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1	Speechless (2005) more music like this by Bruce Cockburn add to wishlist Speechless is proof in the pudding that you can teach an old dog new tricks. Old dog? Take a look at Bruce Cockburn's photo in the CD booklet. Speechless is the singer/songwriter's first foray into completely instrumental territory. There are 15 tracks here, the vast majority of which are redos of tracks from Cockburn's catalog. But given their ... see all copies from $14.58! new only from $14.58!
2	The Köln Concert (1975) more music like this by Keith Jarrett add to wishlist Recorded in 1975 at the Köln Opera House and released the same year, this disc has, along with its revelatory music, some attendant cultural baggage that is unfair in one sense: Every pot-smoking and dazed and confused college kid -- and a few of the more sophisticated ones in high school -- owned this as one of the truly classic jazz records, ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $15.65!
3	Roundabout (2006) more music like this by Phil Keaggy add to wishlist Roundabout features various ad hoc recordings made by guitarist Phil Keaggy before concerts and during his soundcheck. Referred to in the album liner notes as "soundcheck loops," these tracks are often free-flowing, atmospheric, and somewhat avant-garde cuts featuring Keaggy playing solo acoustic guitar through various effects pedals, including a ... see all copies from $13.76! new only from $13.76!
4	Ghazal: Lost Songs of the Silk Road (1997) more music like this by Ghazal add to wishlist A fascinating meeting of Persian and Indian musical and cultural influences. Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor, North Indian virtuoso Shujaat Hussain Khan, and Swapan Chaudhuri playing the kamancheh (spike fiddle), sitar, and tabla, respectively, met in New York for the sessions that led to this album, a melding of related but separate musical ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $12.34!
5	Unit Structures (1966) more music like this by Cecil Taylor add to wishlist After several years off records, pianist Cecil Taylor finally had an opportunity to document his music of the mid-'60s on two Blue Note albums (the other one was Conquistador). Taylor's high-energy atonalism fit in well with the free jazz of the period but he was actually leading the way rather than being part of a movement. In fact, this septet ... see all copies from $5.97! new only from $9.91!
6	1+1 (1997) more music like this by Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter add to wishlist Beyond category or idiom, audacious in its very idea, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter perform a little over an hour of spontaneous improvised duets for grand piano and soprano sax. That's all -- no synthesizers, no rhythm sections, just wistful, introspective, elevated musings between two erudite old friends that must have made the accountants at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.88!
7	New Ideas (1961) more music like this by Don Ellis Quintet add to wishlist On this 1961 quintet set for Prestige (with vibraphonist Al Francis, pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Charlie Persip), Don Ellis experiments with time, new chord structures, and free improvisation; a highlight is his brief unaccompanied workout on the free-form "Solo." Ellis, who switches to piano during part of "Tragedy," ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.43!
8	Endless Summer [Bonus Tracks] (2001) more music like this by Fennesz add to wishlist With a title and cover artwork so obviously referring to the Beach Boys, one had to anticipate that this 2001 full-length CD by Fennesz would be more melodious than usual. It is, but you'll only get as close to surf music as the imagination of an experimental electronica artist from Vienna, Austria, will allow you to -- and that's still quite far. ... see all copies from $13.37! new only from $13.37!
9	Stoa (2006) more music like this by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin add to wishlist He may call it "Zen Funk," but the real question is, what the hell is this? Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bartsch's Ronin have issued their ECM debut, Stoa, the label well-known for its icy sounding, spacious jazz. ECM has been pushing the envelope for nearly 40 years, but with Ronin, they've pushed it beyond the pale into God knows what. This is ... see all copies from $14.51! new only from $14.51!
10	The Rain (2003) more music like this by Ghazal add to wishlist On its fourth outing and its first for ECM, the Indian/Persian duo Ghazal chose to record a live album. Issued from a concert in Switzerland, the recording blends the musical styles of both countries. Shujaat Husain Khan, a direct descendant (grandson) of the venerable musician and spiritual master Ustad Vilayat Khan, plays sitar in the Imad Khan ... see all copies from $14.62! new only from $14.62!
11	Conquistador [Bonus Track] (1966) more music like this by Cecil Taylor add to wishlist This recording from 1966 is the very album that should have made Cecil Taylor the superstar of free jazz. Instead, despite the fact that it was received well by many critics and those interested in the new music, it was the last time he would record for seven years. Given the wondrous ensemble he assembled for this date -- Jimmy Lyons, alto; ... see all copies from $7.96! new only from $7.96!
12	Bowie And Eno Meet Glass Heroes/Low Symphonies (2003) more music like this by The American Composers Orchestra/The Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra add to wishlist see all copies from $15.65! new only from $15.65!
13	First Communion/Piercing the Veil (2001) more music like this by William Parker & Hamid Drake add to wishlist see all copies from $10.43! new only from $10.43!
