Jazz & Improvisation / Free Improvisation

Now! by Masaru Imada was the second album released by the fledgling Three Blind Mice label and the pianist's first leader album for the label. All four tunes are Imada's original compositions. The two slow numbers – "Nostalgia" and "The Shadow of the Castle" show his lyrical, "quiet but emotional," qualities. "Alter" is an adventurous tune whose focus is on free improvisation while "Gehi Dorian" is a modal composition as the title suggests.

2014 release ** "Recorded at the Écouter pour l’Instant Festival in the summer of 2013, Sens Radiants showcases an hour-long performance of Lazro on baritone saxophone, Duboc on bass, and Lasserre on a stripped-down drum kit. In true European tradition, the trio has always presented a music that seems completely divorced from any of free improvisation’s jazz heritage. Like Portant Les Cimes Des Arbres, Sens Radiants is steeped in rhythm, though not of the toe-tapping, beat-counting sort. There’s…

1995 release (no OBI) ** "A stellar trio of free improvisers, each respective kings of the avant-garde jazz scene in different capacities. British improvisation legend Derek Bailey has played with practically every musician of note in the European improvised music community from the early '60s through to the end of the century and is arguably one of the single most important practitioners in the genre. John Zorn is similarly an extraordinarily influential figure in the American avant-garde music…

*30 copies limited edition* Physical is excited to announce the release of (music for) A Thousand Ways to Run. This sonic journey brings together the eclectic talents of pianist Ben Kujawski, drummer Abigail Smith, and guitarist/harmonicist Justin Rhody, whose collaborations coalesce in a collection that blurs the lines between avant-jazz, experimental soundscapes, and evocative improvisation. Recorded in the intimate setting of Kujawski’s home studio in 2023, the album is an invitation to liste…

From the enigmatic fringes of experimental sound comes an extraordinary split release between K/S/R and The Tulsa Ball Room Singers—a bold document of two singular live performances where music and moving image intertwine.

*100 copies limited edition* "Like the early work of fellow Midwestern experimentalists Raccoo-oo-oon, there's a calming franticness in the work of (D)(B)(H), an ever-changing group whose sound is constantly evolving. (D)(B)(H)'s "Bad For Business," captured live summer 2010, features a quartet taking the entire 21-minute side to sculpt a piece that rests somewhere between free jazz and non-idiomatic improv. The result is not unlike what the AACM captured in its 1966 'Little Suite' or what The B…

Original 1975 LP on Cramps' highly collectable DIVerso series with original innersleeve, with confident and superb guitar improvisations.

First CD edition of the 1975 LP on Cramps' DIVerso series with confident and superb guitar improvisations. With original slipcase.

Original double album released by Morgue in Japan in 1978 with gatefold sleeve. a fantastic 2-LP set and one of the rarest Bailey releases. No obi as issued and no insert.

Very rare 1985 LP on Incus of tasteful solo guitar improvisations never re-issued on either LP or CD.

Rare 1987 LP on Emanem with a wonderful selection of solo guitar improvisations recorded at various locations in London between 1971 and 1987.

Rare 1998 Incus gem of super raw solo guitar improvisations with purpose, released on CD only.

Outstanding 2000 album on Paratactile of guitar feedback pieces, released on CD only.

Rare original 1975 edition on Incus of the first album of ground-breaking saxophone/guitar duets by the masters.

Original first edition with black labels and laminated front sleeve of the 1972 LP on Incus, the second album by the guitar and percussion duo and an absolute free improvisation classic.

Original first edition with black labels and matte sleeve of the 1972 LP on Incus, the second album by the guitar and percussion duo and an absolute free improvisation classic.

1995 and only CD re-issue of the 1972 Incus LP, the second album by the guitar and percussion duo and an absolute free improvisation classic.

Original 1977 edition on Incus of the second Company album by the trio of illustrious improvisers, never re-issued on either LP or CD.

Original 1977 edition on Incus of the third Company album with duets by two giants of improvisation, never re-issued on either LP or CD.

