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Ahmed (Pat Thomas/
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
That's a picture of legendary bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik on the cover, and the title of the record hints at the legacy of Sun Ra – both references that should really give you an idea of the spirit of the sound within! The liner notes are by pianist Pat Thomas, who calls for a deeper ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 12.99
Amazing sounds from three great improvisers – two of whom we've known and loved for years, one of whom we're just beginning to discover! The trio features Ken Vandermark on tenor and clarinet, Joe McPhee on soprano sax and pocket trumpet, and Susan Alcorn on pedal steel guitar – the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Rodrigo Amado & Chris Corsano —
No Place To Fall ... CD Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Searing sounds from this excellent duo – Rodrigo Amado on tenor and Chris Corsano on drums – both musicians that have such a clear, tight understanding of each other that they're able to improvised freely in fantastic ways – whether moving at top speed as a duo, or stepping ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Limited edition.)
Josh Berman/Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Fantastic interplay between a very free trio – Josh Berman on cornet, Jason Roebke on bass, and Paul Lytton on percussion – really opening up on two side-long improvisations! Berman can work in more arranged settings, but he's very free here – and expressing himself with this ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy ... $8.99
A fantastic step in the continuing evolution of the "Chicago Underground" project of trumpeter Rob Mazurek and drummer Chad Taylor – soaring out here in a set that's full of spiritual energy and a level of imagination that even surpasses their classic recordings from years ago! ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... $8.99
Slow-building sonic interplay between the clarinets of Jeremiah Cymerman and the guitars and piano of Charlie Looker – used in very open space that really lets both musicians find each others' sound, then unfold with a mode that's quite beautiful overall! There's certainly a nod here to the ... (Jazz) read more CD
(First pressing limited to 500 copies!)
Karl Evangelista/Astral Spirits, 2020. Used 2 CDs ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Maybe the first album we've ever heard from guitarist Karl Evangelista as a leader – and a set that marks a very strong statement, right from the very first note! The set is done in tribute to an older British generation of free jazz – the period which included The Blue Notes and ... (Jazz) read more CD
Karl Evangelista/Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Maybe the first album we've ever heard from guitarist Karl Evangelista as a leader – and a set that marks a very strong statement, right from the very first note! The set is done in tribute to an older British generation of free jazz – the period which included The Blue Notes and ... (Jazz) read more CD
Alvin Fielder/Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... About August 13, 2021
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 12.99
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 12.99
Drummer Nick Fraser has a great sense of cyclical energy here – a way of playing freely, but elliptically – so that there's this sense of passage and phase in some of the music, even while all the members are improvising with great intensity! The core trio features Fraser on drums, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... $15.99 20.00
The first album as a leader from Rob Frye – and a set that's likely to be the start of a big creative wave to come! Rob serves up a very unusual instrumental blend here – one that's heavy on percussion and keyboards, but used in a very organic setting – not one that's moody or ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gordon Grdina & Jim Black —
Martian Kitties ... CD Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... About August 20, 2021
Burton Greene/Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Amazing sounds from pianist Burton Greene – a modernist who's been quietly continuing a great legacy of creative music he started in the 60s – still sounding distinct and full of imagination in this well-recorded recent trio performance! The set has Greene working with Damon Smith on ... (Jazz) read more CD
Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall —
Shadows of Tomorrow/
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy (pic cover)... Out Of Stock
Wild sounds from Mats Gustafsson and Joachim Nordwall – a mix of unusual reed elements and electronics – almost always coming together with these earthy, crispy tones that are really amazing – and quite far beyond the territory of music! Mats is at his most sonic – odd ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Sarah Hennies/Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... Out Of Stock
A beautiful extended composition for the coronavirus generation – a piece written for cello and percussion in a very minimal way that builds and shifts over time – all to examine the "care and empathy that emerge when two lives share space"! That care is very clear here ... (Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Icepick (Nate Wooley/Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A group that comes on with the sharply pointed force of their name – a really powerful presentation of sounds from Nate Wooley on trumpet, Chris Corsano on drums, and Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten on bass! All three players are fantastic here – leaping right out of the box with an energy that ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Quin Kirchner —
Other Side Of Time ... LP Astral Spirits, 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A mighty debut from Quin Kirchner – a drummer who's poised to become a key figure on the Chicago scene! Quin works here with help from some more familiar names – including Jason Stein on bass clarinet, Matt Ulery on bass, Nate Lepine on tenor and flute, and Nick Broste on trombone ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Back in print!)
Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 30.00
A double-length set that showcases the ever-growing, ever-evolving talents of drummer Quin Kirchner – working here in a variety of settings with help from some other great talents on the Chicago scene! Most of these tunes have a core sense of structure – and even when Quin is ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Quin Kirchner —
Shadows & The Light ... CD Astral Spirits, 2020. Used 2CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A double-length set that showcases the ever-growing, ever-evolving talents of drummer Quin Kirchner – working here in a variety of settings with help from some other great talents on the Chicago scene! Most of these tunes have a core sense of structure – and even when Quin is ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Shadows & The Light ... LP 28.99
Quin Kirchner —
Shadows & The Light ... CD Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
A double-length set that showcases the ever-growing, ever-evolving talents of drummer Quin Kirchner – working here in a variety of settings with help from some other great talents on the Chicago scene! Most of these tunes have a core sense of structure – and even when Quin is ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Shadows & The Light ... LP 28.99
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... $15.99 20.99
Kuzu is fast becoming one of the more compelling settings for the saxophone talents of the great Dave Rempis – as the blend of sounds here really sets things apart from other improvised combos, even though the elements are all very familiar! Tashi Dorji has a way of handling the guitar that ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
KVL (Quin Kirchner/Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The debut album from a very hip trio – one that features Quin Kirchner on drums and percussion, Daniel Van Duerm on organ and electric piano, and Matt Lux on bass – plus all three members on some sort of electronics! The tunes are instrumental and experimental, but almost always have ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... $8.99
A fantastic pairing of players – two Chicago legends, both in the sort of setting that really suits them best! Roscoe Mitchell works here on two long improvisations with drummer Mike Reed – blowing a variety of reed instruments, and really taking us back to the groundbreaking work he ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Ritual & The Dance ... LP 15.99
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $15.99 20.99
A fantastic pairing of players – two Chicago legends, both in the sort of setting that really suits them best! Roscoe Mitchell works here on two long improvisations with drummer Mike Reed – blowing a variety of reed instruments, and really taking us back to the groundbreaking work he ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ritual & The Dance ... CD 8.99
J Pavone String Ensemble —
Lost & Found ... CD Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Jessica Pavone plays viola and handles the compositions here – with a group that's less an ensemble than a well-matched trio – with Abby Swidler on viola, and Erica Dicker and Angela Morris on violins! The group's a bit like a string quartet, but with an extra viola instead of a cello ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy ... $8.99
This Spanish trio has a really amazing blend of guitar, bass, and drums – used in ways that are very different from a conventional jazz combo, and which has this real focus on bottom-end sounds on most of the tracks! The guitar of Ferran Fages has all these unusual tones – not just ... (Jazz) read more CD
Powers/Astral Editions/Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Beautifully resonant sounds from the duo of Jen Powers and Matthew Rolin – a mix of hammered dulcimer and autoharp from the former, and 12 string guitar and chimes from the latter – served up in ways that are very cyclical and hypnotic! There's almost a Robbie Basho spirit in the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dave Rempis/Astral Spirits, 2018. Used ... Out Of Stock
Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy ... $8.99 12.99
A sublime trio set from drummer Charles Rumback – a record that has us really appreciating the special touch the leader can bring to a date, as this album may also be one of the best that we've heard from pianist Jim Baker in years! Baker has this great way of sounding soulful and lyrical, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Chris Schlarb & Chad Taylor —
Time No Changes ... LP Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Drummer Chad Taylor is always one of the most adaptable players we know – and this beautiful record is yet another testaments to his many talents in many different settings! The album's a set of live improvisations with guitarist Chris Shlarb – who plays 6 and 12 stringed acoustic ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered, limited edition of 500!)
Brandon Seabrook Trio —
Exultations ... CD Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A record that really comes on with a hell of a lot of power – tight, fast drums from Gerald Cleaver – matched with fuzzy, chromatic work on guitar from Brandon Seabrook – all punctuated with work from Cooper Moore on the diddley bow! The drums and guitar are the driving engine of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 12.00
Two saxophonists and two percussionists – coming together here in a pair of beautiful long-form improvisations! Patrick Shiroishi and Vinny Golia handle the reeds, and Dylan Fujioka and Alex Cline are on drums and percussion – and the album's two extended, improvised tracks have this ... (Jazz) read more CD
Wadada Leo Smith/Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Three giants of the Chicago improvised scene, coming together here in an album that recalls the best early recordings from the AACM! There's this open, collaborative spirit going on here – music that moves between structure and freedom, and which stands as a testament to the instant rapport ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wadada Leo Smith/Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Three giants of the Chicago improvised scene, coming together here in an album that recalls the best early recordings from the AACM! There's this open, collaborative spirit going on here – music that moves between structure and freedom, and which stands as a testament to the instant rapport ... (Jazz) read more CD
Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet —
Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet ... LP Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Luke Stewart is the bassist and the composer here – but the quintet is a powerhouse at every level – with reed work from Ken Vandermark and Ed Wilkerson, piano from Jim Baker, and drums from Avreeayl Ra – a lineup who do tremendous things with Luke's music! The tracks are all ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Thollem/Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A pair of Thollem collaborations – back to back on a single CD! First up is a beautiful duet with Susan Alcorn – with a fantastic sound that has Alcorn's groundbreaking work on pedal steel mixing with the well-crafted electronics of Thollem – lines that really seem to find the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2019. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of the most unusual settings we've ever heard for the always-sharp saxophone work of John Butcher – a set that features lots of moogy moments from Pat Thomas, who uses both a theremini and electronics – alongside much more organic sounds on percussion from Stale Liavik Solberg! ... (Jazz) read more CD
Pat Thomas/Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of the most unusual settings we've ever heard for the always-sharp saxophone work of John Butcher – a set that features lots of moogy moments from Pat Thomas, who uses both a theremini and electronics – alongside much more organic sounds on percussion from Stale Liavik Solberg! ... (Jazz) read more CD
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