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Frith, Fred/Jean-Pierre Drouet/Louis Sclavis - I Dream Of You Jumping ''The extended improvisation moved from open, free sections to heated intensity, ending with an intimate interchange of flamenco-like dancing guitar patterns, Arabic modal clarinet & tinkling percussion....improvisations with a clear sense of intersec... VICTO072 $15.00
Schweizer, Irene/Louis Moholo - Irene Schweizer & Louis Moholo Irène Schweizer: Piano / Louis Moholo: Drums 34-Intakt 006 $19.00
Moholo-Moholo, Louis - Spirits Rejoice / Bra Louis - Bra Tebs 2 x CDs This double CD presents two seperate sessions, both led by drummer Moholo. Spirits Rejoice is from 1978 and is an all-star Brit-jazz session (Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Keith Tippett, Johnny Dyani and Harry Miller), while Br... OGUN 017-018 $20.00
Foltz, Jean-Marc/Bruno Chevillon - Cette Opacite Bruno Chevillon (double bass), Jean-Marc Foltz (clarinet) "When, at Jazz à Mulhouse 2004, in Alsace, at the end of August, at another of his memorable festivals, Bruno Chevillon gave me a CD-R with a recording of his duo with Jean Marc... CLEANFEEDCF45 $17.00
Sclavis, Louis - Lost on the Way "This is an exciting new release from the wildly creative French clarinettist Louis Sclavis, a major figure in European jazz widely recognised as a masterful jazz composer and arranger. Sclavis's work often alludes to more than mere music, and on Lost... 28-ECM2098 $16.00
Moholo-Moholo, Louis - An Open Letter to my Wife Mpumi CD Nearly an hour of vibrant work from Louis'current group includes Jason Yarde on soprano, alto and baritone sax, Ntshuks Bonga on alto and tenor, Pule Pheto on piano, Orphy Robinson on vibes, John Edwards on bass and Francine Luce on vocals. Ogun 031 $16.00
Hawkins, Alexander/Louis Moholo-Moholo - Keep Your Heart Straight "I first heard Alexander Hawkins play – at the Vortex Jazz Club, with the Anthony Braxton’s cornet-playing protégé Taylor Ho Bynum, bassist Dominic Lash and drummer Harris Eisenstadt in the Convergence Quartet. The music was an idiomatic white-knuckle... Ogun 039 $18.00
Moholo, Louis/Viva-La-Black - Freedom Tour: Live In South Afrika 1993 This mid-sized band, features African-tinged jazz, ala The Brotherhood Of Breath. What a thrill it must have been for Louis to return to South Africa 3 decades after leaving because of apartheid to do this tour! Louis Moholo, leader, drums, vocals; The... OGUN006 $20.00
Takase, Aki/Louis Sclavis - Yokohama AKI TAKASE Piano / LOUIS SCLAVIS Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone The first Duo-CD of Aki Takase and Louis Sclavis can be read as a musical journal of a grandiose successful musical meeting. “In the end”, says Sclavis, “it’s all... 34-Intakt 165 $19.00
Moholo, Louis - Mpumi Subtitled "Louis Moholo-Moholo meets Mervyn Africa - Pule Pheto - Keith Tippett", this is over 75' of drum and piano duets with Mervyn Africa (14'), Pule Pheto (17') and 45' - a full album in other words - of his work with long time partner and pal Kei... Ogun 014 $15.00
Sclavis, Louis - Loin Dans Les Terres CD "„We must not complain, we must fight“, is a motto Louis Sclavis repeats almost like a mantra. The 64 year-old from Lyon likes the process this triggers. The son of a photographer, whose own photographs have been shown in exhibitions and adorn the covers of his newer studio CDs, began playing the clarinet at ten. His inspiration back then was the music of Sidney Bechet, France’s biggest Jazz star at the time. From there he went on to the conservatory, where at sixteen he saw a concert... 28-ITN71323.2 $20.00
Moholo-Moholo, Louis - 4 Blokes Alexander Hawkins-piano, John Edwards-bass, Louis Moholo-Moholo-drums, Jason Yarde-saxes. "It’s the feeling that differentiates free jazz and its offshoots from every other species of contemporary western music: the sensation that the body and... Ogun OGCD 043 $16.00
Sclavis, Louis - Rouge Louis Sclavis: clarinets, soprano saxophone Dominique Pifarély: violin François Raulin: piano, synthesizer Bruno Chevillon: bass Christian Ville: drums “Not so well known here, but a true legend in Europe, I saw Louis’ band with this personnel right around this time and they were rehearsal-intensive, flat out AMAZING. Clarinettist/saxophonist Louis Sclavis’s first ECM album (recorded 1991) brims over with ideas, creating something fresh at the intersection of jazz and.. 28-ECM 1458 $11.00
Moholo-Moholo, Louis - Duets With Marilyn Crispell CD Marilyn Crispell, Piano / Louis Moholo-Moholo, Drums. I was at this concert! "Call it inspiration, magic or what you will. The music then takes on a larger aspect, one that is extremely vivid to the senses, but is fundamentally resistant... 34-Intakt 145 $19.00
Moholo-Moholo, Louis - For The Blue Notes CD This is definitely one of Louis' strongest efforts as a leader and features a fine cast: Louis Moholo-Moholo-drums Jason Yarde & Ntshuks Bonga-saxophones Henry Lowther-trumpet Alan Tomlinson-trombone Francine Luce-voice... Ogun OGCD 042 $16.00
Moholo-Moholo, Louis / Five Blokes - Uplift The People Jason Yarde - saxes Shabaka Hutchings - saxes Alexander Hawkins - piano John Edwards - bass Louis Moholo-Moholo - drums . "Well over 50 years after leaving apartheid South Africa behind and traveling to Europe with his Blue Notes bandmates, ALL of whom are gone, drummer Moholo-Moholo is still leading great bands with great players, some known to me and some not. Somehow, all these years later and with a crew of native-born Brits, Louis and the crew manage to dig into and gi OGCD 047 $16.00
Moholo-Moholo, Louis/Stan Tracey - Khumbula (Remember) Stan Tracey is probably the living (grand)father of modern British jazz; starting in the more typical post-bop style and as the house pianist at Ronnie Scott's internationally known club in London, by the late 60's, he was also playing a more adventuro... OGUN016 $20.00
Canto General featuring Louis Moholo-Moholo - Rebel Flames An Italian band who have a great love for Brit-jazz and, more specifically, the Ogun sound. The musicians are: Pino Minafra trumpet, flugelhorn, voice Roberto Ottaviano saxophones Livio Minafra piano Roberto Bellatalla bass... Ogun 044 $17.00
Pernot, Louis - Livre de Luth de Perrine This is the first recording of the seventeenth-century masterpiece, TheBook of Perrine. It comprises some of the most beautiful piecesexclusively written for baroque lute by Ennemond Gaultier, professor to the Queen of France, and his equally notable c... ADHOC11 $15.00
Moholo, Louis / Evan Parker / Pule Pheto / Gibo Pheto / Barry Guy - Bush Fire CD Three well known British players(Moholo-drums, Parker-saxes & Guy-bass) + African newcomers Pule Pheto-piano & Gibo Phetond bass. Variations of solos, duo, trios, quartet, & over 45 minutes by the full five piece band. OGUN009 $20.00
Derome, Jerome/Louis Sclavis Quartet - Un Moment De Bonheur Dual reeds (Sclavis, Derome), Bruno Chevillon-bass and Pierre Tanguay-drums. Recorded live at, and called one of the highlights of the 2001 Victo Festival, this has these two fine reed players and composers performing in a program both 'raging and refl... VICTO087 $15.00
Ledford, Louis - Adios King PROMO WBG74PROMO $5.00
Lapouge, Jean - Hauts Plateaux Nice to see these later solo works by the leader of the great chamber-rock/ECM-styled band Noetra appear. This is from 1993 and is still very much in the Noetra vein, with more ECM/jazz leanings than before, but still very obviously the work of the leader of Noetra. The personal is Jean Lapouge-guitars, Christian Paboeuf-oboe, vibes, Jean-François Bercé-double bass and Mikko Fontaine-drums and percussion. Refined, serene and very musical! 15-MP 3011 $20.00
Goude, Jean-Philippe - Aux Solitudes Jean-Philippe Goude's career is in two parts. In the 1970s, he was known primarily as a keyboardist and he was a member of Richard Pinhas' group and contributed to a few of his later period albums (Iceland, L'Ethique) and he was a member of Weidorje... 15-IDA047 $20.00
Lapouge, Jean - Temporare After sadly winding up his wonderful Noetra ensemble in the early/mid 1980s, guitarist and composer Jean Lapouge went more into an area closer to jazz/electric jazz/ECM sound. One of his current projects is this trio with long-time bandmate (stretching... 01-GW 3138 $16.00
Cocteau, Jean - Once Upon a Time Historically interesting and significant. "Playwright, novelist, poet, surrealist, filmmaker and self-publicist Jean Cocteau was the literary spokesman for Les Six. With his endorsement, and the inspiration of Erik Satie and fired by the principles.. 05-ACMEM152 $19.00
Derome, Jean/Joane Hetu - Nous Percons Les Oreilles ''The basis of our work is songs & improvisations; two saxophones, two voices, two mighty figures agitating, whistling, shrieking, scraping....it is not easy to accurately describe what we do while improvising. It is very close to the human beast that... AM054 $17.00
Derome, Jean - Paul Strand, Under The Dark Cloth A film soundtrack. AM064 $17.00
Derome, Jean/Pierre Tanguay - Plinc! Plonc! ''A significant & essential testimony about improvised music.'' AM092 $17.00
Derome, Jean - Le Magasin De Tissu Le Magasin de Tissu (The Fabric Shop) sews together 69 short textural pieces, all completely improvised in random order." AM094 $17.00
Derome, Jean/Joane Hetu - Nous Percons Les Oreilles: La Vie, C'est Simple "This album basis of our work is songs and improvisations . Our songs speak of our life. They are ordinary (like us) but not easy going (like her). We really love to improvise together. It is not easy to describe accurately; it is very close to the... AM099 $17.00
Lapouge, Jean/Christian Paboeuf - Atlas Nice to see these later solo works by the leader of the great chamber-rock/ECM-styled band Noetra appear. This is a duo between guitarist Lapouge and Christian Paboeuf on oboe, flutes and percussion. This album, which was recorded in 1987, but never... 01-GW 3129 $16.00
Derome, Jean - Plates-Formes et Traquenards One of my very favorite Ambiances Magnetiques groups is this ongoing project by Jean Derome. This has a crack band and is another winner from les Dangereux Zhoms. Jean Derome : flûtes et saxophones Tom Walsh : trombone Guillaume Dostaler : piano Pi VICTO114 $15.00
Liles, Andrew/Jean-Herve Peron - Fin! "Introducing the debut collaborative release from sometime Nurse With Wound/Current 93 member, Andrew Liles and Jean Hervé Peron of Faust. Neither of these artists needs any introduction and all expectations are overtaken with this incredible album... 05-DPROM62 $18.00
Lapouge, Jean - Plaything After sadly winding up his wonderful Noetra ensemble in the early/mid 1980s, guitarist and composer Jean Lapouge went more into an area closer to jazz/electric jazz/ECM sound. Among other activities, he formed a trio with the legendary double bassist... 01-GW 3137 $16.00
Payssan, Jean-Luc - Pierrots & Arlequins Jean-Luc performs on classical guitar, theorbo, acoustic guitar, mandola, cittern, mandolin, vocals & percussion. "Together with his twin brother Thierry, Jean-Luc Payssan was a co-founder of Minimum Vital, more than twenty years ago. This band initiat... 01-MUSEA4627 $18.00
Doneda, Michael/Erik M/Jean-Marc Montera - Not A postmodern setting for French reedman Doneda, as he battles Eric's turntables & Jean-Marc Montera's guitars & table guitars. [Victo] VICTO068 $15.00
Lopes, Luis / Jean-Luc Guionnet - Live At Culturgest Lisbon Luís Lopes electric guitar / Jean-Luc Guionnet alto saxophone "When the concert of this live recording was announced in Lisbon, it was with some surprise. The backgrounds, references and styles of the Portuguese guitarist Luís Lopes and the French alto saxophonist (and church organist, and electro-acoustic manipulator) Jean-Luc Guionnet couldn’t be more different. Lopes is known for his free improvised settings, his noise solo blastings and the open jazz, but tintet with rock, he plays with... Clean Feed CF 352 $15.00
Breschand, Helene/Jean-Francois Pauvros - Sombre A very interesting pairing of the under-appreciated experimental French electric guitarist Jean-Franois, who has played with Arto Lindsay, Rhys Chatham, LaMonte Young, Lee Ranaldo & Keiji Haino, among others, with Helene, a harpist who specializes in c... VICTO095 $15.00
Derome, Jean - Canot-Camping: Expedition 4 Jean-Derome + 10 musicians, including Pierre Tanguay, Martin Tetrault, Joane Hetu, Tom Walsh, and others. "Canot-camping is a vast territory filled with 'things to know' and 'things to do'; animals, birds, lakes, and rivers, explored here by 11... AM100 $17.00
Boyko, DB/Christine Duncan/Jean Martin - Idiolalla "Idiolalla is actually a vocal illness, a made-up language infection. DB Boyko and Christine Duncan are turning gibberish into improvised poetry, while Jean Martin accompanies them by hitting multi-timbered objects. These three virtuosos have delivered... AM147 $17.00
