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JOHN ABERCROMBIE - Abercrombie Quartet (1979)
One year after debuting with Arcade, the John Abercrombie Quartet cut out the auditory paper doll that is this curiously overlooked successor. What set the quartet apart from its contemporaries was not...
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MARKUS STOCKHAUSEN·VLADYSLAV SENDECKI·ARILD ANDERSEN·PATRICE HÉRAL - Electric...
It's not uncommon to find bassists and drummers who work together so well that they become almost inseparable; often hired together because of their distinctive simpatico. It's rarer to find full...
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RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA'S INDO-PAK COALITION - Apti (2008)
This album has all the ingredients of good world-fusion jazz: odd-metered rhythms, sudden tempo changes, the blend of different scales, excellent musicianship, varying between sensitive moments and...
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NORMA WINSTONE - Stories Yet To Tell (2010)
Distances (ECM, 2008) wasn't British vocalist Norma Winstone's first release to feature her current trio of reedman Klaus Gesing and pianist Glauco Venier, but with ECM Records' greater exposure and...
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DHAFER YOUSSEF - Birds Requiem (2013)
Tunisian oud master, vocalist, and composer Dhafer Youssef is globally renowned for his restless musicality. He has used his ancient instrument -- five millennia and counting -- to explore jazz,...
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JOHN SURMAN - Adventure Playground (1991)
John Surman’s Adventure Playground is an appendix to Paul Bley’s previous quartet efforts, only now we find them in the company of bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Tony Oxley. And while the session...
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MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS - Levels And Degrees Of Light (1967)
Levels and Degrees of Light was the first recording under Muhal Richard Abrams' name and was a landmark album that launched the first in a long line of beautiful, musical salvos from the AACM toward...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON + ITALIAN INSTABILE ORCHESTRA - Creative Orchestra (Bolzano)...
Anthony Braxton's most amazing large ensemble recording is still Creative Orchestra Music 1976, which was originally released on LP by Arista, and briefly reissued on CD by RCA Bluebird. That recording...
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MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS - The Visibility of Thought (2001)
Muhal Richard Abrams' work as a pianist in all forms of creative music derived from free jazz is well-known. It is not the case for his contemporary classical compositions. The Visibility of Thought...
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MARY HALVORSON·KIRK KNUFFKE·MATT WILSON - Sifter (2013)
Mary Halvorson is involved in so many side projects it's hard to pick a favorite – until now. Sifter, her trio with Kirk Knuffke (cornet) and Matt Wilson (drums), has created one of the most inviting...
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RYAN KISOR - Live At Smalls (2008)
Tracks:01. Cool and Hot (Ryan Kisor)02. You Stepped out of a Dream (Nacio Herb Brown)03. Enigma (J.J. Johnson)04. Con Alma (Dizzy Gillespie)05. Blues for Worm (Ryan Kisor)RYAN KISOR trumpetSHERMAN...
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BONACINA·SIMCOCK·JENNING·SIRKIS - Hamburg Live 2014
The01. Smile for Serious People(C. Bonacina)02. Announcement Cëline Bonacina03. Child's Mood (C. Bonacina)04. On The Road (C. Bonacina)05. Crystal Rain (C. Bonacina)06. Announcement Cëline Bonacina...
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MARILYN MAZUR - Daylight Stories (2004)
Marilyn Mazur is a well-known multi-instrumentalist whose interests go far beyond ethnic music and jazz. She can be economical, but she can also show a technical 'lion's claw'. In general, it "weighs...
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MARILYN CRISPELL - Santuerio (1993)
For this recording, pianist Marilyn Crispell both debuted a new quartet and embarked on a somewhat different path from her previous outings and, certainly, from her long tenure with Anthony Braxton....
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WAYNE SHORTER - Moto Grosso Feio (1970)
Weird how some sessions fit to make full album get lost or forgotten in the vaults of some of the biggest labels, Blue Note in this case. And just get a load of the participants to Shorter’s second...
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TISZIJI MUNOZ - Breaking The Wheel Of Life And Death (2000)
Tracks1. Divine Urgency! 4:362. Breaking The Wheel Of Life And Death! 11:343. Piano Intro To Lemuria 2:314. Lemuria 14:085. The Elder Of The Mysteries 17:006. God-Fire (Pyramid) 16:087. Spirit Path...
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MARK DRESSER·MARK HELIAS - The Marks Brothers (2000)
Tracks1. Zeppo (Mark Dresser)2. Short (Mark Helias)3. Digestivo (Mark Dresser)4. Transwarmo (Mark Dresser)5. The Comb Over (Mark Helias)6. Chico (Mark Helias)7. Pentahouve (Mark Helias)8. Un Chien...
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STONE QUARTET [Léandre·Campbell·Crispell·Maneri] - Live At Vision Festival...
On their second release, "The Stone Quartet" continues their ephemeral study of fleeting sounds, as on their debut album "DMG@The Stone". The word "debut" is a little bizarre for such seasoned musicans...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON - Quartet (Mestre) 2008 (2010)
This work recorded in Mestre in 2008 is released for the Caligola record. It is good to point out immediately that most of the recordings by the African-American composer in recent years have been...
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MICHEL PORTAL·JOHN SURMAN·BARRE PHILLIPS·STU MARTIN·JEAN-PIERRE DROUET -...
Tracks01. OO Bam Ba Deep (Barre Phillips)02. Billie The Kid (Stu Martin)03. Yes, Oh Yes, You Wonderous Sun Kissed Maiden! (John Surman)04. Ca Boom? (Barre Phillips)05. Y En A Marre (Michel Portal)06....
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