Browse by Label: ESP-DISK

Artist:	NEW YORK ART QUARTET
Title:	New York Art Quartet
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1004CD

New 2008 versions on ESP-Disk! Featured artists: Milford Graves (percussion); Leroi Jones: (vocals); Roswell Rudd (trombone); John Tchicai (alto saxophone); Lewis Worrell (bass). "Original recording digitally remastered from the original ESP tapes! Manufactured in the USA by the original label." "The unique front-line horn arrangement of trombonist Roswell Rudd and Danish alto saxophonist John Tchicai weave rapid intricate lines around Lewis Worell's bass and the frenzied drums of Milford Graves. Poet Leroi Jones (now Amiri Baraka) is added to the quartet for his revolutionary/militant spoken word diatribe 'Sweet-Black Dada Nihilismus.'" --Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Artist:	LOGAN, GIUSEPPI
Title:	Quartet
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1007CD

"On November 11th, 1964, Giuseppi Logan went to Bell Sound Studios to record his first album for the newly-formed ESP-Disk label. Bernard Stollman discovered Giuseppi and others who would form the nucleus of his label at the October Revolution Concert of 1964. For the recording, Giuseppi chose friends and fellow music companions Don Pullen and Milford Graves, and added bassist extraordinaire Eddie Gomez. The session is rich with imagination, and added to the dimension of musicians who would become the roster of ESP-Disk. Research and accurate session date information and analog tape transfer by Michael D. Anderson." Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label.

Artist:	BLEY QUINTET, PAUL
Title:	Barrage
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1008CD

"Paul Bley recorded the compositions of Carla Bley with a quintet that included Eddie Gomez, on the evening of October 20, 1964, at Mirasound Studios, with Alfy Wade as engineer. His group included Milford Graves, Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Dewey Johnson. Today, Marshall leads the Sun Ra Arkestra." "Pianist Paul Bley's early ESP free jazz session combines the influence of the Jazz Composer's Guild with Ornette Coleman. On Barrage, Bley is joined by alto saxophonist Marshall Allen (in one of his few appearances outside of Sun Ra's Arkestra), trumpeter Dewey Johnson (who would go on to play on Coltrane's Ascension the following year), Eddie Gomez on bass, and Milford Graves taking care of percussion. All compositions are by Bley's former wife, Carla Bley, with a definite nod to Coleman's hyperactive stop-start punctuation (Paul Bley had fronted one of the earliest incarnations of the original Coleman quartet). Graves and Allen are especially irrepressible here, making Barrage a lost free jazz classic." -- Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Artist:	JAMES TRIO, BOB
Title:	Explosions
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1009CD

Featured artists: Bob James (piano); Barre Philips (bass); Robert Pozar (percussion). Also including Bob Ashley and Gordon Mumma (electronic tape collage). From the original liner notes: "The recording is made of an assembly of estranging electronic sound effects, trite sports commentaries, and the music of a beautifully improvising jazz trio. Bob James has, through this convulsion of out-of-context sound elements and music of a trio, tried to emphasize the strange acoustic complex of modern man in his city, in his world, in his cosmos. Digitally remastered from the original tapes. Manufactured in the USA by the original label."

Artist:	MARSALIS, ELLIS
Title:	Ruminations in New York
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	DVD-AUDIO
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 100DVD

DVD-Audio version, not a CD. "A striking solo piano album from the renowned New Orleans pianist, released in beautiful Sonature 5.1 DVD-Audio surround sound, and conventional stereo CD. About Sonature: The Sonature system (patent pending) is a new recording process that creates authentic 5.1 surround sound in all formats (including DVD A and SACD), for home theatre, cable, satellite, broadcast, and movie theatres. The Sonature system provides an extraordinary, unprecedented, greatly enhanced listening experience from any location in the room. The Sonature system design is based on a new understanding of the physiology of hearing. The Sonature system processes existing stereo and monaural masters in all surround sound formats while preserving the integrity of the original production and concept of the artist and producer."

Artist:	AYLER, ALBERT
Title:	Bells
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1010LP

Remastered one-sided LP on 180 gram clear vinyl with screenprinted logo. Hand-numbered, limited edition of 1000. "Bells is the celebrated set that overjoyed the audience at New York's Town Hall on May 1st, 1965. It's a ferocious, twenty-minute romp containing excellent group improvisation and Ayler's signature military-themed melodies. The performance marks an important shift in Albert's music: towards blurring the lines between composition and improvisation. It is also the debut recording of Charles Tyler. Reissued on 180 gram transparent vinyl with screenprinted Bells logo on the blank side."

Artist:	GRAVES, MILFORD
Title:	Percussion Ensemble
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1015CD

Milford Graves (drums, gong, bells, shaker); Sonny Morgan (drums, bells). "Percussionist Milford Graves recorded his first and only ESP-Disk recording on August 5th, 1966 along with fellow percussionist, the late Sonny Morgan. According to Milford Graves, the titles were given numbers according to how many beats were in each measure. This unique combination of percussion conversations between Milford Graves is a welcomed addition in the new series of digipak reissues. Research and accurate session date information and analog tape transfer by Michael D. Anderson." Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label."

Artist:	VA
Title:	New York Eye and Ear Control
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1016CD

"Featured artists: Albert Ayler (tenor sax), Ed Blackwell (trumpet), Don Cherry (trumpet, cornet), Sunny Murray (drums), Gary Peacock (bass), Roswell Rudd (trombone), John Tchicai (saxophone, alto sax). Michael Snow is a Canadian national treasure, a true Renaissance man. He assembled a stellar group to improvise a sound track for his art film, titled Walking Woman, featuring a silhouette that is rumored to have been inspired by Carla Bley. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format. 'This is a very interesting set, music that was freely improvised and used as the soundtrack for the 34-minute short film New York Eye and Ear Control. Tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler leads the all-star sextet (which also includes trumpeter Don Cherry, altoist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray) on two lengthy jams. The music is fiery but with enough colorful moments to hold one's interest throughout.'" --Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Artist:	SUN RA
Title:	The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra Vol. 2
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1017LP

"Volume two of Sun Ra's classic Heliocentric recordings from the 1960s. The astonishing sessions that went light years beyond 'free jazz' improvisation to create a music of deeply-felt, explosive and gentle gesture made from sound itself without reference to previous notions of melody or harmony are now reissued on 180 gram vinyl with Sun Ra's original, self-created cover art. Recorded by Richard Alderson on April 20, 1965, this set of tunes finds Sun Ra breaking ground by using synthesizers and having the Arkestra musicians double on percussion. More explorations of outer space by the spokesman for the space age. Manufactured in the U.S. by the original label. Digitally re-mastered." Numbered edition of 1000.

Artist:	AYLER, ALBERT
Title:	Spirits Rejoice
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1020CD

"Albert Ayler's Spirits Rejoice was recorded at Albury Judson Hall (now Cami Hall) on West 57th Street in New York City, by engineer David Hancock . This recording, which was recorded at 30 IPS, rather than the customary 15 IPS to achieve the highest possible fidelity, captures Ayler's Spirits Rejoice on the afternoon of September 23, 1965. This rare double-saxophone, double-bass septet represents Ayler's largest big band configuration on ESP and is the second of two Ayler studio sessions recorded for the label." The players: Albert Ayler - tenor sax; Donald Ayler - trumpet; Charles Tyler - alto sax; Sunny Murray - drums; Call Cobbs - harpsichord; Henry Grimes - bass; Gary Peacock - bass.

