Drawing from the traditions of Sun Ra, the Art Ensemble of Chicago as well as Miles Davis in his '60s and '70s electric period, multi-instrumentalists Steve Rush, Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann expand the trio format to new heights. From frenzied free-for-alls to delicate compositions, Yuganaut take the music out into outer space and back.

Stephen Rush, Tom Abbs, and Geoff Mann create genuinely unpredictable soundscapes throughout this highly diverse disc, but always with attention to organic development and flow... Yuganaut proves that their chosen style of musical expression can be the sound of something genuinely startling.
- Dave Lynch / All Music Guide

"Three men - driven by an inspired and fearless abandon - who have come together to weave a sonic statement of utter brilliance."
- Alex Jasperse / Muse's Muse

Tracks Listing:

1. Running
2. Stumblechuck
3. Channeling
4. Whacked in the Head
5. Time Cycle
6. Internal/External
7. Missing Limbs
8. Stimulus
9. Gobble Gobble
10. Statement
11. Perspective
12. Hymn for Roscoe

Tracks Listing:

1.Intro
2. Orfeu Negro
3. Suite for Albert Ayler
4. Spring is Here
5. Remembrance
6. Elephantasy (incomplete)
7. Complete Communion

            Inside Out In The Open is an hour-long documentary about a form of jazz, popularly known as free jazz. The film is an exploration of that music through the voices and performances of over twenty such musicians, from those who were its first generation to younger musicians joining the tradition.
Unlike more encyclopedic documentaries, Inside Out In The Open unfolds in a more organic and musical form, revealing multiple aspects of this music and its makers. The editing structure is reflective and complimentary to the music.
            Free-form jazz, also known as the "the new thing," or "avant-garde jazz," burst on the scene in the early '60s, led by Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor. It vastly extended the boundaries in rhythm, sound, and harmonics, stressing collective improvisation, with an expansive openness and with deep personal emotion.
            The release of Inside Out In The Open   comes on the heels of the major 10-part "Jazz" series by Ken Burns, which was criticized for given little attention to jazz after 1960, and for being critical of the genre of "free jazz."  
            With only a small amount of media work available on this development in jazz, Inside Out In The Open is a welcome contribution, giving overdue respect to these musical artists.

Featured Interviews:
Marion Brown, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Alan Silva, Burton Greene, Joseph Jarman, Baikida Carroll, William Parker, Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, Susie Ibarra
Featured Performers:
Denis Charles, Glenn Spearman, Wilber Morris, Joseph Jarman, Peter Brötzmann, John Tchicai, Sun Ra and his Arkestra,
In Order To Survive
(William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Rob Brown, Susie Ibarra)
Other Dimensions In Music
(Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, Rashid Bakr, William Parker, with Matt Shipp)
Baikida Carroll, Reggie Workman and more.

"Singer Lindha Kalleredahl´s music could be placed within the interesting zone between jazz and progressive and improvisation music. She has said that she sees herse11lf as part of a tradition. But as listener you feel that her verbal whirlwind only touch the known references. There is singing but also vocal artistry that touches, and in its own way, link the mist far fetched influences and moments of recognition. "Gold" is actually her first solo album, but the experience she has gained from the collaborations with Anna Lindahl and Sonic Youth amongst others, doesn't pass the ear unnoticed. She is strong, intense and generous. She really wants; it seems, to move the listener. No posing and restrained bullshit. In other words. Lindha Kallerdahl is for real." JOHANNES CORNELL -DN.

Lindha Kallerdahl: grand piano, organ, vocals

Track Listing :
Aking
Body & Soul
Gold
Doj
Gold Arrow
Balga
Ori
Jean-Loui
Bless
All Of Me
Beautiful
Love
Hawaii
June
Raw
Alice
Blueeye
Midnight Express

Track Listing
Oh, Lady Be Good
A Foggy Day
In a Little Spanish Town
Lester Leaps In
Theme: Lullaby of Birdland
Announcement
Lester Leaps In
Announcement
Polkadots and Moonbeams
Up ‘n Adam
In a Little Spanish Town / Theme:
Theme: Lullaby of Birdland
Announcement
Three Little Words
Lester and Announcer Speak
These Foolish THings
Announcement
Blues in G
Tea for Two

In 1972, thirteen years after her death, Congress extended copyright protections to include recorded musical performances. Holiday would have benefited greatly from such protection: During the more than twenty-five years of her career Holiday gave an unknown number of live performances on TV and radio and in clubs and concert halls, many of which were recorded both officially and unofficially by sound engineers, fellow musicians, and fans. Today ESP-Disk Records, which for many years has been assembling unofficial recordings of several artists from before 1972, has released one of the most comprehensive collections of live Billie Holiday recordings to date, some previously available but most not. These Holiday recordings, laid out in chronological order, not only demonstrate the arc of Holiday’s development as a vocalist but give a rare behind-the-scenes look into how the singer approached her musicians and her audience.

Featured Artists
(including but not limited to)
Duke Ellington-Piano, Arthur Whetsol, Freddy Jenkins, Cootie Williams - Trumpets, Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Juan Tizol - Trombones, Barney Bigard - Clarinet, Johnny Hodges - Alto, Otto Hardwicke - Tenor, Harry Carney - Baritone, Fred Guy - Guitar, Count Basie - Piano, Buck Clayton, Bobby Moore - Trumpets, George Hunt, Dan Minor, Eddy Durham - Trombones, Earl Warren - Clarinet, Lester Young, Hershel Evans - Tenor, Jack Washington - Baritone, Freddie Green - Guitar, Walter Page - Bass, "Papa"" Joe Jones, Floyd Williams-Alto, Louis Armstrong-Trumpet, Roy Eldridge-Trumpet, Jack Teagarden-Trombone, Barney Bigard-Clarinet, Coleman Hawkins-Tenor, Art Tatum-Pianol, Teddy Wilson-Piano, Red Norvo-Vibes, Lionel Hampton-Vibes, Al Casey-Guitar, Steve Allen House Band

Reissued and Expanded!
Classic and important '66 release from the innovative drummer Sunny Murray in a quintet session, remastered and with bonus interview track between Murray and ESP label founder Bernard Stollman.

Track Listing
1 . Early History / The New Music 23:23
2. Sunny Muray - 1 :45
3. Phase 1,2,3,4 (s.m.) 9:324. Hilariously (s.m.) 10:11
5. Angels and Devils (j.c.) 11:22
6. Giblet (s.m.) 8:34
7. Recap Session (interview) 1:44
8. Musicians and Magic (interview) 8:49

Reissued and Expanded!
"After bop pianist Bud Powell died in 1966, ESP-Disk Records kept his name alive with a series of archival live recordings curated from the personal collection of his wife, Buttercup Powell. Unlike their higher-profile Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker series, which were of unfortunately varying (and quite often very low) quality, the Bud Powell sessions are uniformly fine, with the excellent Live at the Blue Note Cafe, Paris 1961 a particular standout. Working in a trio format with local bassist Pierre Michelot and former Modern Jazz Quartet drummer Kenny Clarke, Powell stretches out on a set that's half evergreen standards (a rollicking "There Will Never Be Another You" opens the set) and half songs written or co-written by his friend and mentor Thelonious Monk. Although Powell's performances during this period were occasionally erratic owing to his sometimes precarious mental state, the pianist sounds relaxed and even playful on these eight tracks, investing his solos on Monk showcases like "'Round Midnight" with a lightness of touch that matches Clarke's fleet, flashy drumming. It's not one of Powell's most essential recordings, but Live at the Blue Note Cafe, Paris 1961 shows the pianist in a comfortable setting in front of an appreciative crowd."-Stewart Mason, All Music

Recorded live at the Blue Note Cafe in Paris, 1961. Originally released in 1961 as ESP 1066.

Track Listing
1. There Will Never Be Another You 6:30
2. Thelonious 3:40
3. 'Round Midnight 5:00
4. A Night in Tunisia 7:00
5. Monk's Mood 3:40
6. Shaw 'Nuff 4:14
7. Lover Man 3:00
8. Theme 1:00

A legendary recording by tenor saxophonist Ayler with his amazing working band, recorded in Holland for radio play, here digitally remastered with new artwork, liner notes by Russ Musto.

The Hilversum session by Albert Ayler is one of those legendary recordings in free jazz. It was recorded in a Netherlands radio studio in front of a small invited audience, at the end of the Ayler Quartet's European tour on November 9, 1964 in front of a small invited audience. The band-Ayler, Don Cherry, Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray-had been playing Ayler's tunes for months and were uncanny in their ability to hear one another and improvise together at that point. It was also the last time the group would record together under Ayler's name as a quartet and then went out at a peak.

Unknown radio studio recodings from Hilversum, Holland, November 9, 1964, originally released on LP as Osmosis (H) 6001.

Track Listing
1. Angels 6:53
2. The Wizard (C.A.C.) 4:59
3. Ghosts 7:28
4. Infant Happiness 6:06
5. Spirits 9:10
6. No Name 5:44

11. Dewey Philips Clip - Radio Broadcast
12. (Book) The Invisible Man - Ralph Ellision
13. These New York Neighbors - Babs Gonzales
14. Brown V. Board Of Education - Thurgood Marshall
15. Sticks And Stones - Sugarchile Robinson
16. 1960 Sit-in's, The - George Simkins
17. Day Of the Sit-in's, The - Geneva Tisdale
18. Recalls Greensboro, North Carolina - George Simkins
19. Sit Down Children - The Helen Robinson Youth Choir
20. Unknown Preacher - Unknown Preacher
21. 1960 Texas Anti-Segregation Demonstration, The - News Report
22. Mount Hope Baptist Church Choir, The - The Lord's Prayer
23. 1961 Greenwood, Mississippi Voter Registration, The - Bob Moses
24. Day Of Registration, The - Fannie Lou Hamer
25. I'm Determined - The Meditation Singers

Featured Artists
Norman Howard
Joe Phillips

Track Listing
1. The Sound from There 6:57
2. Bug Out 7:07
3. Deep Black Mystery 5:59
4. Time and Units 1:50
5. Sad Miss Holiday 10:25
6. NxJx 3:59
7. Haunted 10:08
8. Burn Baby Burn 5:17

"Don Cherry, more than any other artist in the jazz of his era, pioneered the music's internationalist nature that has now come to be commonly accepted as an integral part of its character. The individuality of Cherry's contribution to the history of jazz has often been unfairly obscured by his admittedly important association with the music of Ornette Coleman. While the (pocket) trumpeter's position as Coleman's front line partner in the altoist's first revolutionary quartet was indeed a major one, Cherry's role as one of the founders of the genre that is known today as "world music" is equally significant."-Russ Musto

**NEW DVD SAMPLER INCLUDED WITH EVERY COPY OF THIS RELEASE!!! **

Recorded live at the Cafe Monmartre, 1966

Featured Artists
Don Cherry-trumpet
Gato Barbieri-sax
Karl Berger-vibes
Aldo Romano-drums
Bo Steif-bass

Track Listing
1. Intro 0:35
2. Cocktail Piece 13:11
3. Neopolitan Suite: Dios & Diablo 7:26
4. Complete Communion 13:20
5. Free Improvisation: Music Now 10:46
6. Cocktail Piece (End) 2:28

"Drawing from their extensive experience of playing with virtually every household name in the experimental and avant-garde jazz areas, this quartet featuring Hans Tammen, Alfred 23 Harth, Chris Dahlgren and Jay Rosen delivers a real thrill ride with their new release Expedition. Its members have played with John Zorn, Sonny Sharrock, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Brötzmann, David Murray, Fred Frith, Peter Kowald, Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Keith Rowe, Günter Müller, Paul Lytton, William Parker, Herb Robertson and many others.

