Chart of the day (#2418): By Kool Keith Sweat

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Today's chart of the day

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Kool Keith Sweat (View chart)

1. Lörrach / Paris 1966 by Albert Ayler (1982)
2. Willisau (Quartet) 1991 by Anthony Braxton (1992)
3. In Berlin '88 by Cecil Taylor (1989)
4. Scratching The Seventies / Dreams by Steve Lacy ('60s) (1997)
5. Laughing Stock by Talk Talk (1991)
6. Spiderland by Slint (1991)
7. Silver Wheel Of Prayer by Roy Montgomery (2001)
8. 94 Diskont by Oval (1995)
9. Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise (1996)
10. Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom (2010)
11. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler (1965)
12. Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) by John Fahey (1973)
13. Music For Church Cleaners Vol. I and II by Áine O'Dwyer (2015)
14. Anatomie Des Clefs by Michel Doneda (1998)
15. Solo Violin Improvisations by Polly Bradfield (1979)
16. Garden by Cecil Taylor (1982)
17. Six Of One by Evan Parker (1982)
18. Clinkers by Steve Lacy ('60s) (1978)
19. Solo Works - The Lumina Recordings 1980-1985 by Ned Rothenberg (2006)
20. For Alto by Anthony Braxton (1969)
21. Spirits Rejoice by Albert Ayler Quintet (1966)
22. The Hilversum Session by Albert Ayler Quartet (1980)
23. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane (1965)
24. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus (1963)
25. Quartet by Marion Brown (1965)
26. Iskra 1903 by Iskra 1903 (1972)
27. At The Vortex by Evan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton (1998)
28. Live In Berlin '71 by Brotzmann / Van Hove / Bennink Plus Albert Mangelsdorff (1991)
29. Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 by Anthony Braxton (1997)
30. Quartet (Dortmund) 1976 by Anthony Braxton (1976)
31. Chicago Slow Dance by George Lewis (1977)
32. Itinerary by Steve Lacy + 16 (1991)
33. The Marmalade King by Gerry Hemingway (1995)
34. Presents: Particle Data Group by Steve Swell (2001)
35. Ghost Stories by Ned Rothenberg (2000)
36. Aplomb by Michel Doneda - Lê Quan Ninh (2015)
37. Overlapping Hands: Eight Segments by Marilyn Crispell (1990)
38. Homage To Charles Parker by George Lewis (1979)
39. Angles Of Repose by Joe Maneri / Barre Phillips / Mat Maneri (2004)
40. Sankt Gerold by Paul Bley / Evan Parker / Barre Phillips (2000)
41. Ovalcommers by Oval (2001)
42. AE_LIVE by Autechre (2015)
43. Statements V-XI For Double Bass & Violone by Barry Guy (1977)
44. Solo Concert by Leroy Jenkins (1977)
45. By Myself by Abdul Wadud (1977)
46. Beauvais Cathedral by Kent Carter (1975)
47. Duos: Europa · America · Japan by Peter Kowald (1991)
48. Bass Duets by Peter Kowald (1999)
49. Saxophone Improvisations Series F by Anthony Braxton (1972)
50. The Willisau Concert by Cecil Taylor (2002)
51. Tromboneliness by Albert Mangelsdorff (1977)
52. The Solo Trombone Record by George Lewis (1976)
53. The Gentle Harm Of The Bourgeoisie by Paul Rutherford (1975)
54. Process And Reality by Evan Parker (1991)
55. Site Specific by Ken Vandermark (2015)
56. The Parachute Years 1977-1980 by John Zorn (1997)
57. The Ericle Of Dolphi by Evan Parker / Paul Rutherford / Dave Holland / Paul Lovens (1989)
58. Freedom & Unity by Clifford Thornton (1969)
59. Dogon A.D. by Julius Hemphill (1972)
60. In For A Penny, In For A Pound by Henry Threadgill Zooid (2015)
61. The Art Of Improvisation by Leroy Jenkins' Driftwood (2006)
62. Aquifer by Mark Dresser Trio (2002)
63. Shadowgraph by George Lewis (1977)
64. Quintet (Basel) 1977 by Anthony Braxton (2001)
65. Crystals by Sam Rivers (1974)
66. Quintet For Clarinet And Strings by Ned Rothenberg (2010)
67. Mark Hollis by Mark Hollis (1998)
68. Ocean Songs by Dirty Three (1998)
69. Tortoise by Tortoise (1994)
70. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk (1988)
71. The Snake Decides by Evan Parker (1986)
72. Guitar Solos by Fred Frith (1974)
73. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991)
74. TNT by Tortoise (1998)
75. Confield by Autechre (2001)
76. The Sweetness Of The Water by Spring Heel Jack (2004)
77. Irène Schweizer & Günter Sommer by Irène Schweizer & Günter Sommer (1988)
78. Company 4 by Company (1977)
79. At Slug's Saloon by Albert Ayler Quintet (1994)
80. Ys by Joanna Newsom (2006)
81. America by John Fahey (1971)
82. The Dunois Solos by Lol Coxhill (1984)
83. Dakryon by Maya Homburger • Barry Guy With Guest Pierre Favre (2005)
84. Arcus by Barry Guy / Barre Phillips (1991)
85. Music From Two Basses by David Holland And Barre Phillips (1971)
86. Improvisations For Cello And Guitar by Dave Holland / Derek Bailey (1971)
87. Duo by Derek Bailey / Tristan Honsinger (1976)
88. Testimony by William Parker (1996)
89. Artistry by Sirone (1979)
90. Taiming by Ernst Reijseger (1981)
91. Sonomondo by Mark Dresser, Frances-Marie Uitti (2000)
92. 35 Grapes (19 Shown) by Michael Zerang / Fred Lonberg-Holm (1998)
93. The Second Bow by Frances-Marie Uitti (1980)
94. Live At The Western Front by Tom Cora (1987)
95. The Multiplication Table by Matthew Shipp Trio (1998)
96. Arrivederci Le Chouartse by Michel Portal · Léon Francioli · Pierre Favre (1981)
97. The Giuseppe Logan Quartet by The Giuseppe Logan Quartet (1965)
98. Revenue by Steve Lacy Quartet (1995)
99. Instant Composers Pool by Han Bennink / Misha Mengelberg / John Tchicai (1968)
100. Momentum 1: Stone by Ken Vandermark (2016)

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[Fischman]

Very interesting list.

Not always my cup of tea, but I love all the non-mainstream, exploratory music. Gives me some things I'm not familiar with to chew on. Thanks for building that one (and BEA Mod thanks for posting it)!

[PurpleHazel]

One of my absolute favorite charts. The only overall chart I know of that's more than half jazz -- and it's around 80% jazz (counting free improv)! My chart's less than half jazz, but more jazz than any other genre. Good timing -- KKS just updated it.

[Kool Keith Sweat]

Thank you both for the kind words!

As alluded to, this was recently updated to reflect a focus on bass, cello, and violin.