Artist:	WATERS, PATTY
Title:	Sings
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1025CD

First reissue of this all-time classic in a while. Performers: Patty Waters (piano, arranger, vocals); Burton Greene (piano, harp); Tom Price (percussion); Steve Tintweiss (bass). "Her legendary 1965 debut on ESP. This beautiful recording established singer/composer Patty Waters as a vocal innovator, who influenced Yoko Ono and Diamanda Galas. This shy and riveting performer made two albums for ESP before retiring to raise her son. Essential listening for all aspiring singers. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format."

Artist:	GRIMES TRIO, HENRY
Title:	The Call
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1026CD

"As one of the most recorded bassists in the ESP-Disk catalog, Henry Grimes made his debut on ESP with Perry Robinson on clarinet, lending his unique Klezmer approach to the New Music. This adventurous album is motivating and inviting to the listener, and falls into the diversity of the ESP-Disk catalog. Research and accurate session date information and analog tape transfer by Michael D. Anderson." Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label.

Artist:	LEARY, TIMOTHY
Title:	Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1027CD

"This CD release of Dr. Leary's Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out is the first ever reissue of the ESP-Disk' vinyl edition originally released in 1966. This unadorned spoken word recording of the '60s icon, Timothy Leary ('the most dangerous man alive'), was recorded at the famous Millbrook, New York estate just before his famous residency was ended by repeated raids and arrests by G. Gordon Liddy. Though the album title, Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out, became a clich�d rallying cry for a whole generation, it was presented to the public here for the first time. In this document he presents his ideas on drugs, current events and cultural phenomena, with recollections of earlier experiences and experiments; all delivered in a straight ahead, quiet manner even though the content is downright subversive and confrontational. An absolute must for anyone interested in the 1960s or countercultural thinking of any era. First reissue of the ESP-Disk' vinyl edition originally released in 1966. Manufactured in the US by the original label. Digitally re-mastered; new digipak format."

Artist:	TYLER ENSEMBLE, CHARLES
Title:	The Charles Tyler Ensemble
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1029CD

Featuring Joel Friedman (cello), Grimes (bass), Ronald Jackson (drums), Charles Moffet (orchestra vibes). Recorded 2/4/66 in Indianapolis. "Charles Tyler, from Albert Ayler's band, makes a startling statement on his debut solo record. His group, featuring an unusual instrumentation of cello, bass, drums, orchestra vibes, and saxophone, plays through his original compositions and showcases some heated solos. Although primarily known as a baritone sax player, Charles Tyler is featured on alto sax, yet his sound and concept are fully evident on this record. The session is rich with imagination, and added to the dimension of musicians who would become the roster of ESP-Disk." Remastered CD in digipack format.

Artist:	SIMMONS, SONNY
Title:	Staying On The Watch
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1030CD

"The noted west coast composer made his ESP debut accompanied by his then wife, Barbara Donald, on trumpet, Teddy Smith on bass, John Hicks on piano and Marvin Pattillo on percussion. Recorded August 1966, Staying On The Watch is an important infusion of straight-ahead and avant-jazz. Barbara Donald is a superb trumpeter who has made a strident contribution to the legacy of women performers and has been widely written about. Also, pianist John Hicks, who makes his New York debut on the record, went on to become one of the most prolific pianists in jazz."

Artist:	GODZ, THE
Title:	Contact High With The Godz
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1037CD

"Contact High With the Godz is the first album, released in 1966, by this NYC-based band. The Godz were part of the Lower East Side scene that produced post-beat avant-hippie rockers/performance artists the Fugs and the Holy Modal Rounders, as well as beat performers like Allen Ginsberg. Sounding like a prototype for Half Japanese or the Shaggs, the Godz play as if they discovered their instruments ten minutes before the tape started rolling. Digitally remastered. Issued in digipak format with original artwork."

Artist:	BROWN, MARION
Title:	Why Not?
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1040CD

"Alto saxophonist Marion Brown played on John Coltrane's Ascension, and has worked closely with leading figures of the jazz avant-garde, including Sun Ra and Archie Shepp, however, his lyrical, and even tender tone sets him apart from the more strident voices of his musical generation. Why Not? represents some brilliant early work by Brown, which is both soulful and wildly adventurous. After Why Not? Brown went on to record over a dozen records as a leader. Included on this outing are the recently passed rhythm team of Norris 'Sirone' Jones on bass and Rashied Ali on drums. Manufactured in the U.S. by the original label. Digitally re-mastered."

Artist:	SONDHEIM, ALAN
Title:	Ritual-All-7-70
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1048CD

"Alan Sondheim was the young, exuberant leader of a pack of improvisers in their communal loft in Providence, Rhode Island. Undaunted by attempts to categorize electronic music as the province of academic tinkerers, a cold, unfriendly realm, with its own authorities, and audiences and mystique, they plunged fearlessly, joyously and unselfconsciously into the medium, discovering a new way to express their ideas. Their ESP CDs, ESP 1048, Ritual all 7-70 and ESP 1082, T'Other Little Tune, merge free improvisation and electronic instrumentation. New digipak format." "Ritual All 7-70 is a curious collection of short improvisations by the multi-instrumentalist Alan Sondheim -- who plays, among others, koto, English horn, electric and acoustic guitars, and various percussion and reed instruments -- and a bassist, percussionist (doubling on tabla and bongos), and drummer, with the wordless vocals of Ruth Ann Hutchinson echoing the horn lines and occasionally spiraling off into the ether on their own. Although they largely sound like live improvisations by a full band, the fact that Sondheim plays the majority of the instruments by himself suggests that these pieces were painstakingly overdubbed. Although Sondheim's 1968 follow-up, T'Other Little Tune, is a largely electronic effort with quite a bit of pioneering synthesizer and oscillator work, this album is much more traditional in its sound and format. Some of these short pieces -- all of them given numbers between 770 and 782 for titles, except for the almost traditional-sounding 'June' -- recall John Cage's occasionally harsh '40s and '50s vintage work, when randomness and indeterminacy were the primary focus of his composing method, while the more overtly jazz-oriented works, like the fascinating '780' (which features a rat-a-tat rhythm that may be of electronic or found-sound origin), are more in tune with the usual ESP ethos." - Stewart Mason, All Music Guide.

Artist:	BARBIERI, GATO
Title:	In Search Of The Mystery
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1049CD

"In Search of the Mystery, Gato Barbieri's debut album as leader, was recorded March 15, 1967, on the heels of his work on Don Cherry's famed Blue Note recordings: Complete Communion and Symphony for Improvisers. This avant-jazz masterpiece from the Argentine tenor saxophonist shows off his volatile, shrieking sound to full and unrelenting affect, fueled by the twin interweaving strings of cellist Calo Scott and bassist Norris Jones (Sirone) and Bobby Kapp's impressionistic drum splatter. Recorded in one day, the session exemplifies the spirited energy of the times and remains distinctive and inspiring today. Manufactured in the US by the original label. Digitally re-mastered; new digipak format with original artwork."

Artist:	ZITRO, JAMES
Title:	Zitro
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1052CD

"Featured artists: James Zitro (drums), Michael Cohen (piano), Bruce Gale (bass), Warren Gale (trumpet), Allan Praskin (alto sax), Bert Wilson (tenor sax). James Zitro was the percussionist on Sonny Simmons' 2nd album on ESP. When he was invited to produce his own album for ESP, he chose Seattle native Bert Wilson and Michael Cohen, who doubled as a lawyer in San Francisco. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format. 'For his debut as a leader, drummer James Zitro leads a couple of lengthy blowouts ("Freeken" and "Happy Pretty"), plus the dense "Fourth." With altoist Allan Praskin, tenor saxophonist Bert Wilson, trumpeter Warren Gale, pianist Michael Cohen and bassist Bruce Gale keeping the ensembles quite crowded, these mostly free-form performances will be seen as either fascinating or monotonous, depending on one's viewpoint.'" --Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Artist:	WATERS, PATTY
Title:	College Tour
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1055LP

"In the Spring of 1966, ESP was given a grant by the New York State Council on the Arts, to tour the five colleges in the state with music departments. Artists for this tour included the Sun Ra Arkestra, Burton Greene, Patty Waters, Giuseppi Logan and Ran Blake. Accompanied by an all-star backup group from among the participants, Patty's performances resulted in the album, College Tour, her second recording for ESP Disk. The album expands upon the vocal acrobatics that were heard on her first recording, Sings. College Tour won second place for Vocal Recording in Jazz and Pop Magazine in 1970. Patty Waters is internationally recognized as one of the first major avant-garde vocalists. Her ESP-Disk recordings cemented her reputation as a vocal innovator, and according to liner notes and public opinion, one whose influence extended beyond jazz to Yoko Ono and Diamanda Galas. Pressed on 180 gram transparent, virgin vinyl. Free 320 kbps MP3 Download of the album. First official U.S. reissue of an album that has been out of print for over 40 years. Features pianists Ran Blake and Burton Greene, plus a rare appearance by Giuseppi Logan, another avant-garde musician who has been making a comeback." Numbered edition of 1000 on maroon-colored vinyl.

Artist:	TYLER, CHARLES
Title:	Eastern Man Alone
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1059CD

"This 1967 recording by the avant-garde saxophonist -- his second for ESP-Disk -- features Tyler on alto sax with accompaniment from David Baker (cello), Brent McKesson (bass) and Kent Brinkley (bass). The album starts out with 'Cha-Lacy's Out East,' which revisits a theme from his first album as leader (ESPDISK 1029CD). The proceedings are heady free-form avant-jazz, reaching into cosmic realms with its string-heavy backing providing soaring atmospheres. Tyler cut legendary records as a sideman to Albert Ayler (ESPDISK 1010LP Bells, ESPDISK 1020CD Spirits Rejoice), but as a leader, proves to be one of the most advanced, challenging, and exploratory players of the late '60s avant-garde. Newly remastered with original artwork and liner notes by Clifford Allen."

Artist:	HAR-YOU PERCUSSION GROUP
Title:	Sounds Of The Ghetto Youth
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1067CD

Featured artists: Montego Joe (leader); David "Mousie" Edmead (piano); Nick Kirksey (piano, vocals); Joffre Marchand (trumpet); Myles Matthews (bongos, timbales); John Moody (bass); Stafford Osborne (trumpet); Allen Ray (flute); Nelson Sanamiago (sax- Alto); Antonio Santa Cruz (vocals, cowbell); Andre Strobert (drums); Dennis Taitt (guitar); Sam Turner (conga, timbales). "This Latin soul group led by master conga player Montego Joe as part of the Harlem Youth program of the 60s is a fantastic mix of funky bass, heavy drums, burning horn lines and soulful vocals. Quite simply one of the great Latin releases of all-time. Includes the monster tracks 'Welcome to the Party,' 'Feed Me Good,' and 'Oua-Train.' Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format." "The Har-You Percussion Group's self-titled album stands as a testament to how exciting and profound music education can be for kids. Imagine creating this album as your homework assignment? That's just what these eleven 16-19-year-old boys did under the guidance of Jamaican-born percussionist Montego Joe. Latin, Cuban, jazz and blues influences combine to create their boogie-down melting pot of rhythm that keeps the feet moving. Tracks like 'Welcome to the Party' and 'Feed Me Good' are exciting dance numbers. In contrast, 'Outa-train' is an impressive tribute to Coltrane featuring Nelson Sanamiago on alto sax. This is a rare album where a musical informs its powerful sounds." -- Ryan Randall Goble, AllMusicGuide

Artist:	ASKEW, ED
Title:	Ed Askew
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1092CD

This version is on Bernard Stollman's ESP-Disk and is the same album as Ask the Unicorn, but not titled as such. Should you ask why? I guess not. As fate would have it, after 36 years of general neglect, two CD versions of Askew's classic debut album are released in the same week (the ESP/Abraxas version is ESPCD 1092). This ESP-Disk edition features 3 bonus tracks exclusive to this version, plus a booklet of lyrics not found on the other version. Originally released in 1969 & a pure ESP classic artifact -- this is simple folk music struck by a pure beam of cosmic light -- tremendously "in touch". "A graduate of Yale with a degree in painting and sculpture, the reclusive Ed Askew has won a following throughout the world, despite the lack of promotion and scarcity of his recordings. This intensely private, introspective album challenges conventional structure, while simultaneously reducing the folk form to its most pure and beautiful essence. Askew defies comparison. Digitally remastered." 'Easily one of the most bizarre and wonderful albums ever released by ESP-Disk ... a psychedelic folk masterpiece' -- Stewart Mason, All Music Guide. Track listing: "Fancy That," "Peter and David," "Marigolds," "Mr. Dream," "Red Woman -- Letter to England," "The Garden," "May Blossoms Be Praised,' '9-Song,' 'Love Is Everyone,' 'Ask The Unicorn." Also features three new tracks, selected by Ed Askew: "The Accordian Man," (an WYBC broadcast from 1970), "Green Song," (early 70s unreleased track) and "A Soldier's Song" (new song from 2005).

Artist:	LEVITTS
Title:	We Are The Levitts
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1095CD

First reissue of this obscure ESP-Disk release from 1968. Digipak format, includes foldout poster. "13 year old guitarist Sean Levitt was improvising on a borrowed guitar at the Central Park fountain for a young attentive audience when he was spotted by ESP. While being auditioned, Sean mentioned his musical family, which included his father, drummer Al Levitt; his mother, vocalist Stella Levitt; his 15 year old drummer brother George; his singing sisters Michele (16), Minou (14) and Teresa (11); and his two younger brothers Billy (9) and Robin (6) who had not as yet chosen their instruments, although Billy was convinced that if he could get his hands on a flute, he could play it. 'Drummer Al Levitt brought together his famous musician friends, including Chick Corea, and his vocalist wife Stella and their guitarist son Sean in a joyous musical celebration of life in New York City, featuring several original songs." -- Bernard Stollman.

Artist:	MIJ
Title:	Yodeling Astrologer
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1098CD

New reissue of the one the real folk/oddity classics of the ESP-Disk catalog, in a league w/ the best of Ed Askew. Makes Devendra Banhart sound like Captain and Tenille. "When MIJ, aka Jim Holmberg was found by ESP-Disk's Bernard Stollman, yodeling by the fountain in Washington Square Park, on a hot summer Sunday afternoon in 1969, he explained that an auto accident had fractured his skull and impaired his hearing. But it had also altered his perceptions and enabled him to do things that he did not understand, but which worked musically. The next day, ESP sent him into the studio. With Onno Scholtze's help, MIJ explored the possibilities of multiple reverb to provide a series of echoes for his yodeling. When the project was completed, both participants continued to reverberate. They may be reverberating still. An original freak-folk classic."

