A classic of the FMP scene / European free improvisation of the mid 70s, now enlivened with a beautiful book of photos!

“Peter Brötzmann & Han Bennink: e-flat clarinet, b-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, birdcalls, viola, banjo, cymbals, wood, trees, sand, land, water, air.”

“Schwarzwaldfahrt is a magical document of a moment out of time, a moment when the saxophone player Peter Brötzmann and percussionist Han Bennink made a journey deep into the heart of...

"Reedist Peter Brötzmann, a grand old master of European free jazz, has created a body of music that is considered among the most influential and pioneering of the 20th and early 21st centuries, from Machine Gun (1968) to Full Blast with Michael Wertmüller and Marino Pliakas.

Brötzmann's recording presented here, a 72-minute document made in collaboration with the Munich ICI Ensemble, consciously alternates between the intimacy of contemporary chamber music and virtuosic brilliance -- brought...

“Peter Brötzmann collaborated with many artists in his career, regularly adding new compatriots into the fold, and Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love became one of his staunchest allies after the percussionist joined the Chicago Tentet in 2004. They worked in various contexts, including this inexhaustible, hard-hitting duo. Most of the albums they've issued have captured live performances, but in 2015 they made this stunning studio recording.
As Nilssen-Love says in the liner notes, "Peter had...

"Catching Ghosts by revered, iconoclastic 81-year-old reedist Peter Brötzmann with Moroccan Gnaoua adept Majid Bekkas playing two-stringed, camelskin-backed guembre and Chicago-bred drummer Hamid Drake, proves that "free" spontaneous interactions deriving power from age-old traditions can transcend cultural lines. Improvising on incantations from Gnaoua liturgy, Brötzmann's horn cries as summons and statement; Drake's drums awaken inner impulses; Bekkas' strings, plucked and strummed, tie it all together...

"Peter & Peeter have once again joined spirits and forces, picking up where their trio with Peter Friis-Nielsen (c.f. Medicina) left off. This duo's only remote competition in the field understandably comes from Vandermark & Nilssen-Love's two-man...

Pretty much forgotten now, the EBB were one of the very first bands signed to EMI's psychedelic/progressive Harvest imprint, along with Pink Floyd! Largely forgotten now, but popular in their day, they were always performing at festivals and gatherings...

Pretty much forgotten now, the EBB were one of the very first bands signed to EMI's psychedelic/progressive Harvest imprint, along with Pink Floyd! Largely forgotten now, but popular in their day, they were always performing at festivals and gatherings...

Pretty much forgotten now, the EBB were one of the very first bands signed to EMI's psychedelic/progressive Harvest imprint, along with Pink Floyd! Largely forgotten now, but popular in their day, they were always performing at festivals and gatherings and were renowned for their great live shows.
Their albums were great too, combining heavy blues rock ala Cream, Groundhogs, Taste, Skid Row with a generally more freaky and improvised/out/psych vibe. I hear elements of Captain Beefheart and Family...

''The mastermind behind the powerful band Larval, and a veteran of the early Rhys Chatham orchestras, Bill Brovold's complex compositions smash the borders of rock and classical music. Highly structured and meticulously crafted, these quirky sound sculptures jump from mood to mood -- from Zappa to Henry Cow, the Zen Vikings to Glenn Branca. Brovold has created a powerful new instrumental rock that tells a story.'

"Jamie Saft has been a significant presence on RareNoiseRecords since the label’s inception: as band leader on New Zion w. Cyro’s ‘Sunshine Seas’ (on piano, analogue keyboards, bass and guitar with percussionist Cyro Baptista) and on The New Standard (on piano and organ with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bobby Previte), on celebrated quartet collaborations with Wadada Leo Smith (Red Hill, on piano) and Roswell Rudd (Strength&Power, on piano), as well as on a number of deep free music collaborations...

"After a free jazz investment for many years, now something entirely different. Avant-garde? Composer / improviser Rob Brown says it's an irrelevant categorization nowadays. Instead of the conventional sax-bass-drums combo of the New Thing, "Sounds" gives

"Angry shamans, burning circuitry, lonely poltergeists, sandpaper, dental work, alarm clocks, hallucinogenic claw hammer banjos, trash trucks, human beat boxes, chaotic analog synths and modular meltdowns—three young certifiable lunatics come together...

Arthur burst upon the UK scene with his extraordinary stage show and one huge hit single. After his original band, The Crazy World, fell apart, he regrouped with Kingdom Come, who released 3 albums, all originally unleashed on a unsuspecting public in 1972 & 1973, and they are all unique, crazed, chaotic space-rock albums that deserve closer attention 50 years later.

“A new boxed set featuring all of the albums recorded by the legendary ARTHUR BROWN & KINGDOM COME issued between October 1971...

Chris Brown is a San Francisco based composer who stands firmly in the tradition of West Coast innovators like Terry Riley and James Tenney. Rogue Wave, his first CD in almost a decade, is one of his best a startling retrospective spanning over twenty ...

"A spectacular collection of musicians from all over the map, including Leo Smith, Joan La Barbara, Mark Feldman, Morton Subotnick and Merzbow perform dynamic interpretations of compositions by one of America’s greatest musical experimentalists...

Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown
Bass – Jack Gregg
Drums – Steve McGreven
Guitar – Brandon Ross
"Recorded March 13, 1977 in Köln, Germany, this is a recording of five unknown and previously unreleased quartet improvisations from 1977."

Marion Brown – alto sax
Ed Kroeger – trombone
Sigi Busch – bass
Steve McCall – drums

Great sounding, previously unreleased Marion from one of his most productive / greatest periods.

“The alto saxophonist Marion Brown (1931), who grew up in Atlanta, moved to New York in 1965, and almost immediately, while still an unknown, played on John Coltrane's seminal album "Ascension" and Archie Shepp's "Fire Music," quickly became one of the most radical yet romantic of free...

Rob Brown: alto saxophone
Steve Swell: trombone
Chris Lightcap: double bass
Chad Taylor: drums

“For this album, Rob Brown has brought together with him three outstanding, seasoned musicians. Steve Swell, at the top, is in perfect osmosis with his leader; Chris Lightcap and Chad Taylor's brilliant personalities help extend each musical phrase by giving them strength and volume. Adding to this the unique sound of Rob Brown's alto and particularly relevant compositions makes it a...

Rob Brown: alto saxophone, flute
Steve Swell: trombone
Chris Lightcap: double bass
Chad Taylor: drums

“Every time I hear Rob I have the same reaction — who is this guy? He has such a command of his instrument and such original ideas. Rob is the only saxophonist I know who can pick up his horn right out the case and perform at 100 percent. There is no warming up! No searching for the right reed! He’s one of the most powerful performers I’ve ever worked with.” – Chad Taylor

This was the follow up to the enormously successful "Time Out" album (the 1st jazz album to sell 1 million copies!) and it's great and it's also where many non-musician type folks first learned about time signatures.

"Unlike most sequels, Time...

“Time OutTakes features 7 tracks that have never been heard before. These newly discovered recordings feature wonderful performances that are every bit as compelling as those on the original Time Out. We discovered that during the original 1959 sessions the Quartet also recorded "I'm In a Dancing Mood" and an unlisted trio jam with a major drum solo that included snatches of the melody from "Watusi Drums." Two tracks from Time Out, "Pick Up Sticks" and "Everybody's Jumpin," were achieved in one take so...

Jack is best known for being the principle songwriter and bassist and voice behind Cream. He's got a wonderful voice and is a fine composer and he continues to make good work to this day. This documents the very short-lived band he had with dual keyboa...

You get 3 separate concerts - almost 5 (FIVE!) hours of Jack Bruce here!
Here's what you get:
a) Jack Bruce and Friends - Grugahalle, Essen, October 19, 1980 with Clem Clempson, David Sancious and Billy Cobham (105 minutes)
b) Jack Bruce solo - Musik Hall, Cologne, October 16, 1990 (65 minutes)
c Jack Bruce Band - Zeche, Bochum, November 1, 1983 (with David Sancious and Bruce Gary) (113 minutes)

Some of this has been out before but not all of it and much of it (known AND previously unknown) is AMAZING!. • FEATURING AN UN-BROADCAST TV SESSION OF LIFETIME FOR BEAT CLUB IN 1970 & ALL THE SURVIVING BBC RADIO & TV SESSION RECORDINGS & APPEARANCES, INCLUDING TWO CONCERTS SCREENED BY THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST IN 1975 & 1981.
• ALL NEWLY REMASTERED & RESTORED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES. INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH ESSAY.

The set features all the surviving BBC radio and television.