ASTRO BLACK Sun Ra etc. Astro Black Impulse! : 1973 Ra, Moog synth; Danny Davis, Marshall Allen, alto sax; Danny Thompson, baritone sax; John Gilmore, tenor sax; Charles Stephens, trombone; Akh Tal Ebah, Lamont McClamb, trumpet; Eloe Omoe, bass clari... more info

At eMusic, SCW connects Halvorson’s new Illusionary Sea to Deefhoof and Sam Cooke, inter alia. more info

SUN IN THE EAST FREE FORM SUITE, SECOND MOVEMENT Masayuki Takayanagi and New Direction for the Arts Free Form Suite Three Blind Mice : 1972 MT, guitar; Kenji Mori, reeds; Hiroshi Yamazaki & Joe Mizuki, drums, percussion. Dear C, We recently came…... more info

OVER THE CLIFF Jack Bruce Things We Like Polydor : 1970 Dick Heckstall-Smith, saxophones; Jack Bruce, bass; Jon Hiseman, drums.  We’re pleased to host this guest post by bassist and composer extraordinaire Ron Brendle. A while back, he introduced ... more info

“Who would have thought a series of soprano saxophone duets would be so compelling?” So begins one rave review of this classic summit meeting between three of jazz’s finest improvisers. The performances on Three Blokes find Lol Coxhill, Evan... more info

TO THE GOLDEN LADY IN HER GRAHAM CRACKER WINDOW CONTEMPLATION Mal Waldron & Marion Brown Songs of Love and Regret Free Lance : 1987 MB, alto sax; MW, piano. One of the joys of what we call jazz is the… Continue reading → more info

UBAQUILE (SEE SAW) TETE AND BARBS IN MY MIND Dudu Pukwana Diamond Express Freedom : 1978 UBAQUILE: DP, alto sax; Mongezi Feza, trumpet; Lucky Ranku, guitar; Frank Roberts, keyboards; Ernest Mothole, bass; James Meine, drums. TETE AND BARBS: DP, alto�... more info

An ocean of sound emanates from Keith Tippett’s piano during this 1987 concert. As the title indicates, it’s the third such solo recital to get the “Mujician” marker, and his last solo statement on record until a 1994 Victo release.… Cont... more info

MEDITATION ON INNER PEACE Charles Mingus Music Written for Monterey, 1965. Not Heard… Played in its Entirety at UCLA  Sunnyside : 2005 (Rec. 1965) CM, bass; Hobart Dotson, trumpet; Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Jimmy Owens, flugelhorn; Charles McPherso... more info

TRAINING DAY THE BIG RIP-OFF THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (REPRISE) Herbie Hancock The Spook Who Sat by the Door (OST) United Artists : 1973 HH, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer; Hohner Clavinet; Bennie Maupin, reeds; Julian Priester, trombone; Eddie… C... more info