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Zach Barocas, Diasporist Diarist

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Category: listening

Anthony Braxton

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Saxophone Improvisations Series F, 1972.

Posted on March 23, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags anthony braxton, creative music, free jazz, great black music, improvisation, inspiration, jazz, listening, music, new york city, record a day 2023, records, united states

Ornette Coleman

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Love Call, 1971.

Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags dewey redman, Elvin Jones, free jazz, improvisation, jazz, jimmy garrison, listening, new york city, ornette coleman, record a day 2023, records, united states

Shabaka and the Ancestors

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Wisdom of the Elders, 2016.

Format ImagePosted on March 21, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags inspiration, jazz, listening, music, record a day 2023, records, shabaka and the ancestors, south africa

Julius Hemphill

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Raw Materials and Residuals, 1978.

Format ImagePosted on March 21, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags abdul wadud, don moye, free jazz, improvisation, jazz, julius hemphill, listening, music, NYC, record a day 2023, records

David Murray Chamber Jazz Quartet

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The People’s Choice, 1988.

Posted on March 18, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags abdul wadud, chamber music, David Murray, improvisation, inspiration, jazz, listening, music, NYC, record a day 2023, records, united states

Dewey Redman

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Look for the Black Star, 1975.

Posted on March 18, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags dewey redman, free jazz, jazz, listening, music, NYC, record a day 2023, records, united states

Tom Skinner – The Journey (Live at St. Luke’s)

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023Categories listening, musicTags improvisation, inspiration, jazz, listening, music, tom skinner, united kingdom

Leo Smith

Leo Smith Spirit Catcher

Spirit Catcher, 1979.

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags chicago, creative music, improvisation, listening, music, nessa records, record a day 2023, records, united states, wadada leo smith

The Bad Plus

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The Bad Plus, 2022.

Posted on March 14, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags improvisation, jazz, listening, music, record a day 2023, records, the bad plus

Juju

Juju Message from Mozambique

A Message from Mozambique, 1973.

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags free jazz, improvisation, inspiring rhythms, juju, listening, record a day 2023, records

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