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THE BIG HAT EZZ-THETICS REISSUE CD SALE LIST: Sizzling Summer Sale!

Over the past decade, the Swiss-based Hat Art/Hat Hut/Hatology label have been releasing a large number of essential 1950’s and 1960’s Avant/Free/Progressive Jazz reissues and rare recordings. Consider this: the remastering on each of these releases is top notch plus and often better than the initial recordings plus Hat fills each disc with 2-3 albums (more bang for your buck), mostly from the same era. A number of these reissues are currently out-of-print on CD. We’ve gotten promos of many of these (thanks to our friends at Squidco) and every one of them sounds great! We’ve only gotten 3-4 copies of each of the below titles so this sale is limited. We generally sell the single Hat CD’s for $17 to $18 and the 2 CD Sets for $20 so this is indeed a sale, around $5 off of each! 

Here’s the deal:

Take five or more and get $1 off of each one! You might want to list an alternative or two to meet the minimum for the discount:    

ALBERT AYLER with FRANK WRIGHT / DONALD AYLER / MICHAEL SAMSON / CLYDE SHY / RONALD SHANNON JACKSON - La Cave Live, Cleveland 1966 Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1123; Switzerland) Never-before released recordings of tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler's 1966 band recording in his home town of Cleveland at club La Cave, recorded over two nights in a superb sextet with brother Donald on trumpet, Frank Wright on tenor sax, Michel Samson on violin, Clyde Shy on double bass and Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums, performing Ayler's compositions and Don Cherry's "D.C.".
2 CD Set Sale $16

ALBERT AYLER with GARY PEACOCK / SUNNY MURRAY / NILS BRONSTED / NILS-HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN / RONNIE GARDINER - Summertime to Spiritual Unity (Hat ezz-thetics 1151; Switzerland) Remastering and reissuing two tracks--"Summertime" and "C.T"--from saxophonist Albert Ayler's 1964 Fontana album My Name Is Albert Ayler with bassist Nils-Henning Orsted Pedersen, drummer Ronnie Gardiner and pianist Nils Bronsted; and his classic and passionate 1965 ESP Disk release Spiritual Unity with double bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray.
CD Sale $12

ALBERT AYLER with DONALD AYLER / MICHAEL SAMSON / LEWIS WORRELL / RONALD SHANNON JACKSON - At Slugs' Saloon 1966, Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1131,Switzerland) Combining the two Italian ESP/BASE LPs from 1982 and the 1995 ESP reissues, this spectacular concert with perhaps Ayler's most essential band--Ayler on tenor sax, Donald Ayler on trumpet, Michel Samson on violin, Lewis Worrell on double bass and Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums--is fully remastered to bring out more details from the complete, ecstatic 1966 concert.
CD Sale $12

ALBERT AYLER QUINTET with DONALD AYLER / MICHEL SAMSON / WILLIAM FOLWELL / BEAVER HARRIS - Lost Performances 1966, Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1146; Switzerland) In 1966 tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler toured northern Europe with his ensemble of Donald Ayler on trumpet, Michel Samson on violin, William Folwell on double bass & Beaver Harris on drums, a stellar group performing some of Ayler's most substantial compositions, heard in concerts in Rotterdam and Helsinki, and in the soundtrack to a film recorded in Munich.
CD Sale $12

PAUL BLEY TRIOS with MARK LEVINSON / GARY PEACOCK / BARRY ALTSCHUL / BILLY ELGART - Play Annette Peacock Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1142; Switzerland) Annette Peacock's response to the free-blowing loft scene was to compose using spacious intervals, allowing great harmonic and rhythmic freedom, inspiring pianist Paul Bley and his trio as heard in two unique interpretations of the same pieces from two exceptional working bands: one with bassist & drummer Mark Levinson & Barry Altschul, the other with Gary Peacock & Billy Elgart.
CD Sale $12

DON CHERRY with GATO BARBIERI / KARL BERGER / JF JENNY CLARK / HENRY GRIMES / ED BLACKWELL - Complete Communion & Symphony For Improvisers (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1122; Switzerland) Following a 1964 Albert Ayler tour, trumpeter Don Cherry remained in Europe, working on new concepts of improvising based on form itself, developing his concepts with saxophonist Gato Barbieri, vibraphonist Karl Berger & bassist J.F. Jenny Clark, composing two brilliant albums: 1966's Communion with Barbieri, Henry Grimes & Ed Blackwell; and in 1967 Symphony for Improvisers as a septet.
CD Sale $12

DON CHERRY with GATO BARBIERI / KARL BERGER / JF JENNY CLARK / HENRY GRIMES / ED BLACKWELL - Where Is Brooklyn? & Eternal Rhythm Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1129; Switzerland) Reissuing two albums showing trumpeter Don Cherry's musical evolution through the 1960s, recorded two years apart--Where is Brooklyn from NY in 1966, and Eternal Rhythm recorded in Germany in 1968--demonstrating the development of his style from Ornette-influenced free jazz into music influenced by Northern Indian music and the percussion of Southeast Asia.
CD Sale $12

ORNETTE COLEMAN with DEWEY REDMAN / JIMMY GARRISON / ELVIN JONES - New York Is Now & Love Call, Revisited (Hat-Ezz-thetics 112; Switzerland) An overlooked chapter in Ornette Coleman's recording career, these two Blue Note albums recorded in NY in 1968 and issued in '68 & '71 feature the innovative alto saxophonist joined by West Coast tenor saxophonist recently moved to NYC, Dewey Redman, and Coltrane sidemen, drummer Elvin Jones & bassist Jimmy Garrison, for two sessions of inventive and accomplished free jazz.
CD Sale $12

ORNETTE COLEMAN with DEWEY REDMAN / DON CHERRY / CHARLIE HADEN / ED BLACKWELL / DENARDO COLEMAN / DR. EMMANUEL GHENT - Ornette At 12, Crisis & Man On The Moon, Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1148; Switzerland) Reissuing and remastering two Impulse! albums from saxophonist Ornette Coleman: 1969's Ornette At 12 with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and his then 12-year-old son Denardo on drums; 1972's Crisis adding Don Cherry on trumpet; and a lesser-known 1969 EP, Man On The Moon, with electronics from Dr. Emmanuel Ghent and Ed Blackwell on drums.
CD Sale $12

JOHN COLTRANE with McCOY TYNER / JIMMY GARRISON / ELVIN JONES - Favorites: Naima / My Favorite Things 1963 / A Love Supreme, Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1134; Switzerland) Well-recorded performances of Coltrane's most noted works - "Naima", "My Favorite Things" and "A Love Supreme"--in superb concerts from Berlin in 1963 and Antibes in 1965 with his classic quartet of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones, revealing the expansion and freedom these compositions receive through the flexibility of live performance.
CD Sale $12

JOHN COLTRANE - Songs of Praise / New York 1965 Revisited ((Hat Ezz-thetics 1134; Switzerland) Recorded during an extended stay at the Half Note in NYC from saxophonist John Coltrane's Quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, double bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones, originally recorded for radio broadcast, here reissued and resequenced to demonstrate Coltrane's evolution in presentation & performance, while also mapping a future to his music.
CD Sale $12

MILES DAVIS QUINTET with JOHN COLTRANE / PAUL CHAMBERS / JIMMY COBB - Live Europe 1960 Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1135; Switzerland) Culled from two concerts on Norman Granz's Spring 1960 European tour, Miles' seminal 50s band was on the point of dissolution, Coltrane soon to leave to form his own classic quartet, and the distinction between the old and new is evident in Coltrane's expansive and intricate soloing over standards and Kind of Blue material including "So What" or "On Green Dolphin Street".
CD Sale $12

MILES DAVIS QUINTETS with WAYNE SHORTER / HERBIE HANCOCK or CHICK COREA / RON CARTER / TONY WILLIAMS or JACK DeJOHNETTE - Stockholm 1967 & 1969 Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1130; Switzerland) Two live recordings from the Miles Davis Quintet of the 1960s, first from Stockholm in 1967 with the classic 60s quintet of Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams; then two years later also in Stockholm with the "Lost Quintet" of Miles, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette, pushing new directions with tracks including "Bitches Brew".
CD Sale $12

ERIC DOLPHY with FREDDIE HUBBARD / JAKI BYARD / BOBBY HUTCHERSON / RICHARD DAVIS / GEORGE TUCKER / TONY WLLIAMS - Outward Bound to Out to Lunch Revisited (Hat-Ezz-Thetics 1143; Switzerland) Arriving in NY in 1959, saxophonist, flute & bass clarinetist Eric Dolphy joined some of the finest avant jazz players, releasing his 1st album as a leader in 1960--Outward Bound--with Freddie Hubbard, Jaki Byard, George Tucker & Roy Haynes; subsequently tagged as an anti-jazz musician, it would be 4 years before his masterwork Out To Lunch would be released, both albums here reissued & remastered.
CD Sale $12

