Legendary recordings from Albert Ayler's 1966 ESP set at Slugs Nightclub – located in his home turf of the East Village, a very fervent setting for avant jazz at the time! The material has a feel that's a lot like Ayler's studio recordings for ESP, but the tracks are longer overall, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A huge 2CD set – one that features important European work that saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded with trumpeter Don Cherry! CD1 brings together six tracks from Albert Ayler's Hilversum Radio sessions from 1964 – plus an additional three tracks recorded in Denmark a few months earlier! ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Paul Bley —
12 + 6 In A Row ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1990. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Solo, duo, and trio recordings from Paul Bley – all done in an amazingly inventive mode that takes us back to his key sessions of the early 70s! Bley's in great company here – with Hans Koch on reeds and Franz Koglmann on flugelhorn – both musicians who share Paul's sense of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Bobby Bradford/John Carter Quintet —
Comin On ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1988. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A brilliant reinvention of the Bobby Bradford/John Carter partnership – a key force on the LA avant scene of the late 60s and early 70s – still filled with fire in this later recording! Bradford's cornet has lost none of its force – and the real shift here is Carter, who works ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An extended performance by the Anthony Braxton Quartet – but one that's made up of a number of shorter abstract compositions! The music here is presented in one long take – featuring Braxton on a variety of reeds, plus Ray Anderson on trombone and "little instruments", John ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An extended performance by the Anthony Braxton Quartet – but one that's made up of a number of shorter abstract compositions! The music here is presented in one long take – featuring Braxton on a variety of reeds, plus Ray Anderson on trombone and "little instruments", John ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Seminal work from Anthony Braxton – a crucial concert recorded at Town Hall in the early 70s – originally only issued in Japan, but a date that's ended up getting some real global attention over the years! The first half of the set features Braxton's alto in a trio with Dave Holland on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A CD that brings together some important early work from altoist Marion Brown – two long tracks from the sessions for his Quartet album on ESP – and a later album issued only overseas! The set begins with the long tracks "Capricorn Moon" and "Mephistopheles" from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Fantastic material from an important early tour of Europe by the John Coltrane Quartet – tracks recorded in Graz, Austria – and a perfect example of the group as they were really beginning to stretch out and explore! At some level, the vibe here is like the famous first run of Village ... (Jazz) read moreCD
"Patterns In A Chromatic Field" divided into 2 parts, the first nearly and hour in length, the second 47 minutes, each on a separate disc, performed by Marianne Schroeder on piano and Rohan de Saram on cello. (Out Sound) CD
Jimmy Giuffre —
Graz Live 1961 ... CD Ezz-Thetics/Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1961. New Copy ...
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A fantastic live performance from legendary reedman Jimmy Giuffre – captured here at the time when he was really stepping out with his sound, as heard more famously on the albums Fusion and Free Fall! As with those records, the group here is Jimmy's amazing trio with Paul Bley on piano and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A beautiful live counterpart to Jimmy Giuffre's crucial Verve recordings Fusion and Thesis – performed here with a similar trio that includes Paul Bley on piano and Steve Swallow on bass – really expanding upon ideas of jazz expression that Giuffre first put forth in his late 50s trio! ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(In great shape!)
Georg Grawe & Gruben Klang Orchester —
Songs & Variations ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1988/1989. Used ...
Out Of Stock
With excerts from TS Eliot and Manfred Karge. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print and sealed!)
Roman Haubenstock Ramati —
Pour Piano ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1996. Used 2 CDSs ...
Out Of Stock
ICP Orchestra —
Jubilee Varia ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1997. Used ...
Out Of Stock
The ICP Orchestra is a group that never fails to impress us – quite different at times than other ensembles of avant musicians, in that they're always able to find their own voice together as a unit – without ever giving into the egos of the players involved! There's always a mixture ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Franz Koglmann —
Ich ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1986. Used ...
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Franz Koglmann on flugelhorn, Klaus Koch on bass, Martin Schelling on clarinet, Peter Barborik on drums, Martin Mayes on french horn, Mario Arcari on oboe, Robert Michael Weiss on piano, Roberto Ottaviano on soprano saxophone, Rudolf Ruschel on trombone, Raoul Herget on tuba, and Phil Wachsmann on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Franz Koglmann —
Use Of Memory ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1991. Used ...
