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BYG/Actuel (UK), 1969. New Copy Gatefold ... $18.99 23.99
One of the key records that helped establish the genius of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago at the end of the 60s – a session that was recorded on the Paris scene, where the early quartet were really starting to rub shoulders with, and influence a range of different European players – maybe ... read more CD
Also available Great Black Music – Message To Our Folks (180 gram pressing) ... LP 23.99
BYG/Actuel (UK), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $23.99 38.99
One of the key records that helped establish the genius of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago at the end of the 60s – a session that was recorded on the Paris scene, where the early quartet were really starting to rub shoulders with, and influence a range of different European players – maybe ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Great Black Music – Message To Our Folks ... CD 18.99(New remastering!)
Art Ensemble Of Chicago —
Reese & The Smooth Ones ... CD BYG/Actuel/Fuel 2000, 1969. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Beautiful work from the Art Ensemble – and one of their undisputed classics! The record features some of the most perfectly realized moments the band ever cut to wax, with a blend of whimsical multi-instrumental improvisation, and a strong sense of the spiritual tradition in jazz. The album ... read more CD
(2002 pressing.)
Art Ensemble Of Chicago —
Reese & The Smooth Ones (LP sleeve edition) ... CD BYG/Actuel/Sunspots (Italy), 1969. Used Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Beautiful work from the Art Ensemble – and one of their undisputed classics! The record features some of the most perfectly realized moments the band ever cut to wax, with a blend of whimsical multi-instrumental improvisation, and a strong sense of the spiritual tradition in jazz. The album ... read more CD
BYG/Actuel, 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $23.99 39.99
Don Cherry really breaks out here on his classic Mu sessions from France – using the new freedoms of post-68 Paris to explore themes at a level that would set the tone for generations to come! The album's very spare, and very improvised – with Cherry on pocket trumpet, piano, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Don Cherry —
Mu First Part/BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. New Copy 2CDs ... Out Of Stock
Don Cherry really breaks out here on his classic Mu sessions from France – using the new freedoms of post-68 Paris to explore themes at a level that would set the tone for generations to come! The album's very spare, and very improvised – with Cherry on pocket trumpet, piano, and ... read more CD
BYG/Actuel (UK), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $23.99 39.99
Don Cherry really breaks out here on his classic Mu sessions from France – using the new freedoms of post-68 Paris to explore themes at a level that would set the tone for generations to come! The album's very spare, and very improvised – with Cherry on pocket trumpet, piano, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jacques Coursil Unit —
Way Ahead ... LP BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Long free French avant tracks – recorded in that golden year of 1969, and featuring Coursil on trumpet, Arthur Jones on alto, Beb Guerin on bass, and Claude Delcloo on drums. The record's perhaps not as focused as some of the best efforts on BYG/Actuel – but it does have a strong ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! In a cover with the title listed as "Way Head". Cover has light wear and a cut corner.)
Steve Lacy —
Moon ... LP BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A seminal early work in Lacy's European career! The album was recorded in Rome in 1969 – one of the few BYG albums not to be done in Paris – and it features Lacy in a grup with cello by Irene Aebi (one of her first appearances on record with him!), plus drumming by Jacques Thollot, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Grachan Moncur III —
New Africa ... LP BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. Very Good- Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Excellent work from trombonist Grachan Moncur III – famous for his 60s work on Blue Note and with Archie Shepp, sounding as great here as he did on those recordings! The session features Moncur hitting an Archie Shepp-ish, spiritual vein in his playing – recorded in Paris with a group ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sunny Murray —
Hommage To Africa ... LP BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the more spiritual sessions for BYG, and a large ensemble session that brings together players like Archie Shepp, Malachi Favors, Roscoe Mitchell, Grachan Moncur, and Clifford Thornton. "Suns Of Africa" takes up all of side one, and although it begins slow, and with spare soloing, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Vinyl plays with light crackles at the start, but the rest is nice. Cover has decent amount of aging, light wear.)
Michel Puig —
Stigmates – Dirige Par Rene Leibowitz ... CD BYG/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 1960s. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
One of the most unusual albums recorded during the famous BYG/Actuel run at the end of the 60s – a piece that's billed as a "chamber opera", and which comes across in this mix of bold expression with a bit of free improvisation! The work features a mix of musicians and vocalists ... read more CD
BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. Sealed Gatefold ... $19.99
Wow! This is one of Sonny Sharrock's rare early recordings, recorded in France shortly after he had been playing with Herbie Mann. The groove's kind of crazy, and it's amazing that Sonny jumped out so soon after leaving the sort of pop-jazz environs he was in with Herbie – but hey, lots of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram reissue.)
Archie Shepp —
Blase ... LP BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A crucial album from Archie Shepp – one that finds him enjoying new freedoms on the French scene at the end of the 60s – which then helps him take off from his earlier Impulse Records modes, at a level he'd then bring back to the label in the early 70s! There's a very free-thinking ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Cover has a small, light stain in one corner – but looks great overall.)
Archie Shepp —
Blase ... CD BYG/Actuel/Giants Of Jazz (Italy), 1969. Used ... Out Of Stock
A crucial album from Archie Shepp – one that finds him enjoying new freedoms on the French scene at the end of the 60s – which then helps him take off from his earlier Impulse Records modes, at a level he'd then bring back to the label in the early 70s! There's a very free-thinking ... read more CD
Archie Shepp —
Live At The Panafrican Festival ... LP BYG/Actuel (France), 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A rare live set – recorded in Algiers during the Panafrican Festival in 1969, featuring a set of work that is some of Shepp's rootsiest of the 60s! The recording features a core group of Shepp, Grachan Moncur, Clifford Thorton, and Dave Burrell – all joined by a host of Algerian and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – a nice copy!)
BYG/Actuel, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 29.99 About November 25, 2024 (delayed)
Archie Shepp at his spiritual best – recording in Paris in 1969, and absorbing a heck of a lot pan-African influences! Shepp's in the lead on tenor – working with a great lineup of up-and coming avant geniuses – Clifford Thortnton on cornet, Lester Bowie on trumpet, Roscoe ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Yasmina A Black Woman ... CD 14.99(Items 1 – 17 of 17)
