http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=230&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody OnlineFree Jazzen720Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:06:27 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=230&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5912&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:30:58 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5912 art.5912 John Coltrane art.5912 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5912&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5912&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Giant Steps. Coltrane's warp-speed sonic attack on this album was called by the critics but his playing kept evolving. In '61, he solidified the lineup of a new quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones. Their playing was largely modal, based on the approach Coltrane had learned with Miles Davis. In the years that followed, the group began pushing towards total freedom. At the same time, Coltrane began to tackle more spiritual themes, which one can hear on the two suites A Love Supreme and Meditations. By his untimely death in 1967, Coltrane had moved entirely into free-form improvisation; yet even in his most chaotic playing one senses a higher purpose. John Coltrane was both a deeply spiritual person and a relentless stylistic innovator, who demolished the boundaries of jazz in search of transcendence. - Noah Enelow]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3251&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:50 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3251 art.3251 Charlie Haden art.3251 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3251&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3251&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Haunted Heart, was Haden's first mainstream hit and reintroduced him as a master of ballads and romantic material. He kept recording with Quartet West while cutting solo sets. In 2008, he recorded Friends & Family: Rambling Boy, a pitch-perfect look back at the folk music of his youth. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69159&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:55 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69159 art.69159 Pharoah Sanders art.69159 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69159&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69159&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5096767&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:18 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5096767 art.5096767 Daddy's Band art.5096767 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5096767&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5096767&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9683905&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 29 May 2009 09:34:00 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9683905 art.9683905 James Goudeau Jr art.9683905 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9683905&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9683905&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1181&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:34 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1181 art.1181 Ornette Coleman art.1181 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1181&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1181&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz consisted of two quartets (each with two horns, bass and drums) improvising together all at once! In 1975, Coleman applied his musical revolution, called harmolodics,to a rock band, founding the group Prime Time. - Noah Enelow]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3683&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:56 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3683 art.3683 Alice Coltrane art.3683 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3683&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3683&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5250&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:57:12 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5250 art.5250 The Flying Luttenbachers art.5250 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5250&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5250&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68447&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:30:15 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68447 art.68447 Roswell Rudd art.68447 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68447&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68447&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4393&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:36 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4393 art.4393 Archie Shepp art.4393 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4393&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4393&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Goin' Home (1977), an album of reverent spiritual interpretations with pianist Horace Parlan. - Will York]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5921&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:22 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5921 art.5921 Eric Dolphy art.5921 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5921&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5921&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Out to Lunch! album. That same year, his sudden death from diabetes shocked the jazz community. Dolphy's unique voice continues to inspire the contemporary avant-garde. - Noah Enelow]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19091&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:07:44 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.19091 art.19091 Tim Berne art.19091 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19091&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19091&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3326&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:16:22 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3326 art.3326 Art Ensemble of Chicago art.3326 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3326&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3326&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8783&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:02:28 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8783 art.8783 J.D. Allen art.8783 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8783&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8783&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6188&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:56:08 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6188 art.6188 Sonny Sharrock art.6188 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6188&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6188&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8799557&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:07:35 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8799557 art.8799557 Pascal Le Boeuf art.8799557 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8799557&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8799557&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4050&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:46 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4050 art.4050 Sun Ra art.4050 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4050&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4050&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488730&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:11:55 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6488730 art.6488730 Ayelet Rose Gottlieb art.6488730 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488730&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488730&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.868&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:54 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.868 art.868 William Parker art.868 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.868&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.868&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15291968&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:46:48 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15291968 art.15291968 Marco Benevento art.15291968 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15291968&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15291968&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38092&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:54:14 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38092 art.38092 Steve Lacy art.38092 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38092&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38092&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44125&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:07:19 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44125 art.44125 Charles Gayle art.44125 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44125&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44125&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4918&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:13:06 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4918 art.4918 David Murray art.4918 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4918&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4918&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Ming (1980), with its blend of colorful octet arrangements, down home melodies and raucously free-spirited group improvisation, is a prime example of this convergence and has remained one of the era's more widely hailed recordings. Singling out any one album would be misleading, however. Murray has led more than eighty-five LPs, working variations on his own brand of small combo, inside/outside, never-quite-mainstream jazz and also delving into Big Band, electric Funk, Organ Jazz, and Gospel territories. Some charge that he's spread himself too thin, but his work has been remarkably consistent in terms of both quality and its brash, soul-heavy personality. - Will York]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21025&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:59:05 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.21025 art.21025 Connie Crothers art.21025 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21025&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21025&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11233&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Thu, 21 May 2009 12:59:05 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11233 art.11233 Albert Mangelsdorff art.11233 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11233&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11233&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Downbeat polls, which is fairly rare for a European. Unfortunately his recordings are hard to come by in the U.S. Fans of adventurous jazz trombone playing should take advantage of any opportunity to hear the man at work. - Will York]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6152&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:22:21 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6152 art.6152 Grachan Moncur III art.6152 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6152&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6152&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14052448&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 15 May 2009 11:40:10 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.14052448 art.14052448 Lucky 7s art.14052448 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14052448&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14052448&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3769&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:45 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3769 art.3769 Don Cherry art.3769 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3769&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3769&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Brown Rice. Further to sporadic releases on small labels, Cherry's trumpet sound and essence rose above the fray in latter days through his work for the ECM label via the collective groups Codona (with Nana Vasconcelos and Collin Walcott) and Old And New Dreams (with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell). Addicted to both the search for the ultimate sound and the intoxicating substances which would be his undoing, Cherry succumbed to the limits of this mortal coil in 1995. - Steven Joerg]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9939481&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:21:30 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9939481 art.9939481 Rollerball art.9939481 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9939481&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9939481&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6087&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:57 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6087 art.6087 Cecil Taylor art.6087 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6087&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6087&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Unit Structures. Taylor could even make room for another pianist in his seemingly overabundant flurries of notes—listen to his duets with the highly underacknowledged Mary Lou Williams.]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6291&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:56:10 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6291 art.6291 Lester Bowie art.6291 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6291&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6291&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21303&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:08:28 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.21303 art.21303 Olu Dara art.21303 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21303&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21303&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.26447&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:07:40 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.26447 art.26447 Frank Lowe art.26447 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.26447&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.26447&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Duo Exchange, a scorching duet LP with ex-John Coltrane drummer Rashied Ali, for a good example) to bluesy, more conventionally swinging free bop and Post Bop (see Decision in Paradise or Bodies & Souls). There's nothing too fancy about what he does. However, his to-the-point soloing, his wonderfully throaty tenor sax tone (augmented by an array of gruff screams and hollers), and his able writing skills make him well worth checking out for those into the earthier side of the so-called jazz avant-garde. - Will York]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.47923&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:36:24 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.47923 art.47923 Tim Hagans art.47923 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.47923&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.47923&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5120550&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:20 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5120550 art.5120550 mph trio art.5120550 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5120550&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5120550&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1811&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:28:26 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1811 art.1811 Milford Graves art.1811 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1811&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1811&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4397&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:52 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4397 art.4397 Albert Ayler art.4397 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4397&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4397&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22259735&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:42:51 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.22259735 art.22259735 Daniel Solammon art.22259735 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22259735&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22259735&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488680&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:23 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6488680 art.6488680 The Abtractions art.6488680 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488680&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488680&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15703&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Thu, 21 May 2009 12:58:52 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15703 art.15703 David S. Ware art.15703 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15703&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15703&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6876250&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:16 -0800 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6876250 art.6876250 The Source (Jazz) art.6876250 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6876250&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6876250&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16113414&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:40:24 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16113414 art.16113414 Jon Ballantyne art.16113414 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16113414&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16113414&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16795941&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 30 May 2008 10:37:29 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16795941 art.16795941 Andreas Böttcher art.16795941 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16795941&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16795941&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6034&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Fusion Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:58 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6034 art.6034 Julian Priester art.6034 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6034&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6034&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Keep Swingin’, in 1960. Priester’s next regular gig was with Herbie Hancock’s band at the dawn of Hancock’s Fusion period, moving on to record two Fusion albums of his own in the ‘70s. In 1996, he recorded trio work with saxophonist Sam Rivers and electronic accompaniment. Julian Priester’s boundless versatility has made him the consummate player on a much-neglected instrument. - Noah Enelow]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8973502&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:51:20 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8973502 art.8973502 MUSIC VISION PRODUCERS art.8973502 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8973502&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8973502&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2138&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:36:15 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2138 art.2138 Matthew Shipp art.2138 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2138&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2138&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Pastoral Composure seems to point in yet a different direction: melodic and at times even conventionally swinging in a boppish manner, it also breathes more than some of his past CDs. As such, it's a good introductory point for those who might have gotten claustrophobic with something like Flow of X. - Will York]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12312698&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 30 May 2008 10:34:20 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12312698 art.12312698 Vector Trio art.12312698 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12312698&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12312698&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10283&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:56:15 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10283 art.10283 John Hicks art.10283 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10283&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10283&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11288&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:07:27 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11288 art.11288 George Adams art.11288 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11288&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11288&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21124&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Jazz Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:07:45 -0700 Top Free Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.21124 art.21124 Andrew Cyrille art.21124 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21124&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21124&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss