Free Jazz

Discover ... Sony Jazz

Release Date: 1999

Country: Europe

Tracklist

  1. Doctone (6:07)
  2. Gotta Find A Way (5:08)
  3. Cristiano (5:01)
  4. Haiku (5:59)
  5. New Bell (4:25)
  6. Caravan (7:22)
  7. Toys (7:54)
  8. Right Off (Theme From Jack Johnson) (5:06)
  9. Rated X (8:02)
  10. Blutain, Jr (4:41)
  11. Hackensack (3:04)
  12. The Feeling Of Something New (6:57)
  13. Main Stem (3:38)

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Discover ... Sony Jazz

Release Date: 1999

Country: UK

Tracklist

  1. Doctone
  2. Gotta Find A Way
  3. Cristiano
  4. Haiku
  5. New Bell
  6. Caravan
  7. Toys
  8. Right Off (Theme From Jack Johnson)
  9. Rated X
  10. Blutain, Jr
  11. Hackensack
  12. Groove Until You Move
  13. Main Stem

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Masters Of Jazz Volume One

Release Date: 1999

Country: UK

Tracklist

  1. Angel Eyes (9:16)
  2. Peggy's Blue Skylight (5:19)
  3. My Funny Valentine (8:55)
  4. Kali-Au (7:42)
  5. All Of Me (4:59)
  6. Take 5 (7:13)
  7. Bolivia (12:29)

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Ken Burns Jazz (The Story Of America's Music)

Release Date: 2000-11-14

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. Star Dust (3:33)
  2. Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' In My Room) (3:12)
  3. Memphis Blues (2:36)
  4. Livery Stable Blues (3:05)
  5. Charleston (1:49)
  6. Chimes Blues (2:51)
  7. Back Water Blues (3:17)
  8. The Pearls (2:48)
  9. Dead Man Blues (3:13)
  10. Wild Cat Blues (2:59)
  11. Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) (2:55)
  12. Sugar Foot Stomp (2:49)
  13. Heebie Jeebies (2:52)
  14. Potato Head Blues (2:55)
  15. West End Blues (3:18)
  16. The Mooche (3:13)
  17. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2:52)
  18. Black Beauty (3:01)
  19. Mood Indigo (2:56)
  20. There Ain't No Sweet Man (Worth The Salt Of My Tears) (3:29)
  21. Singin' The Blues (3:00)
  22. Riverboat Shuffle (3:08)
  23. Hotter Than 'Ell (2:51)
  24. I Got Rhythm (3:03)
  25. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (3:08)
  26. Echoes Of Harlem (2:59)
  27. Moten Swing (3:22)
  28. St. Louis Blues (3:00)
  29. Ain't Misbehavin' (3:11)
  30. For Dancers Only (2:36)
  31. King Porter Stomp (3:08)
  32. Rose Room (2:47)
  33. Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) (8:37)
  34. Jumpin' At The Woodside (3:07)
  35. Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today (2:55)
  36. Lester Leaps In (3:13)
  37. Oh, Lady, Be Good! (3:05)
  38. Without Your Love (2:51)
  39. Strange Fruit (3:10)
  40. God Bless The Child (2:53)
  41. Three Little Words (2:24)
  42. Rebecca (2:40)
  43. Harlem Congo (3:14)
  44. A-Tisket A-Tasket (2:36)
  45. Shine (2:55)
  46. Dear Old Southland (2:34)
  47. Body And Soul (3:00)
  48. Cotton Tail (3:10)
  49. Take The "A" Train (2:54)
  50. Begin The Beguine (3:13)
  51. In The Mood (3:33)
  52. Well, Git It! (3:00)
  53. Solitude (3:12)
  54. Drum Boogie (3:06)
  55. Salt Peanuts (3:12)
  56. Groovin' High (2:39)
  57. Ko-Ko (3:12)
  58. Scrapple From The Apple (2:56)
  59. Embraceable You (3:42)
  60. Get Happy (2:50)
  61. Epistrophy (3:05)
  62. Straight, No Chaser (2:55)
  63. Manteca (3:05)
  64. Moon Dreams (3:18)
  65. Just Friends (3:30)
  66. Rockin' Chair (3:03)
  67. They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:40)
  68. Walkin' Shoes (3:09)
  69. Fine And Mellow (8:00)
  70. Doodlin' (6:44)
  71. I Get A Kick Out Of You (7:40)
  72. St. Thomas (6:41)
  73. Django (7:02)
  74. Take Five (5:22)
  75. So What (9:22)
  76. Giant Steps (4:43)
  77. Rick Kick Shaw (6:03)
  78. Chronology (6:03)
  79. Original Faubus Fables (9:04)
  80. Acknowledgment [From A Love Supreme] (7:47)
  81. Hello, Dolly! (2:23)
  82. Desafinado (5:49)
  83. In A Sentimental Mood (4:14)
  84. Tourist Point Of View (5:07)
  85. E.S.P. (5:30)
  86. Spanish Key (Single Version) (2:49)
  87. Birdland (5:57)
  88. Mister Magic (9:02)
  89. Rockit (3:55)
  90. Un Ange En Danger (3:49)
  91. Tanya (7:24)
  92. Soon All Will Know (3:35)
  93. Death Letter (4:13)
  94. Take The "A" Train (5:34)

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(Dance To) The Early Music

Release Date: 2015-11-03

Country: Portugal

Tracklist

  1. Hesitation
  2. For Wee Folks
  3. Blues
  4. Delfeayo's Dilemma
  5. Phryzzinian Man
  6. On Insane Asylum
  7. J Mood
  8. Skain's Domain
  9. Hesitation / Post-Hesitation

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Countdown

Release Date: 2016-09-16

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. City Lights (5:45)
  2. Sunday Waltz (5:23)
  3. Countdown (11:09)
  4. Smile (4:50)
  5. Maiden Voyage (11:56)
  6. Criss Cross (5:05)
  7. Chelsea Bridge (7:14)
  8. For Wee Folks (6:28)
  9. Soul Dreamer (5:42)

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Warna

Release Date: 2020-02-05

Country: Japan

Tracklist

  1. Warna (6:45)
  2. Mosaic (Of Beauty) (5:12)
  3. Lonely Streets (5:34)
  4. Downtime (4:26)
  5. Affirmation I (3:46)
  6. Inner Urge (7:16)
  7. We Here (5:24)
  8. Tis Our Prayer (4:09)
  9. Fragile (4:36)
  10. Our Story (5:50)
  11. Affirmation III (5:48)
  12. The Light (3:39)
  13. Bonus Track For Japan
  14. My Funny Valentine

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Forever Yours: The Farewell Performance

Release Date: 2025

Country: Worldwide

Tracklist

  1. Chick's Welcome (1:17)
  2. Armando's Rhumba (6:00)
  3. It Could Happen To You (5:24)
  4. Overjoyed (3:42)
  5. Piano Sonata In F, KV332 (2nd Part - Adagio) (5:03)
  6. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (5:26)
  7. Chick Talks About Monk And Bud (1:01)
  8. 'Round Midnight (4:43)
  9. Trinkle Tinkle (2:27)
  10. Dusk In Sandi (4:05)
  11. Waltz For Debby (4:45)
  12. In A Sentimental Mood (4:13)
  13. Chick Talks Portraits (1:21)
  14. Portrait: Sam (2:57)
  15. Chick Introduces The Next Portrait (0:29)
  16. Portrait: Terri (2:45)
  17. Chick Talks Children's Songs (1:42)
  18. Children's Song No. 1 (1:52)
  19. Children's Song No. 2 (1:00)
  20. Children's Song No. 10 (3:50)
  21. Children's Song No. 17 (4:11)
  22. Children's Song No. 19 (3:34)
  23. Children's Song No. 20 (3:17)

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Dance And Mood Music Vol. 12

Country: France

Tracklist

  1. Free Music
  2. Campus N° 1 (5:00)
  3. Campus N° 2 (3:35)
  4. Campus N° 3 (5:00)
  5. Jazzomaniac (6:30)
  6. Music With Vibes
  7. Men's Club (3:12)
  8. Minuit Rue Jacob (4:40)
  9. Green Water (2:23)
  10. Hotel De Rohan (3:45)
  11. Fuguetta (2:20)
  12. Good Luck To You (3:45)

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Dance And Mood Music Vol. 12

Release Date: 1970

Country: France

Tracklist

  1. Free Music
  2. Campus N° 1 (5:00)
  3. Campus N° 2 (3:35)
  4. Campus N° 3 (5:00)
  5. Jazzomaniac (6:30)
  6. Music With Vibes
  7. Men's Club (3:12)
  8. Minuit Rue Jacob (4:40)
  9. Green Water (2:23)
  10. Hotel De Rohan (3:45)
  11. Fuguetta (2:20)
  12. Good Luck To You (3:45)

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Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter

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Eric Dolphy 的爵士音乐家照片

Eric Dolphy

Biography

American jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and bass clarinetist
Born June 20, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA, died June 29, 1964 in West Berlin, Germany

His earliest recordings at the end of the 1940s were with [a244729] on the west coast, but it took almost a decade before Dolphy's albums with [a70526] brought him to wider attention. From 1958, he was based in New York City and shared an apartment with [a55745] for a time. Some of his recordings were made in the company of [a=John Coltrane] (particularly during a residency at New York's Village Vanguard), [a=Charles Mingus] and (especially) trumpeter [a=Booker Little] in jointly-led sessions recorded at the NYC Five Spot jazz club in July 1961 which were intended to conclude his contract for [l19591].

A few months after recording his best album ("Out to Lunch") for [l281] (released posthumously, as were most of his live albums), Dolphy was performing in European venues having had difficulties in gaining enough work in the US and because his fiancé, the classically trained dancer Joyce Mordecai, was based in Paris. Dolphy died following complications arising from undiagnosed diabetes; doctors falsely assumed he was an addict. He is credited with pioneering the use of the bass clarinet as a solo improvising instrument.

Also known as: B1, B2, Dolphy, E. Dolphy, E.A.Dolphy, E.Dolphy, Eric, Eric Dolphi, Eric Dolphy And Friends, Eric Dolpy, Roy Dolphy, Эрик Долфи, エリック・ドルフィー, 艾瑞克•杜菲

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Ornette Coleman 的爵士音乐家照片

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman 是爵士乐史上最具革命性的颠覆者之一，也是“自由爵士”（Free Jazz）运动的头号先驱。他彻底打破了爵士乐长久以来赖以生存的和弦结构与律动框架，主张一种纯粹基于旋律直觉和情感表达的即兴方式。尽管他的音乐在职业生涯早期曾引发巨大的争议甚至暴力抵制，但他最终被公认为 20 世纪最伟大的艺术原创者之一。

孤独的先锋与塑料萨克斯 (1930s–1958)

出生于德克萨斯州沃斯堡，Coleman 的早期音乐生涯充满了坎坷。由于他那不按常理出牌的音准和奇异的节奏感，他经常被传统乐队开除，甚至在一次演出后遭到殴打，萨克斯也被砸碎。由于家境贫困，他后来买了一把便宜的白色塑料中音萨克斯，这反而成为了他早期最具辨识度的视觉标签。1950 年代末，他在洛杉矶结识了志同道合的伙伴（如 Don Cherry 和 Charlie Haden），并在 Contemporary 唱片公司录制了《Something Else!!!!》。

纽约震荡与《Free Jazz》 (1959–1962)

1959 年，Coleman 带着他的四重奏进驻纽约的 Five Spot Cafe，这场长达数月的驻演震惊了整个爵士乐坛，观众中包括了 Leonard Bernstein 等古典大师。1960 年，他录制了划时代的专辑 《Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation》，采用了双四重奏编制，两个乐团同时进行无预设和弦的即兴。这张专辑不仅定义了一个流派的名字，也彻底撕裂了爵士乐的传统版图。

调性和谐论与格莱美巅峰 (1970s–2000s)

1970 年代，Coleman 创立了自己的音乐理论——“调性和谐论”（Harmolodics）。这一理论主张旋律、和声与节奏拥有同等地位，且不应受制于特定的调性中心。他组建了电声乐团 Prime Time，探索爵士与放克、摇滚的融合。2007 年，他凭借专辑 《Sound Grammar》 荣获普利策音乐奖，并在同年获得格莱美终身成就奖，完成了从“疯子”到“国宝级大师”的最终蜕变。

最后的篇章 (2015)

2015 年，这位改变了音乐进程的老人在纽约因心力衰竭去世，享年 85 岁。他的葬礼持续了三个多小时，成为了全球先锋艺术家们的朝圣仪式。

3. 音乐风格：直觉的解放

  • 摆脱和弦的枷锁：在 Coleman 的世界里，即兴不再是围绕着预设的和弦行进来填充音符，而是让旋律自由生长。他认为：“音乐就是一种自然流露的情感。”

