Don Cherry – Symphony for Improvisers (SEALED!)
    Don Cherry – Symphony for Improvisers (SEALED!)
    $125.00 | , ,

    “For his second album, Symphony for Improvisers, Don Cherry expanded his Complete Communion quartet — tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri, bassist Henry Grimes, and drummer Ed Blackwell [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • William Hooker ‎– Big Moon
    William Hooker ‎– Big Moon
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Over 70 releases and 44 years into his career as a jazz drummer and composer, William Hooker has made (arguably) his best album yet during the pandemic in 2020, a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Elliott Sharp – IrRational Music
    Elliott Sharp – IrRational Music
    $10.00 | ,

    A memoir and manifesto by a pivotal figure at the junction of rock, the avant-garde, and an ever-widening spiral of art, theater, film, and dance. For over five decades, Elliott […]

    GENRE: Memoir
  • Allen Moore, Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris, Hearsay – Glossolalia
    Allen Moore, Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris, Hearsay – Glossolalia
    $5.00 | ,

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

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Southern Energy Ensemble – Southern Energy
    Southern Energy Ensemble – Southern Energy
    $16.00 | ,

    We are proud to present the first full international release for another lost classic from the Black Fire Records archives, ‘Southern Energy’, the only album recorded by R’n’B and jazz […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Flock – Flock II
    Flock – Flock II
    $16.00 | ,

    UK supergroup Flock return with their anticipated sophomore album ‘Flock II’. Comprising an exceptional line-up featuring Bex Burch (fresh from her debut solo album on International Anthem), [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Nubiyan Twist – Find Your Flame
    Nubiyan Twist – Find Your Flame
    $16.00 | ,

    Nine-piece powerhouse Nubiyan Twist embark on a fresh musical odyssey with their vibrant fourth album ‘Find Your Flame’. Over 12 tracks the band seamlessly weave together global grooves, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Hermeto Pascoal E Grupo – Planetário Da Gávea
    Hermeto Pascoal E Grupo – Planetário Da Gávea
    $19.00 | ,

    On a balmy Brazilian night in February, 1981, a crowd gathered in Rio de Janeiro’s Gávea neighbourhood under the iconic dome of the city’s Planetário (Planetarium). Alongside [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – Poison Fruit
    Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – Poison Fruit
    $15.00 | ,

    From an artist in their seventies, you probably wouldn’t expect to hear an album like this. But Brazilian drumming legend Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti has been experimenting and innovating for the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Azymuth – Fênix
    Azymuth – Fênix
    $17.00 | ,

    Azymuth are back! With Fênix, their first album in five years, the Brazilian mavericks have recreated the energy of those spellbinding seventies’ sessions which would launch them into [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin