Z Quartett are a string quartet who perform music by a large number of contempory and jazz composers I recognize (Bud Powell, Astor Piazolla, Darol Anger, Oliver Nelson, Chris Whitely, Chick Corea) and a few I don't (V. Courtois, Z. Kronberger, J. Bart...

Low stock warning! This title is now out of print - we have the last 18 copies in existence, and when this is gone, that's it, y'all!

This is the debut album by a quartet of musicians who know exactly what they want to do and who already have a...

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"Founded in 1999 and based in France, Zarkaya is an avant-klezmer quartet that performs exciting and original New Jewish Music. Taking its inspiration from the tradition their music reaches into rock, classical and improvised music to create a rich and...

"Based in France, Zakarya is one of the most exciting and cutting edge bands working in the ever-growing community of Radical Jewish Culture. Always thought provoking, their fourth CD for Tzadik presents an imaginary film score about the life and...

"Daniel Zamir, whose first three CDs for Tzadik contain some of the most passionate and sophisticated blending of Jewish Music and Jazz ever recorded returns to Tzadik after a five-year hiatus in Israel to present his complex musical vision with a...

This album was the second by the 'new! improved! weirder!' version of Samla Mammas Manna, who changed their name to Zamlaz Mammaz Manna to highlight the difference! Those crazy Swedes! This was their final album, until their reunion disc, & has some...

This album marks the beginning of the more experimental side of Samla, who changed their name to Zamla MM to deliniate the difference. Those crazy Swedes! Original guitarist Coste Apetrea left and guitarist Eino Haapla joined. Coste is a great guitaris...

"...Zao also exists in various formulae, as evidenced by "Ethnic Trio Live" (2008). Here are nine pieces recorded live, Gerard Prevost being aptly replaced by programming. The three musicians play a brand of ethnic free-jazz, based on afro-american...

Zao were probably the best known and the top pure fusion band to emerge from France in the 70's, releasing a number of classic albums. What a treat to have this recording of Zao live at Jacky Barbier's legendary L'Ouest de la Grosne Club from December...

1975 release from this French fusion band that was their last with Yochk'o Seffer. They recorded this with a string quartet to excellent effect; Yochk'o liked the sound so much that when he left, he enlised the same string quartet on his classic...

"This DVD focuses on Zappa's early 70s albums, Overnight Sensation (1973) and Apostrophy (') (1974). Together they encapsulate Zappa's extraordinary musical diversity and were also the 2 most commercially successful albums that he released in his...

For many people, this was their introduction to Zappa's world. Recorded with the help of Ian Underwood, Jean-Luc Ponty and a bunch of L.A. studio guys who undoubtably relished being let off the leash to cut loose, this showcased some great tunes and...

As near as I can tell, this is simply the soundtrack of the DVD of the same title. It's a shame that they didn't just release the elusive TV show.

"All tracks are previously unreleased on CD and with the exception of the "Token" Vamp, appeared..

After Frank was thrown from the stage in London and broke his leg very badly, he was stuck in a wheelchair and couldn't tour for about 9 months. As Frank was always working, he decided to indulge himself in two larger-scale projects that wouldn't be pr...

This appears to be a compilation of Zappa songs compiled by some dude from Phish. OK? It's a promo!

IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM, this was one of the strangest record in a catalog of strange records. It was recorded simultaneously with Uncle Meat and featured the 8 piece Mothers performing doo-wop music that seemed fairly straight-forward on first listen and...

The final Mothers album was this fantastic but strange collection of unreleased studio and (mostly live) work from 1967-1969, contained in one of the greatest and most shocking rock and roll album covers of all time (rzzzz!). It took me years to figure...

Many older progressive fans will remember Riccardo for his instrumental, acoustic guitar-oriented albums from the mid 70's onward. His first and most highly regarded album critically.

"Riccardo Zappa has always been considered one of the best

Keyboardist Jo Thirion (Etron Fou/Art Moulu) teams up with drummer Katie O'Looney (Carbon) for a series of composed duets.They put on an energetic, well-paced performance with some genuine new ideas. [Stupeur & Trompette!]

Zapping from jazz to pop to songwriter classics to contemporary composition, cabaret, folk (such as her unforgettable performance, both recorded and live in concert, on Banda Ionica's Matri mia project), Chritina Zavalloni confirms herself as an artis...

"An unsurpassed milestone in European/African fusion, this is a head-on collision between traditional Central African vocals and uncompromising analog electronics. Resulting from a torrid encounter between Zairean singer Bony Bikaye, Algerian-born...

4 Synfon are a 4 piece Polish electric jazzband (trumpet, alto sax, electric bass, drums) led by trumpeter Zdunek, who contributed all the compositions bar one. 3 of the pieces are based on Polish folk songs, which is really interesting to hear and all...

One of the inventors of Tropicalia (and always one of the weirdest/oddest of them, he was quite little known outside of Brazil (and not that famous there either) until about a decade ago when David Byrne released a pretty terrific compilation on Luaka...