Diamanda Galás recorded Plague Mass live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.Music linernotes album music
Alvin Lucier's 'I Am Sitting in a Room' debuted in 1970 at the GuggenheimMusic linernotes album music
Alvin Lucier made the first recording of 'I Am Sitting in a Room' at Brandeis in 1969Music linernotes album music
A Marcel Duchamp photograph haunted Toru Takemitsu's dream of a pentagonal gardenMusic linernotes album music
Yusef Lateef played sax, flute, oboe, and reeds most people haven't heard ofMusic linernotes album music
The Real Book started as an illegal jazz compilation made by Berklee students.Music linernotes album music
The Charles Lloyd Quartet brought acoustic jazz to the Fillmore and won over the psychedelic crowdMusic linernotes album music
Teo Macero, who produced Mingus Ah Um, would go on to produce Bitches BrewMusic linernotes album music
Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite contains 12 jazz pieces — one for every sign of the zodiac.Music linernotes album music
Mary Lou Williams performed the Zodiac Suite with a symphony orchestra at Carnegie HallMusic linernotes album music
Kayo Dot's A Taste of Ashes came out on the bandleader's own Rootball labelMusic linernotes album music
Kasai Allstars' album title is a complete story about a chief who became a fishMusic linernotes album music
Kasai Allstars draw from five ethnic groups across the Kasai region — Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and LuntuMusic linernotes album music
Jarboe's Drpantheon moves between alternative metal and atmospheric passagesMusic linernotes album music
Gurf Morlix: eight albums since 2020 and showing no signs of slowing downMusic linernotes album music
Forest Flower became one of the most successful jazz recordings of its eraMusic linernotes album music
Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner arranged the orchestral parts on Africa/BrassMusic linernotes album music
Bill Evans's The Real Book features Swallow, Harrell, Lovano, Miller, and DeJohnetteMusic linernotes album music
Albert Ayler recorded My Name Is Albert Ayler in Copenhagen for Danish RadioMusic linernotes album music
A Monastic Trio was Alice Coltrane's debut as a leader on Impulse! RecordsMusic linernotes album music
Three of the eleven songs on Otis Blue are Sam Cooke covers — a tribute to a friend killed months earlier.Music linernotes album music
The 1996 CD release of Noisextra bundles Metallic Tripsy on the same discMusic linernotes album music
Merzbow's Pulse Demon: Pitchfork gave it an 8.7, AllMusic gave it 2.5 stars.Music linernotes album music
Merzbow's Pulse Demon: 8 tracks, 73 minutes of noise anchored by a 25-minute epicMusic linernotes album music