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Tetuzi Akiyama/
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A trio recorded with a great texture of sounds – the guitar of Tetzui Akiyama, the drums of Nicolas Field, and the tenor of Gregor Vidic – the last of which is often blown in this careful, sound-shaping style that's a big change from the usual! Akiyama's guitar is great too – not ... (Jazz) read more CD
Susan Alcorn/Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
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
Also available Invitation To A Dream (180 gram pressing) ... LP 15.99
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $15.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
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 ... 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.)
Harris Eisenstadt —
Old Growth Forest II ... CD Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great second meeting of a really fantastic group – the kind of combo that shows just the right sort of magic that can happen when you bring together improvisers who really have a strong sense of sympathy for each other! The music here is already way more than the sum of its parts – ... (Jazz) read more CD
Colin Fisher Quartet —
Living Midnight ... CD Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Nick Fraser/Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
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, 2019. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
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
Hearts & Minds (Jason Stein/Astral Spirits/Monofonus, 2018. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A beautifully bold setting for the bass clarinet of Jason Stein – a heady trio that features Paul Giallorenzo on keyboards and electronics, and the great Chad Taylor on drums – a musician who can't help but bring a sense of swing to this very far-reaching session! Taylor's always been ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits/Monofonus, 2018. New Copy ... $13.99
A pretty intense power trio from the Chicago scene – a group that features guitar from Tashi Dorji, drums and percussion from Tyler Damon, and alto, tenor, and baritone sax from the great Dave Rempis! The album features one completely sprawling improvisation – "Fontanelles" ... (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
Dustin Laurenzi —
Snaketime – The Music Of Moondog (with bonus download) ... LP Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The music of the legendary Moondog, but performed here with a unique spin that's all its own – by a strong group of Chicago musicians led by tenorist Dustin Laurenzi! Unlike some other Moondog tributes, which often stick strongly in the spirit of the original recordings, these guys really ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Matthew Lux's Communication Arts Quartet —
Contra/Astral Spirits, 2018. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The fantastic first album as a leader from Chicago bassist Matthew Lux – long overdue after over two decades of wonderful work on the city's scene with a variety of other combos! Matt's fantastic here as a leader – completely inventive to the point where he can evoke Charles Mingus on ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rob Mazurek —
Desert Encrypts Vol 1 ... CD Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A really beautiful record from Rob Mazurek – and one of his most different recordings in years! The set's a quartet date, recorded live – and has especially strong input from Kris Davis, who plays both piano and prepared piano – using the acoustic instrument to inflect the music ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99
An amazing piece of music from Rob Mazurek – and a real testament to the growth as an artist that he's been experiencing in the Marfa scene! The album is all electronic, but has a different vibe than some of Rob's electronic work in Chicago and Brazil – at one level maybe more visual, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99
An extended electronic piece from Rob Mazurek – one that features no trumpet at all, and just has Rob working on a modular synth, which he uses to rework the sound source of electric eels recorded in Brazil! The approach is fantastic – often as breathy and sound-building as Mazurek's ... (Jazz) read more CD
Nick Mazzarella Trio —
Counterbalance (180 gram pressing) ... LP Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella has really been setting the Chicago scene on fire of late – and that legacy certainly stands strong within the first few minutes of this recently-recorded live set – a searing trio date that has Mazzarella working at the height of his powers! Nick can ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dave Rempis/Astral Spirits, 2018. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 12.00
An album recorded under the leadership of drummer Charles Rumback – but a set that might also be the most revelatory work we've ever heard from pianist Jim Baker too! Rumback wrote all the tunes on the set – these open, long-flowing numbers that have a strongly spiritual component ... (Jazz) read more CD
Jim Sauter & Kid Millions —
Safe & Sane (with bonus download) ... LP Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A searing little record that definitely lives up to the Borbetomagus legacy – one that has Kid Millions going completely nuts on the drums, while Jim Sauter spins out waves and waves of noise on tenor sax and electronics! There's not a lot of subtlety in the approach, but that's never been ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 – with download!)
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
Astral Spirits, 2019. Used ... $6.99
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
Also available Fictional Souvenirs ... CD 6.99(Items 1 – 24 of 24)
