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This Is Not a Waltz

This Is Not a Waltz

Håvard Wiik Trio
2018-07-23
The 3Dom Factor: Live in Krakow

The 3Dom Factor: Live in Krakow

Barry Altschul
2018-07-10
ScratchBop

ScratchBop

LiveHuman
2018-06-28
Latitude 41.88

Latitude 41.88

DKV Trio
2018-06-27
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Your Queen Is A Reptile

Your Queen Is A Reptile

Sons of Kemet
2018-03-19
In Backward Times

In Backward Times

Paul Rutherford
2018-02-16
Live In Tel Aviv

Live In Tel Aviv

Peter Brötzmann, Steve Swell, Paal Nilssen-Love
2018-02-01
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Paint

Paint

Mostly Other People Do The Killing
2018-01-08
Free For a Minute (1965/72)

Free For a Minute (1965/72)

Steve Lacy
2017-12-04
Far from Over

Far from Over

Vijay Iyer Sextet
2017-08-28
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The Long Road

The Long Road

BassDrumBone
2017-06-20
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Live In Berlin

Live In Berlin

Gregory Porter
2017-03-14
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Rings

Rings

Erik Friedlander
2016-12-07
1
Perihelion

Perihelion

Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker
2016-11-15
Night in Europe

Night in Europe

Martin Küchen, Johan Berthling, Steve Noble
2016-09-16
Free for One

Free for One

Ron Stabinsky
2016-09-09
The Inner Spectrum of Variables

The Inner Spectrum of Variables

Tyshawn Sorey
2016-08-05
Crossing Points

Crossing Points

William Hooker, Thomas Chapin
2016-04-11
First Duo Concert

First Duo Concert

Anthony Braxton, Derek Bailey
2016-01-25
The Catastrophist

The Catastrophist

Tortoise
2016-01-14
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We Are the Drum

We Are the Drum

Kendrick Scott Oracle
2015-12-24
Echoes from Rudolph's

Echoes from Rudolph's

John Carter
2015-12-23
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Skullduggery

Skullduggery

Universal Indians with Joe McPhee
2015-08-05
Memory in the Center, An Afro Opera: Homage to Nelson Mandela

Memory in the Center, An Afro Opera: Homage to Nelson Mandela

Ernest Dawkins' Live in the Spirit Residency Big Band
2015-07-10
So Many Things: The European Tour 1961

So Many Things: The European Tour 1961

The John Coltrane Quintet Featuring Eric Dolphy
2015-07-06
Worthy

Worthy

Bettye LaVette
2015-06-26
Illuminations

Illuminations

Erik Friedlander
2015-06-15
Galactic Parables: Volume 1

Galactic Parables: Volume 1

Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra
2015-05-26
Live in Ulm 1992

Live in Ulm 1992

Sun Ra Arkestra
2015-01-28
1
The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

Brooklyn Rider
2015-01-26
2
Return the Tides: Ascension Suite and Holy Ghost

Return the Tides: Ascension Suite and Holy Ghost

Rob Mazurek and Black Cube SP
2015-01-19
1
Lipsomuch & Soul Searchin'

Lipsomuch & Soul Searchin'

Digital Primitives
2015-01-14
1
Arashi

Arashi

Akira Sakata, Johan Berthling, Paal Nilssen-Love
2015-01-12
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Erta Ale

Erta Ale

Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit
2015-01-12
Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics

Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics

Jon Hassell - Brian Eno
2015-01-08
1
Cycles

Cycles

Steve Lacy
2015-01-05
1
WHATTHEFUCKDOYOUWANT

WHATTHEFUCKDOYOUWANT

Peter Brotzmann, Sonny Sharrock
2014-12-11
3
ECM Recordings

ECM Recordings

Paul Motian
2014-11-19
1
Gon’ Boogaloo

Gon’ Boogaloo

C.W. Stoneking
2014-11-12
1
Thumbscrew

Thumbscrew

Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara
2014-10-30
1
Child of Paradise

Child of Paradise

Niobe
2014-10-28
1
Folklords

Folklords

Jason Ajemian
2014-10-27
2
Free Souls

Free Souls

Nicola Conte
2014-10-14
1
Slip Slide And Collide

Slip Slide And Collide

Torben Snekkestad & Barry Guy
2014-10-02
1
In The Orbit Of Ra

In The Orbit Of Ra

Sun Ra And His Arkestra
2014-09-29
2
Jayeide Afro

Jayeide Afro

Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics
2014-09-22
2
It Takes All Kinds

It Takes All Kinds

Jon Irabagon Trio
2014-08-04
2
Raymond Scott Rewired

Raymond Scott Rewired

AA.VV.
2014-07-28
1
Fiction

Fiction

Matt Mitchell
2014-07-03
1
The Rite of Spring

The Rite of Spring

The Bad Plus
2014-04-29
1

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