Jazz & Improvisation / Free Jazz

1980 re-issue on JCOA Records of the 1968 double-album by Michael Mantler's big band featuring Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Lyons, Alan Silva, Charlie Haden, Kent Carter, Andrew Cyrille, Carla Bley, Steve Lacy and Gato Barbieri an…

Very rare original edition on Tyler’s own AK-BA Records of the 1977 album featuring Steve Reid.

One of the critical figures in Chicago's creative music scene, alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella has been a mainstay for over 25 years as a leader, composer, and player. This gorgeous recording was made at Shape Shoppe Paradiso, the Italian studio of …

*2026 stock* Reed players Mats Gustafsson and Andreas Røysum bonded over common understandings of the physical and political dimensions of music. Across generations and other accountant-like statistics (zzz...), they decided in 2021 to start playing …

Elliott Sharp, Colin Stetson, Billy Martin and Payton MacDonald live at Victoriaville in May 2023: electric guitar and electronics, bass saxophone, drums and mallets in a heavy, groove-driven quartet.

In March 2022, Joe Fonda and Silke Eberhard met at the Downtown Music Record Store in New York, and just six months later they were on stage together with Austrian drummer Emil Gross in Berlin. The Josilemi Trio was born. The collective trio's compos…

1970's US re-issue on Fantasy's "Debut Series" of the 1964 album.

A mighty soulful set—where love songs, modal fire, and freer moments collide. Celebrated bassist Takahashi Mizuhashi delivers a deeply expressive performance captured live at Jazz 1974, released as Live In 5 Days In Jazz 1974 – When A Man Loves A Wom…

1969 Japanese re-issue in mono on DIW of the first album from 1963. With insert.

1969 Japanese re-issue in mono on Sonet with different title and cover of the first album from 1963 originally titled Something Different!!!!!!. With original "SJ Seal of Approval" sticker on front.

1969 UK re-issue in mono on Sonet with different title and cover of the first album from 1963 originally titled Something Different!!!!!!.

1973 US re-issue in stereo on GNP Crescendo with different title and cover of the first album from 1963 originally titled Something Different!!!!!!. With original innersleeve.

Rare 1985 Japanese re-issue on Freedom of the 1964 album featuring Henry Grimes and Sunny Murray. With insert.

1975 US re-issue on Arista/Freedom with different title and cover of the 1964 album originally titled Spirits featuring Henry Grimes and Sunny Murray. With original innersleeve.

1979 French re-issue on Freedom of the 1964 album originally titled My Name Is Albert Ayler. With original innersleeve.

1975 Japanese re-issue on Trio/Freedom's "Freedom Discover The '60's Series" with different cover of the 1965 album featuring Gary Peacock, Don Cherry and Sunny Murray. With insert.

1978 Japanese re-issue on ESP-Disk's "ジャズ名盤 Collection" of the 1965 album featuring Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray. With insert.

1978 Japanese re-issue on ESP-Disk's "ジャズ名盤 Collection" of the 1965 album featuring Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray. With insert.

1978 Japanese re-issue on ESP-Disk's "ジャズ Collection" of the 1965 album featuring Gary Peacock, Henry Grimes, Sunny Murray, Donald Ayler and Charles Tyler.

1980 Japanese re-issue on ESP-Disk's "ジャズ Collection" of the 1965 album featuring Gary Peacock, Henry Grimes, Sunny Murray, Donald Ayler and Charles Tyler.