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European Jazz Sounds
A CD of unreleased live recordings and rare radio sessions. During the period 1953-1964 the Michael Naura Quintett was one of Germany's most successful jazzbands. The music of this eclectic quintet was strongly influenced by George Shearing, Dave Bru…
European Jazz Sounds
A collection of unreleased radio session recordings from the original tapes! The few recordings made by the New Jazz Group from Hannover in Germany are scarcely documented. The band was founded in -or around- 1954 by Bernd Rabe (alto sax and clarinet…
European Jazz Sounds
Remastered radio sessions from the period 1959-'66, recorded in Cologne. A 16-page booklet is included.
European Jazz Sounds
The few recordings made by the Modern Jazz Group, based in Freiburg, Germany, are scarcely documented. The MJGF was founded around 1954 by pianist Ewald "Waldi" Heidepriem, one of the pioneers of modern jazz in Germany in the 1950s. The music of the …
Night Music 1974
A never-heard live session from the great Eje Thelin – a mid 70s set that has the trombonist working with a cool quartet that includes some Fender Rhodes from Harald Svensson – who makes a wonderful partner for Thelin's long-blown lines! Eje had alre…
Jazz Jamboree 62 Vol. 2
A CD-issue of excellent '62 live recordings from the highly regarded Swedish jazz trombonist
Jazz Under The Midnight Sun
A remastered vinyl reissue. The Lars Lystedt Sextet from Sweden played many international Jazz festivals in the early '60s. On the sessions presented here the band features the astonishing Leif Hellman and Lars Göran Ulander on sax. Edition of 500 co…
European Jazz Sounds
The 'European Jazz Sounds' series, that started around 1960 with legendary albums by the Michael Naura Quintet, Tubby Hayes and Max Greger, sees a welcome revival! This first volume presents the early recordings of the renowned Joki Freund Quintet fr…
International Holy Hill Jazz Meeting 1969
BeJazz is happy to come up with a limited edition (500 copies) of a true “holy” modern/free jazz gems of the late 1960s. The original double LP was issued by Meno Liechtenstein’s CB Records – he was also the organizer of the “International Holy Hill …
So Far
Between 1961 and 1965 Eje Thelin formed his first own group with which he toured across Europe. In 1964 he performed in Copenhagen with George Russell; from the late 60s to the mid-70s he played with Joachim Kühn and John Surman and turned to Free Ja…
Eje Thelin At The German Jazz Festival
An amazing set from Swedish trombonist Eje Thelin – a live date, but a totally excellent session that stands as one of the best demonstration of his talents in the 60s! On the European scene at the time, Thelin was easily one of the most inventive pl…
Gip
Reissue of Norwegian post-bop from early seventies - holy grail among jazz collectors. Limited to 500 copies. Recorded in 1970 and released on Arne Bendiksen’s Flower label in 1971, this Norwegian post-bop gen has today become a highly priced collec…
Cointreau 1969
Never before released fantastic Modal Jazz/Free/Hard-bop from Norwegian NRK radio archives. First official release, limited to 500 copies. Two exclusive quartet tracks taken from NRK radio archives 1969. Recorded in 1969 by NRK broadcasting, these tw…
Snapshot: Jazz Now Jazz Aus Der DDR
Song Cycle presents a reissue of Snapshot: Jazz Now Jazz Aus Der DDR, originally released on FMP in 1980. In August 1979, East German musicians were invited to perform a three-day festival in West Berlin. Billed as "Jazz Now," this landmark meeting w…
Aux Antipodes De La Froideur
**Edition of 300, deluxe Purple tissue box** After “Brigantin” & “L’étau”, here’s the third and last boxset from Bloc Thyristors. Another meeting of free improvisors around the drummer Jean-Noël Cognard (also head of the record label) may be more und…
Volume 1. "Inhale"
“The debut record of Luft (the duo comprised of Mats Gustafsson and Erwan Keravec) - is a two volume album of exceptional explorations within the bagpipe and reed universe ——unknown music of poetic beauty and high energy cascades. Fast moving changes…
How To Raise An Ox
Trost presents the first vinyl edition of How To Raise An Ox by Zu and Mats Gustafsson. Initially released on CD in 2005 by Atavistic. Features new cover artwork. Long-running intense jazz/noise-core band Zu from Italy teams up with Viking-saxopho…
II
London based saxophonist Colin Webster is quickly establishing himself on the European avant-garde scene. Working with a broad range of collaborators, Webster is known for working from extreme sonic palettes -- from minimal to maximal, constantly …
Trebuchet
LP version. The new album combines again the trademarks of Made To Break: the soulful and grooving play of Ken Vandermark (one of the key musicians/composers in the current free jazz scene) on reeds with the filigran electronic distortions and loops …
Thinking out loud
Boneshaker are Mars Williams (reeds, toy instruments), Paal Nilssen-Love (drums & percussion) and Kent Kessler (bass), three prolific powerhouse musicians, carrying among them a Grammy nomination and decades of experience with the top ensembles in …