Artist:	POMERANCE, ERICA
Title:	You Used To Think
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1099CD

"Erica Pomerance is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, poet and singer songwriter. In December, 1968, she assembled a diverse group of musicians to record her debut album, with engineering by Onno Scholtze. The late Trevor Koehler played alto sax. Gail Pollard, now also deceased, played flute. Dion Grody, Lanny Brooks and Craig Justen, of Octopus fame, assisted. Billy Mitchel, the legendary guitar virtuoso, Don Coopersmith, Ron Price on lead guitar, Richie Heissler on rhythm guitar, and Tom Moore on flute, an eclectic mix of classical, improvisational, folk and rock musicians. 'You Used To Think is one of those rarities of pure inspiration that rates up there with first platters by the MC5, Stooges, Fugs, Velvet Underground, Silver Apples, Godz, Pearls Before Swine, etc... a classic '68 underground album: a collage of fucked-up eastern ragas, jazz, and atonal folk rock, delivered in a beautiful, raspy, feverish, drug-induced howl, featuring the poetry and singular voice of Erica Pomerance. ESP produced more than its share of outsider visions and here was an album more like a situation, that peeked inside and outside the bullcrap of the music world and the various genres it endlessly pumps out.' -- Dimmu Borghild. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format."

Artist:	CROMAGNON
Title:	Cave Rock
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 2001CD

"Already commercially successful as tune-smiths for teenyboppers, Austin Grasmere and Brian Elliot approached Bernard Stollman looking to focus their talents on something more original and unrestrained. Stollman asked, 'What would be your theme?' and Elliot replied: 'Everything is one.' Bernard said, 'Go do it.' What followed was Cromagnon's (Grasmere, Elliot and the Connecticut Tribe) non-linear journey through the subconscious, weaving together bizarre instrumentation and meter with a psychotic blending of musical styles. Bagpipes, pounding percussion, blood-curdling yelps, chanting, laughing, and billowing subterranean rumblings create the otherworldly soundscape that is Cave Rock. Heralded as one of the best freak-out records of all time, Cave Rock was ridiculously ahead of its time and brings to mind the savage sound-fuckery of Nurse with Wound and Throbbing Gristle as well as the hallucinations of early Red Krayola. Manufactured in the US by the original label. Digitally re-mastered; new digipak format with original artwork and album title."

Artist:	MANSON, CHARLES
Title:	Sings
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 2003CD

2008 repress, now in digipak. As w/ the previous 2006 CD version, this has been expanded from the original 14 tracks to 26 tracks. "Charles Manson visited New York City in the early '60s with his guitar, his songs and a vain longing for recognition; he then returned to Beverly Hills to record in 1967. While Manson was being tried and convicted for participation in the Tate-Labianca Murders, the government attempted to discredit the hippie movement by citing him as an example, hoping to defuse the rising tide of anger among the population over the war in Vietnam. But his songs, while controversial, are still considered musically and historically significant. This record was released briefly by ESP in 1974, and is now being reissued in extended format. With new and insightful liner notes by Manson acquaintance, Lie producer, and veteran rock road manager Phil Kauffman, this digitally-remastered CD contains the most comprehensive collection of recordings that Charles Manson cut prior to the Tate-Labianca Murders and includes 12 bonus tracks that were not on the original 1974 ESP release. This is the first authorized version of this album. All royalties from sales of this album go to the estate of one of Manson's victims." Originally recorded 9/11/67. Overdubs added: 8/9/68.

Artist:	REVOLUTIONARY ENSEMBLE
Title:	Vietnam
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 3007CD

"Debut recording by one of the classic avant-garde groups: the Revolutionary Ensemble. Featuring violinist Leroy Jenkins (formerly a member of the AACM), bassist Sirone and percussionist Jerome Cooper, the group was an early example of chamber music within the avant-garde format, one that emphasized subtlety within its instrumentation (string instruments instead of saxophones) and compositions. The band existed primarily from 1971-1977, building a worldwide reputation as one of the premier avant-garde groups. Vietnam was the group's first recording." Remastered CD in digipack format.

Artist:	LOWE, FRANK
Title:	Black Beings
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 3013CD

"This historical session, recorded in 1973 for ESP-Disk, was tenor saxophonist Frank Lowe's debut as leader and is one of his most electrifying earlier efforts. Black Beings features all original Lowe material, with Joseph Jarman on alto and soprano sax and Leroy Jenkins on violin. Lowe participated in the New York free jazz revolution, first gaining notoriety in the mid-'60s playing with Sun Ra, and later, Alice Coltrane, Rashied Ali, Don Cherry and violinist Billy Bang."

Artist:	BOYKINS, RONNIE
Title:	The Will Come, Is Now
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 3026CD

Featuring Joe Ferguson (soprano & tenor sax, flute), Monty Waters (alto & soprano sax), James Vass (alto & soprano sax, flute), Daoud Haroom (trombone), Art Lewis (percussion) and George Avaloz (congas). "Legendary Sun Ra bassist Ronnie Boykins stepped out on his own for his first and only release as a leader on The Will Come, Is Now. He was invited by ESP in 1964 to record his own album, and in February 1974, he told ESP that he was finally ready, and the session took place later that month. This recording not only features Boykins' solid abilities as a bassist, including his marvelous arco work, but also his talents as a composer and arranger. In addition, one is treated to an all-natural bass sound, a rare sound during this particular era of jazz history. In septet format, Boykins' six originals create a variety of moods and textures that not only evokes the music of Sun Ra but also reflects Boykins' own sensibilities as an artist. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format. Digitally remastered."

Artist:	JACKSON, MICHAEL GREGORY
Title:	Clarity
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 3028CD

"Before his career defining records on Arista/Novus in the 80s and 90s, jazz and fusion guitarist Michael Gregory Jackson recorded his debut for ESP-Disk'. The sessions, recorded in New York, Connecticut and Los Angeles in the summer of 1976 are wildly meditative and personify the seventies laid-back vibe. A trio of soft, lilting melodies set the mood; David Murray on tenor sax, Oliver Lake on flute, and the album's leader, Michael Gregory Jackson, on acoustic guitar. The unfolding stream of ideas make these improvisations vital today; arrhythmic strumming, an enchanted R&B vocal from Mr. Jackson, avant percussive clatter, processed electric guitar, and fiery horn lines over timpani and flute. Composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, cited as a major influence by Mr. Jackson himself, is featured on the album."

Artist:	SUN RA
Title:	Concert for the Comet Kohoutek
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 3033CD

"Recorded on December 22, 1973 in New York City at the famous Town Hall, this eclectic ESPDisk-sponsored celebration of the Comet Kohoutek featured a fire eater, talking drums, and dancers in platform shoes, in addition to Sun Ra's Arkestra. After taking the stage ninety minutes late, the band expertly navigates its way through cosmic free playing, big-band romps, and didactic vocal numbers. Compared to the original pressing, this re-issue is digitally remastered by Joe Phillips and includes brief liner notes by ESP label founder Bernard Stollman."

