Masters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz AvantgardeMasters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz AvantgardeMasters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz AvantgardeMasters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz Avantgarde
Masters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz Avantgarde
Masters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz Avantgarde
Masters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz Avantgarde
Masters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz Avantgarde
Masters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit

Masters Of Unorthodox Jazz, The Reform Art Unit – Vienna Jazz Avantgarde

€299,99 EUR
€299,99 EUR
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The Reform Art Unit's Vienna Jazz Avantgarde captures a moment when the Austrian capital's improvising musicians were testing the boundaries of what jazz could become—this 1971 session issued on WM Produktion finds them moving beyond bebop's harmonic certainties into open territory where collective intuition and compositional risk take equal weight. The six extended pieces here (from the meditative unfolding of "Meditation, Conversation And Love" to the enigmatic "Bird Of The Iron Feather") chart various approaches to free improvisation: some pieces emerge from structured themes, others dissolve into pure dialogue between instruments, all retaining a distinctly European sensibility that contrasts with the American free jazz tradition. These players treat the ensemble as a conversational body rather than a hierarchical vehicle, and the recording—intimate, sometimes raw—lets you hear the real-time negotiation happening across the group. Essential listening for anyone curious about jazz's experimental edges outside New York, and a striking document of Vienna's creative underground in this era.

Item Details+
Genre Jazz
Style Free Improvisation, Avant-garde Jazz
Media Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Very Good (VG)
Description The record is more on the VG side. Some discoloration, light surface hairlines, small spots on the vinyl. Some sides look better than others but overall VG condition. Sleeve spine looks bad and when you open you see the inside near the spine is falling off a little but still both sides attached. The front cover looks quite good but can see on the left sside spine looks very much used. Ask for pictures beforehand. Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping!
Label WM Produktion
Year 1971
Country Austria
Format LP
Tracklist+

A. Rose Dance 23:36

B1. Everyone A Master Nr. 2 24:09

B2. Children On The Meadow

B3. Al Hadj

C. Meditation, Conversation And Love (Three Parts) 22:13

D. The Bird Of The Iron Feather (Six Parts) 26:00

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