Free jazz releases, week 37

This week in free jazz, newly unearthed recordings from John Coltrane mark a centenary milestone, while Uredda, a collaboration between Coil and Zu, releases their debut album with a preview available for listening. Other highlights include the release of Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, and Dafnis Prieto’s collaborative work 'Fifteen', and Marty Ehrlich’s comprehensive collection of Julius Hemphill’s saxophone quartet compositions. Additional releases span from Daniel Erdmann’s intimate 'Thérapie de Couple' to a new album from Norway’s Krokofant, alongside archival material featuring Thelonious Monk, Barry Harris, and others.

1. 01

   Coil, Zu

   Uredda announces debut album 'Nüwa Mends the Sky' and shares new single 'All He Knows'

   Sep 9 · 3 outlets

2. 02

   John Coltrane

   John Coltrane's previously unreleased tapes surface 100 years after his birth

   Sep 11 · 2 outlets

3. 03

   Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Barry Harris, Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt

   Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Barry Harris, Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt And Others

   Sep 13 · 1 outlet

4. 04

   Krokofant

   [News] Norway’s Jazz Rockers Krokofant announce new album “7” and unveil first single “Forwards”

   Sep 12 · 1 outlet

5. 05

   Ornette Coleman

   Ornette Coleman Released “Sound Grammar” 20 Years Ago Today

   Sep 12 · 1 outlet

6. 06

   Alan Braufman

   Alan Braufman: “I’m still trying to clarify that sound”

   Sep 11 · 1 outlet

7. 07

   Marshall Allen, Jan Lankisch

   Jan Lankisch Interview | How Marshall Allen’s ‘New Dawn’ Came Together

   Sep 11 · 1 outlet

8. 08

   Steve Lacy

   After ‘Spider-Man’ Boosted ‘Oh Yeah,’ Is Steve Lacy Already on His Way to Another Breakout Hit?

   Sep 10 · 1 outlet

9. 09

   Paul Lytton, Eddie Prévost, Nate Wooley, Seymour Wright

   AMN Reviews: Paul Lytton, Eddie Prévost, Nate Wooley, Seymour Wright – Parallels & Diagonals (2026; Fataka)

   Sep 10 · 1 outlet

10. 10

    Daniel Erdmann, Thérapie de Couple

    Daniel Erdmann’s Thérapie de Couple : I Wanna Hold Your Hand, François

    Sep 10 · 1 outlet

11. 11

    Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, Dafnis Prieto

    Henry Threadgill / Vijay Iyer / Dafnis Prieto - Fifteen

    Sep 10 · 1 outlet

12. 12

    Marty Ehrlich, Julius Hemphill

    Marty Ehrlich - Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions of Julius Hemphill (Out of Your Head Records, 2026) *****

    Sep 10 · 1 outlet

13. 13

    Walt Dickerson

    Walt Dickerson :: To My Queen

    Sep 9 · 1 outlet

14. 14

    Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman

    Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - The Veil (Visualizer)

    Sep 9 · 1 outlet

15. 15

    Matt Wilson

    Good Trouble, Great Belief: Drummer Matt Wilson on Banding Together, in Music and Life

    Sep 7 · 1 outlet

16. 16

    Andreas Werliin, Christer Bothén, Johan Berthling, Oren Ambarchi

    Christer Bothen/Oren Ambarchi/Johan Berthling/Andreas Werliin :: Serpentine

    Sep 7 · 1 outlet

17. 17

    Luís Vicente, Martin Küchen, Ayumi Tanaka, Mali Obomsawin

    Luis Vicente, Martin Kuchen, Ayumi Tanaka and Mali Obomsawin

    Sep 7 · 1 outlet

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