Artist:	PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
Title:	The Complete ESP-Disk' Recordings
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4003CD

2010 repress. Both classic ESP albums (One Nation Underground and Balaklava) on one disc. Extensive booklet with new liner notes, complete lyrics. "Tom Rapp, an 18 year-old draft resistor and college dropout living in Eaugallie, Florida, sent a small unsolicited reel of tape to ESP. Bernard Stollman invited him to bring his musicians to New York, where they recorded their acclaimed debut, One Nation Underground in 1967. Less than a year later, they released the equally strong follow-up, Balaklava. Classics of the genre, which certainly would have seen wider attention had ESP survived past 1968, these recordings are getting a well-deserved second chance, thanks to a thorough remastering, under the supervision of Tom Rapp."

Artist:	AYLER, ALBERT
Title:	Bells/Prophecy
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4006CD

New version of this release, on Bernard Stollman's revitalized ESP-Disk. "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."

Artist:	WRIGHT, FRANK
Title:	The Complete ESP-Disk' Recordings
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4007CD

"Frank Wright, the warm, out-going, exuberant tenor, tore into his music with great physicality and a unique, bright, brash signature. Surrounded by stellar musicians on his two ESP sessions, and playing much of his own material, it is here that Frank truly came into his own as a leader and an innovator. Set includes over 13 minutes of previously unreleased interviews. Digitally remastered from the original tapes. Sound quality far exceeds any previous CD issue."

Artist:	SANDERS, PHAROAH
Title:	Pharoah's First
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4008CD

"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." Includes over thirteen minutes of previously unreleased interviews with Pharoah Sanders and ESP-Disk founder/CEO Bernard Stollman. Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone); Stan Foster (trumpet); Jane Getz (piano); William Bennett (bass); Marvin Pattillo (percussion).

Artist:	AYLER, ALBERT
Title:	Slugs' Saloon
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4025CD

"A live recording of Albert Ayler's May 1, 1966 performance at Slugs Saloon, this two-disc set features fresh takes on old favorites such as 'Ghosts' and 'Bells,' finding 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. One of the giants of free jazz, Albert Ayler was also one of the most controversial. His huge tone and wide vibrato were difficult to ignore, and his 1966 group sounded like a runaway New Orleans brass band from 1910. 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. Digitally remastered."

Artist:	WRIGHT, FRANK
Title:	Unity
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4028CD

Previously unreleased live set from the Moers Festival, recorded 6/1/74. Frank Wright (tenor sax), Alan Silva (bass), Bobby Few (piano), Muhammad Ali (drums). Two long 28-minute-ish tracks make up this CD, totally heavy to see this finally released. "The spirit of the performance here is uncompromising in its devotion to Wright's desire to make music that had been heretofore unheard, and to take willing listeners to places in their minds and souls to which they had never been before, and would never get to go to again. The term 'outside' that was frequently used to describe free music at the time, is particularly appropriate to Wright's sound, for it is truly aiming to soar out of this world. When his saxophone enters the fray, screaming and squealing at the top of its register and roaring and bellowing in its bottom, it is seeking to express that which cannot be expressed in words -- the infinite power of the soul." -- Russ Musto, 2006.

Artist:	SUMAC, YMA
Title:	Recital
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4029CD

Recorded live in Bucharest, Romania in 1961; previously unreleased. "Probably the most interesting aspect of this disk is that it shows how different Yma and her music were in front of an audience rather than in a recording studio. Not only is her singing different but also the 'sound' of her music. One clearly begins to understand the reasons for the problems that arose for the group once the recordings were released." --Nicholas E. Limansky. Only official live recording by Yma Sumac.

Artist:	NEW GHOST
Title:	Live Upstairs at Nick's
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4030CD

'New' artist from ESP. Elliot Levin: vocals, flute, musette, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Rick Iannacone: vocals, guitar; Steve Testa: bass; John Testa: drums. "If one was to believe descriptive snippets, the thing to do when Elliot Levin approaches is find a place to hide. In a worse case scenario, try to climb a tree -- at least, that is the advice hikers would receive about the oncoming approach of something 'ferocious...frenzied...bearlike.' However, the comparison with bears is based on the size and appearance of the Philadelphia performer, while the other adjectives are filling one of their more esoteric purposes in the English language, attempting to describe just what it is free jazz performers do when they blow into their horns. Whatever it is, Levin does a lot of it, on tenor saxophone and flute. There is nothing watered-down or weak about his performances, no attempt to make the music a bit more accessible to the novices, tender-hearted or just plain wimpy. He also doesn't seem to play music as if it was connected to some kind of career strategy, other than to just play all the time. Besides playing professionally with a variety of groups, embarking on semi-regular journeys around the country, he also jams. No description of the Philly jazz scene exists that does not include something along the lines of 'And Elliot Levin has been known to sit in, buggin' out with his sax and flute...'."

Artist:	TAMMEN HARTH DAHLGREN ROSEN
Title:	Expedition - Live at The Knitting Factory
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4031CD

"Tammen calls his style of performance 'Endangered Guitar,' presumably because of the extreme alterations he enacts upon his instrument's sound and construction. Tammen 'prepares' his guitar in much the same sense that John Cage prepared the piano; he also processes and manipulates his live sound through a computer system that's based on Cycling 74's Max/MSP program." -- AllMusic Guide; "'New' artist from ESP. Manufactured in the USA by the original label."

Artist:	HOWARD & JOE PHILLIPS, NORMAN
Title:	Burn Baby Burn
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4033CD

Featured artists: Norman Howard (trumpet); Joe Phillips (alto saxophone); Cornelius Milsap (percussion); Walter Cliff (bass). Thought to have been lost, ESP recently recovered this master tape by Norman Howard (once side man to Albert Ayler), and is now releasing this exceptional album for the first time. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. Never before released studio recording. "Flame-throwing trumpeter Norman Howard has been long lost in the American free jazz void. He appeared on Albert Ayler's Spirits alongside heavyweights Sunny Murray and Henry Grimes in 1964, and penned the tune 'Witches & Devils.' In the year of freedom, 1968, he cut apparently his only sides as a leader, which were unreleased and vaulted for twenty years. Furthering the legend, 1988 saw an ill-circulated, microscopic 100-copy cassette run from the Scottish Homeboy label, who had acquired the master tapes. In 1997, Henry Rollins was rumored to have bought the tapes and earmarked them for release on his 2.13.61 label, but Bernard Stollmann's resurrected ESP-Disk -- who the tapes apparently originally belonged to -- has now overtaken the undertaking. Rivaled only by Don Ayler's legendary ca. 1968 unreleased session for Amiri Baraka's Jihad label as the most prayed for, prime-era reissue by an otherwise unrecorded band leader from the riot time, this blown-out, sidewinding freedom scrawl has finally found its way home. Now dig." --Kris Price

Artist:	VA
Title:	Movement Soul Volume 2
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4034CD

"A continuation from the earlier Alan Ribback work produced by Michael D. Anderson. The CD examines untapped and historically important achievements and tragedies in the lives of a people during the Civil Rights era. This compilation presents facts on events in black history that merit being acknowledged. Other forthcoming volumes will present further historical developments that will remain an important part of American history seen and unseen. Each CD will examine different aspects of the Civil Rights Movement featuring interview footage, press releases, and music heard during the time of each theme. The production of this CD is to encourage people of all races to do more study involving the Civil Rights era and other thematic topics that also address stages of development during this era. It is hoped that people of all races will better understand the on-going struggle of African Americans and the many achievements towards the development of this country which dispel the negative connotations passed down through families for generations. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label."