$11.99
A large group project that goes under the banner of the Franz Koglmann Pipetet. Use Of Memory features Guillermo Gregorio on alto, Tony Coe on clarinets, Radu Malfatti on trombone, Raoul Herget tuba, and Burkhard Stangl on guitar. (Jazz) CD
One of the most compelling tributes to Duke Ellington we've ever heard – a performance of his music that really deviates from the sound of the original, yet which also keeps all the complicated spirit of Duke intact! Trumpeter Franz Koglmann is really at the helm of the core groups on the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Franz Koglmann on flugelhorn and trumpet, Theo Jorgensmann on clarinet, Roberto Ottaviano on soprano saxophone, and Raoul Herget on tuba. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Lee Konitz, Don Friedman, & Attila Zoller —
Thingin ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1995. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A sublime meeting of three incredibly well-matched players – all artists who worked together in various formations back in the 60s, but waited another 30 years to record here as a trio! There's an airiness that really uniques all the artists in the trio – a sense of space and grace ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A massive double-length set from saxophonist Steve Lacy – and maybe one of the strongest 70s statements from his legendary European quintet! The album features two different live performances – each of which open up in the brilliant freedoms allowed by the European scene since the end ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Steve Lacy & Steve Potts —
Tips ... CD Hat Hut/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1981. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.9915.99
Steve Lacy works here with one of his best partners of the 70s – altoist Steve Potts – whose tone and phrasing always turns out to be a perfect match for Lacy's ideas! And the duet also get some great accompaniment from vocalist Irene Aebi – who's almost has more presence here ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
Joe McPhee —
Black Magic Man ... LP Hat Hut/Superior Viaduct, 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9929.99
A late 70s album issued by Hat Art Records, right during the time that the great Joe McPhee was finally getting the international attention he deserved – but music with much earlier origins, as the sounds within were all originally recorded during the same sessions as his Nation Time album ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joe McPhee on pocket cornet and tenor saxophone, Andre Jaume on clarinet, bass clarinet and alto saxophone, Raymond Boni on guitar, and Francois Mechali on double bass. (Jazz) CD
(1993 pressing.)
Joe McPhee —
Tenor ... LP Hat Hut/Superior Viaduct, 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9929.99
A mindblowingly beautiful set of solo tenor tracks by Joe McPhee – a record that's almost as important to that instrument as Anthony Braxton's For Alto set was for the alto sax! The record features just Joe blowing, and nothing else – stretching out in open space, and slowly exploring ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Seminal solo work from the great Joe McPhee – and a crucial album in linking the American and European undergrounds of the 70s! Joe's working alone here – on soprano sax and tenor – and getting some amazing sounds out of both horns – the kind of post-musical, highly-textural ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Joe McPhee —
Willisau Concert ... LP Hat Hut/Superior Viaduct, 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9929.99
A beautiful set of live improvisations from reedman Joe McPhee – recorded early in his time with the Hat Hut label – at a concert in Willisau, Switzerland – already showing Joe's strong relationship with the European scene! The tracks here are all long, and every bit as creative ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joe McPhee & Andre Jaume —
Nuclear Family ... CD Hat Hut/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1979. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.9915.99
Insanely beautiful work from the great Joe McPhee – an album that was recorded and intended to be issued during his groundbreaking stretch with Hat Art Records – but which never saw the light of day at the time! Why that happened, we're not entirely sure – because the album is ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
An unusual package – one that features the full album The Way Ahead, plus tracks from other late 60s Archie Shepp sessions too! The Way Ahead has tenor giant Archie Shepp in prime form – working with a sextet that's awash in avant freedoms, but which always shows a great sense of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Two 60s classics from Wayne Shorter – back to back in a single set! First up is Adams Apple, an incredible album – one of our favorite Blue Notes ever! Despite the fact that the album's a spare quartet session, the record is one of Wayne Shorter's richest – and features his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Early brilliance from tenor genius David S Ware – one of the first records issued under his own name as a leader, and maybe still one of the greatest too! The album has Ware working with the Apogee trio of Cooper Moore on piano and Marc Edwards on drums – in these long-blown lines that ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Early brilliance from tenor genius David S Ware – one of the first records issued under his own name as a leader, and maybe still one of the greatest too! The album has Ware working with the Apogee trio of Cooper Moore on piano and Marc Edwards on drums – in these long-blown lines that ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Phillip Wilson with Olu Dara —
Esoteric ... CD Hat Hut/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1979. Used Gatefold ...
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Percussionist Phillip Wilson's got his name on the cover, but the set's a very collaborative outing with trumpeter Olu Dara – recorded in Paris by Jef Gilson with a very free-thinking, open style that bridges both American and European modes of free jazz at the time! Wilson plays both a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Phillip Wilson with Olu Dara —
Esoteric ... CD Hat Hut/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1979. New Copy Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Percussionist Phillip Wilson's got his name on the cover, but the set's a very collaborative outing with trumpeter Olu Dara – recorded in Paris by Jef Gilson with a very free-thinking, open style that bridges both American and European modes of free jazz at the time! Wilson plays both a ... (Jazz) read moreCD