Avant-Garde Jazz

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    Heiner Stadler
     
    Jazz Alchemy
    This reissue is proof that as a composer and visionary Stadler had few equals and that his music, made for deep listening and not a mere casual encounter, is compelling." – Jazzmatazz
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    Giantface
     
    Vessel
    Spaced Out Jazz that pushes the limits of Traditional music.
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    HB3
     
    HB3 Plays the Piccolo Bass
    Dreamy yet oddly stimulating solo instrumentals composed and performed on piccolo bass by HB3
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    Eve Packer & Noah Howard
     
    west frm 42nd
    a hot poetry/spokenword/improvisational jazz sound/picture of what it means to be a woman living in the most dangerous/ glamourous/historic city in the world--check out the iconic first track: ny woman
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    Otzir Godot
     
    Kas Kas
    KAS KAS is made of acoustic solo and duo works 2007-2008 w/ Iikka Kahri saxophones and Robin DeWan (didgeridoo).
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    Daniel Bennett Group
     
    Live at the Theatre
    Innovative saxophone melodies that blend jazz, folk, and minimalism.
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    Bizita Q
     
    First Impression
    Bizita Q's second album serves an uncompromising and intensive journey into dark but always so beautiful soundscapes. It combines trash jazz, dark ambient, b-class horror movie soundtracks and much more in a rough and original way.
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    Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core
     
    Stone Shift
    As serious as your life; music in the spirit - if not the form - of late sixties Archie Shepp, Coltrane, '70's Steve Lacy bands, but with a definite sense of current trends in improvised music. Incredible contributions from the 4 other musicians.
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    The Chris Welcome Quartet
     
    Refrain
    “Refrain” features eight new compositions by Welcome. The music is equally influenced by the forward-looking jazz of the 1960’s, 20th century composers such as Webern and Feldman, and the ceremonial music of Tibet and Japan.
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    Bik Bent Braam
     
    Bik Bent Braam goes Bonsai
    Recorded live in 2004 at Bimhuis Amsterdam and De Werf Brugge. Bik Bent Braam performs without a setlist - musicians all provide input, calling out tunes in mid-phrase an deciding tempo and instrumentation on the spot
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    Eric Revis
    Laughters Necklace of Tears
    Amazing sophomore effort from Grammy-winning bassist.
    Grammy award winning bassist with the Branford Marsalis Quartet releases his follow-up to the highly acclaimed “Tales of the Stuttering Mime” with “Laughter’s Necklace of Tears.” Revis delves into the myriad of influences that have informed his development for many years. From the writings of surrealist Andre Breton, a brief excursion into the world of hillbilly music, to an adaptation of a Paul Hindemith Sonata. “Laughter’s Necklace of Tears” proves that both compositionally and instrumentally Revis’s trajectory into greatness is imminent.Eric is joined on his sophomore effort by a stellar group of forward thinking musicians.
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    Seabrook Power Plant
    Seabrook Power Plant
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    Mostly Other People Do the Killing
    This Is Our Moosic
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    Rashied Ali Quintet
    Live In Europe
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    Daniel Bennett Group
    The Legend of Bear Thompson
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      Sun Ra
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