Artist:	MURRAY, SUNNY
Title:	Sunny Murray
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4037CD

Reissue of Sunny's classic ESP-Disk LP, his first session as a leader, originally released in 1966. Performed by: Murray (percussion), Jacques Coursil (trumpet), Jack Graham (alto sax), Byard Lancaster (alto sax), Alan Silva (bass). The new artwork is in poor taste compared to the original, but this CD adds about 30 minutes of new interview tracks that are pretty fascinating to listen to. "A raw and powerful recording, digitally remastered with new artwork, and liners by Russ Musto. Also contains bonus interview tracks with Sunny Murray and founder of ESP-DISK, Bernard Stollman. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label."

Artist:	HOLIDAY, BILLIE
Title:	Rare Live Recordings 1934-1959
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	5CD
Price:	$85.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4039CD

"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. The first disc of this compilation opens with a twenty-year-old Billie Holiday performing with Duke Ellington in 1935, followed by a radio broadcast from the Savoy Hotel in New York City two years later in which Holiday fronts the Count Basie Orchestra, with which she toured during the late 1930s. By the time of these live recordings, Holiday had already been singing professionally for several years in Harlem clubs and working with the best musicians on the vanguard of the nascent jazz scene -- specifically horn players like Lester Young and Benny Goodman. Holiday had learned her craft from listening to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith records in her hometown of Baltimore, but no one taught her how to pace her phrases, to alter the melody in such a simple yet unerring way, to charge each word with emotional urgency -- these musical gifts were hers. The next four discs cover Holiday's career from 1949 to her death in 1959. During those ten years, by which time jazz had taken firm hold in the public consciousness as the language of modernity, advances in radio and TV technology changed the way Americans consumed entertainment, and the mass proliferation of recorded media from that time leaves us with dozens of examples of Holiday's live performances. Set in the context of other early recorded media presentations, it is easy to imagine how revolutionary Holiday's singing sounded to mainstream American audiences, with her plaintive voice and blues inflections and uncensored delivery. Included is a portfolio of photographs and performance data detailing a historical timeline of rare radio and television broadcasts, and concert performances, and the events and situations that lead to these powerful performances; along with explanations some of her most popular material, such as 'Strange Fruit'. The set also includes a rare and private recording of Billie and friends in an impromptu setting with Billie singing 'My Yiddisha Mamma.'"

Artist:	YOUNG, LESTER
Title:	Live At Birdland
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4040CD

Including Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Jesse Drakes (trumpet), Earl Knight (piano), Aaron Bell (bass), Lee Abrahams (percussion), Steve Allen House Band, Count Basie Orchestra). "Lester Young is one of the most influential tenor saxophonists of the bebop era. ESP-Disk is now releasing previously unavailable 1950s broadcasts recorded at Birdland, with an array of stellar side-performers. It is our pleasure to pay homage to Prez (Lester Young) with this disc."

Artist:	KALLERDAHL, LINDHA
Title:	Gold
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4041CD

"Lindha Kallerdahl (grand piano, organ, vocals). Lindha Kallerdahl, born in 1972, studied jazz at the renowned Swedish Jazz-Schools Skurup near Malm� and Birka in Stockholm during 1993-1996. Situated in Stockholm, she early came in touch with free music and made successful collaborations in with Mats Gustavsson, David Stacken�s, Raymond Strid, Mattias Windemo and Fredrik Ljungkvist. In the summer of 2000 Lindha made a spectacular project together with Sonic Youth, Jim O'Rourke, Mats Gustavsson and dancer Lotta Melin among others. In a small town on the southern countryside of Sweden the combo gave about 15-20 concerts in a row within a couple of weeks. The music was recorded and released in 2005 on Smalltown Supersound under the title HIDROS. Lindha's original style and emotional impact has been headhunted for different projects and she has made tours with -- for example -- Thomas Lehn and Jaap Blonk. One of these projects featured Ikue Mori and Lise-Lotte Norelius and was a new and important step for Lindha's development and also led to new musical encounters with Okkuyng Lee at Tonic, New York 2005. In 2003, Thomas Gustavsson and Lindha explored new ways of improvising and live-composing and came up with the groundbreaking Silent Arrow on Footprint Records in 2006. This album also features Anders Kjellberg and Owe Almgren. New ESP artist! Previously only available as an import."

Artist:	ROTH, ALAN
Title:	Inside Out In The Open
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4042DVD

"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 Br�tzmann, 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, Matt Shipp, Baikida Carroll and Reggie Workman and more. 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 giving 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." Produced, directed and edited by Alan Roth. Running time: 1 hour; dual-sided DVD in both NTSC (side A) and PAL (side B) for worldwide play.

Artist:	YUGANAUT
Title:	This Musicship
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4044CD

"Featured artists: Stephen Rush (Fender Rhodes, Micromoog, toys, euphonium), Tom Abbs (bass, violin, tuba, didjeridoo), Geoff Mann (drums, cornet, mandolin, vibes). This Musicship, piloted by Yuganaut, a crew of three intrepid explorers skilled in traveling the byways of space and time in the spirit of such previous pathfinders as Sun Ra, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Miles Davis in his '60s and '70s electric period. '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

Artist:	TOTEM>
Title:	Solar Forge
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4046CD

New ESP-Disk signing, recordings from 2007. "TOTEM> is a benchmark in the world of experimental sound and contemporary improvisation. TOTEM> is a noise rock/free improvisation trio that ventures from walls of sound to exploring microscopic sound worlds. With guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil, bassist Tom Blancarte and drummer Andrew Drury, this trio makes music that is fresh, uncategorizable, and at the frontiers of understanding. TOTEM> has been influenced by adverse circumstances, extremes, paradoxes and technology -- both primitive and futuristic."

Artist:	YXIMALLOO
Title:	Unpop
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4047CD

"Yximalloo is a one-man mysterious phenomenon. He has maintained obscurity, even though he has been making and recording music since the 1970s and his champions include artists as diverse as Jad Fair (Half Japanese), Momus, and members of Animal Collective. This is Yximalloo's first recording in 9 years, and it is his first to include his one-man-band sound of guitar, laptop and vocals. It builds on his primitive trance-like rhythms mixed with offbeat pop sensibilities by way of crude electronic sampling. A true masterpiece, a modern-day Moondog off the streets of present-day Tokyo, London, NYC, and wherever you happen to be." "He's John Lee Hooker with a synth, Wild Man Fischer with a bone. He's totally central and totally unknown." -- Momus. 8-page booklet with notes by Momus and art by Jad Fair.

Artist:	BARNACLED
Title:	Charles
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4049CD

Contemporary group from Providence on ESP-Disk! "Charles, Barnacled's new full-length, and first outing for ESP-Disk, is a rollicking, propulsive offering featuring the band in some of its most intricate formations. This deftly arranged record follows Barnacled as it tightens itself into high corners, only to purposely fall down, find new ground, and pick itself back up again. This work is highly playful, even at its most intense -- and it does get intense, with saxophone battles surging over electronics and highly distorted accordion fire offerings. Then all of a sudden the sound drops out, save for a plaintive lone bassoon call, or static from a short-wave radio that sounds soothing by comparison. Intertwining rhythms and melody lines then revolve around a pulse that creates a new frame of reference while also complicating it. This music invites deep listening, and rewards the curious. Often it is simply mesmerizing, essentially what adventurous minds have come to expect from the legendary ESP-Disk oeuvre."

Artist:	PARKER, CHARLIE
Title:	Bird In Time 1940-1947
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	4CD
Price:	$65.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4050CD

Selected Recordings and Rare Interviews. "Bird in Time: 1940-1947 is a unique four disc set produced by bebop jazz historian Michael D. Anderson. This set chronicles the early developmental stages of the career of the artist from 1940 to the fall of 1947. This includes his performances in the Jay McShann band, his work as a sideman, collaborations with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, as well as his leadership of various groups. In addition to select recordings, the four disc set includes unique interviews by Mr. Anderson with artists who performed with Charlie Parker, or 'Bird' as they knew him, describing in detail their experiences with him during this period of time. These interviews provide, for the first time, a glimpse into the creative process that was engaged in making these song tracks. This is a 'must have' for serious Charlie Parker music collectors."

Artist:	CHERRY, DON
Title:	Live at Caf� Montmartre 1966 Volume Three
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4051CD

Performers: Don Cherry (trumpet); Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone); Bo Stief (bass); Karl Berger (vibraphone); Aldo Romano (drums). "The final volume of this three-part series, containing two extended performances of 'Complete Communion' and 'Remembrance.'" "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

Artist:	FLOW TRIO
Title:	Rejuvenation
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4052CD

The Flow Trio is: Louie Belogenis (tenor saxophone); Joe Morris (bass); Charles Downs (drums). "Rejuvenation is the first studio recording from Flow Trio, a powerful tenor sax/bass/drums trio in the tradition of 60s free jazz with an up-to-the-minute sense of universal awareness. Flow Trio consists of tenor saxophonist Louie Belogenis, bassist Joe Morris and drummer Charles Downs (Rashid Bakr), all well-known in many and varied groups and recordings. Their combined energies create innovative and contemporary improvisation informed by everything from Albert Ayler to Oliver Messiaen. New to the ESP roster! Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format."

Artist:	NAKED FUTURE, THE
Title:	Gigantomachia
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4053CD

"Recorded 8/8/8 in Portland, OR, The Naked Future, is a quartet of four drunken wizards conjuring up a heady brew. Their diverse backgrounds -- from the classical, rock and experimental realms -- forge a release modernist in its construction with more than a pinch of old time alchemy. ESP is proud to welcome them to its circle with their first CD release, Gigantomachia. After several solo albums and shared projects with Rick Rivera, Edoardo Ricci, Rent Romus and dancer, Germaul Barnes, classical pianist Thollem McDonas lays the unrelenting line on which futures can be built. Multi-instrumentalist and poly-glot John Niekrasz performs with Bay Area's Sinister Dexter (on keyboards), Stanford's Dead Tongues (on guitar) and Fleet Street Singers (on voice), when he's not arranging choral pieces. Here he adds his talents on drums. Greg Skloff's 'powertool' school of bass-fiddling is well refined, having graduated from such diverse groups as cloaca clock, Captain's Daughter, Thunder! Thunder! Thunder! and Counterfeit Monsters. From his first solo works on Pine Cone Alley, his continuous work with the Old Time Relijun and solo work on K Records, Arrington de Dionyso has followed a trajectory to land him here, squarely in the Naked Future, handling the duties of conductor and bass clarinet. New to the ESP roster! Manufactured in the USA by the original label."

Artist:	TALIBAM!
Title:	Boogie In The Breeze Blocks
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4055CD

"The Brooklyn duo Talibam!'s first ESP Disk release, Boogie In The Breeze Blocks, is a narrative earful as warped and wonderful as spicy pasta, fresh grapes and caramel crunch. An ensemble record joining 2008's Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute winner, Jon Irabagon (tenor sax); Peter Evans of Sparks (trumpet); guitarists Chris Forsyth from Peeesseye, Anders Nilson and Chin Chin's Jeremy Wilms; along with Mostly Other People Do the Killing's Moppa Elliot on upright bass; all filtered through Talibam! To make music of one voice and cohesion. It is ensemble playing that goes beyond personal choice to capture a mood and the deep anthropology of the strange beauty of contemporary opposing and debt-maxed-out stimuli."

Artist:	MORRIS, JOE
Title:	Colorfield
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4056CD

"Joe Morris returns both to the guitar and to ESP-Disk with the long form improvisation album Colorfield. Much as the Colorfield painters simplified their compositions to evoke emotion with color, this trio emphasizes harmony, phrase, tempo and rhythm to electrifying results. Morris has been called the preeminent American jazz guitarist of our time, and, on Colorfield, his playing is characteristically intense, eloquent and melodic. The ranks of the trio are filled out by two of the most talented and skillful improvisors on the scene today, Steve Lantner and Luther Gray. Lantner's soloing on this recording has a state-of-the-art fluidity, energy, shape and dynamic variety while Gray, a master of the school of Free Music drumming, provides a constantly shifting but still driving groove that punctuates each moment with precision and invention. To see musicians of this caliber fuse their talents to create an original, dense and deeply contemplative work such as Colorfield is extraordinary. As a result, the album gets better with every listen."

Artist:	TSIGOTI
Title:	Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4057CD

"Tsigoti (previously known as Waristerror Terroriswar) is an experimental improvising quazi-punk band dedicated to expressing their opposition for war, authoritarian regimes,and violent religious extremes. The band is made up of members from two different continents, each with much experience in a wide variety of musical/life situations. Their first album The Brutal Reality Of Modern Brutality (Edgetone Records) was written and recorded in 3 days. It was birthed spontaneously through a collective urgency. They met again this past year to record a second album, play their first shows to wildly enthusiastic audiences, and reconfirm their collective skeptical optimism. Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party was created with more involvement and time to craft songs, though the raw spirit and spontaneity is still embraced as the fundamental elements of the overall experience. This time war is seen from the inside: from people who suffer being attacked, imprisoned, terrorized, tortured, brainwashed, and tricked. A collaborative and explorational approach to protest music brings Tsigoti's sound to your ears exploding with all its controversial spikes. Recommended if you like ESP 4055, Talibam!, Boogie In The Breeze Blocks."

Artist:	DUNMALL & CHRIS CORSANO, PAUL
Title:	Identical Sunsets
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4058CD

"Best known for his collaborations with people like Paul Flaherty, Michael Flower and Thurston Moore as well as a year-and-a-half stint as the drummer for Bj�rk's Volta tour, Chris Corsano is widely considered to be one of the best and most adaptive drummers of his generation. Equally adaptive is UK saxophone giant, Paul Dunmall, who has worked disparately with jazz greats like Alice Coltrane and Evan Parker as well as funk and folk acts like Johnny Guitar Watson and Dando Shaft. After a chance meeting in a taxi line at the Lisbon Airport, a surreal intertwining of tours emanated. In between the lasers, confetti and face-painted fans at Plymouth Pavillions and Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Chris left the Bj�rk mega-tour to get down to business alongside the prolific and imaginative Dunmall for some vital improvisation at Slak Bar in Cheltenham, England. This wonderfully recorded live set begins with Dunmall swirling away on the border pipes (he may be the preeminent improvisor using bagpipes). What follows is an impulsive and lyrical improvisation, alternatingly sparse and impossibly textured. Corsano's skittering marries perfectly with Dunmall's rapid-fire lines. The melodies are expertly uncoiled so that they remain charged whether the tempo is at full speed or crawling. The set ends furiously and with the impression that this duo was fated to work together. Personnel: Paul Dunmall ( tenor saxophone, border pipes); Chris Corsano (drums)."

