Chart of the day (#2680): 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. Laughing Stock by Talk Talk (1991)
5. Spiderland by Slint (1991)
6. 94 Diskont by Oval (1995)
7. Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise (1996)
8. Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom (2010)
9. Scratching The Seventies / Dreams by Steve Lacy ('60s) (1997)
10. Silver Wheel Of Prayer by Roy Montgomery (2001)
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. Solo Concert by Leroy Jenkins (1977)
18. Six Of One by Evan Parker (1982)
19. Solo Works - The Lumina Recordings 1980-1985 by Ned Rothenberg (2006)
20. Clinkers by Steve Lacy ('60s) (1978)
21. For Alto by Anthony Braxton (1969)
22. Spirits Rejoice by Albert Ayler Quintet (1966)
23. The Hilversum Session by Albert Ayler Quartet (1980)
24. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane (1965)
25. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus (1963)
26. Quartet by Marion Brown (1965)
27. Live In Berlin '71 by Brotzmann / Van Hove / Bennink Plus Albert Mangelsdorff (1991)
28. Iskra 1903 by Iskra 1903 (1972)
29. At The Vortex by Evan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton (1998)
30. Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 by Anthony Braxton (1997)
31. Quartet (Dortmund) 1976 by Anthony Braxton (1976)
32. It Is In The Brewing Luminous by Cecil Taylor (1981)
33. Itinerary by Steve Lacy + 16 (1991)
34. Chicago Slow Dance by George Lewis (1977)
35. The Marmalade King by Gerry Hemingway (1995)
36. Presents: Particle Data Group by Steve Swell (2001)
37. Ghost Stories by Ned Rothenberg (2000)
38. Aplomb by Michel Doneda - Lê Quan Ninh (2015)
39. Overlapping Hands: Eight Segments by Marilyn Crispell (1990)
40. Church Organ by Fred Van Hove (1981)
41. Angles Of Repose by Joe Maneri / Barre Phillips / Mat Maneri (2004)
42. Sankt Gerold by Paul Bley / Evan Parker / Barre Phillips (2000)
43. Homage To Charles Parker by George Lewis (1979)
44. Ovalcommers by Oval (2001)
45. AE_LIVE by Autechre (2015)
46. Statements V-XI For Double Bass & Violone by Barry Guy (1977)
47. By Myself by Abdul Wadud (1977)
48. Beauvais Cathedral by Kent Carter (1975)
49. Duos: Europa · America · Japan by Peter Kowald (1991)
50. Saxophone Improvisations Series F by Anthony Braxton (1972)
51. Process And Reality by Evan Parker (1991)
52. 14 Love Poems by Peter Brötzmann (1984)
53. Site Specific by Ken Vandermark (2015)
54. The Parachute Years 1977-1980 by John Zorn (1997)
55. The Ericle Of Dolphi by Evan Parker / Paul Rutherford / Dave Holland / Paul Lovens (1989)
56. Freedom & Unity by The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969)
57. Artistry by Sirone (1979)
58. Dogon A.D. by Julius Hemphill (1972)
59. Crystals by Sam Rivers (1974)
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. Quintet For Clarinet And Strings by Ned Rothenberg (2010)
66. Mark Hollis by Mark Hollis (1998)
67. Ocean Songs by Dirty Three (1998)
68. Tortoise by Tortoise (1994)
69. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk (1988)
70. The Snake Decides by Evan Parker (1986)
71. Guitar Solos by Fred Frith (1974)
72. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991)
73. Confield by Autechre (2001)
74. TNT by Tortoise (1998)
75. The Sweetness Of The Water by Spring Heel Jack (2004)
76. Irène Schweizer & Günter Sommer by Irène Schweizer & Günter Sommer (1988)
77. Company 4 by Company (1977)
78. At Slug's Saloon by Albert Ayler Quintet (1994)
79. Ys by Joanna Newsom (2006)
80. Womblife by John Fahey (1997)
81. The Dunois Solos by Lol Coxhill (1984)
82. Music From Two Basses by David Holland And Barre Phillips (1971)
83. Testimony by William Parker (1996)
84. Taiming by Ernst Reijseger (1981)
85. Stories by Milford Graves (2000)
86. The Multiplication Table by Matthew Shipp Trio (1998)
87. Arrivederci Le Chouartse by Michel Portal · Léon Francioli · Pierre Favre (1981)
88. Revenue by Steve Lacy Quartet (1995)
89. The Giuseppi Logan Quartet by The Giuseppi Logan Quartet (1965)
90. Song For by Joseph Jarman (1967)
91. The People's Republic by Revolutionary Ensemble (1975)
92. Instant Composers Pool by Han Bennink / Misha Mengelberg / John Tchicai (1968)
93. Momentum 1: Stone by Ken Vandermark (2016)
94. Sonomondo by Mark Dresser, Frances-Marie Uitti (2000)
95. 35 Grapes (19 Shown) by Michael Zerang / Fred Lonberg-Holm (1998)
96. Live At The Western Front by Tom Cora (1987)
97. Tromboneliness by Albert Mangelsdorff (1977)
98. The Solo Trombone Record by George Lewis (1976)
99. The Gentle Harm Of The Bourgeoisie by Paul Rutherford (1975)
100. This Heat by This Heat (1979)

About chart of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com chart of the day is randomly selected from all charts of at least 50 entries (and divisible by ten). Charts are only selected if they have a minimum average rating of 75 out of 100 from at least 10 votes, and must have been updated in the last 180 days. In addition, a chart must allow member feedback for it to be eligible to be selected. A full history of chart of the day can be viewed here.

[Fischman]

Always cool to see a jazz heavy list and when I do, I look for gems I may have missed. But this skews so heavily avant garde I'm not sure if it's worth exploring for me.

[Kool Keith Sweat]

Unfortunately, I haven't changed this since the last time. My decade charts serve as an extension of this one (no repeats from here), and an update would include an influx from those to here an vice versa. It's just seems so cumbersome right now.

Jazzy-wise, been listening to a lot of mid-'90s to recent Anthony Braxton (GTM, FRM), Gunter Sommer, Fred Van Hove, Peter Kowald, Peter Jaquemyn, Joelle Leandre, Marilyn Crispell (esp. '80s' Spirit Music and Gaia), Leroy Jenkins, Joe Maneri, Damon Smith, Barry Guy, and Ned Rothenberg. So a lot of bass - a lot of bass duos.

Otherwise, been listening to a lot of Basic Channel, Maurizio, Moritz von Oswald Trio, late Vladislav Delay, late Autechre, and getting back into Flying Lotus (esp. Los Angeles and You're Dead!). Haven't had the urge to listen to any metal recently, though I saw Toshimaru Nakamura and Tom Carter two nights ago and it was heavier than any metal I've heard outside of maybe Sunn O))) (super excited to see KTL later this year).

I've seen a couple comments about this being too "avant garde" but this chart is still pretty '60s/'70s, formative-years focused and doesn't reflect what can be and is done with instruments today. But either way, I think the important thing to know is that I don't think any of this music intends to repel. These musicians usually explore musical idiosyncrasies to reflect their own idiosyncrasies in thought and feeling. Not everyone thinks or feels in 4/4 or rhyming verse/chorus/verse. Open ears and an open mind. Be excellent to each other. Sometimes it's best to just take it for what it is rather than what you think it should be. Always glad to talk about this music and provide catered recommendation paths via PM.

[Skinny]

Good shit, good source of recommendations over the years, good person.
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[Fischman]

It seemed avant garde because that's the most recognizable names on there... which influences how aggressively I want to pursue checking out the names I'm not familiar with. And things which may not be technically avant garde are still aggressively unusual or challenging in an avant garde sort of way.


It's also not that I'm anti avant garde. I have a good deal of it in my collection... it's just not something I universally like, like hard bop, post bop, or other subgenres. For instance, I really get into Cecil Taylor, but have yet to have the same overly positive reaction to Albert Ayler or even some of Coltrane's work (A Love Supreme and Blue Train are two of my all time favorites, but they aren't avant garde).I loved seeing Threadgill in there as well. I probably need to spend some time with Braxton.

I'm a huge progressive rock fan, so I'm certainly not wanting a comfort zone of 4/4 time, standard song structures, or typical instrumentation and sounds. If I'm accused of not having an open mind, its because I tend to discount simple, standard, or typical music in favor of exploration and experimentation.

[Hayden]

Bangers.
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[Kool Keith Sweat]

[Fischman]

I'm already a Shipp fan, so that's another point of overlap. Thinks for the other focused recs. I'll put 'em in the queue.

[cestuneblague]

At least I love the chart Cheers, Brotha

[RoundTheBend]

Oh wow, didn't know that was your #1 (if numbers matter to your chart).

I still remember listening to it on a walk. It tripped my mind when I was in a hotel. It like morphed reality from nice square lines I was looking at to a moving organism... the walk ended up near a swamp in Florida and it was interesting experience I won't forget. Thanks to your rec.

I didn't feel it was "too avant-garde" rather pushing the boundaries on what an instrument can do and it was fantastic. I'm curious how I can get that mindset with other more challenging music. I flip the bozo bit pretty quick sometimes.