miles - the new miles davis quintet

recorded in 1955 in hackensack by the great rudy van gelder, this record is probably not as widely known as the 4 records made from the sessions recorded on may 11th and october26th of 1956 ...miles, john coltrane, red garland, philly joe jones and paul chambers

miles davis - ascenseur pour l'échafaud

the soundtrack to louis malle's first feature film... miles & kenny clarke w/some french guys.. dec 4 & 5 1957, paris

cage - works for percussion

you might think that i'm cage fanatic... this is the fourth presentation of mr cage since may 2, but i'm just beginning to listen to the music of john cage... i've been listening to sonatas and interludes for prepared piano for a few years, but the rest these are recordings i've found recently in the used bins at amoeba on haight st...
7 pieces here, composed by cage from 1939 - 1943; performed live in the studio by the helios quartet, france 1989

krysztof penderecki - concerto for viola & orchestra

five compositions from three decades are brought together here representing all of penderecki’s creative periods... recorded 1988

graham connah - my god has fleas

graham's first sour note six recording... features trevor dunn, ben goldberg, eliott kavee, rob sudduth & marty wehner... if you were around san francisco in the mid/late 1990s, you may have been lucky enough to see this band--or a lot of other great bands--perform at bruno's... these days, you might catch the latest incarnation or one of graham's other groups at the revolution cafe. however, if you go to bruno's now, you might find a dj, the jazz mafia or something equally offensive... it would be cool if the real mafia paid them a visit

william parker - testimony

william parker's testimonial... a true bass odyssey ...not necessarily easy listening

grant green?

grant green!