The Daily Jazz

Ever had the feeling that, despite being surrounded by literally thousands of records, you don't want to listen to any of them? It happe...

I've only time for a short post today, so tonight's music really does speak volumes. It's a track by Ethiopian jazz innovator Mu...

EMIL RICHARDS AND THE MICROTONAL BLUES BAND Journey To Bliss impulse! A-9166 Recorded 1968 Side One 1. Maharimba 2. Bliss 3. Mantra 4. Enjoy...

From time to time I like to check out the free mp3 on allaboutjazz.com. Today's is ' Lorca ' by David Ullmann , a New York base...

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO "Great Black Music" Message To Our Folks BYG Actuel 28 Recorded 8/12/1969 1. Old-Time Religion 2. Dexterit...

ARCHIE SHEPP & THE NEW YORK CONTEMPORARY FIVE Savoy MG-12184 Recorded 1964 Split with Bill Dixon 7-Tette Side One (Shepp) 1. Where Poppi...

EBERHARD WEBER Later That Evening ECM 1231 Recorded 1982 Side One 1. Maurizius 2. Death In The Carwash Side Two 1. Often In The Open 2. Late...

ALBERT AYLER The First Recordings Sonet SNTF604 Recorded October 25th, 1962 Side One 1. I'll Remember April Side Two 1. Rollin's Tun...

ANTHONY BRAXTON News from the 70s Felmay FY 7005 Recorded 1971-1976, Released 1999 1. Composition 23E (1974) 2. Composition 8C (1971) 3. Com...

Today's musical landscape has been dominated by two giants of the saxophone, and two recordings that I've talked about before on the...

SUN RA AND HIS ARKESTRA Out There A Minute Blast First CD BFFP 42 Released 1989, recorded late 1960s 1. Love In Outer Space 2. Somewhere In ...

STEVE LACY The Forest and the Zoo ESP 1060 Recorded 1966 Side One 1. Forest Side Two 2. Zoo PERSONNEL STEVE LACY ; soprano sax ENRICO RAVA ;...

JOHN COLTRANE Live In Japan impulse! GRD 4102 Recorded July 1966 Disc One 1. Afro Blue 2. Peace On Earth Disc Two 1. Crescent Disc Three 1. ...

After last night's Archie, and particularly his soprano playing on 'Un Croque Monsieur' (see this post ), i awoke this morning w...

ARCHIE SHEPP For Losers impulse! AS-9188 Recorded 1968-9/ Released 1971 1. Stick 'em Up 2. Abstract 3. I Got It Bad (and that ain't ...

Elvin Ray Jones was born 9th September 1927 into a musical family (brothers Hank and Thad had some success as pianist and trumpeter, consecu...

ROSWELL RUDD & ARCHIE SHEPP Live In New York Recorded 23rd-24th September 2000 at 'The Jazz Standard', New York 1. Keep your hea...

ANDREW HILL Judgment Blue Note 63842 1. Siete Ocho 2. Flea Flop 3. Yokada Yokada 4. Alfred 5. Judgment 6. Reconciliation 7. Yokada Yokada (a...

MILT JACKSON & RAY CHARLES Soul Brothers Atlantic Recorded 1957 1. Soul Brothers 2. How Long Blues 3. Cosmic Ray 4. Blue Funk 5. Bag...

BILLY COBHAM Crosswinds Atlantic SD 7300 Recorded 1974 Side One 1. Spanish Moss 2. Savannah the Serene 3. Storm 4. Flash Flood Side Two 1. T...