Enchanting Improvisation: Landmark Works and Popular Albums of Free Jazz
For example, works that attempted completely different styles or methods from existing classical music came to be called modern music, and there’s a genre called post-rock that developed approaches different from standard rock styles—there are many subgenres within any given genre.
Free jazz, true to the term, is a genre newly born within the umbrella of jazz, characterized by avant-garde methodologies and freaky, free-form improvisation.
This time, we’ve selected a representative album and some popular works that are labeled as free jazz.
It’s by no means music that will appeal to everyone, but if you’re interested, please take this opportunity to give it a try!
Playlist
| Enchanting Improvisation: Landmark Works and Popular Albums of Free Jazz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Lonely WomanOrnette Coleman |  play_arrow | Ornette Coleman’s 1959 masterpiece that established the origins of free jazz |
| 2east | StepsCecil Taylor |  play_arrow | Introduction to Cecil Taylor’s free jazz works |
| 3east | Ascension 1/4John Coltrane |  play_arrow | Coltrane’s first free jazz |
| 4east | O.C.Charlie Haden |  play_arrow | Introduction to Charlie Haden’s Masterpiece Album “Closeness” |
| 5east | KureiYamashita Yosuke Torio |  play_arrow | Introducing masterpieces of Japanese free jazz |
| 6east | Machine GunPeter Brötzmann |  play_arrow | Brotzmann’s masterpiece free jazz album from ’68 |
| 7east | Ghosts: First VariationAlbert Ayler |  play_arrow | Introduction to Albert Ayler's Masterpiece Albums |
| 8east | AmajeloDon Cherry |  play_arrow | Don Cherry's free jazz work. |
| 9east | Globe UnityAlexander von Schlippenbach |  play_arrow | Schlippenbach establishes free jazz |
| 10east | Space Is the PlaceSun Ra |  play_arrow | Sun Ra's free jazz masterpiece |
| 11east | The Magic of Ju-JuArchie Shepp |  play_arrow | The experimental masterpiece by Shepp, a key free jazz saxophonist |
| 12east | Titan MoonEvan Parker |  play_arrow | An important debut album by Evan Parker |
| 13east | People In SorrowArt Ensemble Of Chicago |  play_arrow | Introduction to masterful albums by a free jazz band originating from Chicago |
| 14east | Alto Improvisation No.1Abe Kaoru |  play_arrow | The soulful masterpiece performance by the genius saxophonist Kaoru Abe |
| 15east | Sun In The EastTakayanagi Masayuki |  play_arrow | Masayuki Takayanagi’s free jazz masterpiece |
| 16east | Red, Black & GreenPharoah Sanders |  play_arrow | Introducing Pharaoh Sanders’ 1971 masterpiece album “Thembi.” |
| 17east | (840m)-Realize-44M-44M (Composition 6 E)Anthony Braxton |  play_arrow | Tyyondai Braxton’s father is a free jazz master |
| 18east | Improvisation 4Derek Bailey |  play_arrow | Derek Bailey’s free improvisation |
| 19east | Thelonious Monk TrioThelonious Monk |  play_arrow | Thelonious Monk Trio album |
| 20east | Volunteered SlaveryRoland Kirk |  play_arrow | The Genius Musical Works of Roland Kirk |
| 21east | Hat And BeardEric Dolphy |  play_arrow | Liner notes for Eric Dolphy’s masterful album |
| 22east | 17 westEric Dolphy |  play_arrow | Eric Dolphy, the renowned saxophonist of modern jazz |
| 23east | When There Is No SunSun Ra |  play_arrow | Masterpiece album by Sun Ra’s free jazz orchestra |
| 24east | College TourPatty Waters |  play_arrow | Patti Waters's free jazz album |
| 25east | The Music Improvisation CompanyDerek Bailey |  play_arrow | A Collection of Derek Bailey's Improvised Music Works |
| 26east | Super NovaWayne Shorter |  play_arrow | Wayne Shorter's jazz album |
| 27east | GhostsAlbert Ayler |  play_arrow | Albert Ayler's pioneering of free jazz |