Fafchamps, Jean-Luc - H1KhH2WM (Du Seuil), a Five-letter Sufi Word Jean-Luc Fafchamps is a pianist and composer. He studied at the Conservatoire in Mons and at Louvain University. A member of the Ictus Ensemble, he has taken part in many concert performances in large ensembles or chamber groups (performances of works by Lindberg, Reich, Aperghis, Mernier, Leroux, Harada, Francesconi, etc.) and in mixed performances, particularly accompanying dance -- multiple performances with Rosas (Anne-Teresa de Keersmaeker -- and theater -- several creations with Aperghis. He has... 05-SR 445CD $17.00
Palestine, Charlemagne /Jean Marie Mathoul / David Coulter "On Maximin, the music of the seminal minimalist composer Charlemagne Palestine is reconfigured and reiterated by David Coulter and Jean-Marie Mathoul, in full co-operation and collaboration with Mr. Palestine. Coulter and Mathoul have taken previously recorded works of Mr. Palestine and -- with the full respect due these often transcendent and sacred works -- have interwoven new and/or found sounds, drones, and unexpected textures into an ever-shifting flow that brings new light to these deeply soulful... 28-YNGG21.2 $15.00
Birge, Jean-Jacques - Perspectives for the 22nd Century “Commissioned by the Ethnographic Museum of Geneva (MEG), Jean-Jacques Birgé composed a work based on the MEG's International Archives of Folk Music (IAFM). Perspectives for the 22nd Century includes 31 pieces recorded between 1930 and 1952 and compiled by Constantin Brăiloiu (1893-1958), founder of the IAFM and an authoritative reference in the field of traditional music. Perspectives for the 22nd Century is written on the basis of an anticipation scenario where the survivors of the disaster of... 05-MEGAIMP 118CD $17.00
Montera, Jean-Marc - Smiles From Jupiter "...an outstanding CD..."-Eugene Chadbourne "When the French-Corsican guitarist Jean Marc Montera came to Cologne in April 1998 to perform at the "Jack Pohl presents..." festival, we got the idea to record his impressive solo performance. Because he. GROB001 $9.00
Godet, Jean-Brice - Lignes de Cretes Jean-Brice Godet clarinets, radio, dictaphones Pascal Niggenkemper double bass, objects Sylvain Darrifourcq drums, percussions, zither "The name of French clarinetist Jean-Brice Godet may not ring a bell in the minds of American, German or Japanese jazz fans, but if we say he’s a regular companion of the celebrated bassist Joelle Léandre and remember that he already worked with the likes of Anthony Braxton and Fred Frith you have sufficient indication that an album signed by him really... CF 406 $15.00
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Christian Rollet / Quentin Rollet - Entree Des Puys De Grele Jean-Marc Foussat (Synthi AKS, vocals) Christian Rollet (drums, percussion) Quentin Rollet (alto sax, sopranino sax, keys, voice) "Improvised trio featuring sound engineer and Synthi player Jean-Marc Foussat, and father and son Christian and Quentin Rollet. Foussat is famous for his hundreds of recordings of Derek Bailey, Steve Lacy, Massacre, Carlos Zingaro, Joëlle Léandre, and many others free improvisers, for labels like Hat Hut, Tzadik, and Rectangle. He made a cult record in 1983... 05-BIS 007CD $14.00
Chaine and his Ulterior Lux, Jean - The Dancing Man A long, long time ago in the early to mid 80's, a drummer from Florida used to release albums of 'free rock' or improvised rock/weirdness under the name Dimthings or Dimthingshine in funnily packaged, very homemade looking vinyl record packages with ha... FAZZUL0816 $13.00
Deluxe, Jean-Emmanuel - Rouen Dreams "Await vinyl with much anticipation, meanwhile, the things you have sent via this machine* are, to be succinct, MARVELLOUS *even the routes through the various virtual doors and curtains to find them are consistent with your love of the obscure!—Robert Wyatt "The work is delicious—a buoyant energy that floats above our surface tension here. Congratulations—and merci.—Van Dyke Parks "This album has restored my faith in pop music as a concept. File between Syd Barrett and Sacha Distel... 18-Lion 685 $10.00
Jarre, Jean-Michel - Equinoxe Infinity “Jarre’s fourth album had seen him develop a sound that was unique to him – dynamic, rhythmic and employing bassline sequences. It has since become one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of electronic work ever via the likes of Equinoxe Parts 4 and 5. With Equinoxe Infinity comes ten brand new tracks (or movements) which cleverly follow the path of the original album. Breaks of thunder and lightning with bubbling and running water are repeated with synths sounding ‘vintage’ but with a modern... 19-Sony 190758764429 $17.00