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UPDATE
March 1, 2024
"I'm into everything as long as it's played well.
I'm into everything as long as it's from the heart."
—Mars Williams
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Essential Artists
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• dis/con/sent
(Petzold/Rodrigues/Rodrigues/Bauer)
• Dorner/Rodrigues/Kim/Flinn
• The Easter Quartet (Weissenfels/Filliano/Grassi/Capp)
• Elliott Sharp
• Friends & Neighbors
(Roligheten/Johansson/Gronberg/Strom/Ostvang)
• Guionnet/La Casa/Samartzis/Warburton
• Szilard Mezei
• Eva Novoa
• NRG Ensemble (directed by Mars Williams)
• Old Mountain (feat Tony Malaby)
• PNY Quintet (Swell/Brown/Edelin/Giron/Betsch)
• Rodrigues/Lonberg-Holm/Hencleeday/Oliveira
• Rodrigues/Parrinha/Flak/Levine
• Taylor/Serries
• Variable Geometry Orchestra
• Williams/Gray/Corsano
• Mars Williams/Hamid Drake
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Essential Labels
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577 Records
Clean Feed
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Creative Sources
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Not Two
RogueArt
Swarming
zOaR Records
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Jazz & Improvisation
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dis/con/sent (Petzold / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Bauer): Munchen
(Creative Sources)
A double opus of improvised String Quartets in four movements each, using impressive technique and exquisite pacing in this live recording captured at the Offene Ohren, in Munich, Germany, 2023 by Dietrich Petzold on violin, tenor violin, clavichord & bowed metal, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello and Matthias Bauer on double bass.
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Dorner / Rodrigues / Kim / Flinn: Chess Music
(Creative Sources)
A profoundly patient extended improvisation referencing the pensive and strategic decisions made in a game of chess, creating a dynamic interplay of sounds through unconvential technique in this live recording at Werkhalle Wiesenburg, Berlin from the quartet of trumpeter Axel Dorner, cellist Guilherme Rodrigues, tenor saxophonist Jung-Jae Kim and percussionist Stephen Flinn.
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Easter Quartet, The (Weissenfels / Filliano / Grassi / Capp): Light End
(Not Two)
From subtle dynamics to invigorating free exchanges, the collective improvising band Easter Quartet brings together New York luminaries Ken Filiano on bass with two drummer/percussionists--Lou Grassi and Todd Capp--and Leipzig, German pianist Simone Weissenfels, performing in the studio for three extended, forcefully confident, evolving improvisations.
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Friends & Neighbors (Roligheten / Johansson / Gronberg / Strom / Ostvang): Circles
(Clean Feed)
An exuberant album of modern jazz from the Norwegian quintet of Andre Roligheten on tenor saxophone, Thomas Johansson on trumpet, Oscar Gronberg on piano, Jon Rune Strom on double bass and Tollef Ostvang on drums & percussion, their 6th full album of lyrically rich, energetic free jazz taking the 60's & 70s New Thing movement into new modern directions; excellent!
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Mezei, Szilard: Always The Same
(Not Two)
In September of 2002, Szilard Mezei performed a series of 5 consecutive, unaccompanied solo concerts in Hungary improvising on viola, this album presenting two of these captivating and magnificent performances, balancing impressive technique with his ability to captivate through stunning passages of exquisite lyricism and thematic development, an incredible achievement.
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Novoa, Eva: Novoa / Gress / Gray Trio Vol.1
(577 Records)
Spanish pianist Eva Novoa leads the trio of Drew Gress on bass and Devon Gray on drums in her second 577 album, and the first of two volumes with this trio, in a solid and lyrical traditional piano trio album of melodic themes, masterly trio interplay, swinging touches and strong grooves, augmented at times with a subtle electronic tapestry of modular synthesis provided by Gress.
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Novoa, Eva: Novoa / Gress / Gray Trio Vol.1 [VINYL]
(577 Records)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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NRG Ensemble (directed by Mars Williams): Hold That Thought
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)
The 1st of three archival albums from saxophonist Mars Williams' vaults, this 1996 concert in Utrecht with the NRG Ensemble--the band that Williams' carried forward after Hal Russell's passing in 1992--in an unrestrained concert of original material from Williams and fellow saxophonist Ken Vandermark, with Kent Kessler on bass, Steve Hunt on drums, and Brian Sandstrom on bass, guitar & trumpet.
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Old Mountain (feat Tony Malaby): Another State of Rhythm
(Clean Feed)
Old Mountain is the Portuguese duo of pianist Pedro Branco and drummer João Sousa, drawing on melodic jazz of the past with a venturous twist, here in their 3rd album, dedicated to Misha Mengelberg, Masabumi Kikuchi, Thelonious Monk and Paul Motian, extended as a quintet with double bassists João Hasselberg & Hernani Faustino and tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby.
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PNY Quintet (Swell / Brown / Edelin / Giron / Betsch): Over The Wall
(RogueArt)
While NY trombonist Steve Swell and alto saxophonist Rob Brown were in Paris, flutist Michel Edelin, who has recorded and performed with Swell over more than a decade, organized this session with Paris-based American ex-pats, drummer John Betsch and bassist Peter Giron, recording three Swell compositions, two by Brown, one from Edelin and four collective improvisations; magnifique!
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Rodrigues / Lonberg-Holm / Hencleeday / Oliveira: Uncommon Statement
(Creative Sources)
Two unique string players--Lisbon's Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Chicago's Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello--with pianist Andre Hencleeday and percussionist Jose Oliveira, in an exhilarating concert of dynamic free improvisation captured live in 2023 at Lisboa Incomum in Lisbon, presented as two "Statements", an apt description of their confident and declarative interplay.
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Rodrigues / Parrinha / Flak / Levine: Quadruple Quadrature Questions
(Creative Sources)
While theremin & synth specialist Andrew Levine was on a 2023 tour of Portugal he met with a core trio of Creative Sources improvisers--Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & Crackle Box, Bruno Parrinha on bass clarinet & objects, Flak on electric guitar & effects--meeting in Flak's countryside studio for one detailed, extensive improvisation and 6 short works of differing sonic characters and colour.
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Taylor / Serries: Obsidian
(Creative Sources)
Their familiarity honed from work together in the Impetus Group and in Tonus, viola improviser Benedict Taylor and archtop guitarist Dirk Serries (Vidna Obmana) are heard in seven free improvisations recorded in 2023 at the Kapel Oude Klooster in Brecht, Belgium, their strings in plucked, bowed and curious consonance through unusual technique and expression.
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Variable Geometry Orchestra: There's Always Someone Who Says No
(Creative Sources)
One of the largest ensembles associated with Creative Sources, merging acoustic and electronic improvisers, this conduction by violist Ernesto Rodrigues at Torre Do Tombo in Lisbon in 2023 was the opening for an exhibition about the struggle of college students against the Portuguese dictatorship during the years 1970-74, leading to the Carnation Revolution.
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Williams, Mars / Hamid Drake: I Know You Are But What Am I?
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)
The second of three archival albums from late saxophonist Mars Williams' vaults, this 1996 recording is a rare duet with Chicago drummer Hamid Drake, and is also one of the first concerts of the Empty Bottle Jazz and Improvised Music series, a diverse set of four improvisations marked by energetic enthusiasm, doubling of reeds, and wild playing from both.
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Williams / Gray / Corsano: Elastic
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)
The 3rd of three archival albums from saxophonist Mars Williams' vaults, in an impressive 2012 concert of collective improvisation that brings forward both lyrical and interactive free playing from the masterful trio of Mars Williams on reeds & toys, Darin Gray on bass and Chris Corsano on drums, originally released in part digitally and here expanded to both sets from the evening.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Guionnet / La Casa / Samartzis / Warburton: Parking (Collection Paris)
(Swarming)
Two improvisations by saxophonist Jean-Luc Guionnet & violinist Dan Warburton recorded in Paris & Melbourne parking garages 14 years apart, registering the behavior and characteristics of environmental and instrumental sound within these unique spaces, edited by Eric La Casa and Philip Samartzis as a 4-channel master by synchronizing two sets of independent stereo recordings.
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Compositional
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Elliott Sharp: SysOrk: Occam's Machete
(zOaR Records)
Assembling a world-class ensemble of 24 string players drawing from the Quartets JACK, Sirius, Flux, and Bergamot, here performing as SysOrk, Elliott Sharp's large-scale algorithmic composition provides simple instructions to the participants, creating a seething sonic tapestry of shifting, swirling tones and acoustic drones, exceptionally immersive and detailed.
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The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.
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Recent Reviews on The Squid's Ear
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Hans Koch & Christine Abdelnour:
FFlair
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut, Ltd.)
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Alcorn, Susan / Septeto del Sur:
Canto
(Relative Pitch)
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John Butcher:
The Very Fabric
(Hitorri)
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Florian Stoffner / John Butcher / Chris Corsano:
Braids
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut, Ltd.)
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Joelle Leandre & Paul Lovens:
Off Course!
(Fou Records)
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Giovanni Di Domenico / Silvia Tarozzi / Emmanuel Holterbach:
L'Occhio Del Vedere
(Elsewhere)
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Bill Evans Trio:
At The Village Vanguard 1961 Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records, Ltd.)
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John Butcher / Eddie Prevost:
High Laver Levitations Vol 1: Unearthed
(Matchless Records)
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Yarde / Wright / Wilkinson / Smith / Lynch / Chat:
A Company of Others
(Matchless Records)
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Ornette Coleman Trio:
At The Golden Circle Stockholm Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd.)
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Omawi (Warelis / Govaert / De Joode):
Waive
(Relative Pitch)
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Charbin / Prevost:
The Cry of a Dove Announcing Rain (Two Afternoon Concerts at Cafe OTO)
(Matchless Recordings)
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Stay Current With Squidco
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the following releases have already been stocked at Squidco, and are able to be ordered.
In most cases we have images, often have samples, and some basic description of each release.
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New Releases section.
• You can see Recently Restocked items on this page.
• You can ask to have us email you when Upcoming Releases are in stock.
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-Don Van Vliet
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