| 28north_east | Fuchsia Swing Song 1965Sam Rivers |  play_arrow | Sam Rivers' jazz album |
| 29south_east | The Forest And The ZooSteve Lacy |  play_arrow | Early Free Jazz Works of Steve Lacy |
| 30south_east | Hush little baby with ba ha badPatty Waters |  play_arrow | An outstanding vocalist in free jazz |
| 31south_east | Paul BleyPaul Bley |  play_arrow | Paul Bley’s jazz piano album |
| 32south_east | Grape SkinMichel Doneda |  play_arrow | The breath performance of the French performer Doneda |
| 33south_east | Monoceros 3Evan Parker |  play_arrow | Development of British free jazz and extended techniques. |
| 34south_east | Live in Altena 1970John Surman |  play_arrow | John Surman's jazz live album |
| 35north_east | Pray alwaysCharles Gayle |  play_arrow | Saxophonist Charles Gayle |
| 36south_east | QuadrangleJackie Mclean |  play_arrow | Jackie McLean's jazz saxophone album |
| 37south_east | DreamsSteve Lacy |  play_arrow | Steve Lacy's representative performance pieces |
| 38south_east | composition 6 cAnthony Braxton |  play_arrow | The second wave of free jazz arose from Chicago |
| 39south_east | Complete CommunionDon Cherry |  play_arrow | Introduction to Don Cherry's jazz albums |
| 40south_east | Free JazzOrnette Coleman |  play_arrow | Ornette Coleman's landmark free jazz album |
| 41south_east | Porto NovoMarion Brown |  play_arrow | Marion Brown is a poetic saxophonist. |
| 42south_east | Gittin’ To Know Y’AllThe Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra |  play_arrow | Jazz album of Baden-Baden |
| 43south_east | Life at the Donaueschingen Music FestivalArchie Shepp |  play_arrow | Archie Shepp’s free jazz album |
| 44east | SyphonJohn Butcher |  play_arrow | Create a new free through Butcher’s unique method |
| 45east | Bird and DizCharlie Parker |  play_arrow | A jazz album by Bird and Diz |
| 46east | No Waiting, ThreeDerek Bailey |  play_arrow | Derek Bailey’s free jazz activities and achievements |
| 47east | spiritual natureTogashi Masahiko |  play_arrow | Masahiko Togashi pioneers Japanese free jazz |
| 48east | New York Art QuartetNew York Art Quartet |  play_arrow | New York Art Quartet |
| 49east | SevenPaul Bley |  play_arrow | The genius of Paul Bley’s revolutionary jazz harmonies |
| 50east | ExtractionTakayanagi Masayuki |  play_arrow | Masayuki Takayanagi held a leading position in free jazz. |
| 51east | 2 Days In AprilFred Anderson |  play_arrow | Free jazz reached its peak in Chicago. |
| 52east | The Genius of Bud PowellBud Powell |  play_arrow | Bud Powell's jazz piano album |
| 53east | Dust to DustButch Morris |  play_arrow | A method by which a conductor governs group improvisation |
| 54east | Unit StructuresCecil Taylor |  play_arrow | Cecil Taylor, a pioneer of free jazz |
| 55east | exitHoward Riley |  play_arrow | Free improvisation that fuses jazz-rock and contemporary music |
| 56east | LeoJohn Coltrane |  play_arrow | Coltrane’s late-period free jazz work |
| 57east | The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume OneSun Ra |  play_arrow | Sun Ra’s heliocentric cosmology album |
| 58east | HilariouslySunny Murray |  play_arrow | The Shamanic Drum Music of Sunny Murray |
| 59east | Frames Part 1Keith Tippett |  play_arrow | Keith Tippett's jazz works |
| 60east | Pres and TeddyLester Young & Teddy Wilson |  play_arrow | A relaxing free jazz album |
| 61east | afternoon of a Georgia faunMarion Brown |  | Ethnic music works by a jazz saxophonist |
| 62east | Iskra 1903Paul Rutherford |  play_arrow | The trio formed by trombonist Paul Rutherford |
| 63east | ExplosionsBob James |  play_arrow | Bob James "Explosions" album |
| 64east | Capra BlackLee Morgan |  play_arrow | Lee Morgan Works Collection |