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1968-1971 (LP)
Rare original 1976 edition on Incus of the second and last album, with recordings from 1969/70, by the improvisation supergroup with electronics composed of Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Jamier Muir and Hugh Davies.
February Papers (LP)
Very rare original 1977 edition on Incus of superb classic album of British improvisation with electronics, featuring Ian Brighton, Barry Guy, David Bourne and Philipp Wachsmann.
The Alan Davie Music Workshop 005 /LP)
Very rare original 1975 edition of Davie's own tiny ADMW Records of the outstanding duo's album of world music echoes, folk root allusions, musique concrète and pure improv.
World Galaxy
*2025 repress* World Galaxy is the sixth solo album by Alice Coltrane recorded in November 1971 in New York City, and released in 1972 by Impulse! Records. On the album, Coltrane appears on piano, organ, harp, tamboura, and percussion, and is joined by saxophonist Frank Lowe, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Ben Riley, timpanist Elayne Jones, and a string ensemble led by David Sackson. Violinist Leroy Jenkins also appears on soloist on one track, and Swami Satchidananda provides narration. World …
Saxophone Solos (LP)
Original 1976 edition on Incus of Parker's essential first solo album.
Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) (LP)
Rare second edition on Incus of the very adventurous 1972 first album by the towering imrpovisers' duo using electronics, pre-recordings and homemade instruments.
Drawn Inward (CD)
Excellent 1999 CD-only release by the Enseble featuring a.o. Philipp Wachsmann, Barry Guy, Walter Prati and Paul Lytton. With slipcase.
Tom Prehn Kvartet (LP)
Rare 2016 re-issue on Pladeselskabet Centrifuga, in an edition of 300 copies with insert and stamped innersleeve, of ultra-rare Danish free-jazz monster from 1967 (originally on V 58).
So, What Do You Think? (LP)
Original and only edition on Tangent of the 1973 album by John Stevens' and Trevor Watts' Ensemble featuring Derek Bailey, Dave Holland and Kenny Wheeler. With rare insert limited to copies exported to France. A classic never re-issued on either CD or LP.
The Cherry Blossom (CD)
Very rare, privately produced 2009 CD by the master of Danish improvisation to celebrate the 40-year Anniversary of the same Hugh Steinmetz Sextet that recorded the legendary “Nu!” LP on Debut.
Special Alloy
Excellent CD-only album on Olufsen from 2000 by the avant-garde big band put together by Hugh Steinmetz after Cadentia Nova Danica with lots of first-class Danish musicians.
System Tandem (LP)
Lovely 1975 album on Japo of sax/flute and guitar duos by the illustrious Czeck musicians. Never re-issued on either CD or LP. Black labels edition.
Zodiac (LP)
Excellent and diverse album on Supraphon from 1978, a wild hybrid of modal and postbop arrangements populated with Penderecki and Ligeti-like choral writing in a dizzying array of styles.
Jazz In Britain '68-'69 (LP)
Original 1972 LP with an overvew of Surman's music in 1968-1969 featuring Tony Oxley, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore and Kenny Wheeler among others.
We Now Create - Music For Strings, Winds And Percussions (promotional LP)
Very rare promotional copy with standard (non-gatefold as opposed to the regular release) sleeve and original insert of the 1969 LP on Victor by the quartet featuring Masayuki Takayanagi, Mototeru Takagi and Motoharu Yoshizawa, one of the wildest albums by some of the most important artists in the history of Japanese free jazz.
Kig Op 14
2015 album released by ILK in a numbered limited edition of 100 copies with poster by one of Scandinavia’s most exciting and acclaimed musicians.
Christian Vander Et Les 3 Jef (LP)
condition (record/cover): EX/VG+ (record plays great / sleeve has very minimal ring wear on the back and 1.1/2" spine and upper seam splits)
Christian Vander: drumsJef Gilson: pianoJeff Saeffer: tenor saxophoneJef Catoire: double bassA1 & A2 recorded in June 1969, in Paris. A3 & B recorded in June 1973.
Obliquity
2007 release ** "Obliquity is a free jazz record, if you'll forgive the use of such a hoary, old-fashioned phrase. Its scorching, heads-down momentum, rhythm and drive, places it in direct line of descent from the fierce originators of the genre: Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, Milford Graves, and Frank Wright. It also swings. At times it dances. Obliquity is a free jazz record through the prism of the improvisational movement in Europe, though. This is no attempt at polite revivalism or looking …
Choice-Chase
1995 release ** "Choice-Chase dives into abstract guitar textures, looping soundscapes, and noise-based improvisation. A must-hear for those who appreciate avant-garde music that defies easy categorization."