John Szwed - Space Is The Place The lives and times of Sun Ra
One of America's most prolific and daring musicians, Sun Ra located himself in outer space, beyond both the geographical limits of the United States and th..(read more)
Publisher: Da Capo Press / ISBN: 978-0306808555
Author: John Szwed
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Biography, Modern Jazz.
Yodok III - Yodok III
Jazz but no jazz, more like hardcore ambient or drone improv by Yodok III, a multinational trio consisting of Tomas Jarmyr drums and Kristoffer Lo on amplified ..(read more)
Label: Tonefloat / tfl38
Artist: Yodok III
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Modern Jazz, Vinyl.
Marilyn Crispell - Spirit Music
A reissue of the classic trio recordings from 1981-’82 with Marilyn Crispell on piano, Billy Bang violin, John Betsch drums, and on the last track Wes Bro..(read more)
Label: Cadence Jazz / CJR 1015
Artist: Marilyn Crispell
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Modern Jazz, Vinyl.
Charles Mingus - Jazz Composers Workshop
The complex music on this LP finds bassist Charles Mingus looking toward contemporary classical music in some of the rather cool-toned arrangements. It was not ..(read more)
Label: Doxy / DOX383
Artist: Charles Mingus
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Modern Jazz, Vinyl.
Lilys Deja Vu - Music from another ass
This international quartet brings about a world of images and colors inside the listener’s head. The composed material steers clear of every imaginable musica..(read more)
Label: Trytone / TT559-053
Artist: Lilys Deja Vu
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Hardcore Jazz, Improvisation, Modern Jazz.
Spinifex - Hipsters Gone Ballistic
On the new cd Hipsters Gone Ballistic, Spinifex explores the contrast between extremely tight irregular structures and extensive free improvisations. With its e..(read more)
Label: Trytone / TT559-055
Artist: Spinifex
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Modern Jazz.
Sun Ra - Strange Celestial Road
Close on the heels of his Saturn album “Sleeping Beauty” Sun Ra recorded this one and is another Funky Bigband affair with three titles. Side A R..(read more)
Label: Celestial / Celestial 3035
Artist: Sun Ra
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Modern Jazz, Vinyl.
Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty
Re-release of the recordings from 1979 that were issued originally on the Sun Ra’s Saturnlabel with Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkest..(read more)
Label: Kindred Spirits / KSAY-3N
Artist: Sun Ra
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Modern Jazz, Vinyl.
