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  • Miles Davis ‎– Jack Johnson [1971 pressing]
    Miles Davis ‎– Jack Johnson [1971 pressing]
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    “None of Miles Davis’ recordings has been more shrouded in mystery than Jack Johnson, yet none has better fulfilled Davis’ promise that he could form the “greatest rock [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jay Jay Johnson ‎– The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 [1974 pressing]
    Jay Jay Johnson ‎– The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 [1974 pressing]
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    “This particular album concentrates exclusively on the trombonist’s 1953 sextet date with the great trumpeter Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath (who doubles on tenor and baritone), pianist [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Clifford Thornton & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra – The Gardens Of Harlem (Japanese Pressing)
    Clifford Thornton & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra – The Gardens Of Harlem (Japanese Pressing)
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    “The documentation of avant-garde jazz from any period becomes severely hampered by production insecurities as soon as the subject at hand is large-scale orchestral music. The Jazz [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lee Morgan ‎– Caramba [1968 pressing]
    Lee Morgan ‎– Caramba [1968 pressing]
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    “Of the other selections, “Soulita” has the catchiest melody while Cal Massey’s slow ballad “A Baby’s Smile” was previously unreleased. While Morgan and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alan Sondheim / Ritual-All-770* – Ritual-All-7-70
    Alan Sondheim / Ritual-All-770* – Ritual-All-7-70
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    “Ritual All 7-70 is a curious collection of short improvisations by the multi-instrumentalist Alan Sondheim — who plays, among others, koto, English horn, electric and acoustic [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gregorio Paniagua ‎– Batiscafo
    Gregorio Paniagua ‎– Batiscafo
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    ““Batiscafo” by Gregorio Paniagua is one of these elusive treasures. First released in 1980 on Hispavox, the album disappeared after a short run and no further editions in any format […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Leo Cuypers ‎– Leo Cuypers
    Leo Cuypers ‎– Leo Cuypers
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    The Dutch free-jazz legend’s intense debut Label: BASF – 14 25182-9 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Netherlands Released:1972 VG+/VG. Sleeve shows noticeable edgewear/corner creasing

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Anthony Braxton ‎– This Time…  (sealed)
    Anthony Braxton ‎– This Time… (sealed)
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    “From the opening contrabass clarinet gurgle, it’s clear this is no ordinary free jazz album, despite the fact it was released on the quintessentially volcanic free jazz imprint BYG [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The New York Bass Violin Choir – The New York Bass Violin Choir
    The New York Bass Violin Choir – The New York Bass Violin Choir
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    “This might easily be Bill Lee’s greatest epiphany. It also celebrates the artistic partnership that Bill Lee shares with the six other bassists on the album. The seven movements run […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc* – Live At The Loosdrecht Jazz Festival
    Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc* – Live At The Loosdrecht Jazz Festival
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    Recorded at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival, Holland (The Netherlands), 9th August 1972 by courtesy of Joop de Roo, N.O.S. Radio, Hilversum. Label: Black Lion Records – PA-3001/2 Format: 2xVinyl, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Il Gruppo* ‎– The Private Sea Of Dreams
    Il Gruppo* ‎– The Private Sea Of Dreams
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    Italian free-jazz featuring Roland Kayn & Ennio Morricone Label: RCA Victor – LSP-3846 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1967 VG+/VG+. Light marks/edgewear

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Groupe De Recherches Musicales De La R.T.F.* – Musique Expérimentale
    Groupe De Recherches Musicales De La R.T.F.* – Musique Expérimentale
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    “Undoubtedly one of the most influential experimental and electroacoustic musicians, Pierre Schaeffer is also credited as being the father of the theory of musique concrete as well as later [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Conrad Schnitzler – Zug
    Conrad Schnitzler – Zug
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    “Schnitzler’s Zug is one of the most important and first electronic minimalist works that were published in the 70s. Almost simultaneously with Kraftwerk’s groundbreaking “Autobahn” Zug [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Descendants Of Mike And Phoebe ‎– A Spirit Speaks
    The Descendants Of Mike And Phoebe ‎– A Spirit Speaks
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    “Active during the prime years of New York jazz label Strata-East, The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe was one of the various projects on the label spearheaded by bassist Bill […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Albert Ayler – Goin’ Home
    Albert Ayler – Goin’ Home
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    “Albert Ayler was confronted with a spiritual anxiety that both plagued and comforted him throughout his life. This is frighteningly clear listening to the highly intense musical yin and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor Unit* ‎– Spring Of Two Blue-J’s
    Cecil Taylor Unit* ‎– Spring Of Two Blue-J’s
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    “Recorded live at New York’s Town Hall in 1974, Spring of Two Blue Jays is split between Taylor’s solo piano version of the title song and a quartet rendition featuring […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Ted Curson Quintet – Live At La’Tete De L’Art: The Canadian Concert Of Ted Curson
    The Ted Curson Quintet – Live At La’Tete De L’Art: The Canadian Concert Of Ted Curson
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    A smoking modal set from the trumpeter’s legendary quintet. Label: Can-Am Records – CA 1700 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Canada Released: 1985 VG+/VG+. Jacket in shrink.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Michael O’Shea ‎– Michael O’Shea
    Michael O’Shea ‎– Michael O’Shea
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    “Having sold his instruments to fund a nomadic 1970s lifestyle, eccentric Irish experimentalist Michael O’Shea was forced to create his own handmade answer to the sitars and zelochords he’d [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Tom Dissevelt – Fantasy In Orbit
    Tom Dissevelt – Fantasy In Orbit
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    “Even before the landing of men onto the moon or any space travels, majestic Tom Dissevelt captured the essence of the space mood and science fiction aesthetic. Fantasy in Orbit […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Herbie Hancock – Sextant
    Herbie Hancock – Sextant
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    “When Herbie Hancock left Warner Bros. in 1971 after releasing three musically sound but critically and commercially underappreciated albums — Crossings, Mwandishi, and Fat Albert [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Walt Dickerson – This Is Walt Dickerson!
    Walt Dickerson – This Is Walt Dickerson!
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    “Walt Dickerson never got quite the credit he deserved for pioneering a modernist approach to the vibes during the early ’60s, aligning himself with the emerging “new [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Stan Getz – Joao Gilberto ‎– Getz / Gilberto #2
    Stan Getz – Joao Gilberto ‎– Getz / Gilberto #2
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    “Unlike the first album’s seamless collaboration by Getz, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, here Getz and João Gilberto turn in separate sets recorded live at [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Clifford Thornton – Ketchaoua
    Clifford Thornton – Ketchaoua
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    Label: BYG Records – 529.323 Series: Actuel – 23 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180g, Gatefold Country: US Media Condition: VG+ Jacket Condition:VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Steve Roach, VidnaObmana* – Spirit Dome – Live Archive
    Steve Roach, VidnaObmana* – Spirit Dome – Live Archive
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    “Spirit Dome returns with a perfect companion, Live Archive. Two out-of-print releases from this acclaimed ambient duo are brought together in this value-priced 2-CD release. Living proof [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (Part 2)
    Steve Roach – Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (Part 2)
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    A cinematic epic for the ears, part 2 of Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces builds upon the swirling currents and massive harmonic landscapes established on part 1. On the first […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Immersion : Three
    Steve Roach – Immersion : Three
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    Released in 2007 IMMERSION: THREE is vast statement in Steve’s ongoing series of long-form, steady state “zones” created specifically as tone meditations for the deep immersions [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana – Well Of Souls
    Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana – Well Of Souls
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    “When the habits of logic evaporate in the trances of an unbridled sun, you begin to recognize the things your eyes prefer to hide. From American composer Roach and Belgian […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Darkest Before Dawn
    Steve Roach – Darkest Before Dawn
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    “Darkest Before Dawn is a long-form composition that is meant for continuous play. It is from Steve Roach, a master of that technique. His activity that preceded this CD had […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works Volume II
    Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works Volume II
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    Read this Quietus article about the album: https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-ii-review-reissue/ It’s fantastic! Label: Sire – 9 [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Conrad Schnitzler ‎– Trigger Trilogy
    Conrad Schnitzler ‎– Trigger Trilogy
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      Conrad Schnitzler is a genuine legend in the Krautrock and electronic music worlds. Schnitzler studied under Joseph Beuys before joining an early Tangerine Dream. Their first album, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Roger Doyle ‎– Babel KBBL
    Roger Doyle ‎– Babel KBBL
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    “Roger Doyle has long been Ireland’s foremost exponent of musique concrète and experimental composition. His late ’70s / early ’80s work under the moniker Operating Theatre is somewhat legendary, [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Kevin Drumm – Imperial Horizon
    Kevin Drumm – Imperial Horizon
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    Imperial Horizon released on cd by Hospital Productions, 2009. 3 guitars, 1 organ, 4-track. Source material recorded in 1996, reworked in 2007-2008. Just lay(lie…I know) down and forget it. [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Alva Noto ‎– Xerrox Vol.2