14	La Bella Vista (2003) more music like this by Harold Budd add to wishlist La Bella Vista captures two impromptu performances from minimalist ambient guru Harold Budd. Playing solo on a vintage Steinway piano during two friendly gatherings, Budd created improvisational passages that danced across the air, not knowing that Adam Samuels and his friend Daniel Lanois were recording the sessions. At turns noirish and deeply ... see all copies from $10.75! new only from $15.41!
15	Solo Concerts: Bremen and Lausanne (1973) more music like this by Keith Jarrett add to wishlist These are the recordings that made Keith Jarrett famous. Originally released as a three-LP set, the two solo piano recitals feature Jarrett freely improvising and never seeming to run out of ideas. A simple figure often develops through repetition and subtle variations into a rather complex sequence and eventually evolves into a new figure. One of ... see all copies from $24.71! new only from $24.71!
16	Project Z (2001) more music like this by Project Z add to wishlist Imagine what would result from a recording session in which top-drawer musicians who favor improvisation are given no boundaries, rules, restraints, pressures, or expectations when they head into the studio. Imagine how psyched Jimmy Herring, Jeff Sipe, and Ricky Keller were when that opportunity presented itself. The three are among the top ... see all copies from $7.48! new only from $9.97!
17	5 (2001) more music like this by Supersilent add to wishlist 1-3 is raw, manic, and excellent, but a bit imposing as a three-CD set. 4 is good, but slightly under average since it captures Supersilent in transition from the group's feverish beginnings to its slightly more laid-back sound of later years. And then you have 5, full of consistently exciting free improvisation, perfectly balanced between ... see all copies from $11.58! new only from $11.58!
18	Astronome (2006) more music like this by John Zorn add to wishlist John Zorn's utter fascination with and envelopment in the mystical occult and outsider art of the 19th and 20th centuries continues on Astronome. Dedicated to the same three figures who informed Moonchild (also released in 2006): magician and philosopher Aleister Crowley, poet and dramatic Antonin Artaud, and composer Edgard Varèse. Drummer Joey ... see all copies from $14.52! new only from $14.52!
19	Clearing (2001) more music like this by Fred Frith add to wishlist In 1975, Fred Frith's Guitar Solos album was a bolt from the blue, a hitherto undreamed-of combination of the free improvisation aesthetic of Derek Bailey and, even more importantly, Keith Rowe, with a sensibility that owed more than a little to prog rock. In many ways, Clearing is a belated follow-up to that recording. The pieces are remarkably ... see all copies from $14.22! new only from $14.22!
20	Lost Signals & Drifting Satellites (2004) more music like this by Anne Gosfield add to wishlist see all copies from $11.01! new only from $11.01!
21	The Exotic Beatles, Pt. 2 (1995) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist If music is indeed the universal language, then the Beatles are Esperanto -- their songs are like some kind of rock & roll Esperanto, spoken by everyone with varying degrees of fluency. The second volume in The Exotic Beatles is proof positive of the Fab Four's global reach: these 30 recordings span the farthest reaches of the musical spectrum, ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $12.99!
22	Paris Concert (1990) more music like this by Keith Jarrett add to wishlist The self-imposed quarantine on solo concerts over, Keith Jarrett returned to the improvisatory format that he virtually invented, mellower and more devotional than ever. Indeed, within the 38 minutes of solo improvisation captured at Paris's Salle Pleyel, Jarrett pulls further away from the old rousing (and thoroughly American) gospel, blues and ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $15.99!
23	Coruscating (2000) more music like this by John Surman add to wishlist In John Surman's wildly diverse recorded catalog, two things remain constant: his dedication to finding the players he wants and getting the sonic atmosphere he needs to accomplish his musical ideas. There are few players and/or composers whose record is as consistent or as prolific as Surman's. John Zorn may be as diverse, but he's got a long way ... see all copies from $14.86! new only from $14.86!
24	Flying Sparks and Heavy Machinery (2001) more music like this by Annie Gosfield add to wishlist Annie Gosfield's outdone herself this time. The two compositions here, "EWA7" and the title piece, are related, first cousins, based in a sound world she discovered while traveling through the factories of Nuremberg trying to record enough sounds to create something that mirrored art and industry back to one another. A gargantuan piece over 42 ... see all copies from $14.22! new only from $14.22!
25	From the Green Hill (2000) more music like this by Tomasz Stanko add to wishlist From the Green Hill is Tomasz Stanko's ECM follow-up to the deservedly acclaimed Litania - The Music of Kryzsztof Komeda. The Polish composer and trumpeter (and former Komeda sideman) teams up with countrywoman Michelle Makarski, ECM stalwarts saxophonist John Surman, bandoneon king Dino Saluzzi, drum god Jon Christensen, and bassist Anders Jormin ... see all copies from $17.08! new only from $17.08!

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