CD-Charts Position 191
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Kulu Se Mama

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: John Coltrane

Release Date June 06, 2000
John Coltrane-Kulu Se` Mama *****

From the time John Coltrane recorded A Love Supreme and Meditations was raughly one full year. In that time Coltrane managed to take everything he had done before and twist it into a billion different things and then created a ton more. Kulu Se` Mama may not be the most popular release from this period or as classic as the two book ends (A Love Supreme, Meditations) but it is a personal favorite.

Combining where he was to go with free jazz with where he had already been and conquered Kulu Se` Mama is one of the most uplifting and powerful albums ever released. Both intense and full of restraint the feel of the album is otherworldly.

The title track is a poem read over ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 192
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The Triangle

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: Arild Andersen with Vassilis Tsabropoulos and John Marshall

Release Date May 11, 2004
I'm crazy about Tomasz Stanko, Keith Jarrett, and ECM in general, but like Tord Gustavsen's Being There, I'm not moved by this. It's as if it's trying too hard to be ethereal and beautiful. Maybe someday I'll see something in it that I don't see now, as I did with Paul Motian Trio.

CD-Charts Position 193
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Dead City Radio

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: William S. Burroughs

Release Date August 31, 1990
for our pook's sweet sake, you stupid, greedy, vlugar Ugly American Death-Sucker!- William S. Burroughs

If you haven't experienced the world's oldest beatnick, here's your chance! Burroughs strips off the thin verneer of culture to expose the maggoty underbelly!

CD-Charts Position 194
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Live at Birdland

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: John Coltrane

Release Date June 10, 2008
for our pook's sweet sake, you stupid, greedy, vlugar Ugly American Death-Sucker!- William S. Burroughs

If you haven't experienced the world's oldest beatnick, here's your chance! Burroughs strips off the thin verneer of culture to expose the maggoty underbelly!

CD-Charts Position 195
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The Gift

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: John Zorn

Release Date March 27, 2001
I was expecting a lot more technical playing on this album,and after the first listening session I said to myself"hmm...it's good chill music,but there isn't much substance." After hearing these gentle, flowing tunes a few more times though I realized that this isn't supposed to be a "balls-to-walls" action-packed album;the idea which makes this music amazing is that it's meant to be a mental "seasoning".I use it while doing mellow chores,cooking,etc. and it is a great cognitive comforter which sets a nice pace for easy activities.zorn fans might be hit-n-miss on this one,but it's great chill music!

CD-Charts Position 196
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Eskimo

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: The Residents

Release Date May 27, 2008
I admit it. When this album came out all those years ago, I wanted to like it as much as I knew it deserved, but I couldn't. It was just too freaking weird, and if it was too weird for a Residents fan like myself, you know it had to be FAR OUT.

I absolutely loved the beautiful cover art, but the "music"? On previous releases, The Residents had made legends of themselves by deconstructing, demolishing, warping and reconstructing "rock" music into all sorts of weird mutations. But underneath all the strangeness, one could still feel the familiar beat of rock music.

With "Eskimo", they just completely left rock music behind. Not just rock, but all Western music, and all African-derived music forms. They also left English behind, and created ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 197
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The John Coltrane Quartet Plays

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: John Coltrane Quartet

Release Date March 11, 1997
wow. look what i had somehow missed. i have been a coltrane fanatic for about 25 years, yet it was only a month ago that i latched onto this album. i knew it existed, i had just never gotten around to buying the thing. well, the error has been corrected, and with happy results. this is an outstanding coltrane release! i'm almost glad that i missed out on it for so long, because now i have a new masterpiece to enjoy. if you are a jazz fan, or a coltrane fan (and why wouldn't you be?), and have not yet heard this recording; procure a copy asap. do you hear me? asap!

CD-Charts Position 198
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The Third Quartet (ECM Touchstones)

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: John Abercrombie

Release Date April 03, 2007
This is fantastic modern jazz from ECM, John and his band are right in there, weaving superb compositions and improvs throughout. Highly recommended.

CD-Charts Position 199
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Have a Little Faith

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: Bill Frisell

Release Date February 23, 1993
*Another month on and let me say, I wish I'd given this four stars. Man, I really like this CD. As I said in my original review, I come back to this a lot now, and I'm going to add some more Frisell to my CD collection very soon.

Let me start this review by saying right off: I'm not a big fan of jazz guitar. For years I wondered where dentists got the music in their office, until one day, I heard Pat Metheny. Ah yes, that's it, I thought. Frisell is a little different though. I can't tell you exactly what makes it different, but I suppose the variety of songs and approaches to the music itself are what make this CD last longer for me. Anyway, I like this better than any Metheny stuff I've listened to, yet. If you are a jazz guitar fan, I think you will like ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 200
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Allegresse

CD-Charts > Music > Avant Garde and Free Jazz
by: Maria Schneider Orchestra

Release Date September 12, 2000
Maria Schneider has rightly been accorded the highest accolades for her arranging abilities, consistently winning top jazz readers and critics polls. Until this spectacular recording, her composing and band-leading abilities have lagged slightly behind. Allegresse changes all that.

She's managed to retain--even extend--the brilliance of her arrangements while adding riveting compositions and consummate band leadership. And what a band it is! This strikes me as the most fluid, most accomplished, most consistently brilliant big band ever. Featuring some of the absolute best players at their positions, especially Frank Kimbrough, my current favorite pianist; Ben Monder, perhaps the best of the younger guitarists; Tony Scherr, a masterful acoustic and electric bassist; ... Read More: