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Albert Ayler Spirits Rejoice cd cd 2008/1965 new Albert Ayler is pretty much the Plato of experimental jazz- sometimes it seems like everything else is just a footnote in his story. A rollercoaster of raw energy, tears of sax that...	ESP	$13.00 Add:
Albert Ayler Spiritual Unity cd cd 2005/1964 new The visceral clarion call for the entire world of free jazz, and still one of it's clearest expressions. Ayler's tone is so rough & vibrato so wide that most of the time it sounds...	ESP	$13.00 Add:
Charles Tyler Ensemble cd cd 2009/1966 new Tyler met Albert Ayler when he was 14 years old in Cleveland. He made his 1st appearance on a record with 'Spirits Rejoice', & left NYC because he thought the Ayler band was becoming...	ESP	$12.50 Add:
Erica Pomerance You Used to Think cd cd 2009/1968 new Longtime rumor had it that Pomerance was a B-level Greenwich Village folkie who a few pals conspired to dose heavily with acid, and then turned on a tape recorder. In truth she's...	ESP	$12.50 Add:
Frank Lowe Black Beings cd cd 2008/1973 new Think you're cool, do you? Then why isn't the violinist in your band nicknamed 'the Wizard'? Lowe's piercing tenor screams as high as a bikini girl running from a monster. His first...	ESP	$13.00 Add:
Godz Contact High cd cd 1993/1966 new Classic lesson in underwear-on-your-head ineptitude, & legendary for forcing boneheads along the lines of Greil Marcus out of the room fast. Band members were all employees of an NYC...	ESP	$13.00 Add:
Gunter Hampel Group Music From Europe cd cd 2008/1966 new Hampel was a German vibes player who once had Eric Dolphy stay over at his house and when they jammed, Dolphy suggested they switch instruments so he could try out the vibes. Dolphy...	ESP	$13.00 Add:
Karel Velebny SHQ cd cd 2008/1968 new A group from Prague led by Velebny's vibes & tenor. Mostly post-bop, but with plenty of interplay. Velebny would go on to forge the Czech MPS-type groove jazz which has since become...	ESP	$12.50 Add:
Lowell Davidson Trio cd cd 2008/1965 new Less chunky & more molten than Cecil Taylor, but just as free & employing lots of crinkly clusters, pianist Davidson was a biochemistry grad student at Harvard when Ornette Coleman...	ESP	$12.50 Add:
Norman Howard & Joe Phillips Burn Baby Burn cd cd 2007/1968 new Lost tapes that were originally meant to be released on the wonderful ESP label. Found in the late 90s and then haggled over behind the scenes for 10 years, now finally released for...	ESP	$12.50 Add:
Paul Dunmall/Chris Corsano Identical Sunsets lp lp 2010 new Starts out with a blast of Dunmall on bagpipes, during which he makes the ghost of Rufus Harley rise, float around the room, and then zoom straight up your nostrils. Surprisingly similar...	ESP	$19.50 Add:
Revolutionary Ensemble Vietnam cd cd 2009/1972 new The cliff notes history of free jazz says that the Americans invented roller coaster energy & the Brits combined it with avant classical introspection. Here's a perfect counter...	ESP	$13.00 Add:
Sonny Simmons Staying on the Watch cd cd 2010/1966-68 new Simmons plays alto and this mid-sized ensemble ranges from post-bop to flat out burn-the-barn-down free. His wife at the time Barbara was a nice little white lady who wore...	ESP	$12.50 Add:
Sun Ra Heliocentric Worlds 3cd 3cd 2010/1965 new Not just the long beloved Vols 1 & 2, but the bonus material that made up the late-breaking Vol. 3. Ra beckons you to his most alien landscapes. Ayler's free jazz rollercoaster is...	ESP	$23.50 Add:
Various New York Eye and Ear Control cd cd 2008/1964 new For all intents & purposes this is Ayler's take on the large ensemble collective improv fad that was sweeping through jazz. He's the de facto leader & the band is his regular trio of...	ESP	$12.00 Add: