Jazz & Improvisation / All styles

Lol Coxhill was an English saxophone player, largely known for playing soprano and sopranino saxophones. He began playing aged 15 in 1947 and later in that decade, organised club sessions where he introduced music from the jazz coming from the US. He…

Collective improvisations by the quintet Conditions: Jamie Coleman, Nathaniel Catchpole, Alex James, John Edwards and Eddie Prévost, recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston upon Thames, on 16 November 2002 and 2 March 2003.

Studio duets by Eddie Prévost (drums) and Veryan Weston (piano), twelve pieces in two parts recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston, on 5 and 29 June 1998, mixed by Evan Parker.

Volume 4 of Meetings with Remarkable Saxophonists: Bertrand Denzler (tenor saxophone), John Edwards (double bass) and Eddie Prévost (drums), recorded at the Network Theatre, Waterloo, London, on 12 December 2011.

A concert by Tom Chant (tenor and soprano saxophones), John Edwards (double bass) and Eddie Prévost (drums), recorded at the Network Theatre, Waterloo, London, on 13 June 2012.

Trio of John Butcher (tenor and soprano saxophones), Guillaume Viltard (double bass) and Eddie Prévost (drums), four improvisations forming the Chinese Whispers Suite, recorded live at Iklectik, London, on 23 November 2016.

Free improvisation by Marilyn Crispell (piano), Harrison Smith (saxophones, bass clarinet) and Eddie Prévost (drums), recorded live at Café Oto, London, on 7 November 2012, the last date of a short tour.

SUM (Eddie Prévost on drums, Ross Lambert on guitar, Seymour Wright on alto saxophone) in two long sets recorded live at Cafe OTO, London, on 8 February 2009, one per disc.

Concert by Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano) and Eddie Prévost (drums) at Blackheath Halls, London, on 30 March 2008: a piano solo, a drum solo and a duet.

Live concert by the Free Jazz Quartet (Paul Rutherford, trombone; Harrison Smith, saxophones and bass clarinet; Tony Moore, cello; Eddie Prévost, drums), recorded at St George's Brandon Hill, Bristol, in 1992.

Reunion concert of the Eddie Prévost Band, Prévost (drums) with Geoff Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Gerry Gold (trumpet, flugelhorn) and Marcio Mattos (double bass), recorded live at Café Oto, London, on 17 February 2020.

Back in 1980, Weather Report consisted of Wayne Shorter - tenor & soprano sax, Joe Zawinul - keyboards, Jaco Pastorius - bass, Peter Erskine - drums and Bobby Thomas Jr. - percussion. Often considered as one of the best line ups in the band's history…

"The narrative has many faces, twisted, oneiric, mysterious and expressive."- Andrzej Nowak (Spontaneous Music Tribune)

“Repeated listening discovers more and more nuances in the subtle interplay and the clever and endless sonic games of these pioneers of European improvised music.” - Eyal Hareuveni, Salt Peanuts

"Three musicians who seem like impressionist painters, building, stroke by stroke, on small scale, finally creating a strong statement for the fresh catalogue of the label." - Fotis Nikolakopoulos, Freejazzblog

A never-before released Nathan Davis 1966/67 live recordings. Official release with the full permission and cooperation of the Nathan Davis Estate & INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel). "Style is not a given. Not many musicians reach the level o…

An album inspired by childhood culinary experiences, where memories and fiction mix in an explosive cocktail of cinema, rock & roll and psychedelia. The album sounds rough, as if it were played live by a band, even though it is instead a one man sess…

**300 copies** Strong sixth release on the very solid Signal & Sound label - this time with Sol Sol, a quartet featuring David Stackenäs, Elin Larsson, Anna Lund and Mauritz Agnas. A very consistent set throughout, with some favourites among the prog…

"Okinawa-born tenor sax star Ryusei Tomoyose famously studied under Sadao Watanabe in Tokyo words the final part of the 190s. Once his studies were complete, he went home and decided to focus on teaching and nurturing young musicians, which he did fo…

* Available on LP for the first time in over 30 years! Featuring contributions from the queen of afrofuturism, June Tyson. Includes a bonus cut from the same sessions, not available on the original LP. * True studio albums of Ra with the Arkestra are…

