king ubu Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 as far as Coltrane goes, I think my favourite - if I understand the original poster correctly - would be "Sun Ship" - some of the starkest beauty to be heard in music (but that's purely subjective, of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Another yes to People In Sorrow, btw. If you don't live in the US, you can find clips on YouTube. Otherwise...just trust us! I have probably mentioned this before, but when I bought this LP (Nessa edition) early in college, I came home on a break from work and put it on to check it out. My break lasted two hours as I put it on start-to-finish twice. It was so wonderful I couldn't leave the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Many of Keith Tippett's totally free solo sessions have long stretches of serenity (amidst maelstrom passages). This is a great one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Ah yes, Tippett's Blueprint (really an Ovary Lodge record) would decidedly fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 The volumes that make up John Carter's ROOTS AND FOLKLORE series... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) Ah yes, Tippett's Blueprint (really an Ovary Lodge record) would decidedly fit. I'd say this one is even stronger, but not easy to find (I work off an LP copy from its initial release). Edited November 21, 2012 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Marion Brown was the first artist that came to mind. There are also quite a few beautiful pieces scattered throughout Pharoah Sanders Impulse recordings, "Let Me Go Into The House Of The Lord" from Deaf, Dumb, Blind is one of my favorite pieces of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElginThompson Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Starting very peacefully and moving forward: Paul Bley: Open to Love Ran Blake: Short Life of Barbara Monk Leo Smith: Spirit Catcher Archie Shepp: On This Night Albert Ayler: Live in Greenwich Village I find the last two peaceful. Others may not. Agreed on the last two. Cathartic for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umum_cypher Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) Barney Wilen - Zodiac SME - Karyobin The second one is maybe more fluttery than serene. Actually the first one isn't serene as such. But melodic and spare, certainly. Edited November 21, 2012 by umum_cypher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) Zodiac is great. I used to have a battered LP copy of it, but sold that for a few hundred bucks. Still have my eyes out for a clean one, or if it ever makes it to CD... Ah yes, Tippett's Blueprint (really an Ovary Lodge record) would decidedly fit. I'd say this one is even stronger, but not easy to find (I work off an LP copy from its initial release). Yeah, that one is quite strong too. There's also a nice record by that group on Ogun. I'm pretty sure neither of those two made it to CD, but I could be wrong. Edited November 22, 2012 by clifford_thornton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Pharoah Sanders: "Life at the East" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Pharoah Sanders: "Life at the East" 'Tis "Live at the East". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Has Joe Harriott been mentioned? "Free Form", "Abstract", "Southern Horizons" ... they all fit the bill for me. Some may find it quirky, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 I think several artists/CDs from Leo Records would fit the bill. I might start with Snakish by Wadada Leo Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Karyobin.Iskra 1903well, not all the time, maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Well, any solo Derek Bailey fits the bill perfectly well for me - not just the late-career standards album "Ballads" (which is beautiful!) but also discs like "Domestic and Public Pieces" or "Aida". Also some of his duets, like the wonderful one with Joëlle Léandre on Potlatch.But then Derek Bailey isn't free jazz ... but who the hell gives a damn anyway, he was great and absolutely one of a kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIS Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I think this was one of the last recording featuring Paul Motian. He was probably on alot of other "serene" albums. In addition to the Walt Dickerson album already noted, I would suggest checking out "Shades of Love", "Visions", and "Tenderness". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I have found this an inventive, and serenely exciting album, that I've played countless times over the years: Perry Robinson / Andrea Centazzo / Nobu Stowe: The Soul In The Mist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-blake Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 John Lindberg - Tree Frog Tonality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 coming out on CD via Emanem this fall. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 In response to the OP, Out To Lunch? I find the title track incredibly serene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 well hey, Dolphy did have a tune by that name - beautiful one at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Nearly all of Andrew Hill's solo piano recordings -- the Select, and two or three other albums -- would seem to fit into this category, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'm thinking about Walt Dickerson this morning. Any of his recordings would fall in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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