abstract jazz suggestions?

Question

I heard some music on jazz 88, experimental jazz, it was all random sounding and interesting. Does anybody know of any musicians who do this kind of jazz...It's the kind that's all random sounds and things thrown together all wierd...

Answer 1

The Art Institue of Chicago? Some of John Coltrane's later work? Search under the term "free jazz". I used to play some of this as a DJ back in the early 90s. The Art Institute's recordings I played were from the early 1970s. The Trane stuff was from the late 1960s.

Answer 2

Yes, here are some good ones (I think)...

Wayne shorter-The All seeing Eye.
Eric Dolphy- Out to Lunch.
Andrew Hill-Point of Departure.
These are Blue Note recording artists. The Blue Note stuff from 1965-1968 is pretty adventurous stuff. These musicians were some of the original pioneers of sound. But I don't know if its weird enough for your interests right now.

The suggestions I've listed below are more experimental than the experimental suggestions I've listed above.

Ornette Coleman-Free Jazz.
John Coltrane-Live in Japan.
Peter Brotzman-F*uk the Bore.
Branford Marsalis-Random Abstract.

WKCR(.org/98.9fm) out of Columbia University, NY has a weekday afternoon avante-garde jazz show called Out To Lunch. You can hear the most experimental music imaginable on that show.

PS-The Grateful Dead covered some experimental ground during the second sets of their shows, particularly when they played a song called Dark Star, I really suggest you try it. Try their Nov. 11, 1973 concert. You can hear it at archive.org. The Dark Star is about 30 minutes long and most of it is spontaneously created.

Answer 3

mike's suggestions are good, definitely check out "out to lunch." also, ornette coleman's "the shape of jazz to come" is great, its not quite as weird as some of his later stuff (like "free jazz," which is also great), but is still definitely "free." although not quite in the vein of so-called "free jazz," miles davis quintet recordings from 1965-68 are quite avant garde and interesting. "nefertiti" is one of my favorites. i'd also suggest tony williams' "life time" and sun ra's "heliocentric worlds."