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Abbs, Tom/Frequency Response - Lost & Found 05/E 031CD
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Abbs, Tom/Frequency Response - Lost & Found
"In his third outing leading the Frequency Response group, Tom Abbs (Yuganaut, Cooper-Moore's Triptych Myth, Andrew Lamb Trio) takes you through a mesmerizing mix of free-jazz, groove, third wave and noise. From the heart wrenching title track 'Lost,'...
$15.00

Anderson, Fred - Staying In The Game 05/E 029CD
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Anderson, Fred - Staying In The Game
"Staying in the Game starts off with the 24-minute explosion 'Sunday Afternoon' with Fred Anderson weaving in and around the active rhythm section of Harrison Bankhead and Tim Daisy. The energy starts slow and builds to the fire Fred Anderson is known...
$15.00

Bankhead, Harrison - Morning Sun Harvest Moon Engine 039
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Bankhead, Harrison - Morning Sun Harvest Moon
"Harrison Bankhead is a first-call bass player for Chicago jazz heavyweights such as Roscoe Mitchell, Richard Muhal Abrams, and Fred Anderson (RIP). Now, Engine Studios is proud to put out his long-overdue debut as bandleader. Morning Sun Harvest Moon...
$10.00

Blum, John - In the Shade of Sun 05/E 05
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Blum, John - In the Shade of Sun
John Blum (piano)
William Parker (bass)
Sunny Murray (drums)

"John Blum was born in New York City, April 15, 1968 and has been a mainstay of the free-jazz community there for over 15 years. 'I first heard John at Bennington (where I...
$12.00

Chadbourne, Eugene/Warren Smith - Odd Time Engine 043
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Chadbourne, Eugene/Warren Smith - Odd Time
Eugene Chadbourne (12-string banjo, banjo, vocals), Warren Smith (drums, tympani, marimba, percussion, vibes)

"Eugene Chadbourne is like a banjo-slinging 21st-century incarnation of Mark Twain. He underlines the absurdity of the war on drugs...
$10.00

Haynes, Stephen/Warren Smith/Joe Morris - Parrhesia Engine E 033
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Haynes, Stephen/Warren Smith/Joe Morris - Parrhesia
"To save you a short trip to Google, “parrhesia” means “to speak everything” and, by extension, “to speak freely,” “to speak boldly,” or “boldness.” Without getting bogged down in intellectual scaffolding, what Stephen Haynes, Joe Morris, and Warren...
$10.00

Hooker, William - Yearn for Certainty Engine 032
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Hooker, William - Yearn for Certainty
It is too simplistic to categorize William Hooker as a fiery drummer who constantly explores structure and genre. Joined by multi-instrumentalists David Soldier and Sabir Mateen, his trio is both tender and thunderous!"...
$10.00

Jordan, Kidd - On Fire Engine 042
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Jordan, Kidd - On Fire
Great trio jazz from a great jazz trio: Kidd Jordan-sax, Harrison Bankhead-bass, cello, Warren Smith-drums, vibes, percussion.

"Bitter folks make bitter music, sad folks the same. During this session Kidd Jordan talked about overcoming health..
$10.00

Lamb, Andrew - New Orleans Suite Engine 019
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Lamb, Andrew - New Orleans Suite
"Remixed and remastered for the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Andrew Lamb’s New Orleans Suite is a testament to the continued power and relevance of jazz, pouring out a wide range of emotions for listeners: shock, anger, sadness, and hope...
$10.00

Many Arms - Missing Time Engine E035
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Many Arms - Missing Time
I have seen these guys a couple of times and have always enjoyed them. They play a wild, powerful form of power-trio out-rock. These guys are jazz-trained, but rock-ready. If your taste runs towards tight and a bit brutal, this, their second album...
$15.00

Matta Gawa - bA Engine E 035
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Matta Gawa - bA
"Drums (Samuel T Lohman) & Guitar (Edward J Ricart) Improvised Astral Cartography. MATTA GAWA is an improvising drums+guitar duo hailing from Washington DC. Building with time and texture, their music is deeply connected to the methods and spirit of ...
$10.00

Othertet - The Othertet Engine 028
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Othertet - The Othertet
Bill Lowe: bass trombone, tuba/Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet, flugelhorn/Joe Morris: acoustic bass/ Kwaku Kwakye Obeng: drums, percussion

"This recording is the product of long-running musical relationships between unique musical personalities....
$10.00

Settles, Brian - Secret Handshake Engine 041
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Settles, Brian - Secret Handshake
"Brian Settles brings his buttery, powerful sax tone to his Engine Studios debut recording, along with a longstanding playing relationship with the musicians who make up his group Central Union. The listener hears mindful improvisation from those years...
$10.00

Smith, Warren - Old News Borrowed Blues 05/E 027CD
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Smith, Warren - Old News Borrowed Blues
"On Old News Borrowed Blues Warren Smith gathers the Composer's Workshop Ensemble to explore his approach to music, which he refers to as 'a little bit inside, a little bit outside.' Starting the album out with an energetic big band opener, 'Lock the...
$10.00

Trio Caveat/Josh Sinton - Introspective Athletics/Pine Barren Engine 044
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Trio Caveat/Josh Sinton - Introspective Athletics/Pine Barren
Trio Caveat: James Ilgenfritz-bass, Chris Welcome-guitar, Jonathan Moritz-tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone.
Josh Sinton-baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet.

"I'm always looking to drag the genre of jazz music out of its.
$10.00

Triptet - Imaginary Perspective Engine 040
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Triptet - Imaginary Perspective
"There is jazz music outside of New York and Chicago, and it can be sophisticated and engaging. Such is the case with Imaginary Perspective by Triptet, hailing from the moist and wooded epicenter of grunge: Seattle. By discarding traditional ideas...
$10.00

Yuganaut - Sharks 05-Engine 034
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Yuganaut - Sharks
Saw these young'uns open for Ahleuchatistas a few weeks ago and they put on a fun, diverse performance that wasn't jazz at all - but touched on jazz as well as anything else they could think of.

"Calling the three members of Yuganaut 'multi...
$15.00