Best Free Improv
Evan Parker is a British saxophonist born in 1944 who has been active in free improvisation since the mid-1960s, performing on tenor and soprano saxophones. He was a member of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, a foundational group in the development of British free improvisation, and has recorded exte...
Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz (1961) represents a pivotal moment in jazz history. This album features a double quartet performing entirely without predetermined structures or written scores. It established collective improvisation as a core element of avant-garde music and directly birthed the “free j...
Lol Coxhill (1932–2012) was a British soprano and sopranino saxophonist known for his work in free improvisation and avant-garde jazz. Active from the 1960s onward, he became recognizable as a street performer on London's South Bank and collaborated with a wide range of musicians, including Kevin Ay...