The legendary multi-percussionist and spiritual jazz master Kahil El’Zabar continues his quest of spirit through groove in his collaboration with tenor sax colossus, David Murray. ‘Spirit Groove’ is the divining moment upon their incredible journey t…

Visionary percussionist and veteran bandleader Kahil El’Zabar leads his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in celebration of the legendary jazz pioneer Don Cherry and releases new album Spirit Gatherer and previews the first track ‘Don Cherry’. The fifth of a …

Celebrating 50 Years of The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s Legacy and Unwavering Contribution to Great Black Music. This is the new offering from Kahil El’Zabar and his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, in conjunction with the legendary group’s 50th anniversary,…

"Crazed time signatures abound as musicians from the West look East for inspiration, infusing their rock and jazz sounds with vibes looted from India and the Far East. A true marriage of Western and (Middle) Eastern music with a fuzzed-out psychedeli…

A 1982 New York studio session that pairs Derek Bailey with Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista and his cuica, surdo and berimbau. Polyrhythms and traces of samba meet a guitarist who declines the bait.

The Music Improvisation Company with Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Hugh Davies, Jamie Muir and Christine Jeffrey, before their ECM album. A Curt Sachs quote marks European free improvisation off from American free jazz.

Previously unreleased recordings from Company Week 1983. It opens with a reunion of Music Improvisation Company members Evan Parker, Hugh Davies and Jamie Muir, then moves to duos with Joelle Leandre and Muir.

Previously unreleased recordings from 1981 by shifting Company line-ups, with Derek Bailey, Tristan Honsinger, Toshinori Kondo, David Toop, Steve Lacy, Lindsay Cooper, Radu Malfatti and Jamie Muir.

Bomb! Black Vinyl edition. One can hardly imagine the genre-busting, culture-crossing musical magic of Outkast, Prince, Erykah Badu, Rick James, The Roots, or even the early Red Hot Chili Peppers without the influence of R&B pioneer Betty Davis. Her …

Universe in Blue is a rarity. After-hours music, showcasing Sun Ra's twisted take on the Blues, these live recordings from 1972 provide an intriguing glimpse of the Arkestra’s repertoire and virtuosity at the close of their first decade playing in Ne…

Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Federico Ughi have been playing together since 2005, the year in which they recorded their first album The Dream. The band has performed regularly in the US and Europe ever since, gaining considerable success, with …

Limited to 300 copies Tip-on jacket. Niklas Persson's clever compositions juggle with playful elements of modern jazz, powerful free jazz and intimate modal jazz

The Beaters – Harari was released in 1975. After changing their name, Harari went into the studio late in 1976 to record their follow-up, Rufaro / Happiness. In 1976 they were voted South Africa’s top instrumental group and were in high demand at con…

Available on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1984, Outernational Sounds proudly presents Build An Ark pianist Nate Morgan’s second outing for the celebrated Nimbus West label – the conscious and spiritualised sounds of Retribut…

100 hand numbered copies, 180 gr. vinyl LP. Solo album by Walter Prati, here back on his cello driving us through an illuminating and sublimative journey. Walter Prati’s composition for cello seems to interpret this range of facets, these transparent…

Six extended improvisations from Company Week at London's ICA, July 1982: Derek Bailey with Ursula Oppens, Julie and Keith Tippett, Philipp Wachsmann, Fred Frith, George Lewis, Anne LeBaron, Motoharu Yoshizawa and Akio Suzuki.

* Edition of 300 copies. High thickness cardboard with opaque laminated cover. Comes with a printed insert. * “Beautiful United Harmony Happening” / “The Education of an Amphibian” - the second release by Alga Marghen’s brand new free jazz imprint, F…

A night-time haunt in the backstreets of Soweto run by a well-known bootlegger should have been a prime zone for nefarious underworld activities. Instead, it nurtured an underground of a different kind. Soon after its opening in 1973, Club Pelican be…

Roberto Laneri's works always convey a clear artistic certainty: a total composer with an eclectic cultural background. In this latest adventure it seems to propose a kind of weird and curious Exotica music; his Mediterranean ragas release glows and …

** Small repress **Live and direct from Balombo City, capital of Bolombia, a land of milk and honey in between the scorching stomping South and the glacial abstract North: Maistah Aphrica are back on track! The word has spread in the Bolombian nation…