Original 1977 edition on Incus of the fourth Company album with electric guitar / soprano saxophone duets by the unparalleled musicians, never re-issued on either LP or CD. Includes Incus catalogue.

Rare original LP edition of the 1981 Incus album of fantastic guitar and percussion duets by the guitar master and former King Crimson amazing precussionist.

Rare 1994 CD re-issue on Incus of the 1981 album of fantastic guitar and percussion duets by the guitar master and former King Crimson amazing precussionist.

Original 1987 LP on Les Disques Victo of electric guitar and soprano/alto saxophone duets by these amazing musicians recorded live at the 1986 Victoriaville Festival.

Rare Incus original edition from 1973 with white labels of the sole album by the Balance group composed of Ian Brighton, Frank Perry, Radu Malfatti and Philipp Wachsmann.

Original 1977 edition on Bead of the first Brighton album basically featuring the Balance group (with Radu Malfatti and Philipp Wachsmann) plus Marcio Mattos and Roger Smith, a narrative strange mix of improvisation and composition.

Autographed copy of original 1982 great solo percussion LP on Data by one of the symbols of European improvisation.

Rare 1967 original first album on ESP by German vibraphonist featuring Carlos Ward, Henry Grimes and Ed Blackwell. One of the most obscure ESP albums, never re-issued on either CD or LP.

The first 1979 LP on FMP with gatefold sleeve original innersleeve by the Orchestra featuring John Tchicai and a host of German musicians, never re-issued on either CD or LP.

Original double album with gatefold sleeve on FMP from 1980, with original innersleeves.

Rare original 1980 LP on Incus with edits from a recording of an amazing concert by 8 distiguished musicians of the British improvisation scene. One of the best Incus albums, never reissued on either LP or CD.

Original 1982 double-LP set with gatefold sleeve on Incus featuring improvisations by various combinations of a large group of who's who of the international free improvisation scene, including Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Akio Suzuki, Keith Tippett, George Lewis, etc..

Original 1983 LP set on Incus featuring trio improvisations by a large group of who's who of the international free improvisation scene, including Peter Brötzmann, Derek Bailey, Hugh Davies, Evan Parker, Vinko Globokar, Jamie Muir, etc..

Drummer, visual artist and one of the original European free jazz players, Sven-Åke Johansson was never willing to settle for a single route of exploration. As a musician and composer he appeared on key recordings for the legendary FMP, delivered marine weather reports for Edition Telemark, crooned love songs for Ultra Eczema and was at the heart of the recent free music revival in Berlin via Umlaut alongside Joel Grip and Axel Dörner. “My work is not actually jazz, but rather the exploration of…

This music was written in a period of intense emotions, as the grief and pain of losing my father tangled and fused with horror and despair at the genocide in Palestine – but life is complicated, and the music also comes from joy and love “Listening intently to raptors” is dedicated to the great bassist John Lindberg, and the title comes from an email correspondence we had during covid lockdown. “After a break” appeared fully formed after quite a long period of composer’s block, while listening …

Original 1971 American edition of Coxhill's diverse and bizarre debut double album, featuring among others David Bedford, Pierre Courbois, Burton Greene, Jasper Van't Hof, Robert Wyatt, Mike Oldfield and Kevin Ayers in disguise.

Origianl edition on Bead of Cusack's debut from 1977, a wonderful solo album of guitar and environmental sounds.

Original 1972 LP on the highly collectable Futura label and one of their best titles, percussive drums solo improvisations at their best.

First and only 2009 CD reissue on Schoolmap of 1977 LP by honourable trio of improvisers playing all kind of instruments and sound producing devices.

Original edition on FMP of the first album from 1973 by 'the' free jazz big band, featuring Peter Brotzmann, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens, Evan Parker, Alex Schlippenbach, Paul Rutherford, Kenny Wheeler and a host of others.

Original 1977 album on Po Torch with gatefold sleeve by 'the' free jazz big band, featuring Peter Brotzmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, Anthony Braxton, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens, Evan Parker, Enrico Rava, Alex Schlippenbach and a host of others.