It may as well be 1973, from the sound of this session! Bassist Blake's group grooves like some of Pharoah's later work on Impulse – with John Hicks filling in all the spiralling spiritual piano lines that Lonnie Liston Smith might have handled, Alex Blake taking the place of Cecil McBee, and Victor Jones doing some pretty tasty work on the kit that might have made Billy Hart sit up and take notice. Only problem is, the live recording quality isn't that great – and Sanders himself is really buried in the mix. Not that you'd hear him much, though, as he's not given nearly as much room to solo as you might expect. Titles include "Now Is The Time", "Mystery Of Love", and "On The Spot". CD

Features Jeff Buckley! CD

A really amazing compilation – issued back at a time when the words "knitting" and "factory" together really meant a hell of a lot in the forefront of jazz! Features great cutting edge work from the scene the club helped to create – featuring work by the Scanners group with Elliott Sharp, Hansundtom with Tom Cora and Hans Reichel, Alva Rogers, Jazz Passengers, Curlew, and the trio of Mark Dresser, Nels Cline, and Mark Feldman. CD

Matt Darriau on alto and tenor saxophone and clarinet, Andy Laster on baritone saxophone and clarinet, Curtis Hasselbring on trombone, Frank London on trumpet, Ben Sher on guitar, George Schuller on drums, and Joe Fitzgerald on bass. CD

Anthony Braxton on piano – with Thomas Chapin handles reeds on this outing, with Dave Douglas on trumpet, co-leader Mario Pavone on bass, and Pheeroan Ak Laff on drums. Tracks include "Dewey Square", "All Or Nothing At All", "Eronel", "The End Of A Love Affair", and "Autumn In New York". CD

Features Thomas Chapin on alto, sopranino, and flutes – with Mario Pavone on bass and Michael Sarin on drums and percussion! CD

Thmoas Chapin on saxophones and flutes, Mario Pavone on bass, and Michael Sarin on percussion. CD

Legendary jazz drummer William Hooker is in some pretty heady territory here – improvising alongside two different guitarists, both of whom really push the sound in ways that are different than some of Hooker's other records! Thurston Moore provides plenty of freaky sonic fuzz in the first half – and Elliott Sharp is pictured playing a twin-necked guitar in the second – both players who are no strangers to longform improvisation, and whose energy is easily met, if not beaten, but Hooker's incredible command of the drum Kit! The track with Moore is titled "Sirius" – and the one with Sharp is "The Hat & Its Train". LP, Vinyl record album

Joe Morris on guitar, Karen Borca on bassoon, Rob Brown on alto saxophone and flute, and Andrea Parkins on accordion and sampler. CD

With Dave Douglas on trumpet, Kermit Driscoll on bass, Mark Feldman on violin, Andy Laster on sax, and Tom Rainey on drums. CD

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Features Charlie Burnham on electric violin, Warren Benbrow on drums, and James Blood Ulmer on guitars and vocals. CD

Chris Speed on clarinet, Brad Shepik on tambura, electric saz and nylon string guitar, Skuli Sverrisson on bass, and Jim Black on drums and percussion. CD

Includes the songs "Change Of Season", "Sassy & Dolphy", "Almost Blue", "Stokey", "Coming On The Hudson", "God Had A Girlfriend", "All Too Soon / Way Low", "Theme From Babe", "The Light", and "Change Of Season". CD

Brad Shepik on guitar, Tom Rainey on drums, and Scott Colley on bass. CD

Chris Speed on clarinet and tenor saxophone, Jamie Saft on organ and synthesizer, and Ben Perowsky on drums. CD

Kazutoki Umezu on reeds, Tom Cora on cello and electronics, and Samm Bennett on drums, percussion, and sampler. CD

With EJ Rodriguez on drums. CD

Music from Charlie Hunter Quartet, Anthony Coleman's Sephardic Tinge, Clusone Trio, Mario Pavone Sextet, Matt Darriau Paradox Trio, Horace Tapscott Trio, Matthew Shipp, Myra Melford The Same River Twice, Thomas Chapin Trio, and David S. Ware Quartet. CD

An incredible legacy of jazz – one that's certainly as disconnected as promised by the title, but which stands as a much-needed look at the many-sided talents of tenorist Allen Lowe! The set's on ESP Records, but often has sounds that are somewhat straight ahead – although often in a way that's a bit more than you might expect – as Lowe's a player with a strong knowledge of older generations of jazz, but who can put things together with a very contemporary ear – maybe best summed up in the Avant Garde Tribute To Louis Armstrong – a Knitting Factory performance that's part of this set. Lowe works with a compelling range of musicians throughout – maybe most importantly, trumpeter Doc Cheatham, who shows that in the 80s and 90s, he was still very open to new ideas – as well as Percy France and David Murray on tenor, Randy Sandke on trumpet, Roswell Rudd on trombone, Matthew Shipp on piano and Farfisa organ – and many others along the way. The massive 8CD set features countless rare recordings from over 40 years of Lowe's career – private recordings, live sets, and lots more – a huge addition not just to his own catalog, but a revelation of a connecting web on the east coast scene for decades! CD