    Alva Noto ‎– Xerrox Vol.2
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    On Xerrox Vol. 2, Nicolai turns to a roster of contemporary musicians, including Michael Nyman, Stephen O’Malley, and his longtime collaborator, Ryuichi Sakamoto. This volume of work is more [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • SleepResearchFacility – Deep_Frieze
    SleepResearchFacility – Deep_Frieze
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    In an isolated arctic landscape, the frigid wind howls by. The temperature drops lower, causing the heart to slow to a nearly fatal pace, as the extremities begin to lose […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ernie Krivda – Tough Tenor Red Hot
    Ernie Krivda – Tough Tenor Red Hot
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    “Tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda, whose decision to remain home in Cleveland has resulted in gaining much less recognition than he deserves, is a highly original player with an intense and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Oliver Lake – Gallery
    Oliver Lake – Gallery
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    “Unlike some musicians associated with the avant-garde, altoist Oliver Lake often sounds at his strongest when backed by a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. This excellent set finds Lake [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Borah Bergman – Upside Down Vision
    Borah Bergman – Upside Down Vision
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    “Borah Bergman is a volatile free jazz pianist who also plays with a fractured lyricism whenever he turns thoughtful (which is often–see “Poignant Dream”). Keeping the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis – Coelacanth
    Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis – Coelacanth
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    Recorded at Waterworks New York, NY on June 6, 1992. Label: Agaric Records – Ag 1991 Format: Vinyl, 10″, Reissue Country: US Released: VG+/VG+. Still in shrink.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • A. Spencer Barefield – After The End
    A. Spencer Barefield – After The End
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    Recorded on October 25. 1987, Dearborn Heights, Michigan Label: Sound Aspects – sas 030 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Germany Released: 1989 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Evan Parker, Rova Saxophone Quartet – Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 1: The Social Set
    Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Evan Parker, Rova Saxophone Quartet – Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 1: The Social Set
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    The Social Set is a free improvisation. Recorded in Berkeley, Ca. at 1750 Arch Studios, Oct. 19, 1980. Label: Metalanguage – ML 116 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1981 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • David Murray – Low Class Conspiracy
    David Murray – Low Class Conspiracy
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    “This LP contains tenor saxophonist David Murray’s first full-length album as a leader. At 21, Murray already had remarkable technique and these explorations with bassist Fred Hopkins [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Steve Kuhn, Scott LaFaro, Pete La Roca – 1960
    Steve Kuhn, Scott LaFaro, Pete La Roca – 1960
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    The only recordings left by the three members of John Coltrane’s short-lived rhythm section in New York in 1960 tell the story of the missing link in jazz history. This […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Borbetomagus!* – The Rape Of Atlanta
    Borbetomagus!* – The Rape Of Atlanta
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    ‘Great trio show from 2004 show at Destroy All Music Festival in Atlanta. Two gloriously crude side-long tears into the fabric of the universe.” Label: no label/cat number Format: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Burton Greene / Alan Silva ‎– The Ongoing Strings
    Burton Greene / Alan Silva ‎– The Ongoing Strings
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    Recorded Live at BIM Huis, Amsterdam, February 14, 1980 Label: Hat Hut Records – hat Hut FIFTEEN Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Album Country: Switzerland Released:1981 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Derek Bailey / Noël Akchoté – Close To The Kitchen
    Derek Bailey / Noël Akchoté – Close To The Kitchen
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    “Derek Bailey records often with very different people, but this session stands out as one of his best from the second half of the ’90s. At the time of this […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dave Burrell – Windward Passages
    Dave Burrell – Windward Passages
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    “There is only one other pianist in Dave Burrell’s class, and that is Misha Mengelberg. Burrell is so thoroughly a pianist, composer, and improviser that the three are inseparable in [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Derek Bailey / Pat Thomas / Steve Noble – And
    Derek Bailey / Pat Thomas / Steve Noble – And
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    Derek Bailey: guitar; Pat Thomas: keyboards; Steve Noble: turntables. Label: Rectangle – REC-S Format: Vinyl, LP Country: France Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dewey Redman ‎– Coincide
    Dewey Redman ‎– Coincide
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    “Dewey Redman is featured in a few different settings on this intriguing and generally successful album. The best cuts are the originals that match Redman’s tenor with bassist Sirone [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu – New York Live !
    Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu – New York Live !
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    Side One recorded October 24, 80, Live at the Public Theatre, N.Y.C. Side Two recorded April 2, 1981, Live at Studio Henry, N.Y.C. Label: Cadence Jazz Records – CJR 1006 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jerome Cooper – The Unpredictability Of Predictability
    Jerome Cooper – The Unpredictability Of Predictability
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    “Not many jazz drummers present entire albums of themselves in solo format, but when they do, chances are they’re going to haul out everything including the kitchen sink to dazzle [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Joel Futterman, Jimmy Lyons, Richard Davis, Robert Adkins – Inneraction
    Joel Futterman, Jimmy Lyons, Richard Davis, Robert Adkins – Inneraction
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    “Of all forms of expression, music can enter most deeply into the whole being: the emotions; memory; intellect as it connects with feeling and desire. Of course, for this to […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Joe McPhee – Tenor
    Joe McPhee – Tenor
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    “There are lots of outstanding Joe McPhee LPs. Nation Time being chief among them, but there’s also Pieces Of Light, Oleo and Topology. The Poughkeepsie, New York-based [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Joe McPhee ‎– Black Magic Man
    Joe McPhee ‎– Black Magic Man
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    “Black Magic Man is arguably the pivotal Joe McPhee release. It bridged the span between the regional and the international, bypassing the national altogether. “Recorded in the same [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lester Bowie – Fast Last!
    Lester Bowie – Fast Last!
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    “As is often true of a Lester Bowie record, this set has surpising moments and a liberal use of absurd humor, along with some fine playing. Certainly one would not […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Old And New Dreams – Old And New Dreams
    Old And New Dreams – Old And New Dreams
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    “The second recording by Old and New Dreams was, like its first from three years earlier, named after the group. Trumpeter Don Cherry, tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Raymond Boni, Claude Bernard ‎– Pot-Pourri Pour Parce Que
    Raymond Boni, Claude Bernard ‎– Pot-Pourri Pour Parce Que
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    A9 Recorded live at Riverbop, Paris, April 16th 1977. All other tracks recorded live at La Vielle Grille, Paris, April 17th 1977. Label: Hat Hut Records – G Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Pharoah Sanders ‎– Izipho Zam (My Gifts)
    Pharoah Sanders ‎– Izipho Zam (My Gifts)
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    “Two years after the death of his mentor and boss, John Coltrane, and just before signing his own contract with Impulse!, Pharoah Sanders finally got around to releasing an album […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Frank Lowe Sextet* ‎– Skizoke
    The Frank Lowe Sextet* ‎– Skizoke
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    “A leader album released in 1981 by the American saxophonist Frank Lowe, known for his involvement in Don Cherry’s “Ralativity Suite,” “Brown Rice,” Alice [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Vario II – Vario II
    Vario II – Vario II
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    Recorded June 1980 at Historisches Museum, Hannover. Label: Moers Music – momu 01084 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Germany Released: 1980 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – New Music: Second Wave
    V/A – New Music: Second Wave
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    “Although Savoy was not known as an avant-garde jazz label (by the 1960s it was mostly focusing on gospel music), a few advanced sessions were made for the label during […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz