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Dickey, Whit - Coalescence "Whit Dickey is a musician that has built his career through coherent and judicious choices. Not only regarding his participations in other musicians projects but also in the way he leads his own projects. Dickey was part of the quartet of the extraordi CF021CD $17.00
Chadbourne, Eugene / Henry Kaiser - Wind Crystals: Guitar Duets by Wadada Leo Smith “Eugene and Henry have been playing together of nearly 43 years. Back in 1977 they recorded a guitar duet that Wadada Leo Smith had presented to them: WIND CRYSTALS. This piece was released on Henry’s first album on Eugene’s Parachute label: ICE DEATH. On the 40 year anniversary of the original WIND CRYSTALS, Henry and Eugene recorded an entire album of guitar duets composed by Wadada, including a re-recording of WIND CRYSTALS. This album contains pieces from several different phases of Wadada’s work... RPR 1083 $13.00
Thumbscrew - Never Is Enough 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) BACK IN STOCK, BUT NOT FOR LONG! THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL PRESSING OF THIS TITLE! Tomas Fujiwara – drums Mary Halvorson – guitar Michael Formanek – double bass and electric bass "...a streamlined trio quickly becoming today's premiere small jazz group" - Francis Davis, NPR NOTE that this vinyl version has over 20’ of bonus material that is only available on the vinyl; not on the CD & not on the download! ... Rune 478-v $38.00
Blue Cranes - My Only Secret vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Reed Wallsmith (alto saxophone, keys, percussion) Joe Cunningham (tenor saxophone, keys, percussion) Rebecca Sanborn (keyboards) Jon Shaw (bass) Ji Tanzer (drums) with James Powers (trombone on 3 & 4) John Savage (flute on 3 & 4) Nicole McCabe (clarinet on 3) Timothy Young (guitar on 5) Very strong return to usual form after their interesting, but still sideways turn with ‘Voices’, their vocal album. Recommended. “Keeping a band toget 39-LP-JBR-235C $23.00
Zappatistas/John Etheridge - Live In Leeds John Etheridge-guitar, Steve Lodder-keyboards, Annie Whitehead-trombone, Teena Lyle-percussion, vibes, Ben Castle-saxes, Paul Jayasinha-trumpet, Rob Statham-bass, Mike Bradley-drums. Track listing: 1. Harry You're A Beast / Oh No / Theme From Lumpy Gra... 23-JAZZPRINT 122 $13.00
Crown Larks - Population vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Lorraine Bailey – vocals, keys, alto saxophone, flute, synth bass Jack Bouboushian – vocals, guitar, organ, microphone Bill Miller – drum kit, percussion Matt Puhr – bass Crown Larks are an excellent Chicago band who play a cool unique progressive rock with heavy psych influences. I stumbled upon them a couple of years ago and they impressed and I was a instant convert! "...demonstrates a learned appreciation for the city’s recent underground musical history (particularly th AD 249 LP $15.00
Mitchell, Nicole / Black Earth Ensemble - Intergalactic Beings vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "...the appeal of Intergalactic Beings is how composer/flutist Nicole Mitchell leads her ten-member ensemble in interpreting a theme that’s far from common."-Jazz Word "These songs are full of raw energy, alternating exploratory ensemble playing with alluring thematic statements reflecting the composer’s deep sense of form."-Well You Need It "Nicole Mitchell's second avant-jazz suite based on the Xenogenesis novels of Octavia Butler was recorded live on April 30, 2010, at the Museum... 21-FPE002LP $24.00
Locks, Damon / Black Monument Ensemble - Now vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Angel Bat Dawid – clarinet Ben LaMar Gay – cornet & melodica Dana Hall – drums Damon Locks – samples & electronics Arif Smith – percussion Singers: Phillip Armstrong Monique Golding Tramaine Parker Richie Parks Erica Rene Eric Tre’von “Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble’s new album "NOW" was created in the final throes of Summer 2020, following months of pandemic-induced fear & isolation, the explosion of social unrest, struggle 39-LP-IARC-0039 $24.00
Francis, Evan - Imaginary Hero Evan Francis - Alto Saxophone & Flute Michelle Amador - Vocals Kenny Brooks - Tenor Saxophone Matt Nelson - Tenor Saxophone Kurt Kotheimer - Electric Bass Tim Bulkley - Drums & Cymbals "[The] Evan Francis Group comes off like a cross between a big band, a funk combo and an Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble. The leader's vibrant compositions, brainy yet approachable, tie the eclectic mix together."-Time Out New York “I can visualize the spirits of Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Eric. Orenda 0044 $13.00
Mostly Other People Do The Killing - Slippery Rock! The bad boys of modern jazz return with their fifth album. What? No parody of a beloved, iconic jazz album cover? No titles named after little towns in Pennsylvania? (note: I was later informed by two customers that there is indeed a town in PA named... Hot Cup 123 $13.00
Sun Ra - Extensions Out, Plus: Four Poetry Books (1957-1972) (due to weight, this is for sale in the USA only) This is a beautiful facsimile reprint of four of Ra’s books and pamphlets. “Corbett vs. Dempsey is delighted to announce the release of four books of poetry by Sun Ra. Two of these were pamphlets that accompanied early Sun Ra albums issued in the late 1950s; the other two were published more than a decade later later by Infinity Inc./Saturn Research. CvsD's reprints are fastidiously designed facsimiles of the original publications, marking the first time they have been available in their.... CvsD SREO $55.00
Cardiacs - The Special Garage Concerts, London, Autumn 2003, Volumes One and Two 2 x CDs I say: This is the last Cardiacs CD to be reissued and available again in the post-Cardiacs era. Somehow, Cardiacs are a band that really shine live, and this 'special concept' live album shows that once more. This is the only album they... Alpha DCD 031 $34.00
Locks, Damon / Black Monument Ensemble - Now CD Angel Bat Dawid – clarinet Ben LaMar Gay – cornet & melodica Dana Hall – drums Damon Locks – samples & electronics Arif Smith – percussion Singers: Phillip Armstrong Monique Golding Tramaine Parker Richie Parks Erica Rene Eric Tre’von “Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble’s new album "NOW" was created in the final throes of Summer 2020, following months of pandemic-induced fear & isolation, the explosion of social unrest, struggle 39-CD-IARC-0039 $13.00
Pinhas, Richard / Tatsuya Yoshida / Masami Akita (Merzbow) - Process And Reality Tatsuya Yoshida – drums Masami Akita – noise electronics Richard Pinhas – guitars and analog synth guitars Three founding fathers of experimental music join forces to conjure an unholy serenade for a society on the verge of collapse on *Process and Reality*, an hourlong whirlwind of pessimistic prophecy transformed into a heady monolith of sound. Boundary-stretching guitarist Richard Pinhas, founder of the influential French electronic Rune 432 $15.00
Arti e Mestieri - Essentia: Live In Japan vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Lautaro Acosta – vioin Furio Chirico – drums Roberto Puggioni – electric bass Gigi Venegoni – electric guitar Piero Mortara – accordion, keyboards, piano A revamped lineup of one of the best jazz/rock bands to emerge from Italy perform in front of a clearly excited audience in Japan. Happily this includes main composer and original leader Gigi Venegoni, who wasn’t with the band when I saw them a decade ago! “One of the most important historical bands of Italian progress 33-SFERA 5054197083167 $36.00
Syndone - Odysseas (mini-lp sleeve) Nik Comoglio : keyboards Riccardo Ruggeri : vocals Francesco Pinetti : vibraphone With Marco Minnemann: drums John Hackett: flute "Odysseas is the fifth album of the renewed Syndone, a new progressive/progressive folk ban 33-Fading 012 $18.00
Fat John Sextet - Honesty: The Unreleased 1963 Studio Sessions 2 x CDs (Mega Blowout Sale) Chris Pyne-trombone Ray Warleight-alto sax, flute Tony Roberts-tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet Peter Lemer-piano Danny Thompson-bass John Cox-drums “Continuing Turtle Records exploration into previously un-released historic British Jazz. The unsung band leader and drummer (Fat) John Cox led several modern jazz line ups through the 1960s, and rather like Alexis Korner in the Blues and John Mayall in R&B, his bands were incubators of young and talented English musical... TURMD 504 $11.00
Blue Cranes - My Only Secret CD Reed Wallsmith (alto saxophone, keys, percussion) Joe Cunningham (tenor saxophone, keys, percussion) Rebecca Sanborn (keyboards) Jon Shaw (bass) Ji Tanzer (drums) with James Powers (trombone on 3 & 4) John Savage (flute on 3 & 4) Nicole McCabe (clarinet on 3) Timothy Young (guitar on 5) Very strong return to usual form after their interesting, but still sideways turn with ‘Voices’, their vocal album. Recommended. “Keeping a band toget 39-CD-JBR-235 $14.00
Ergo - Multitude, Solitude Ergo is a trio made up of Carl Maguire on Rhodes electric piano and analog synths and effects, Shawn Baltazor on drums and lead by Brett Sroka on trombone and laptop. They have been playing together since 2003, combining the modern sound of electronica... RUNE 289 $15.00
Rundgren, Todd / Utopia - Benefit For Moogy Klingman 4 x CDs + 2 x DVDs “A gorgeous multimedia box set of live performances from Todd Rundgren's renowned prog rock project Utopia. These very special concerts were planned as fundraising events to help cover medical expenses incurred by founding Utopia member, and beloved Rundgren partner, Moogy "Mark" Klingman. This set covers two full length concerts, plus a 12-page booklet featuring photos and liner notes documenting these spectacular shows.” Disc: 1 1. Disc 1: CD Highline Ballroom - New York, NY - January 29... 28-PRLE1656.2 $36.00
Soft Machine - Høvikodden 1971 : 4 x CD box set (due to weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Elton Dean: alto sax, saxello, Hohner pianet Hugh Hopper: bass Mike Ratledge: Hohner pianet, Lowrey Holiday Deluxe organ, Fender Rhodes Robert Wyatt: drums, vocals *"Essential! And, by the way, it really does sound like the band is playing right in front of you!" – Dimensions in Sound and Space*... Rune 530/531/532/533 $50.00
Burning Ghosts - Burning Ghosts Daniel Rosenboom - Trumpet Jake Vossler - Guitars Richard Giddens - Bass Aaron McLendon - Drums "...unruly...raging...visceral...raw...pure...expressive...a multi-faceted epic... Is Burning Ghosts the ‘Rage Against The Machine’ of jazz?"—S. Victor Aaron “BURNING GHOSTS explodes from the Los Angeles Underground with an expressionist metal-jazz opus that singes the fabric of a fraying American culture. An ambitious and scathing referendum, this eponymous debut comes at a.. Orenda 0030 $13.00
Klein, Guillermo / Los Guachos - Cristal Miguel Zenon - alto sax Bill McHenry - tenor sax Chris Cheek - soprano, tenor, baritone sax Diego Urcola - trumpet, flugelhorn Taylor Haskins - trumpet, flugelhorn Sandro Tomasi - trombone Ben Monder - guitar Guillermo Klein - piano, vocals Fernando Huergo - electric bass Jeff Ballard - drums Richard Nant - percussion, trumpet One of the greatest mid-sized ensembles of the last 25 years! Recommended! “In an age seemingly built to. 28-SYS1567.2 $17.00
Antistatic - Relics CD Søren Høi – drums Laust Moltesen Andreasen – guitar Mads Ulrich – guitar Janus Bagh – bass No machines were harmed in the making of *Relics, Antistatic*’s first full-length release. In fact, no machines were used, beyond those necessary to record this young Danish quartet’s music. The precision and intricacy of the band’s carefully stacked rhythms might suggest that loopers and drum machines played some part in Relics’ creation, an Rune 523 $15.00
Gabriel, Peter - i/o [bright-side mix / dark side mix] 2 x CDs "More than 20 years in the making, I/o is Peter Gabriel’s first album of new material since 2002’s Up. Whispers and rumours have speculated about its musical direction, about its songs, and about what they have to say. Not that there haven’t been tastes of what’s in store over the past few months. Since January 2023, Peter has been releasing a new song from the album on the occasion of every full moon. Being revealed roughly every four weeks, each track has been allowed to find its own time and... 28-RWPL801370.2 $20.00
North Sea Radio Orchestra - North Sea Radio Orchestra CD "North Sea Radio Orchestra (generally abbreviated to NSRO) is an English contemporary music ensemble and cross-disciplinary chamber orchestra (plus chorus). The NSRO was set up mainly as a vehicle for the compositions of its musical director... Oof 006 $16.00
Stirrup+6 - The Avondale Addition Fred Lonberg-Holm : Lightbox operator Nick Macri : Bass Charles Rumback : Drums +6 : Jen Clare Paulson : Viola Zoots Houston : Electronics Keefe Jackson : Reeds Russ Johnson : Trumpet Peter Manu : Guitar, Violin Mars Williams : Reeds “...in a strong contender for Best Album of 2020.” – Steve Loewy / The New York City Jazz Record... Rune 473 $15.00
Reid, Tomeka - 3+3 vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Tomeka Reid – cello Mary Halvorson – guitar Jason Roebke – bass Tomas Fujiwara – drums Cellist, composer and MacArthur Fellow Tomeka Reid explores new improvisational math with *3+3*, the third release by her all-star quartet and her most adventurous project as a leader yet. Featuring Jason Roebke on bass, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, and fellow MacArthur Fellow Mary Halvorson on guitar. No artist over the past decade has done Rune 525-v $25.00
Madaleno, Pedro - The Sound Of Places "The Sound of Places is Earth Talk’s second record; a CD where they reveal the inspiration induced by the magic of various places they have visited through the years. They obviously absorbed the energy that emanated from those planetary terrains, as... CF031CD $17.00
Eduaro, Ze - A Jazzar No Zeca Bruno Pedroso (d), Jesus Santandreu (ts), Zé Eduardo (b) "The project “A Jazzar”, by the Zé Eduardo Unit, was born from a comission by Cineclube de Faro, through its president Anabela Moutinho, after two shows held respectively in 1999 and... CLEANFEEDCF28 $17.00
Schnellertollermeier - Rights Manuel Troller - guitar & effects Andi Schnellmann - electric bass & effects David Meier - drums "Schnellertollermeier have developed an approach to music where distinctions between conventionally marked terrains -- heavy metal, post-rock, prog, electric jazz, new music, improvisation, noise, modern composition, etc. -- meet in one place...and vanish. In their place is a music that is aggressive (at times brutal), wildly ambitious, and indefinable by common.... Rune 442 $15.00
Melford, Myra - The Whole Tree Gone CD Second great release from Myra's excellent group, which currently consists of all really great, seasoned players: Myra Melford, piano Cuong Vu, trumpet Ben Goldberg, clarinet and contra-alto clarinet Brandon Ross, guitar and soprano 28-FH12-012 $17.00
Various Artists - The Godfather Of Odd: A Hardy Fox Tribute “Hardy Fox grew up in Texas. After college he moved to San Francisco reveling in the free love days of 1967-68. He co-founded the much loved cult band, the Residents, where he was primary composer. The Residents recorded such groundbreaking albums as Eskimo, Duck Stab, Commercial Album or Fingerprince and continue to inspire, record and tour until this very day. They aren't only known for their avantgarde music, but also for their multimedia CD ROMs and their DVDs. Throughout the group's existence, the.... 21-GG300 $19.00
Templeton, Gavin - Some Spinning, Some At Rest Gavin Templeton - Alto Saxophone Richard Giddens - Bass Gene Coye - Drums ***5 STARS*** from All About Jazz "LA alto saxophonist Gavin Templeton's sophomore release as a leader, Some Spinning, Some At Rest represents the values of composition and free-improvising with equal fervor and expertise, and alongside double-bassist Richard Giddens and drummer Gene Coye, Mr. Templeton has documented one of the finest saxophone trio recordings in recent memory."—Robert Bush, All About Jazz Orenda 0009 $13.00
ICP Tentet - Tetterettet “A reissue of ICP Tentet's Tetterettet, originally released in 1977. Recorded in 1977, the Instant Composers Pool's Tetterettet is the first classic of the band's larger incarnations. Assembled out of elements recorded live in Uithoorn, Utrecht, and the band's home base of Amsterdam, with Misha Mengelberg using a cut-and-paste collage method akin to Teo Macero's work with Miles Davis, the record features an all-star lineup that added three leading lights of free music: bassist Alan Silva and... CvsD 060 $15.00
North Sea Radio Orchestra - I A Moon CD "The band/group(led by Craig Fortnam) have been described as 'unique english chamber music' which, at best, only describes the tools of their trade, you'll hear chamber strings, choral music, english folkiness, romantic poetry, experimental organs... THM 001 $16.00
Tiles - Pretending To Run 2 x CDs Latest from this long-lived Detroit band who have delivered a solid, modern progressive rock double release, filled with some great guest performances. "After an eight year absence, T I L E S returns with a vengeance by delivering the mesmerizing 2-CD magnum opus “Pretending to Run.” Clocking in at over 96-minutes, “Pretending to Run” is an ambitious and richly crafted song cycle spinning the tale of a man blindsided and disillusioned by betrayal. Once again, T I L E S teamed up with... 19-LE 1075 $15.00
Itoken / Klimperei / Frank Pahl - IKP CD "This beautiful new release by IKP is a wonderful triangulation of sounds, cultures and seasoned musical wizards. The production on this record is impeccable, melding into a wondrous new sound that only these three musicians could make. It's the perfect film score, and who cares about the film!" –Friendly Rich, host Industry Tactics podcast IKP is Itoken (Kenji Ito, Harpy, etc.) Klimperei (Christophe Petchanatz, etc.) and Frank Pahl (Little Bang Theory, Scavenger Quartet, etc). Kenji.. Rune 3390 $15.00
Jack O’ The Clock - The Warm, Dark Circus CD “A kaleidoscopic trip through the anxieties and possibilities of the present moment, the new album ranges through some of the weirdest, heaviest landscapes we’ve ever visited. Containing two epics that have been under construction as long as the band has been in existence alongside a handful of newer studio creations, it is the culmination of many years of experimentation and refinement lyrically and musically, a musical palimpsest.” JOTC 07 $15.00
Weston Saxon Groove Assembly - Acceleration Grant Calvin Weston - Drums Jonathan Saxon - Congas, Mbira, Electric Mbira, Clave, Bells, Rainstick, Orchestral Bells, Bowed Cymbal, Cowbell, Berimbau, Shakers Wayne Peet - Piano, Hammond B-3 Organ, Synthesizer, Clavinet Steuart Liebig - Basses, Electronics, Loops "An album that embraces familiar approaches, but doesn’t quite sound like anything else I’ve heard. Not exactly jazz, not exact rock, not exactly anything, Acceleration is a superb offering for anyone who is looking for Orenda 0018 $13.00
Reid, Tomeka - 3+3 CD Tomeka Reid – cello Mary Halvorson – guitar Jason Roebke – bass Tomas Fujiwara – drums Cellist, composer and MacArthur Fellow Tomeka Reid explores new improvisational math with *3+3*, the third release by her all-star quartet and her most adventurous project as a leader yet. Featuring Jason Roebke on bass, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, and fellow MacArthur Fellow Mary Halvorson on guitar. No artist over the past decade has done Rune 525 $15.00
Knells - The Knells II vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Nina Berman, soprano Charlotte Mundy, mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert, contralto Paul Orbell, guitar Andrew McKenna Lee, guitar Jude Traxler, percussion, Rhodes, electronics Jeff Gretz, drums Joseph Higgins, bass The Knells return for a second helping. The line-up is a little smaller than before, but it still features the distinctive three female vocals front line! Having seen them twice, and now, with a fine second album, I can't decide if I like them Still Sound 002-LP $20.00
Pinhas, Richard / Barry Cleveland / Michael Manring / Celso Alberti - Mu Barry Cleveland – guitars, Moog guitar, EBow, M-Tron, Vocalizer 1000, kalimba, zither, percussion, programming, samples Richard Pinhas – guitar synthesizer, Metatronics Michael Manring – bass, EBow bass Celso Alberti – drums, electronic drums, percussion Mu is often translated as “nothingness,” but as the response in Zen’s most famous koan, the gesture speaks to a truth deeper than rational dualistic thinking can obtain—therefore also resonating with th Rune 426 $15.00
Kaiser, Henry / Wadada Leo Smith / Tania Chen / William Winant - Ocean Of Storms CD (Mega Blowout Sale) Tania Chen - piano Henry Kaiser - guitar Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet Willian Winant - percussion "Ocean Of Storms is an exciting album of improvised music by four of the most celebrated titans of contemporary sonic innovation. The five pieces on the album take their titles from geographic features of Earth’s Moon. Incorporating elements of modern composition, the music is both otherworldly and grounded in the American roots musics of jazz and blues. The recording grew out of th Fractal 2016-064-mbs $5.00
Taylor, Mike - Mike Taylor Remembered vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) This is an album of Mike Taylor's music, but Mike Taylor doesn't appear on it because he had been dead for 5 years by the time of this previously unreleased Lansdowne recording by his friends who are paying tribute to him and his work here. This includes many of his unreleased compositions and in most cases it also includes his original arrangements of those scores. Musicians here include Henry Lowther, Ian Carr (trumpets), Barbara Thompson, Ray Warleigh, Stan Sulzman, Dave Gelly (reeds) Peter Lemer... 05-LANRH 001LP $42.00
Motorpsycho - The Tower 2 x CDs This new release is a great one from a band that already has a big pocket full of great ones! "For over 25 years, Motorpsycho have constantly pushed at the limits of what’s possible within the rock format, becoming a prog band almost by default as their songs have got longer and more exploratory. Starting with 2008’s Little Lucid Moments, they’ve gone through a remarkable purple patch over the past decade, producing an album practically every year while also finding time to soundtrack a series.. Psychobabble 093 $22.00
Realtime Research - Out Of Osnabrooklyn "Questions, questions, questions" ... are a conceptual must when it comes to Realtime Research, who are less about the idle presentation of results than about the character of the process that research itself is made up of. The commonplace called "The journey is the reward" though couldn't be more distant with this very mixed septet. Being less of a band and more of the staff for an idea to become audible, Realtime Research are research within realtime rather than the search for it. A look... RAD2003-2 $15.00
Hitchcock, Robyn - Vacations In The Past CD What a great idea; set Robyn loose on the things that inspired him in the first place! 1 A Whiter Shade of Pale 2 Itchycoo Park 3 Burning of the Midnight Lamp 4 I Can Hear the Grass Grow 5 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) 6 Waterloo Sunset 7 See Emily Play 8 My White Bicycle 9 No Face, No Name, No Number 10 Way Back in the 1960s 11 Vacations in the Past 12 A Day in the Life “1967: Vacations in the Past is a... 28-GGF9.2 $14.00
Claudia Quintet - Super Petite CD “You’d never mistake Claudia for anyone else.” – DownBeat “Sensing the tipping point where improvisation undermines a composer's intentions, or composition imprisons good improvisers, is the challenge for musicians who like giving equal weight to both – and the Claudia Quintet are frontrunners at this tricky game.” – The Guardian... Rune 427 $15.00
Jack O' The Clock - Repetitions Of The Old City - II CD The sixth album by JOTC and, well, I keep saying this about each of their releases, but they've really knocked it out of the park with this one. I don't know how to describe something like "Miracle Car Wash" as anything other than...well...miraculous. If avant-progressive that doesn't sound like any other band playing avant-progressive is your thing, then this is absolutely your thing. Hugely recommended. "Jack of the Clock just seem to go from strength to strength, one of the most original.. JOTC 06 $11.00