For Freedom, what are your free jazz recommendation?

[mikefok]

The Year of the Elephant

Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet

Let me start with a not so classic one.

[AndrewHill]

As of late, I've really been enjoying Frank Wright's Unity on ESP. Other recent disks in rotation: Globe Unity Orchestra's 20th Anniversary on FMP and Cecil Taylor's The Eighth on Hat Art.

[rostasi]

Jazz is not free...it's 'spensive!

[king ubu]

You'll find only few members here are really into any kind of freer stuff... there used to be this very active thread here, but it's come to almost a halt of late:

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5071

The Wadada album is fine (better, I think, than the yellow one on Tzadik).

Two I just picked up are the second of Billy Bang's Vietnam albums (liked the first one quite a bit) and one of AEC's Pi Recordings, [sirius calling]. Haven't played them yet, though...

Not sure if Kahil El'Zabar goes under free... I also got that live set of his with Billy Bang (the band's made up of Yoron Israel and Ari Brown), where they do that great groovy homage to Malachi. All together though I found the disc too long to really sustain interest...

[king ubu]

this is the one:

[ep1str0phy]

Jazz is not free...it's 'spensive!

Especially free jazz.

[clifford_thornton]

From the title of this thread, I wasn't sure whether he was referring to Arista-Freedom or just plain Freedom...

[mikefok]

The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo

Last Exit

1.a.Straw Dog

b.You Got Me Rockin'

c.Take Cover

d.Ma Rainey

e.Crack Butter

2.Pig Cheese

3.Panzer Be-Bop

4.Base Metal

5.Blind Willie

6.Needles Balls

7.Civil War Test

8.Help Me Mo I'm Blind

Peter Brotzmann (ts, bs, tarogato),

Sonny Sharrock (g),

Bill Laswell (6 string b),

Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds, voice),

Akira Sakata (as, cl -5,6,7),

Herbie Hancock (p-8)

It is raw and exciting.^^

[Nate Dorward]

That's an OK album, but I'm not sure I'd single it out. Though Hancock's presence is certainly memorably bizarre.

[AndrewHill]

That's an OK album, but I'm not sure I'd single it out. Though Hancock's presence is certainly memorably bizarre.

I agree. Much better is their debut album, Koln and their only studio album, Iron Path.

[mikefok]

Live at Carlos I: Last Night

Hamiet Bluiett & Concept (w. Don Pullen)

It is a wonderful night.

Edited August 17, 2007 by mikefok

[Guest Bill Barton]

This recent release on Clean Feed is highly recommended: Wally Shoup, Gust Burns, Reuben Radding and Greg Campbell are the players.

[fabsax]

Ellery Eskelin Arcanum moderne on hathut or

Tim Berne HardShell

Michel Portal BirdWatcher

[Hoppy T. Frog]

Ellery Eskelin Arcanum moderne on hathut or

Tim Berne HardShell

Michel Portal BirdWatcher

Seconding the Ellery Eskelin. His trio is a great live act too.

[clifford_thornton]

This recent release on Clean Feed is highly recommended: Wally Shoup, Gust Burns, Reuben Radding and Greg Campbell are the players.

Yeah, that record kicks ass.

Clean Feed is a pretty reliable label, imo - especially the early Portuguese improv releases, if you can find 'em.

[B. Goren.]

Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions.

[mikefok]

Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions.

I wish I could find it.

[B. Goren.]

Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions.

I wish I could find it.

Only 300$ on Amazon & ebay.

[.:.impossible]

This recent release on Clean Feed is highly recommended: Wally Shoup, Gust Burns, Reuben Radding and Greg Campbell are the players.

Yeah, that record kicks ass.

Clean Feed is a pretty reliable label, imo - especially the early Portuguese improv releases, if you can find 'em.

Clean Feed catalog is available through emusic. Any particular Portuguese sessions that you would recommend?

[clifford_thornton]

Carlos Barretto - Lokomotiv

Carlos Barretto - Radio Song

Amado/Zingaro/Filiano - The Space Between

Ze Eduardo - A Jazzar no Zeca

Paulo/Curado/Pedroso - As Sete Ilhas de Lisboa

Bernardo Sassetti - Ascent

Bernardo Sassetti - Indigos

[clifford_thornton]

Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions.

I wish I could find it.

Only 300$ on Amazon & ebay.

You could get all the LPs together for less than $50.

The only one of those that I really liked was the Sunny Murray/Roscoe Mitchell split. I think that was Volume 5.

[king ubu]

Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions.

I wish I could find it.

Only 300$ on Amazon & ebay.

There's a pirate edition, goes for 25 € on amazon.de - it's a digipack, Douglas label (not sure how pirate that is, but I always thought it was a rip-off of the "old" Knit edition, which I have, by the way).

[king ubu]

forgot the link, here 'tis:

http://www.amazon.de/Loft-Jazz-New-York-76...2934&sr=8-1

[.:.impossible]

Muito obrigado com voce.

Carlos Barretto - Lokomotiv

Carlos Barretto - Radio Song

Amado/Zingaro/Filiano - The Space Between

Ze Eduardo - A Jazzar no Zeca

Paulo/Curado/Pedroso - As Sete Ilhas de Lisboa

Bernardo Sassetti - Ascent

Bernardo Sassetti - Indigos

[mikefok]

New Dance - Anthony Ortega

Scattered Clouds - Anthony Ortega Trio