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  • Jackie McLean ‎– Right Now! (1967 Repress)
    Jackie McLean ‎– Right Now! (1967 Repress)
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    “With the exception of a beautiful ballad version of Larry Willis’ “Poor Eric,” the music here (also available in Mosaic’s four-disc Jackie McLean box set) is [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ruth Goller ‎– Skyllumina
    Ruth Goller ‎– Skyllumina
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    “SKYLLUMINA represents a new evolution of London-based, Italian-born composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller. Goller is known for her bass and vocal work with Alabaster DePlume, whose [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gerhard Ruhm – Auf Messers Schneide
    Gerhard Ruhm – Auf Messers Schneide
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    Gerhard Rühm – table, piano Christa Hemtesberger – fork Alois Pillichshammer – knife Wolfgang Liko – tablespoon Jonas Geise – teaspoon Gabriele Egger – soup Fully transcribed, with accompanying [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ryan Sawyer’s Shaker Ensemble – For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song
    Ryan Sawyer’s Shaker Ensemble – For Those Who Wish to Sing…
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    One night, not too long ago at Union Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Ryan Sawyer introduced his piece, “For Those Who Wish to Sing, Will Always Find a Song.” He invited […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ben Bennett – Answers
    Ben Bennett – Answers
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    I often think about a video that Ben made in the mid-2000s, shot in profile with his shadow cast on a dimly lit Ohio punk house wall. In the video, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Niklas Persson Trio – Live at Teater Tribunalen
    Niklas Persson Trio – Live at Teater Tribunalen
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    The long overdue first proper jazz album on Discreet Music! Niklas Persson Trio is a free jazz group consisting of three of Sweden’s leading improvisers. The trio started 10 years […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Carrie DeCunzo Mirande – My Shadow
    Carrie DeCunzo Mirande – My Shadow
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    Discreet Music encountered Philadelphia-based Carrie Decunzo Mirande for the first time in 2024 when she performed at Longest Night in Gothenburg alongside Arv & Miljö and Christian Mirande. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Fusion! From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother
    Fusion! From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother
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    The role of jazz as a catalyst in rock, pop, funk, new wave, hip-hop, and techno. From music writer Alex Coles, Fusion! From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother traces the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Non-Fiction
  • Subcontinental Synthesis: Electronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969–1972
    Subcontinental Synthesis: Electronic Music at the National Institute o…
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    The history of India’s first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor. Subcontinental Synthesis explores the history of India’s [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Non-Fiction
  • François J. Bonnet* / Sarah Davachi – Banshee / Basse Brevis
    François J. Bonnet* / Sarah Davachi – Banshee / Basse Brevis
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    François J. Bonnet – Banshee Banshee is an ear directed towards the edges of the old world, where these infinite fines terrae cut and fractalize into coasts, harbours, fjords, peninsulas […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • V/A – Towards A Total Poetry
    V/A – Towards A Total Poetry
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    “Culled from live performances in Los Angeles in 1980, Towards A Total Poetry holds radioplays and sound poems by Julien Blaine, Adriano Spatola, F. Tiziano, and Paul Vangelisti. Two [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Atrás Del Cosmos ‎– Cold Drinks, Hot Dreams
    Atrás Del Cosmos ‎– Cold Drinks, Hot Dreams
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    “Atrás del Cosmos have been called Mexico’s first free jazz ensemble. Founded in 1975 by pianist Ana Ruiz, saxophonist Henry West, and percussionist Evry Mann, the trio soon became a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Heliocentrics ‎– Telemetric Sounds
    The Heliocentrics ‎– Telemetric Sounds
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    “The Heliocentrics’ albums are all confounding pieces of work. Drawing equally from the funk universe of James Brown, the disorienting asymmetry of Sun Ra, the cinematic scope of Ennio [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dickie Landry ‎– Solos
    Dickie Landry ‎– Solos
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    “On February 19, 1972, a crew of mostly Louisiana-raised musicians came together at the Leo Castelli Gallery on West Broadway in Soho to perform a wholly improvised concert. This ensemble’s [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Flora Yin Wong* / Sébastien Roux ‎– Trigram For Earth / 50 Frequency And Amplitude Modulated Sine Waves Describing A Landscape
    Flora Yin Wong* / Sébastien Roux ‎– Trigram For Earth / 50 Frequency A…
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    “Flora YIN WONG ‘Trigram for Earth’ Trigram for Earth, by Flora Yin Wong, is inspired by traditional eight-sided Pakua mirrors and the trigrams inscribed on each of their edges. [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ian William Craig ‎– A Turn Of Breath
    Ian William Craig ‎– A Turn Of Breath
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    “Following several self-released digital albums, Canadian composer Ian William Craig made his vinyl debut with the astonishing A Turn of Breath, originally released by Sean McCann’s [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ruth Goller ‎– Skylla
    Ruth Goller ‎– Skylla
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    “Ruth Goller’s ‘Skylla’ shines a long-awaited light on one of the most important musicians to have driven and revolutionised the UK jazz and improv scenes over the last 16 years. […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Judith Hamann ‎– Shaking Studies
    Judith Hamann ‎– Shaking Studies
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    “For her first album releases as a soloist, nomadic Australian cellist and composer Judith Hamann presents two collections of her sonic inquiries into shaking and humming. Her LP, [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Mary Jane Leach ‎– Woodwind Multiples
    Mary Jane Leach ‎– Woodwind Multiples
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    “Mary Jane Leach is a composer focused on the physicality of sound, its acoustic properties and how they interact with space. She has played an instrumental role in NYC’s pioneering [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • J.J. Johnson ‎– Proof Positive
    J.J. Johnson ‎– Proof Positive
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    Trombonist J.J Johnson at his absolute peak on this killer set. Label: Impulse! – A-68 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Country: US Released: 1965 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some edgewear and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Phillip Upchurch – Darkness, Darkness
    Phillip Upchurch – Darkness, Darkness
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    “Recorded in 1971, shortly after he departed Cadet where he served as a house sideman-playing on dozens of records and a prefferred guitarist for Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler, Phil […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dangerous Rhythms : Jazz and the Underworld
    Dangerous Rhythms : Jazz and the Underworld
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    Dangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America’s most notorious vice districts. For the first half of the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Non-Fiction
  • Angel Bat Dawid – The Oracle
    Angel Bat Dawid – The Oracle
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    Angel Bat Dawid’s International Anthem debut The Oracle introduced her multifaceted voice to the world. The response to its modest, initial cassette/digital release in January of 2019 was [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Mingus At Monterey
    Charles Mingus – Mingus At Monterey
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    Any list of the greatest jazz artists of all time includes the legendary Charles Mingus. Bassist, composer, outspoken jazz pioneer, Mingus was an innovator whose legacy continues to inspire us. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride – Trilogy 3
    Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride – Trilogy 3
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    In 2020, Chick Corea—27-time GRAMMY® winner, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, and one of the most iconic figures in jazz—hit the road with his powerhouse trio of Christian […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
    Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
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    Rare Mingus tracks unavailable on vinyl for decades, reassembled as a stand-alone album. The companion album to Incarnations.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
    Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
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    Rare Mingus tracks unavailable on vinyl for decades, reassembled as a stand-alone album. The companion album to Incarnations.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Beasley, Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning To Forever
    John Beasley, Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning To Forever
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    THE MUSIC OF CHICK COREA’S LEGENDARY GROUP, RETURN TO FOREVER . . . REIMAGINED THE LATEST COLLABORATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE GRAMMY®- WINNER BEASLEY & THE TWICE-NOMINATED FRANKFURT RADIO BIG BAND [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chick Corea Elektric Band – Beneath The Mask
    Chick Corea Elektric Band – Beneath The Mask
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    Beneath the Mask marks a return to the more commercially viable jazz-funk of the Chick Corea Elektric Band’s earlier albums, and marks the end of the first stage in the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Mingus
    Charles Mingus – Mingus
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    At the time of this recording, Mingus had been working regularly with the piano-less quartet of Eric Dolphy, Ted Curson and Dannie Richmond. The same group featured on the 1960 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
    Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
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    At the time of this recording, Thelonious Monk was at both a creative and critical peak. He had recently signed with Columbia Records, notably one of the biggest jazz labels […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
    Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
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    At the time of this recording, Thelonious Monk was at both a creative and critical peak. He had recently signed with Columbia Records, notably one of the biggest jazz labels […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Clark Terry – Color Changes
    Clark Terry – Color Changes
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    Color Changes is considered by many to be one of the finest albums by trumpeter and pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, Clark Terry. Rather than have the usual jam […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor – The World Of Cecil Taylor
    Cecil Taylor – The World Of Cecil Taylor
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    The World Of Cecil Taylor is the fifth studio album by radical, free jazz pianist pioneer, Cecil Taylor. Taylor’s music is often described as ahead of its time. And its […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
    Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
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    In 1960, celebrated jazz critic Nat Hentoff called Charles Mingus to record a number of sessions for the new Candid label. Mingus was given absolute freedom on these sessions, and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Wayne Shorter – Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival
    Wayne Shorter – Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival
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    “In 2017, Wayne Shorter was artist-in-residence at the Detroit Jazz Festival. He was scheduled to perform three times during the weekend: Once with his longstanding quartet — pianist [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
    Charles Mingus – Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
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    In 1960, celebrated jazz critic Nat Hentoff called Charles Mingus to record a number of sessions for the new Candid label. Mingus was given absolute freedom on these sessions, and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Horace Silver Quintet ‎– Song For My Father
    The Horace Silver Quintet ‎– Song For My Father
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    One of Blue Note’s greatest mainstream hard bop dates, Song for My Father is Horace Silver’s signature LP and the peak of a discography already studded with classics. Silver was […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gershon Kingsley’s First Moog Quartet ‎– First Moog Quartet
    Gershon Kingsley’s First Moog Quartet ‎– First Moog Quartet
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    Gershom Kingsley had Robert Moog build three more synthesizers just so he could pull this thing off. The Moog Quartet played the first live performance of synthesized music at Carnegie […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ornette Coleman & Prime Time – In All Languages
    Ornette Coleman & Prime Time – In All Languages
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    “Ornette Coleman, on alto and tenor, has a reunion with his original quartet, which is comprised of trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins. The second CD […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Fripp & Eno ‎– Evening Star (check condition, plays w/noise)
    Fripp & Eno ‎– Evening Star (check condition, plays w/noise)
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    “Robert Fripp’s second team up with Brian Eno was a less harsh, more varied affair, closer to Eno’s then-developing idea of ambient music than what had come before in (No […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Sam Weinberg Trio – Of Peeling Passage: Live At Sisters
    Sam Weinberg Trio – Of Peeling Passage: Live At Sisters
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    Although this is only second album of my trio with Henry Fraser and Jason Nazary (after last year’s “Plays Quarter Notes and Other Notes”), the three of us have been […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Brett Naucke – Ground Fault Matinee
    Brett Naucke – Ground Fault Matinee
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    After a three-year break, Brett W. Naucke returns with Ground Fault Matinee — a two-EP suite that bridges two distinct sonic worlds yet connects through a shared charged portrait of […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Thelonious Monk – Unique
    Thelonious Monk – Unique
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    “The seven-song Unique Thelonious Monk (1956) platter was the pianist’s second during his remarkable five-year tenure on Riverside. His debut for the label was the aptly titled Plays [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – Genius Of Modern Music Vol.1
    Thelonious Monk – Genius Of Modern Music Vol.1
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    “Thelonious Monk was a little-known figure on the New York City bebop scene when Blue Note founder Alfred Lion discovered and fell in love with the pianist’s utterly unique music […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Bags Groove
    Miles Davis – Bags Groove
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    There are a multitude of reasons why Bags’ Groove remains a cornerstone of the post-bop genre. Of course there will always be the lure of the urban myth surrounding the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chet Baker – Big Band
    Chet Baker – Big Band
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    “Releasing an entire album under the moniker Chet Baker Big Band is a bit of a misnomer, as only the first four sides actually incorporate an 11-person configuration. The remaining […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie McLean – Jackie McLean Quintet
    Jackie McLean – Jackie McLean Quintet
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    “Originally issued in 1955, this is Jackie McLean’s debut date as a leader. The band includes Donald Byrd on trumpet (himself a young lion at the time), pianist Mal Waldron, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie Mclean – Fat Jazz
    Jackie Mclean – Fat Jazz
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    The Jackie Mclean Sextet in full swing on this ripper. Label: Jubilee – YW-7562-RO Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono Country: Japan Released: 1977 VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleeve discoloration. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie Mclean – 4, 5 And 6
    Jackie Mclean – 4, 5 And 6
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    “1956 Jackie McLean was only beginning to assert himself as a true individualist on the alto saxophone, exploring the lime-flavored microtones of his instrument that purists or the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz