{"product_id":"free-jazz-and-improvisation","title":"Free Jazz and Improvisation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFree Jazz and Improvisation on LP and CD 1965-2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a monumental research project from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJohannes Rød\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released via \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSmalltown Supersound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s sts.press. Described by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMats Gustafsson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as “a deep well of knowledge and music”, this book spans six decades of adventurous sound — reaching into avant-garde, experimental composition, spiritual jazz, abstract electronic work and noise. It also maps 185 labels central to this history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is printed on matt uncoated paper and designed by Kim Hiorthøy, with 381 pages plus 47 pages of colour art and sleeve imagery. Forewords come from discaholic kingpin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMats Gustafsson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJoakim Haugland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSmalltown Supersound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who frames free jazz as a core structural influence on the label’s identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA serious contribution to the documentation of improvised music, and an invitation — as Gustafsson puts it — to “dig in” and follow the threads outward into the unknown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gazelle Book Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57583248998773,"sku":"22300","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/9833\/files\/free_jazz_and_improvisation_on_lp_and_cd.jpg?v=1790001541","url":"https:\/\/shop.barbican.org.uk\/products\/free-jazz-and-improvisation","provider":"Barbican Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}