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A landmark recording – one of a handful of early documents of the avant garde LA scene, featuring a nimble quartet headed up by the inventive frontline of John Carter on reeds and Bobby Bradford on trumpet, over the fluid rhythm team of Tom Williamson on bass and Chicago expatriate Bruz ... CD

Three legendary improvisers, working here at the height of their powers – in a set that really shows that when greats like this come together, the overall sound is way more than the sum of its parts! Keiji Haino sounds especially great here – still raw and bold, both on guitar and ... LP, Vinyl record album

Great work from The Thing trio – Mats Gustafsson on saxes, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass, and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums and percussion – all working here in much chunkier, almost funkier territory than usual! There's a really rhythmic pulse to the record, and Flaten's bass is ... LP, Vinyl record album

While Peter Brotzmann has built his career around his formidable sax playing, in his younger days he was an accomplished visual artist with ties to the influential Fluxus movement, a pursuit that fell by the wayside as he became more entrenched in the burgeoning European free music scene. This ... CD

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Flip blows it mean and lean – on a tasty LP that combines a number of late 40s sessions recorded for Norman Granz – expanding out past the original 10" release of this material! Players include Howard McGhee on trumpet, Benny Green on trombone, Hank Jones on piano, and Max Roach ... LP, Vinyl record album

A very intimate recording from Randy Weston – issued on the tiny Hi Fly label from Switzerland! LP, Vinyl record album

A great Japanese collection of 30s material from this legendary leader! LP, Vinyl record album

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Sublime 70s work from pianist Fumio Itabashi, easily one of our favorite Japanese talents of the time! LP, Vinyl record album

The coolest record so far from this totally great combo – a live recording done on the home turf of the Greg Foat Group – the Playboy Club in London! The retro venue really fits the slinky, sexy vibe of the group's music – and although we already loved these guys before, this ... LP, Vinyl record album

One of the strongest albums ever cut by trombonist Urbie Green – a player who had a heck of a lot of talent, but who unfortunately could sometimes end up in some schmaltzy settings. Fortunately, this isn't one of them – as the group includes players like Jimmy Lyon on piano, Oscar ... LP, Vinyl record album

A really great overview of Norman Granz' classic Philharmonic series from the 1940s. With Buck Clayton, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillizpie, Lester Young, Charlie Ventura, Mel Powell, Willie Smith, Lee Young, and many more. Includes the tracks "The Man I Love" ... LP, Vinyl record album

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The first ESP session from pianist Burton Greene – and arguably the best, thanks to some killer work from an assortment of sidemen! Despite the "Quartet" title of the record, the group here actually features more players than four – an array that includes Marion Brown on alto ... LP, Vinyl record album

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