Artist:	DUNMALL & CHRIS CORSANO, PAUL
Title:	Identical Sunsets
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4058LP

LP version. "Best known for his collaborations with people like Paul Flaherty, Michael Flower and Thurston Moore as well as a year-and-a-half stint as the drummer for Bj�rk's Volta tour, Chris Corsano is widely considered to be one of the best and most adaptive drummers of his generation. Equally adaptive is UK saxophone giant, Paul Dunmall, who has worked disparately with jazz greats like Alice Coltrane and Evan Parker as well as funk and folk acts like Johnny Guitar Watson and Dando Shaft. After a chance meeting in a taxi line at the Lisbon Airport, a surreal intertwining of tours emanated. In between the lasers, confetti and face-painted fans at Plymouth Pavillions and Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Chris left the Bj�rk mega-tour to get down to business alongside the prolific and imaginative Dunmall for some vital improvisation at Slak Bar in Cheltenham, England. This wonderfully recorded live set begins with Dunmall swirling away on the border pipes (he may be the preeminent improvisor using bagpipes). What follows is an impulsive and lyrical improvisation, alternatingly sparse and impossibly textured. Corsano's skittering marries perfectly with Dunmall's rapid-fire lines. The melodies are expertly uncoiled so that they remain charged whether the tempo is at full speed or crawling. The set ends furiously and with the impression that this duo was fated to work together. Personnel: Paul Dunmall ( tenor saxophone, border pipes); Chris Corsano (drums)."

Artist:	KONITZ/CHRIS CHEEK/STEPHANIE FURIC LEIBOVICI, LEE
Title:	Jugendstil II
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4059CD

"Following up the critically acclaimed 2008 release, St�phane Furic Leibovici and Chris Cheek return for this second volume, produced by Jim Black and featuring the alto saxophone giant Lee Konitz. An achievement in balance and taste, the resulting music is so thoughtful, intent and vibrant that it need not be forced upon you. The music unfolds for the listener in the subtlest of ways, as if the composer is challenging our very notion of what will come next. Like a mediation on color and space, you begin to let go of your assumptions and allow the harmonies and structures wash over you. The interaction of Konitz with his bandmates is a delicate dance of lyrical brilliance. Criss-crossing saxophones glide through Furic's intense and wide open bass work. Furic's compositions fuel extended interplay as the musicians seem to bounce from one musical theme to the next. This music is the epitome of finesse. Effortless and deep at the same time."

Artist:	SUN RA
Title:	College Tour Vol. 1: The Complete Nothing Is...
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4060CD

"In 1966 Bernard Stollman sent Sun Ra and his Arkestra, along with audio engineer David B. Jones on a tour of five New York Colleges. When they returned, just 39 minutes of music was chosen to be released as the original ESP 1045 Nothing Is.... 44 years later, after extensive research, producer and Sun Ra archivist Michael D. Anderson has pieced together the missing parts of the infamous New York College Tour. Recorded on May 18th 1966 at St. Lawrence University in Potsdam, NY, this illuminating document represents the full 70 minute first set, of which ESP 1045 Nothing Is... was taken, including an introduction by ESP alum Burton Greene. In addition, producer Michael D. Anderson has uncovered a partial second set from the same evening and some rare rehearsal footage recorded during a sound check before the concert. With over 90 minutes of additional material, this two disc set allows a close up look at the band's repertoire and sound over an entire evening, including the rarely performed 'State Street' and alternate versions of 'Theme Of The Stargazers' and 'The Second Stop Is Jupiter.' Remasted from the original tapes and presented in superb quality, College Tour Volume One is a vivid snapshot of the mid-sixties Ra and his intergalactic band."

Artist:	KESZLER, ELI
Title:	Oxtirn
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4061LP

"Oxtirn is a truly unique and powerful blend of free energy, modern composition and mechanical music that defies genre. With two proper full lengths, and an array of self-releases under his belt, Eli Keszler has turned to ESP-Disk for the release of Oxtirn, his third, most composed and large scale effort to date. Oxtirn captures Keszler and crew at their most frenetic, and abruptly spills out into a cacophony of tuned brass, squeaking rust, and electrically shorting contact mics, taking the detritus of post-industrial existence (sheet metal, spring boards and motors wrenched from their initial hearths) and transforming that refuse into a twenty-first century musique-concrete orchestra. On the album's initial track, motors tumble across prepared sheets of metal as expertly placed squalls of bowed string and what could only be described as the sounds of a phantom brass band (courtesy of multiple horn player Andrew Fenlon and Keszler's longstanding partner Ashley Paul on clarinet) mesh transcendentally with Keszler's precise percussion and bursts of controlled chaos. Side B sees Eli and sonic artist Sakiko Mori on both prepared and installed pianos; as the two furiously scrape and agitate strings with a mix of switch-operated motors, contact mics and suspended preparations, slowly undulating resonant clusters float on top of the underlying din, creating a striking contrast. Here, the eerie timbre of Keszler's bowed crotales recall Italian futurist Luigi Russolo's Intonarumori, and the string quartets of Dumitrescu. The vinyl is limited to 300 copies and comes packaged with a beautiful, hand-screened poster featuring original artwork by Eli Keszler."

Artist:	SUN RA
Title:	The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	3CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4062CD

"Together for the first time, ESP-Disk' is proud to present all three volumes of The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra in a gorgeous fold out digipack. Originally released as two volumes in 1966, and with a third volume uncovered in 2005, the landmark sessions recorded by Richard Alderson on April 20th and November 16, 1965, have been hailed as a '...masterpiece of free jazz.' To further delve into the Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra and his Orkestra, each enhanced disc in the set contains archival photos, critical writings and historical videos including the 18 minute documentary Sun Ra Spaceways. Digitally remastered from the original tapes."

Artist:	MORRIS, JOE
Title:	Camera
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4063CD

"The great improvising guitarist, Joe Morris, returns with Luther Gray on drums and adds the masterful string section of Katt Hernandez on violin and Junko Fujiwara Simons on cello for his follow up to 2009's Colorfield (ESPDISK 4056CD). Drawing inspiration from the assembly of tones in film and photography, Morris leads his quartet in stopping time to highlight the value and unpredictable sensation that each moment offers and the pleasure in exploring the layers of experience and form contained within them."
"As improvising musicians we function somewhat like a camera, displaying the moment in sound." -- Joe Morris, July 2010

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Artist:	COLEMAN, ORNETTE
Title:	Town Hall 1962
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1006CD

Artist:	DAVIDSON, LOWELL
Title:	Trio
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1012CD

Artist:	BLEY TRIO, PAUL
Title:	Closer
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1021CD

Artist:	HAMPEL GROUP, GUNTER
Title:	Music From Europe
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1042CD

Artist:	LACY, STEVE
Title:	The Forest And The Zoo
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1060CD

Artist:	HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS, THE
Title:	Indian War Whoop
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1068CD

Artist:	VELEBNY, KAREL
Title:	SHQ
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1080CD

Artist:	POWELL, BUD
Title:	Live at the Blue Note Caf�, Paris 1961
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4036CD

Artist:	GREENE, BURTON
Title:	Bloom In The Commune
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4038CD

Artist:	SPEED/CHRIS CHEEK/STEPHANE FURIC LEIBOVICI, CHRIS
Title:	Jugendstil
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4048CD