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BAKER, CHET - PEACEThe challenging music on this session from Chet Baker's final decade inspired him to come up with soulful, atmospheric improvisations. He plays with beauty and elegance, and his late career trumpet sounds superb. This is the second album in the reissue series of long-lost ... read more » |
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BROTZMANN/OLIVER/KELLERS FEATURING MANFRED SCHOOF - IN A STATE OF UNDRESSThe interaction between Manfred Schoof and Peter Brötzmann may reference late-'60s Ornette Coleman and harmolodics, Brötzmann rasping and intertwining with playful melodies over relatively straightforward rhythm structures. On the moody 'Berlin Grey For A Rainy ... read more » |
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DAVIES, HUGH - SHOZYG: MUSIC FOR INVENTED INSTRUMENTSWorking with his own, specially crafted electronic instruments, Hugh Davies -who had previously worked with Stockhausen- generates soundscapes that are at times whimsical, ritualistic and profoundly playful. There is a certain magic, a celebration of sound and soul, in ... read more » |
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DREWO, CARL -QUARTET QUINTET SEPTET- - EUROPEAN JAZZ SOUNDSRemastered radio sessions from the period 1959-'66, recorded in Cologne. A 16-page booklet is included. |
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EGERBLADH, BERNDT -TRIO- - SCHIZOPianist Berndt Egerbladh was a prolific writer with considerable talents, who also recorded with Lars Lystedt. The three musicians in this trio (Egerbladh, Björn Alke and Sten Ödberg) were all on the same wavelength and able to change between different musical ... read more » |
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ESCHER, WOLF -QUINTET- - NELSON'S WALTZWolf Escher turned to Modern Jazz while studying music in Dortmund. He played in the Peter Heidemann Quintet, and performed with Ingfried Hoffmann's big band at the Kölner Jazz Festival in 1967. In 1969 he recorded his first single with the Wolf Escher Quintet for the ... read more » |
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FAVRE, PIERRE -TRIO- - SANTANAThis is a vibrant and exciting album, a lively document of early free music. Drummer Pierre Favre was interested in space and jagged rhythms at the time, with Irene Schweizer adding creative lyricism and Peter Kowald's fat bass lines pulsing through the complex music. This ... read more » |
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FREUND, JOKI -QUINTET- - EUROPEAN JAZZ SOUNDSThe 'European Jazz Sounds' series, that started around 1960 with legendary albums by the Michael Naura Quintet, Tubby Hayes and Max Greger, sees a welcome revival! This first volume presents the early recordings of the renowned Joki Freund Quintet from the late 1950s. ... read more » |
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FREUND, JOKI -QUINTET- - EUROPEAN JAZZ SOUNDSThe 'European Jazz Sounds' series, that started around 1960 with legendary albums by the Michael Naura Quintet, Tubby Hayes and Max Greger, sees a welcome revival! This first volume presents the early recordings of the renowned Joki Freund Quintet from the late 1950s. ... read more » |
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GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA AND GUESTS - PEARLSOn their 10th anniversary album the Globe Unity Orchestra (featuring six of their original members plus guests Anthony Braxton and Enrico Rava) explores the usual open interaction as a springboard for fiery solos, culminating in an arrangement of Monk's 'Ruby My Dear', ... read more » |
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GOYKOVICH, DUSKO -QUARTET + QUINTET- - EUROPEAN JAZZ SOUNDSA disc of previously unreleased radio sessions, recorded in Cologne, West Germany in the period 1958-1961. During his career Dusko Goykovich invented his own style recognizable for the preciseness and brilliance of his technique. His warm sound feels like a mirror showing ... read more » |
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HAIDER, JOE -TRIO- - CAFÉ DES PYRÉNNÉESThis CD, which includes a bonus track, presents an essential live recording of the Joe Haider Trio, recorded in Stuttgart in 1973. Pianist, arranger, composer and lecturer Joe Haider is a prestigious member of the European jazz community. |
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HIPP, JUTTA - THE LIFE AND ART OF JUTTA HIPP (6CD+DVD)Jutta Hipp was a cool jazz icon in post-war Germany who conquered the Frankfurt jazz festivals in the 1950s. Jazz impressario Leonard Feather brought her to the USA where she did sessions with Horace Silver, Zoot Sims and Mingus. This box provides a complete overview of her ... read more » |
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ICP TENTET - IN BERLINExtremely serious and inventive, at the same time good-time music with rough edges, played by inspired musicians under the direction of Misha Mengelberg, recorded in a live set complete with weird interludes and tight ensemble sections - from mournful swing and traditional ... read more » |
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JORDAN, DUKE - LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES O.S.T.The music presented here, composed and conducted by Duke Jordan, is an important jazz work. Duke Jordan was known as Charlie Parker's pianist, and his solo recordings revealed an original form in music, a genius pianist and composer. Jordan's original music for 'Les ... read more » |
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JORDAN, DUKE - LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES O.S.T.The music presented here, composed and conducted by Duke Jordan, is an important jazz work. Duke Jordan was known as Charlie Parker's pianist, and his solo recordings revealed an original form in music, a genius pianist and composer. Jordan's original music for 'Les ... read more » |
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KOLLER, HANS -FREE SOUND- - NOMERemastered 1974 live recordings of the (Austrian-born) German tenor saxophonist. A 20-page booklet is included. |
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KOMEDA, KRZYSZTOF - BALLET ETUDES: THE MUSIC OF KOMEDAKrzysztof Komeda was a Polish film music composer and jazz pianist. He wrote the scores for Roman Polanski's films 'Rosemary's Baby', 'The Feartless Vampire Killers', 'Knife In The Water' and 'Cul-De-Sac'. Komeda's album 'Astigmatic' (1965) is widely regarded as one of the ... read more » |
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KOWALD, PETER - DUOS (3LP)'Duos' is a document of the many musical acquaintances that bassist Peter Kowald experienced in the six years between 1984 and 1990. This 3LP set compiles improvisations and composed pieces recorded in Europe, America and Japan. The box -long out of print- includes liner ... read more » |
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LYSTEDT, LARS -QUINTET- - FANFAR! (10")A 10-inch vinyl reissue of a 1962 release. The Lars Lystedt Quintet from Sweden played many international Jazz festivals in the early '60s. On this session the band features the astonishing Leif Hellman on sax. Limited edition of 500 copies with remastered sound. |
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LYSTEDT, LARS -SEXTET- - JAZZ UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUNA remastered vinyl reissue. The Lars Lystedt Sextet from Sweden played many international Jazz festivals in the early '60s. On the sessions presented here the band features the astonishing Leif Hellman and Lars Göran Ulander on sax. Edition of 500 copies. |
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MANGELSDORFF, ALBERT -& SEINE FRANKFURT ALL STARS- - RHEIN MAIN JUMPOne of the long forgotten masterpieces of European -especially German- Modern Jazz is the legendary 'Rhein Main Jump' album! The original version was issued in 1958 by the JAZZTONE label. If you are in any way familiar with jazz, just check the line-up and you will have an ... read more » |
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MANGELSDORFF, ALBERT -MEETS MASAHIKO SATO- - SPONTANEOUSThe meeting of Masahiko Sato with Albert Mangelsdorff in a recording studio was planned in summer '71. Sato, Japan's leading pianist, had recorded with Wolfgang Dauner, Attila Zoller, Jean-Luc Ponty, Gary Peacock and Charles Mingus. He wanted to play on a record with Albert ... read more » |
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MANGELSDORFF, ALBERT -QUINTET- - ONE TENSIONReissue of 1963 hard bop album. Triple multi foldout cover. Audiophile remastered LP. Tracks: 01 Club Trois 02 Blues Du Domicile 03 Set'em Up 04 Varié 05 Tension 06 Ballade Für Jessica Rose. |
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MODERN JAZZ GROUP FREIBURG - EUROPEAN JAZZ SOUNDSThe few recordings made by the Modern Jazz Group, based in Freiburg, Germany, are scarcely documented. The MJGF was founded around 1954 by pianist Ewald "Waldi" Heidepriem, one of the pioneers of modern jazz in Germany in the 1950s. The music of the Modern Jazz ... read more » |
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