With masterful command of even the most extreme ranges of their instruments, the four musicians demonstrate perceptive and unflagging attention, bountiful energy, responsive imagination, and the ability to track rapidly shifting shapes of amassed sound and tack personal intent to the group's direction."-ESP

Featured Artists
Hans Tammen-endangered guitar
Alfred 23 Harth-tenor sax, bass clarinet
Chris Dahlgren-bass, electronics
Jay Rosen-drums

Track Listing
1. Setting Out With Aggressive Intent (6:33)
2. Taken At A Leisurely Pace (4;49)
3. Many Have Passed Rigorous Courses (4:51)
4. A Considerable Amount Of TIme And Distance (3:43)
5. Retained Notions Of Speed And Purpose (6:46)
6. A Brief Pleasure Trip (7:55)
7. From One Place To Another (5:43)
8. A Long Trip By Water (4:16)
9.A Place That Has Emotional Significance (5:23)
10. Returning To The Place Where It Began (9:03)

Philadelphia free jazz scene band led by Elliot Levin. "In 2006, the revived ESP label issued this 1998 live set from the quartet New Ghost. The eccentric music is at its most vital when it involves free ensemble-oriented playing as on "It's That Passing Gleam" and "C.T." Some less successful spoken word poetry sections recall Albert Ayler's erratic Impulse albums, but in general the fiery and very open music holds one's interest. Percussionists (one at a time except for two appearing on "C.T.") make guest appearances on three numbers, adding to the fire of this stirring set. Saxophonist Elliott Levin in particular deserves to be much better known."-Scott Yanow, All Music

Recorded live Upstairs at Nick's, January 23, 1998.

Featured Artists
Elliott Levin-vocals, flute, musette, soprano, tenor saxophone
Rick Iannacone-vocals, guitar
Steve Testa-bass
John Testa-drums
Special Guests: Jim Meneses, Toshi Makihara, Oded Fried-percussion

Track Listing
1. Subterranean-Phil-Holy-Feast-Of-All 4:12
2. It's That Passing Gleam 13:00
3. Uninvited Guest 6:43
4. Psychopathology of Everyday Life 1:47
5. Eyewitness 3:38
6. Sunnyland 6:44
7. C.T. (What I'm Saying!) 11:08

The voice of Yma Sumac is indeed a miracle of nature. However, if that were all she was, the public's interest would not have gone beyond mere curiosity. What has made the singer's abilities so striking is the fact that she has managed to use the immense vocal resources at her disposal, resolutely striving for genuine artistry.
Her early repertoire included popular music and jazz pieces which she performed in her own inimitable and scintillating style. However, by 1961, when this recording was made, she had abandoned this path, devoting herself to the noble and challenging goal of making known the music of her homeland. The folklore of Peru, influenced by the Spanish musical tradition, has become widely known and appreciated, due in large part to the artistry of Miss Sumac. In addition to Peruvian music, folk songs from neighboring countries - Bolivia, Chile, etc - became a major part of Yma Sumac's repertoire.

Recorded live in 1961, Bucharest, Romania.

Track Listing
1. Fuego Sobre Los Andes Vivianco 7:30
2. Ataypura Vivianco 3:19
3. Montana Mama Vivianco 4:01
4. Amor Indio (Indian Love Song) Traditional 3:00
5. Serenata India (Indian Serenade) Vivianco 2:18
6. Supay Taki (Enchanted Flute) Vivianco 3:23
7. Goomba Boomba Vivianco 3:46
8. Llama Caravana (Llama Caravan) Traditional 2:16
9. Cueca Chilena Vivianco 3:22
10. Ccori Canastitay 2:35
11. Wambra Vivianco 3:10
12. Taita Inti (Hymn to the Sun) Vivianco 5:50
13. Marinera Traditional 3:12
14. Chuncho (Forest Creatures) Vivianco 6:45

"Wright's sound developed through the years, but always maintained the spirit and fire that first came through his horn in the early days. Whether he was performing with Lester Bowie's Sho' Nuff Orchestra, Rashied Ali's Funky Free Boppers, Cecil Taylor's Orchestra of Two Continents or Saheb Sarbib's Multinational Big Band, he always played with an uncompromising passion that was the signature of his sound. 'I was put on this planet by the Creator to proclaim the message of the Universal Spirit - to shout it to the people,' Wright said before he died prematurely in 1990, two months shy of his 55th birthday. On June 1, 1974 he did just that, and the resounding ovation the audience gives at the end of the concert, is proof positive that the people had indeed heard him. Now others may also share the moving experience of that day."-Russ Musto, 2006
Recorded June 1, 1974, Moers Festival.

Featured Artists
Frank Wright-tenor saxophone
Alan Silva-bass
Bobby Few-piano
Muhammad Ali-drums

Track Listing
1. Unity Part I - 27:28
2. Unity Part II - 29:00

Digitally remastered from the original tapes!

Released 2006

Track Listing
1. Heliocentric - 4:18
2. Outer Nothingness - 7:35
3. Other Worlds - 4:26
4. The Cosmos - 7:28
5. Oh Heavenly Things - 5:43
6. Nebulae - 3:18
7. Dancing in the Sun - 1:52
8. The Sun Myth - 17:45
9. A House of Beauty - 4:43
10. Cosmic Chaos - 14:46

Classic Reissue!
A live recording of Ayler’s May 1st, 1966 performance at Slugs Saloon, this two disc set features fresh takes on old favorites, such as “Ghosts” and “Bells”, and finds the seasoned quintet in stellar form, marching its way through Ayler’s distinctive brand of major triad melodic harmony to the greatest heights of individual expression and group improvisation.

Please note that other recent reissues of this date, by Fruit Tree and Lone Hill, are neither authorized by the Ayler Estate, nor – in the case of the latter – musically complete.

Track Listing
Disc One:
1. Truth is Marching In
2. Our Prayer
3. Bells

Disc Two:
1. Ghosts
2. Initiation

Featured Artists

Sun Ra - Piano
John Gilmore - Tenor Sax
Mashall Allen - Alto Sax
Pat Patrick - Baritone Sax
Robert Cummings - Baritone Clarinet
Teddy Nance - Trombone
Ali Hassan - Trombone
Clifford Jarvis - Drums
Ronnie Boykins - Bass and Tuba
James Jacson - Log Drum and Flute
Carl Nimrod - Sun Horn and Gong

Track Listing
1. Sun Ra and His Band From Outer Space
2. The Shadow World
3. Theme of the Stargazers
4. Outer Spaceways Incorporated
5. Next Stop Mars
6. Dancing Shadows
7. Imagination
8. Second Stop Is Jupiter
9. Exotic Forest
10. Velvet*
11. Outer Nothingness*
12. We Travel the Spaceways*
*Added Material

Featured Artists
Patty Waters
Burton Greene
Steve Tintweiss
Tom Price
Ran Blake
Shelly Rusten
Guiseppi Logan
Dave Burrell
Perry Lind
Scobe Stroman

Track Listing
1. Moon, Don't Come Up Tonight
2. Why Can't I come To You
3. You Thrill Me
4. Sad Am I, Glad Am I
5. Why Is Love Such A Funny Thing
6. I Can't Forget You
7. You Loved Me
8. Black is The Color of My True Love's Hair
9. Song of Clifford
10. Hush Little Baby with Ba Ha Bad
11. Wild is the Wind
12. Prayer
13. It Never Entered My Mind
14. Song of Life with Hush Little Baby
15. Song of the One (I Love) or Love, My Love

Featured Artists
Sonny Simmons-alto saxophone
Teddy Smith-bass
Barbara Donald-trumpet
John Hicks-piano
Michael Cohen-piano
Marvin Pattillo-percussion
Juney Booth-bass
Bert Wilson-tenor saxophone
James Zitro-drums

Track Listing
Disc One:
1. Metamorphosis
2. A Distant Voice
3. City of David
4. Interplanetary Travelers
5 - 15. Interviews

Disc Two:
1. Resolutions
2. Zarak's Symphony
3. Balladia
4. Dolphy's Days
5 - 15. Interviews

Two versions of Marion Brown Quartet were released on vinyl in the 1960’s. The first contained the Alan Shorter tune “Exhibition”. After a small, initial pressing, the song was removed. All subsequent versions of the album featured the replacement song “Mephistopheles”. However, the liner material was never changed, and “Mephistopheles” remained titled “Exhibition”. For the first time, this new release includes all four tracks from that 1965 session, Marion’s first as a leader. Capricorn Moon’s playful rhythmic interchange, and the light, happy melody, provide an appropriate preface to Marion’s relaxed yet purposeful solo. Through a gradual devolution by repetition of the rhythmic and melodic foundation, the song loosens and intensifies, but never loses its cool. It also hints at what’s to come: From the blazing, angular 27 Cooper Square to subtly dissonant Mephistopheles, the album is a revelatory celebration and both a cerebral and an emotional journey.

After coming to New York, Marion began his recorded career on John Coltrane’s legendary Ascension. Additionally, Marion has played and recorded with such greats as: Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Bill Dixon, and Kenny Burrell.

Track Listing
1. Capricorn Moon
2. 27 Cooper Square
3. Exhibition
4. Mephistopheles

Reissued and Expanded!
Pharoah Sander’s classic 1964 session, his first as a leader. Remastered from the original tapes and presented here for the first time with insightful and entertaining interview clips detailing Pharoah’s early experiences as a young musician in New York.

Track Listing
1. Seven by Seven
2. Bethera
Interviews:
3. Bernard Stollman meets Pharoah Sanders
4. Coming to New York
5. Meeting Sun Ra
6. Meeting John Coltrane
7. Comments on other musicians
8. Playing with Don Cherry
9. The Scene
10. Why the music changes

Reissued and Expanded!
In the spring of 1967, Wright made his second date as a leader for ESP, the powerful quintet statement of Your Prayer (ESP 1053) featuring Wright in the company of Cleveland-born altoist Arthur Jones, expatriate Martinique-born, French-educated trumpeter Jacques Coursil, drummer Muhammad Ali and bassist Steve Tintweiss. Where the first date falters at a lack of dynamics and cohesion (not to mention experience), Your Prayer finds Wright refining the bag his solos come from, yet maintaining a firm hold on the ecstatic free-blues shout that makes up most of his solo language. The set starts off with Jones' composition "The Lady," a simple unison ascending-descending call for the horns peaking in vibrato, which gives way to a searing solo by the composer with echoes of Dolphy's speed and intervallic leaps coupled to Johnny Hodges' tone, a quality that clearly defined this altoist's style for the few years he was actively recording. Coursil follows with a deft series of punches and blasts, exuding the bubbly-yet-raw swing his solos always carry, even in the most 'out' contexts."-Clifford Allen, All About Jazz

Featured Artists
(Disc 1):
Frank Wright-tenor sax
Henry Grimes-bass
Tom Price-drums
(Disc 2):
Frank Wright-tenor sax
Arthur Jones-alto sax
Jacques Coursil-trumpet
Steve Tintweiss-bass
Muhammad Ali-drums

Track Listing
Disc One:
1. The Earth
2. Jerry
3. The Moon
Interviews:
4. Bernard Stollman meets Frank Wright
5. Recording
6. The Voice of Life
7. Playing with Other Musicians
8. Bernard Advises Frank on Europe
9. Europe vs. America (part 1)
10. Europe vs. Americ

Classic Reissue!
"This combined release features two live sets of early Albert Ayler material. 1964's Prophecy, Ayler's earliest recording date for ESP, features the trio that later recorded Spiritual Unity. On this date, the group is in spectacular form. 1965's Bells, finds Ayler in quintet form, backed by his brother Donald, Charles Tyler, Lewis Worrell, and the familiar Sunny Murray. Short and sweet, Bells is a 20-minute powerful, ferocious romp containing excellent group improvisation and Ayler's signature military-themed melodies."-ESP

Featured Artists
Bells:
Albert Ayler - Tenor Saxophone
Donald Ayler - Trumpet
Charles Tyler - Alto Sax
Lewis Worrell - Bass
Sunny Murray - Percussion

Prophecy:
Albert Ayler - Tenor Saxophone
Gary Peacock - Bass
Sunny Murray - Percussion

Track Listing

1. Spirits
2. Wizard
3. Ghosts: First Variation
4. Prophecy
5. Ghosts: Second Variation
6. Bells