#NowPlaying Faust (Polydor, Germany 1971).

Krautrock classic !

#NowPlaying Muddy Waters - Electric Mud (Cadet Concept, US 1968).

The infamous psychedelic album by Muddy Waters with an awesome band including Phil Upchurch, Roland Faulkner & the legendary Pete Cosey (who would play with Miles Davis throughout the ‘70s) on guitars + Charles Stepney on organ.

#NowPlaying Luis Gasca - For Those Who Chant (Blue Thumb Records, US 1972).

First time I've seen this gem in the wild 😊

Amazing funky Latin fusion groove, featuring giants such as Joe Henderson, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, George Cables and Lenny White.

#NowPlaying Billy Harper - Capra Black (Strata-East, US 1973).

Heavy stuff 🖤

Morning warm up 🎶

#NowPlaying Nat Birchall Unity Ensemble - New World (Ancient Archive Of Sound, UK 2024).

My RSD haul. All originals 🤩

#RSD2026 #freejazz #krautrock #kraan #amondüülII #muddywaters #jeancharlescapon #johnfischer

#NowPlaying Nat Birchall : Dimension of the Drums - Roots Reggae Instrumentals (Ancient Archive Of Sound, UK 2024).

How is his last record?

Nice!

Me too, I first settled for the Superior Viaduct reissue before finding this one at a good price.

I can't wait to listen to that! 🙌

#NowPlaying Spiritual Jazz 18 : Behind the Iron Curtain - esoteric, modal and progressive jazz from Central & Eastern Europe 1962-1988 (Jazzman, UK 2025).

#NowPlaying Byard Lancaster - It's Not Up To Us (Vortex Records, US 1968).

Byard Lancaster - flute, alto sax
Sonny Sharrock - guitar
Jerome Hunter - bass or fender bass
Eric Gravatt - drums
Keno Speller - congas

#NowPlaying Leon Thomas - Blues And The Soulful Truth (Flying Dutchman, US 1972).

Great example of Leon Thomas' vocal abilities and of course I love that this album's title does echo Oliver Nelson's 'Blues and the Abstract Truth'.

#NowPlaying Eddie Henderson - Inside Out (Warner Bros. Records, Japan 1974).

The successor to the 'Realization' LP, with pretty much all the Mwandishi group except Julian Priester (Bennie Maupin, Herbie Hancock, Patrick Gleeson, Buster Williams & Billy Hart on drums, with extra percussion 🖤

#NowPlaying Sadao Watanabe Meets Inter-African Theatre Group - Kenya Ya Africa (Epic, France 1975).

Live recording of the Sadao Watanabe quartet with the Inter-African Theatre Group.

First released in Japan in 1973. This is the 1975 French pressing.

#NowPlaying Jirō Inagaki & His Soul Media - Head Rock (Columbia, Japan 2018 reissue Takt Jazz series).

Great jazz rock record from 1970 🖤

#NowPlaying Phil Cochran and Legacy - African Skies (Listening Position, US 2025 reissue).

Originally recorded in 1993 for the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Great record 🖤

#NowPlaying Khan Jamal - Give The Vibes Some (Palm Records, 2024 reissue)

#NowPlaying François Jeanneau - Une Bien Curieuse Planète (Souffle Continu, 2023).

"A strange voyage to a strange planet, where experimental jazz meets the avant-garde with a bit of swing."

François Jeanneau with Bernard Lubat, J.-F. Jenny-Clark, Michel Grailler.

Working home this afternoon and selecting a couple of reissues to put on the turntable.

#NowPlaying Milford Graves - Bäbi (Superior Viaduct, 2023).

Milford Graves (percussion), Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover (reeds).

#NowPlaying Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor, US 1962 mono)

#NowPlaying Booker Ervin - The Space Book (Prestige, US 1965 mono)

The fourth and final of Ervin's series of Books. Great album, superbly recorded.

Booker Ervin - tenor sax
Jaki Byard - piano
Richard Davis - bass
Alan Dawson - drums

#NowPlaying Eberhard Weber Colours - Little Movements (ECM Records, Germany 1980).

Charlie Mariano - soprano saxophone, Flutes
Rainer Brüninghaus - piano, synthétiser
Eberhard Weber - bass
John Marshall - drums, percussion

#NowPlaying Backengrillen (Svart Records, Finland 2026).

Death jazz 🖤

Thanks @obsofdeviance.bsky.social for the discovery!

Dennis Lyxzén – vocal and effects
Mats Gustafsson – saxophones, flutes and live electronics
Magnus Flagge – bass
David Sandström – drums and electronics

#NowPlaying Albert Ayler - My Name Is Albert Ayler (Debut Records, Denmark, 1964).

The first Ayler record I ever heard and it still gives me the shivers every time…

Niels Brønsted : piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen : bass
Ronnie Gardiner : drums
Albert Ayler : tenor & soprano saxophones

#NowPlaying Albert Ayler - Spirits (Debut Records, Denmark, 1964).

Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone
Norman Howard - trumpet
Earle Henderson, Henry Grimes - bass
Sunny Murray - drums

This album was reissued in 1975 by the Arista/Freedom label under the title Witches & Devils with different cover.

#NowPlaying Cecil Taylor - Live at the Café Montmartre (Debut Records, Denmark, 1963).

Cecil Taylor - piano
Jimmy Lyons - alto sax
Sunny Murray - drums

Wild! 🖤

#NowPlaying Jef Gilson - Enfin ! (Disques du Club de l'Echiquier, France 1964).

Jef Gilson on piano and composition with Henri Texier, Jean-Louis Chautemps, Jean-Luc Ponty, François Jeanneau, Bernard Vitet, Michel Portal…

#NowPlaying Jef Gilson - Oeil Vision (Disques du Club de l'Echiquier, France 1964).

Jef Gilson on piano and composition with Guy Pedersen, Henri Texier, Daniel Humair, Jean-Louis Chautemps, Pierre Caron, Jean-Luc Ponty…