[mgrewe]

I'm placing an order in Amazon soon and lately I've been in the mood for some Avant-Garde music, both classical and jazz. If anyone has any recommendations that are well recorded and at a reasonable price that would be great.

Also, for the jazz rec, I kinda want to steer clear of the well known musicians (i.e. Dolphy, Coltrane, etc.). I'm lookin for an "unknown gem" if you know what I mean.

Thanks

 

[tru blu]

Andrew Cyrille & Maono - Metamusicians' Stomp

Henry Threadgill Sextett - Just the Facts and Pass The Bucket

Steve Duke/Joe Pinzarrone - Monk by 2

 

[jazznap]

Here are just a few that are on the top only because they've recently been through my listening rotation.

Nels Cline - New Monastery and The Inkling
Tim Berne - Diminutive Mysteries
Vandermark 5 - Target Or Flag (but I've been going through all my V5 and Ken Vandermark recordings and they are all great)
Irene Schweizer - Chicago Piano Solo (an amazing album!)
Lounge Lizards - Self Titled
David Ware - Threads and Live in the World
Willam Parker - Raining on the Moon
Anthony Braxton - Quartet (Dortmund) 1976
Circle - Paris Concert

I've got tons more, but these are the freshest in my memory. Also, x2 on anything by Henry Threadgill.

 

[mgrewe]

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Originally Posted by jazznap /img/forum/go_quote.gif Circle - Paris Concert

I was looking into this album a few months back but it was like 30 on amazon

. I'll check to see if its gone down, hope so.

Awesome this is a great list so far. Keep em comin.

 

[jazznap]

If you are interested in Circle, you might also want to check out Dave Holland's "Conference of the Birds".

Here are a few more suggestions:

Horace Tapscott - The Dark Tree
Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet
Alex Von Schlippenbach - The Living Music and Pakastani Promenade
Bugge Wesseltoft - Im and Filming
ICP Orchestra - Two Programs: Performs Herbie Nichols and Theloneius Monk
Nils Petter Molvaer - Solid Ether
Old and New Dream - One for Blackwell
Ran Blake - Horace is Blue (awesome!)
Willem Breuker (but hard to find)
George Graewe (also hard to find)
Evind Aarset - Electronique Noire

just yell if you need more...

More chamber/avant:

Wayne Horvitz - 4+1 Ensemble
Erik Friedlander - Skin
Tin Hat Trio - Helium

note - I avoided John Zorn since he's covered in another thread

 

[Sennshead]

Have you heard Christian McBrides "Live at Tonic". He's not exactly unknown, but at this club he brings in a beat-boxer, scratch pad, barry sax, and on and on. It's a very fresh jam session and...it's awesome.

 

[mgrewe]

Thanks again for the awesome recs jazznap. You have great taste in music. I am a big fan of Holland, being a bassist it's only natural riight

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sennshead /img/forum/go_quote.gif Have you heard Christian McBrides "Live at Tonic". He's not exactly unknown, but at this club he brings in a beat-boxer, scratch pad, barry sax, and on and on. It's a very fresh jam session and...it's awesome.

I do know Christian McBride, fantastic bass player. I have Vertical Vision, I actually just listened to it again a few days ago. Live at Tonic sounds pretty great! Another great live show recorded at The Tonic was MMW's album called `Tonic`. You should check it out.

 

[tru blu]

Julius Hemphill + Abdul Wadud - Live in New York

Schlippenbach Trio - Physics

Other Dimensions In Music - Now!

 

[falis]

More Henry Threadgill: "Song of My Tree", "Where's Your Cup".

Any Sam Rivers. He does a nice turn on that Dave Holland "Conference of the Birds" album recommended above. There's also an Andrew Hill album that's included in Sam's Blue Note reissues that is amazingly beautiful music.

Dewey Redman, Albert Ayler. Sonny Murray. More Anthony Braxton. Cecil Taylor.

- Ed