MORTON FELDMAN // JUDITH WEGMANN / ANDREAS KUNZ - For Joh  Cage (Hat-Ezz-Thetics 1036; Switzerland) First performed in 1982, Morton Feldmans' monumental composition for piano and violin dedicated to peer John Cage creates a distinctive environment of instrumental interaction where patterns are subtly varied in a virtual suspension of time as the music drifts and reflects, beautifully rendered in this 2021 recording by pianist Judith Wegmann and violinist Andreas Kunz.
2 CD Sale Set $16

MORTON FELDMAN // JUDITH WEGMANN - Triadic Memories (Hat-Ezz-Thetics 1025; Switzerland) The second of four connected solo piano works by Morton Feldman, Triadic Memories is about that reality, the acoustic space created by the piano's strings and soundboard, as Feldman attempted to expand the temporal frame of his music, heard here in Judith Wegmann's 2019 recording, where thThe second of four connected solo piano works by Morton Feldman, Triadic Memories is about the acoustic space created by the piano's strings and soundboard, as Feldman worked to expand the temporal frame of his music, heard her in Judith Wegmann's 2019 studio recording where that space is revealed by a magnificent Bosendorfer 280VC piano.at space is revealed by a magnificent Bosendorfer 280VC piano.
2 CD Set $16

DIZZY GILLESPIE & CHARLIE PARKER with AL HAIG / JOHN LEWIS / BUD POWELL / CURLEY RUSSELL / ROY HAYNES / MAX ROACH / et al - Live, Revisited (Hat-Ezz-Thetics 1156; Switzerland) Three essential concerts remastered, from the legacy of be-bop trailblazers, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, with Don Byas, Al Haig piano, Curley Russell, Max Roach & Sidney Catlett at Town Hall 1945; with John Lewis, Al McKibbon & Joe Harris at Carnegie Hall 1947; and with Bud Powell, Tommy Potter & Roy Haynes at Birdland 1951.
CD Sale $12

JIMMY GIUFFRE / PAUL BLEY / STEVE SWALLOW - Free Fall Clarinet 1962, Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1119; Switzerland) Reissuing clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre's 1963 Columbia album Free Fall, presenting trio performances with bassist Steve Swallow and pianist Paul Bley recorded after their 1961 European tour, along with duos between Giuffre and Swallow and several solo tracks from the clarinetist himself, propelling himself and his band into his sophisticated, risk-taking chamber jazz compositions.
CD Sale $12

JOE HARRIOTT QUINTET with SHAKE KEANE / COLERIDGE GOODE / HARRY SOUTH / PAT SMYTHE / BOBBY ORR / PHIL SEAMEN - Free Form & Abstract Revisited (Hat ezz-thetics 2-112; Switzerland) Two essential early 60s release from famed UK saxophonist Joe Harriott, an innovator bringing free jazz concepts to the British audience with his quintet of Shake Kane on trumpet & flugelhorn, Pat Smythe on piano, Coleridge Goode on double bass and Phil Seaman on drums, referencing the new forms of jazz from US artists like Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman.
   "Joe Harriott was another of those outstanding unknown/legends of early British out/jazz. When Ornette Coleman's quartet moved to NY in 1960, they changed everyone's perception of what modern jazz could become. Many critics were furious with this change, referring to it as "anti-jazz" along with John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy. At the very same time in 1960, another amazing young alto sax hero from the West Indies but living in London - Joe Harriott put together his legendary quintet - with the same fire, freeing of boundaries and brilliant new approach called "free form" or "abstract!" Harriott's incredible quintet included two other West Indians - Shake Keane on trumpet & flugel and Coleridge Goode on contrabass, plus Pat Smythe on piano and Phil Seamen (one of UK's greatest jazz drummers of all time & teacher to Ginger Baker). 'Abstract' goes even further than the previous album Free Form to burn down the bridges to the past, even freer and even more spirited, although it is from only two years later!" - Abstract "It is hard to believe that 'Free Form' is from 1960 - almost forty years ago! This music is a complete blast, so tight, so quick, so joyous, overwhelming spirits soaring. Both Joe's alto and Shake's trumpet consistently match wits burnin' together, in the tradition of Diz & Bird updated to Ornette & Don Cherry! Many of Harriott's challenging compositions have that Monkish zig-zagging of lines with Ornette's quartet's brain-frying level of intensity! Word is that Joe Harriott had developed his thing independent of Ornette's influence - making this all the more amazing on many levels!" - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
2 CD Set Sale $16

ANDREW HILL with ERIC DOLPHY / JOE HENDERSON / JOHN GILMORE / KWENNY DORHAM / FREDDIE HUBBARD / RICHARD DAVIS / CECIL McBEE / TONY WILLIAMS / JOE CHAMBERS / et al - Point of Departure To Compulsion!!!!! Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics; 1139 ,Switzerland) Remastering pianist Andrew Hill's distinct and exemplary albums issued on Blue Note Records in 1965 & 1967: Point of Departure, illustrating Hill's complex and exciting compositions in a front line with Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson, Kenny Dorham and Tony Williams & Richard Davis; and the percussively rich Compulsion with John Gilmore, Freddie Hubbard, Cecil McBee, & Joe Chambers.
CD Sale $12

NOAH HOWARD QUARTET with RIC COLBECK / DAVE BURRELL / SCOTTY HOLT / CATHERINE NORRIS / SIRONE / BOBBY KAPP/ et al - To At Judson Hall (Hat Ezz-thetics 1152; Switzerland) Saxophonist Noah Howard's move from New Orleans to New York City brought him into the circle of early 60's free jazz players including Albert Ayler, joining Sun Ra's Arkestra, and performing at Slug's Saloon; this release reissues two ESP albums, his working band's 1966 Quartet album, and the extended and interestingly orchestrated sextet album, At Judson Hall.
CD Sale $12

THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET with JOHNNY GRIFFIN / AHMED ABDUL-MALIK / ROY HAYNES - Live at the Five Spot 1958 Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1147; Switzerland) Revisiting and remastering two 1958 albums on the Riverside Label (Monk in Action and Misterioso), then remastered as At The Five Spot on Milestone in 1977, this quartet show a different take on Monk's music through the authoritative playing and interpretations of Monk's music by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, intensified by drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik's solid support.
CD Sale $12

NEW YORK CONTEMPORARY FIVE with ARCHIE SHEPP / JOHN TCHICAI / DON CHERRY / DON MOORE / J.C. MOSES - Copenhagen 1963, Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1124; Switzerland) Though short-lived, the New York Contemporary Five brought together NY free players Don Moore on bass, J.C. Moses on drums, Archie Shepp on tenor saxophone, and Don Cherry on trumpet with Danish alto saxophonist John Tchicai, in a remastered edition of their 1966 album "Consequences", expanded with Shepp's revisiting of the material in a sextet with Sunny Murray and Ted Curson.
CD Sale $12

GEORGE RUSSELL with ERIC DOLPHY / DON ELLIS / JOHN PEIRCE / STEVE SWALLOW / JOE HUNT - Ezz-thetics & The Stratus Seekers, Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1132; Switzerland) Essential to any collection charting the transition from Birth of the Cool era jazz to the modern explosion of harmonic and compositional forms, are pianist George Russell's two most essential albums from 1961 & 1962--Ezz-thetics and The Stratus Seekers--in a sextet & septet including Eric Dolphy, Don Elliss, Steve Swallow, &c., remastered to reveal their vital clarity.
CD Sale $12

ARCHIE SHEPP with JIMMY OWENS / GRACHAN MONCUR III / CHARLES DAVIS / MICHAEL ZWERIN / DAVE BURRELL / WALTER DAVIS / RON CARTER / REGGIE WORKMAN / BEAVER HARRIS / ROY HAYNES / ED BLACKWELL / et al - The Way Ahead / Kwanza / The Magic of Ju-Ju Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1145; Switzerland) Three albums and three distinct groupings in this essential remaster & reissue of two late 60s and one 70s Impulse! albums from saxophonist and composer Archie Shepp, in configurations of septets and nonets with luminaries of the day performing Shepp's rhythm-centric jazz focused on the Afrocentric experience, drawing on blues and spirituals in free jazz settings.
CD Sale $12

ARCHIE SHEPP with MARION BROWN / PERRY ROBINSON / ROSWELL RUDD / GRACHAN MOCUR III / HOWARD JOHNSON / CHARLIE HADEN / REGGIE JOHNSON / BEAVER HARRIS - Fire Music To Mama Too Tight, Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics; Switzerland) Archie Shepp's second album for Impulse! merges the fire of free jazz with an incredibly eclectic set of styles, his inclusive approach to composition integrating a vast source of styles from Ellington to Ipanema; this is paired with Shepp's octet release, including an epic 20 minute work for American artist Robert Thompson reflecting his paintings in powerful thematic and abstract expression.
CD Sale $12

ARCHIE SHEPP with JOHN TCHICAI / ROSWELL RUDD / ALAN SHORTER / BOBBY HUTCHERSON / REGGIE WORKMAN / BARRE PHILLIPS / JOE CHAMBERS - Four For Trane To Live At Newport - Revisited (Hat-Ezz-Thetics 1150; Switzerland) Influenced by and working with John Coltrane, saxophonist and composer Archie Shepp paid tribute to 'Trane with his 1965 Impulse! album Four for Trane, here remastered and joined with tracks from the live album John Coltrane/Archie Shepp: New Thing At Newport, accompanied on each by acclaimed free jazz players including Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Reggie Workman, Barre Phillips, Joe Chambers…
CD Sale $12

