Unheard Music Series

The Unheard Music Series is an imprint of the American record label Atavistic Records. The series, running since 2000, is curated by Chicago writer and producer John Corbett and focuses mainly on free jazz recordings from the 1960s and 1970s. The series includes reissues of previously out-of-print recordings, notably from the catalog of the German label FMP, and also incorporates previously unreleased material. The project was conceived after Corbett received a fellowship to research material in German radio archives.[1] An initial blurb from the label's website stated: "Drawing from radio archives, private tapes, collections of rare vinyl, and all sorts of unreleased sessions, often working hand-in-hand with the artists themselves, the series will focus on filling gaps in the historical record and illuminating otherwise dark corners of the musical continuum."[2]

The series was launched in May 2000 with the reissue of four LPs by American musicians Joe McPhee and Fred Anderson, German saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, and the Swedish group Mount Everest Trio. Since then there have been several new issues per year. The most frequently represented artist has been Brötzmann, while American bandleader Sun Ra has also been represented multiple times, as have McPhee and German pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach.

Titles
Catalog no.ArtistTitleRelease dateNotes
201Joe McPheeNation Time2000-05-09reissue; originally released on CjR
202Mount Everest TrioWaves from Albert Ayler2000-05-09
203Hal Russell's Chemical FeastElixir2001-06-19
204Fred AndersonThe Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 12000-05-09
205Peter BrötzmannNipples2000-05-09reissue
206Han BenninkNerve Beats2000-09-05
207Leo CuypersHeavy Days Are Here Again2000-09-05
208NachtluftBelle-View I–IV2000-09-05reissue
209Guillermo GregorioOtra Musica2000-09-05
210John Tchicai–Irène Schweizer GroupWilli the Pig2000-09-05reissue
211Peter BrötzmannFuck de Boere2001-05-22
212Sven-Åke JohanssonSchlingerland2000-09-05
213Alexander von SchlippenbachHunting the Snake2000-09-05
214Joe McPheeTrinity2001-03-20reissue; originally released on CjR
215Luther Thomas' Human Arts EnsembleFunky Donkey Vols. 1 & 22001-03-20reissue
216Rova Saxophone QuartetAs Was2001-03-20
217Moslang–GuhlKnack On2001-03-20reissue
218Fred Anderson QuartetDark Day / Live in Verona2001-09-18
219Haazz & CompanyUnlawful Noise2001-06-19
220Starship BeerNut Music2001-05-22reissue
221Tom Prehn KvartetTom Prehn Kvartet2001-08-21reissue
222Sun Ra & His Outer Space ArkestraNuclear War2001-08-21reissue
223Alexander von Schlippenbach's Globe Unity OrchestraGlobe Unity 67/702001-09-25
224Beresford Honsinger Toop KondoDouble Indemnity / Imitation of Life2001-10-23
225Clifford ThorntonFreedom & Unity2001-11-20reissue
226Joe McPheeUnderground Railroad / Live at Holy Cross2001-10-23reissue; originally released on CjR
227Luther Thomas' Human Arts EnsembleBanana: The Lost Sessions2002-02-19
228Christman/Müller/Smith/WilliamsWhite Earth Streak2001reissue
229Fred Van HoveComplete Vogel Recordings2002
230Peter BrötzmannFor Adolphe Sax2002-06-04reissue
231Alexander von SchlippenbachThe Living Music2002-08-20
232Manfred SchoofEuropean Echoes2002-08-20reissue
233Peter BrötzmannBalls2002-10-08reissue
234Haazz & CompanyPleasure2002reissue
235Mario SchianoOn the Waiting List2004-05-18reissue
236Peter BrötzmannMore Nipples2003-04-08
237Sun Ra & His Outer Space ArkestraMusic from Tomorrow's World2002-11-05
238George GruntzMental Cruelty2003-05-06
239AlterationsVoila Enough!2003-05-06Steve Beresford, David Toop, Terry Day, and Peter Cusack
240Alexander von Schlippenbach TrioPakistani Pomade2003-04-08
241Baby DoddsTalking and Druum Solos / Country Brass Bands2003-11-04
242Peter BrötzmannThe Inexplicable Flyswatter2003book and enhanced CD
243Sun RaSpaceship Lullaby2003-11-04
244Peter BrötzmannFMP 1302003-09-09
245Moholo/Stabbins/TippettTern2003-09-09reissue
246Peter BrötzmannBrötzmann Clarinet Project: Berlin DJungle2004-07-27reissue
247Dudek, Niebergall, & VesalaOpen2004-07-27

reissue

248Globe Unity Orchestra & the choir of the NDR-BroadcastHamburg '742004-09-14
249Per Henrik WallinBurning in Stockholm2004-11-23
250The Contemporary Jazz QuintetActions 1966–'67 Collection2005-04-12
252Last ExitKöln2005-07-25reissue
253SironeSirone Live2005-07-12
254Brötzmann/BenninkSchwarzwaldfahrt2005-10-11
255Dieter Scherf TrioInside-Out Reflections2005-09-13reissue
256Joe McPheePieces of Light2005-10-11reissue; originally released on CjR
257Peter BrötzmannAlarm2006-06-06reissue
258Peter BrötzmannPica Pica2006-07-25reissue
259Kees Hazevoet and Han BenninkCalling Down the Flevo Spiritreissue
260Steve LacyEsteem2006-09-12
261Gallio, Voerkel, & FreyTiegel2006-09-12
262Peter BrötzmannThe Complete Machine Gun Sessions2007-07-21
263Sun Ra & His Astro Infinity ArkestraStrange Strings2007-06-05
264Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Infinity ArkestraThe Night of the Purple Moon2007-08-21
265Sun Ra & His Outer Space ArkestraSome Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue2008-01-29
266Sun Ra & His Solar ArkestraSecrets of the Sun2008-10-07
267Joe Maneri and Peter DolgerPeace Concert2008-09-09

References
  1. Hodge, John (January 3, 2001). "Found Sound". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. "Blurb from record label's website". Atavistic.com. Archived from the original on 2001-06-29. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
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