Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor with Jon Irabagon & Joe Fonda —
Long Tall Sunshine ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2021. New Copy ...
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A really great trio set from drummer Barry Altschul – a record that easily swings between freer moments and straighter swing – thanks to the help of bassist Joe Fonda, and saxophonist Jon Irabagon – who blows tenor, soprillo sax, and alto clarinet! Fonda's bass may well be the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann & Jorg Fischer —
Live In Wiesbaden ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2011. Used Gatefold ...
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Features Peter Brotzmann on reeds and Jorg Fischer on drums. (Jazz) CD
Daniel Carter & Matthew Shipp —
Dark Matrix ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2020. New Copy Gatefold ...
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Dark sonic interplay between a really wonderful duo – Matthew Shipp on piano and Daniel Carter on a range of horns – alto, tenor, and soprano saxes – plus clarinet and trumpet too! The shifting mix of Carter's instrumentation is matched by a never-ending flow of imagination from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Conference Call (Ullman/Stevens/Fonda/Ulrich) —
Prism ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2016. New Copy Gatefold ...
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Bold work from a group of improvisers who really know each others' strengths – maybe no surprise, as most of them have been playing together in this lineup for years – Joe Fonda on bass, Gebhard Ullman on tenor and bass clarinet, and Michael Jefry Stevens on piano – joined by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Conference Call (Ullman/Stevens/Fonda/Ulrich) —
Prism ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2016. Used Gatefold ...
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Bold work from a group of improvisers who really know each others' strengths – maybe no surprise, as most of them have been playing together in this lineup for years – Joe Fonda on bass, Gebhard Ullman on tenor and bass clarinet, and Michael Jefry Stevens on piano – joined by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The title here is very apt – as this fantastic quartet seem to set a different kind of fire on every one of the CDs in the set – six different performances, recorded over the space of two months – in Paris, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Poland! The group should be well-known to lovers ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Fantastic package – a great box set with a magnetic flap lid!)
Tomas Fujiwara & Taylor Ho Bynum —
Stepwise ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2010. Used Gatefold ...
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Tomas Fujiwara on drums and Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Barry Guy & Ken Vandermark —
Occasional Poems ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2014. New Copy 2 CDs ...
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A fantastic pairing of players – two musicians who really bring out the best in each other in this set of improvisations recorded during the Krakow Jazz Festival – really bold basswork from the legendary Barry Guy, and the kind of ever-changing sounds, shapes, and tones that we always ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Barry Guy & Ken Vandermark —
Occasional Poems ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2014. Used 2 CDs ...
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A fantastic pairing of players – two musicians who really bring out the best in each other in this set of improvisations recorded during the Krakow Jazz Festival – really bold basswork from the legendary Barry Guy, and the kind of ever-changing sounds, shapes, and tones that we always ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A wonderful large format recording from bassist Barry Guy – working here at the head of the Blue Shroud Band, an improvising ensemble that echoes some of his earlier work with the London Jazz Composers Orchestra! The extended work is an expansion of an earlier piece that Guy recorded with ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Elisabeth Harnik/Michael Zerang —
Dream Disobedience ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2021. New Copy ...
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An extended album-length improvisation – featuring Elisabeth Harnik on piano and Michael Zerang on some of the most inventive drum work we've heard from him in years! Both players have a way of handling their instruments far beyond conventional modes – which also includes using parts ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Jubileum Quartet (Leandre/Parker/Fernandez/Kaucic) —
A Uis ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2018. New Copy ...
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Bassist Joelle Leandre always seems to bring out something special in a session – and that's definitely the case here, as her warm spirit of creative creation seems to really shape the contributions of Agusti Fernandez on piano and Evan Parker on tenor sax! Make no mistake, Parker also ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Krakow Improvisers Orchestra —
KIO At Cricoteka ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2018. New Copy ...
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A large group with a really strong command of their sound – so much so that at points the full frenzy of all members seems to pack this really enormous punch, before getting balanced from more personal, individual moments in music! The idea of an improvisers orchestra is nothing new, but ... (Jazz) read moreCD
London Jazz Composers Orchestra —
That Time ... CD Not Two (Poland), 1972/1980. New Copy ...
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Very rare work from this legendary improvising orchestra – two different recordings from the first decade or so of the group's existence, at a time when they were hardly making any records at all! The first two long tracks are from a 1972 performances in Germany – and feature an early ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Joe McPhee/John Edwards/Klaus Kugel —
Night In Alchemia ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2018. New Copy ...
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One of the amazing things about an improviser like Joe McPhee is the way that he can change so much and adapt to a different setting – which is definitely the case here, in a lineup that seems to produce sounds we're not sure we've ever heard from Joe before – even though we've been ... (Jazz) read moreCD
NU Band is Thomas Heberer on cornet, Mark Whitcae on alto sax & clarinet, Joe Fonda on bass, and Lou Grassi on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Comes in an LP-style gatefold sleeve.)
Ivo Perelman/Gordon Drdina/Hamin Hopari —
Purity Of Desire ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2021. New Copy ...
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The tenor of Ivo Perelman often sounds best in a more unusual setting – and that's definitely the case here, as he works in a trio with Gordon Grdina on oud and Hamin Honarai on tombak, daf, and percussion! The set definitely has some of the Mid East currents you'd expect from the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pair of different performances from this legendary bassist – each recorded thirty years apart! The set begins with Ahoy – a sublime solo set recorded at Victoriaville in 2019 – a performance done by a very aged Phillips, but a musician who's clearly very much in control of his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dave Rempis/Elizabeth Harnik/Michael Zerang —
Triple Tube ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2020. New Copy ...
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A trio of improvised performances by a very hip trio – Dave Rempis on alto, Elisabeth Harnik on piano, and Michael Zerang on drums – all musicians who are working here together at a club in Austria, where the set was recorded! Rempis is, as always, a master of magical moments on his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Pete Robbins's Unnamed Quartet —
Live In Brooklyn ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2011. Used Gatefold ...
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Pete Robbins on alto saxophone, Daniel Levin on cello, Nate Wooley on trumpet, and Jeff Davis on drums. (Jazz) CD
Matthew Shipp/Mark Helias/Gordon Grdina —
Skin & Bones ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2018. New Copy ...
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The guitar of Gordon Gridna provides a really fresh balance for the piano of Matthew Shipp here – an instrument that seems to unlock more color than usual in Shipp's work on the keys – really illuminating, although still with some of his usual dark corners, which is what makes the shift ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Step In (Joe Fonda/Carlo Morena/Felix Lecaros Herrera) —
Voila La Tendresse ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2020. New Copy ...
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Bassist Joe Fonda may well be the best known player in the group – but the real star of the show is pianist Carlo Morena – as he wrote all the selections on the album (save one), and spins out these tremendous long lines on piano – filled with life and soul, color and flow! ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Steve Swell & Andrew Cyrille —
Center Will Hold ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2020. New Copy ...
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The center may hold, but it's getting jostled plenty by the efforts of this very hip sextet – a free improvising combo who have as much interest in the overall sonic possibilities of their music as they do in the more acoustic jazz-based elements! Steve Swell leads the group on trombone, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Natsuki Tamura, Satoko Fujii, & Ramon Lopez —
Mantle ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2020. New Copy ...
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A record that explodes right out of the gate with a sound that's all its own – a fantastic collaboration between drummer Ramon Lopez and the long-running Japanese duo of Natsuki Tamura on trumpet and Satoko Fujii on piano – two players who are able to effortlessly burst out in this ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Natsuki Tamura, Satoko Fujii, & Ramon Lopez —
Mantle ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2020. Used ...
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A record that explodes right out of the gate with a sound that's all its own – a fantastic collaboration between drummer Ramon Lopez and the long-running Japanese duo of Natsuki Tamura on trumpet and Satoko Fujii on piano – two players who are able to effortlessly burst out in this ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Yuma Uesaka/Marilyn Crispell —
Streams ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2021. New Copy ...
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This might be the first time we're hearing the work of reedman Yuma Uesaka – who turns out to be a fantastic partner for the always-tremendous piano talents of Marilyn Crispell! Uesaka is as much of a composer as an improviser – and the work here is all composed at the core, but with ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Amazing music from reedman Ken Vandermark – 10 CDs' worth of music, recorded over a week's visit to Poland and The Ukraine in 2007! The package is surprisingly rich – not just sounds recorded for the sake of copious content, but a really diverse batch of music that has us more ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The title definitely gets it right – as the set's documents unexpected alchemy between reedman Ken Vandermark and a wonderful blend of improvisers – all recorded over the space of a few days in the Polish city of Krakow! The set's something of a follow-up to Vandermark's massive ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(In a beautiful fold-out package with individual paper sleeves.)
A beautiful, heavy duty double vinyl box set that chronicles reeds genius Ken Vandermark and his Vandermark 5's live work from a late November '05 date at the Alchemia club in Krakow – with the latest 5 lineup from the superb Discontinuous Line album – powerful stuff that you already ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alexander Von Schlippenbach/Dag Magnus Narvesen —
Liminal Field ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2018. New Copy ...
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Exactly the kind of record that first made us fall in love with the piano of Alexander Von Schlippenbach – a set that has a jagged but freewheeling sort of vibe – improvised, but with that inherent musicality that can make Schlippenbach's piano come across in tuneful ways, even in such ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mars Williams & Vasco Trilla —
Spiracle ... CD Not Two (Poland), 2020. New Copy ...
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Chicago reedman Mars Williams is in great company here – working on these long improvised duets with Spanish percussionist Vasco Trilla – a player who really seems to bring out new qualities in the music of Mars! Trilla plays drums, but also has the deeper sonic explorations of a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A fantastic tribute to the ongoing contributions of the Not Two label – an important Polish imprint that's done plenty for improvised music over the past 20 years – with a wealth of studio releases, and live events such as the festival recordings presented in this beautiful set! The ... (Jazz) read moreCD