WAYNE SHORTER with JOHN McLAUGHLIN / SONNY SHARROCK / CHICK COREA / HERBIE HANCOCK / MIROSLAV VITOUS / JACK DeJOHNETTE - Adams Apple To Super Nova Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics   ) Following the evolution in form and approach of composer and tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter from his 1966 Blue Note album Adam's Apple with Hancock, Workman and Chambers (including a pre-Miles "Footprints") to the 1969 Weather Report precursor Super Nova with John McLaughlin, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette.
CD Sale $12

HORACE SILVER with JOE HENDERSON / CARMELL JONES / WOODY SHAW / LARRY RIDELY / ROGER HUMPHRIES - Live in New York, Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1137; Switzerland) Recorded around the time of his most famous records, Song For My Father and The Cape Verdean Blues, lyrical hard bop/Blue Note pianist and composer Horace Silver's band is heard live at The Half Note in NYC and at "The Cork & Bib" on Long Island with his spectacular band including trumpeters Carmell Jones & Woody Shaw and saxophonist Joe Henderson.
CD Sale $12

SUN RA ARKESTRA with JOHN GILMORE / MARSHALL ALLEN / DANNY DAVIS / ROBERT CUMMINGS / PAT PATRICK / CHRIS CAPERS / RONNIE BOYKINS / ROGER BLANK / et al - Heliocentric Worlds to Nothing Is, Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1103; Switzerland) The two volumes of "Heliocentric Worlds", recorded 7 months apart in 1965, represent perhaps one of greatest chapters in Sun Ra's legacy, bringing together his immense orchestration skills with future-leaning free jazz, allowing his players expanse inside disciplined compositions that reflect on both space and the then-new freedom explored by jazz soloists.
CD Sale $12

CECIL TAYLOR with JIMMY LYONS / BILL DIXON / HENRY GRIMES / ALAN SILVA / ANDREW CYRILLE - With (Exit) To Student Studies, Revisited (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1133; Switzerland) Changing approaches to his music with new quartet of Jimmy Lyons on alto sax, Alan Silva on double bass and Andrew Cyrille on drums, pianist Cecil Taylor's incredible 1966 concert in Paris presented four extended compositions, here remastered and reissued with a track from a compilation LP--"With (Exit)"--extending his quartet with Bill Dixon on trumpet and Henry Grimes on double bass.
CD Sale $12

THE THING with MATS GUSTAFSSON / INGEBRIGT HAKER FLATEN / PAAL NILSSON-LOVE / JOE McPHEE - The Thing She Knows... (Hat Ezz-Thetics 1028; Switzerland) Named for a Don Cherry composition included on this album, the core trio of The Thing--Mats Gustafsson on reeds, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums--is joined by saxophonist and pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee, recording classic free jazz and harmolodic pieces by Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, James Blood Ulmer, Frank Lowe, & Joe McPhee.
CD Sale $12

CLIFFORD THORNTON / ARTHUR JONES TRIO with ARCHIE SHEPP / GRACHAN MONCUR III / DAVE BURRELL / EARL FREEMAN / SUNNY MURRAY / et al - Ketchaoua / Scorpio (Hat EZZ-thetics 1154; Switzerland) Two powerfully intense 1969 free jazz recordings by American ex-patriots, saxophonist Arthur Jones and cornetist Clifford Thornton, recorded days apart in the same studio and released on BYG Records, Jones this reissue's connection with his own trio, and joining Thornton for four uniquely configured sessions that include Archie Shepp, Grachan Moncur III, Dave Burrell, and Sunny Murray.
CD Sale $12

TONY WILLIAMS with WAYNE SHORTER / SAM RIVERS / HERBIE HANCOCK / BOBBY HUTCHERSON / RON CARTER / GARY PEACOCK - Life Time & Spring, Revisited (Hat Ezz-thetics 1126; Switzerland) Remastering & reissuing drummer Anthony Williams first two albums: Life Time was recorded for Blue Note shortly after joining the Miles Davis Quintet, employing two bassists--Richard Davis and Gary Peacock--along with mentor Sam Rivers and Davis alumni Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter; Spring reflects the new freedom of 60s jazz in a quintet with both Wayne Shorter & Sam Rivers.
CD Sale $12