  • 人类嗓音般的音色：他的萨克斯音色非常奇特，带有强烈的德克萨斯蓝调根基，听起来像是人类在哭泣、欢笑或呐喊。他故意追求某种“不准”的音高，以达到最真实的情感张力。

  • 民主的集体即兴：他强调乐团成员之间的平等对话。在他的音乐里，贝斯和鼓不再仅仅是节奏伴奏，而是与主奏乐器同等重要的叙事者。

核心总结： Ornette Coleman 是爵士乐界的“抽象表现主义大师”。他像波洛克（Pollock）泼洒油彩一样，将音符从传统的网格中释放出来，赋予了音乐纯粹的生命意志。

美学关联：对于从事 3D 建模的设计师来说，Ornette Coleman 的音乐是“非均匀有理 B 样条（NURBS）”的极致体现。它拒绝平面的死板，追求一种完全由控制点牵引的、充满有机动感的自由曲面，每一处隆起与塌陷都直接指向灵魂的原始冲动。

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John Coltrane 的爵士音乐家照片

John Coltrane

关于约翰·柯川（John Coltrane，1926–1967）的生平精简如下：

他是爵士乐史上最伟大的次中音萨克斯手之一，绰号“Trane”。他将爵士乐从一种娱乐形式提升到了精神修行的高度，是爵士乐史上最具影响力的创新者。

1. 磨炼与迈尔斯五重奏 (1940s–1957)

  • 大器晚成：出生于北卡罗来纳州。早期在海军乐队和各种 R&B 乐团中磨练，直到 1955 年加入迈尔斯·戴维斯的五重奏才名声大噪。

  • 戒毒重生：1957 年，他因毒瘾被迈尔斯解雇。在经历了深刻的宗教觉醒后，他戒除了毒瘾和酒瘾，重返乐坛并与塞隆尼斯·蒙克（Thelonious Monk）进行了极具启发性的合作。

2. “音墙”与调式爵士 (1958–1960)

  • 音墙 (Sheets of Sound)：重回迈尔斯乐队后，他参与了影史巨作 《Kind of Blue》 的录制。同时，他在个人专辑 《Giant Steps》 中展示了极速、复杂且逻辑严密的“音墙”技巧，彻底突破了传统和弦即兴的极限。

  • 高音萨克斯：他重新发掘了被冷落的高音萨克斯（Soprano Sax），录制了爵士史上最成功的改编曲《My Favorite Things》。

3. 经典四重奏与《至高无上的爱》 (1961–1965)

  • 精神巅峰：他与麦考伊·泰纳（钢琴）、吉米·加里森（贝斯）和艾尔文·琼斯（鼓）组成了历史上最强大的四重奏。

  • 神级专辑：1965 年发布了宗教史诗专辑 《至高无上的爱》（A Love Supreme）。这不仅是一张音乐唱片，更是他献给上帝的感谢信，标志着他音乐风格从调式爵士向精神探索的转变。

4. 最后的自由与落幕 (1966–1967)

  • 自由爵士：晚年的柯川彻底打破了节奏和旋律的束缚，录制了 《Ascension》 等极具争议性的自由爵士作品，追求纯粹的情感爆发和灵性超越。

  • 逝世：1967 年，柯川因肝癌去世，年仅 40 岁。

音乐风格：不断进化的探索者

  • 求知欲：柯川是爵士乐界的“苦行僧”，每天练习萨克斯超过 10 小时。他曾说：“我从不觉得我的演奏已经完成了，我总觉得后面还有更好的东西。”

  • 灵性与张力：他的演奏充满了巨大的张力和压迫感，后期作品往往带有仪式般的庄严。

  • 全球视野：他是最早将印度音乐、非洲元素和东方调式引入爵士乐的先驱之一。

核心总结： 约翰·柯川是爵士乐界的“圣徒”。他的音乐不仅是音符的组合，更是一次次向宇宙和神性的叩问。

背景关联：在之前提到的几位大师中，乔·亨德森和德克斯特·戈登都深受柯川的影响。甚至可以说，在 1967 年之后，全世界的次中音萨克斯手都在试图走出柯川留下的巨大阴影。

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London Jazz Composers Orchestra 的爵士音乐家照片

London Jazz Composers Orchestra

Biography

English free jazz orchestra, founded in 1970 by a group of musicians led by [a=Barry Guy].

Also known as: Barry Guy London Jazz Composers Orchestra, London Jazz Composers' Orchestra, The London Jazz Composers Orchestra, The London Jazz Composers' Orchestra

Members: Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Radu Malfatti, John Warren, Dave Holland, Larry Stabbins, Harry Beckett, Bob Downes, Kenny Wheeler, Robin Hayward, Mats Gustafsson, Paul Lytton, Conrad Bauer, Barry Guy, Alan Tomlinson, Michael Gibbs, Karl Jenkins, Barre Phillips, Tony Coe, Henry Lowther, Tony Oxley, Chris Laurence, Simon Picard, David White (2), Jeff Clyne, Per Åke Holmlander, John Stevens (2), Trevor Watts, Philipp Wachsmann, Dave Holdsworth, Peter Kowald, Irene Schweizer, Paul Rutherford (2), Mark Charig, Peter McPhail, Paul Nieman, Melvyn Poore, Alan Wakeman, Dick Hart, Bernie Living, Howard Riley, Herb Robertson, Agustí Fernandez, Johannes Bauer, Mike Osborne, Torben Snekkestad, Paul Dunmall, Jon Corbett, Stephen Wick, Marc Unternährer, Michael Niesemann, Bruno Chevillon, Lucas Niggli, Richard Laughlin, Dave Spence, Jürg Wickihalder, Andreas Tschopp, Chris Bridges, Martin Eberle, Julius Gabriel

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The Jazz Composer's Orchestra

Also known as: Jazz Composer's Orchestra, Jazz Composers Orchestra, The Jazz Composers Orchestra

Members: Frank Wess, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Don Cherry, John Tchicai, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Steve Lacy, Milton Cardona, Reggie Workman, Kenny Wheeler, Frank Lowe, Gato Barbieri, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Enrico Rava, Michael Mantler, Carla Bley, Andrew Cyrille, Ed Blackwell, Jimmy Knepper, Dewey Redman, Paul Bley, Grachan Moncur III, Clifford Thornton, Charlie Haden, Randy Brecker, Jack Jeffers, Paul Motian, Reggie Johnson, Alan Silva, Jimmy Lyons (2), Cecil McBee, Barry Altschul, Richard Davis (2), Joseph Bowie, Bob Stewart, Carlos Ward, Roswell Rudd, Willie Ruff, Larry Coryell, Art Baron, Lew Tabackin, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Eddie Gomez, Julius Watkins, Jeanne Lee, Leroy Jenkins, Beaver Harris, Fred Pirtle, Roger Blank, Steve Swallow, Robin Kenyatta, Howard Johnson (3), Charles Davis (2), Mark Elf, Ken McIntyre, Ted Daniel, Al Gibbons, Andy Gonzalez, James Emery, Sue Evans, Kent Carter, Sheila Jordan, Maurice McIntyre, Jane Robertson, Sharon Freeman, Perry Robinson, Hod O'Brien, George Barrow, Charles Bobo Shaw, Charles Brackeen, Pat Dixon, Charles Stephens, Romulus Franceschini, Michael Ridley, Roland Alexander, Milford Graves, Brian Trentham, Toni Marcus, Joan Kalisch, Wadada Leo Smith, Diedre Murray, Jerome Cooper, Robert Northern, A. Kobena Adzenyah, Janice Robinson (2), Mike Lawrence, Mike Bresler, Martin Alter, Lou Grassi, Janet Donaruma, Michael Krasnov, Jeffrey Schlegel, Bob Cunningham, Dan Johnson (2), Norris Jones, Asante Darkwa, Art Lewis, Laxmi G. Tewari, John Thompson (2), Gregory Williams (2), Jerry Gonzalez, Nan Newton, Steve Marcus, Mervine Grady, Titos Sompa, Stafford Osborne, Malonga Quasquelourd, Keith Marks, Frederick Simpson, Ngoma, Coster Massamba, Jakuba Abiona, Lloyd Michels, Becky Friend, Ray Codrington, Stephen Furtado, Gene Hull, Bob Donovan, Bill Davis (4), Vincent George, Gary Brocks, Gene Golden (2), Bob Carducci

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