DIW Avant

ITEM	Artist	Titel	Reldate	Comment
AVAN-069	AKLEY, BRUCE -TRIO-	HEARING	03.07.01	Bruce Ackley (sax), Greg Cohen (b), Joey Baron (ds): A founding member of the Rova Saxophone quartet, Bruce Ackley has been one of the most vital and accomplished musicians on the San Francisco scene for over 20 years. One of the world's most distinctive virtuosos on the soprano saxophone, amazingly this is the first release under his own name!
AVAN-072	ALVA	FAIR/HAIRED GUILLOTINE	03.07.01	Aida Ruilova (bcl, key, g), Liza Wakeman (vln, g), Michelle Anderson (sax, whistles, blood-curdling screams) with Gerard Cowenhoven (vo on track 15, tp on track 2) and Eric Harris (per on track 9): Alva met in Tampa, Florida. Using loud thoughts and small minds they play their instruments. And they laugh...On their debut album, the mysterious trio known as Alva twists creepy savant-folk melodies out of chamber instruments, toys, tapes and voice, navigating the psychic territory of nightmare and the unconscious
AVAN-058	ARCADO STRING -TRIO-	LIVE IN EUROPA	03.07.01	Mark Feldman (vln), Ernst Reijseger (cello), Mark Dresser (b): Live In Europe documents an amazing group that should be mentioned in the same breath with the String Trio of New York, the Kronos Quartet and even Le Quintette du Hot Club de France
AVAN-060	BAILEY, DEREK	GUITAR DRUMS 'N' BASS	03.07.01	Derek Bailey (g), D.J. Ninj (drum programmer): One of the most talked-about and eagerly-anticipated albums of the year, Guitar Drums 'n' Bass teams avant-guitar master Derek Bailey with drum 'n' bass (jungle) programmer D.J. Ninj for an outing that will astound and confound fans from both camps
AVAN-056	BAILEY, DEREK/JOHN ZORN/ WILLIAM PARKER	HARRAS	03.07.01	Derek Bailey (g), John Zorn (sax), William Parker (b): Here are three master improvisers cutting loose, going for the jugular. Derek Bailey, one of the father figures of free improvisation, the ubiquitous and indefatigable bassist William Parker and iconoclastic composer/saxophonist John Zorn met one night in 1993 and fortunately a digital tape recorder was present
AVAN-050	BAILEY, DEREK & MIN XIAO-FEN	VIPER	02.07.01	Derek Bailey (g), Min Xiao-Fen (pipa): Derek Bailey, one of the founding fathers of the European improvising scene and Min Xiao-Fen, one of China's greatest pipa (Chinese lute) virtuosos met for the first time in front of these sensitive microphones to record this document of free improvisation at its best and most adventurous
AVAN-040	BAKER, DUCK	SPINNING SONG: DUCK BAKER PLAYS THE MUSIC OF HERBIE NICHOLS	02.07.01	Duck Baker (acoustic g): Duck Baker, a crackerjack on the finger-picked acoustic guitar, has recorded numerous solo albums on the Kicking Mule and Shanachie labels, showcasing his mastery of a diversity of traditional folk, blues, ragtime and jazz styles
AVAN-064	BANGOURA, ABDULAI	SIGIRI	03.07.01	Abdulai Bangoura (ds, balafon, kalimba): An astounding solo percussion recital recorded live in Ghana, Sigiri is a dynamic document of one of Africa's greatest percussion virtuosos
AVAN-059	BARONDOWN	CRACKSHOT	03.07.01	Joey Baron (ds), Ellery Eskelin (ts), Steve Swell (tb): Certainly one of the most original drummers in the world, Joey Baron has been a key member of some of the greatest groups of the 80's and 90's notably the Bill Frisell Band, Miniature, Masada and Naked City
AVAN-039	BERESFORD, STEVE	SIGNALS FOR TEA	02.07.01	Steve Beresford (p, vo), John Zorn (as, back vo), Dave Douglas (tp, back vo), Greg Cohen (b, back vo), Kenny Wollesen (ds, back vo)
AVAN-010	BLIND IDIOT GOD	CYCLOTRON	02.07.01	Andy Hawkins (g), Gabe Katz (b), Ted Epstein (ds)
AVAN-026	BOREDOMS	WOW VOL. 2	02.07.01	Wild, unpredictable and able to change styles and directions at the drop of a hat, the Boredoms are the most influential and well-known of Japan's underground rock bands
AVAN-007	BUCKETHEAD	BUCKETHEAD LAND	02.07.01	2-CD: Buckethead (g,..etc.), Bootsy Collins (b,..etc.)
AVAN-054	BUCKETHEAD & BRAIN	PIECES	03.07.01	Buckethead (g, b, cattle prod), Brain (ds, tt), Herbie (vo): Underground rock guitar legend Buckethead has been given a free hand to record whatever comes into his sick and twisted world and this second release on AVANT finds him pulling out all the stops in a go-for-the-jugular duet with Brain, the powerful drummer of San Francisco's popular bands Primus and Limbomaniacs, as well as a member of Bill Laswell's Praxis
AVAN-029	CAKE LIKE	DELICIOUS	02.07.01	Nina Hellman (g, #2 vo), Kerri Kenney (b, #1 vo), Jody Seifert (ds, vo on track 8), Steven Berstein (tp on track 8): Cake Like is one of NYC's most up and coming all-girl bands. These are their first recordings
AVAN-044	CHADOBOURNE, EUGENE	PAIN PEN	02.07.01	Eugene Chadbourne (el-g, banjo), Joe Morris (el-g), Mark Dresser (b), Susie Ibarra (ds, per): In the tradition of the classic two guitar collaboration Spaces by Coryell / McLaughlin, two of today's most creative and exciting guitarists team up with the dynamic rhythm section of Susie Ibarra and Mark Dresser for a freewheeling session of improvisation and madness
AVAN-042	COCHRANE, CHRIS	BATH	02.07.01	Chris Cochrane (all instruments, vo), Ann Rupel (b), Hanna Fox (ds), Dudley Saunders (harmony vocals), Zeena Parkins (tambourine, per), Marc Anthony Thompson (tambourine, per): Improvisation, noise and psychedelia are woven together into 18 songs touching on life and love in NYC. A seminal work of the Gay / Lesbian Queer Core scene, Bath is an important and compelling recording by one of downtown's greatest unsung guitar heroes
AVAN-011	COLEMAN, ANTHONY	DISCO BY NIGHT	02.07.01	Anthony Coleman (p, key, sampler), Roy Nathanson (ss), Doug Wieselman (cl), Guy Klucevsek (accordion), James Pugliese (ds), Gisburg Smialek (voice)
AVAN-061	CYRO BAPTISTA/VIRA LOUCOS	PLAYS THE MUSIC OF VILLA LOBOS	03.07.01	Cyro Batista (per, vo, cyrimba), Vanessa Fllabella (vo), Marc Ribot (g, banjo), Romero Lubambo (cavaquinho, g), John Zorn (sax), Greg Cohen (b), Nana Vasconcelos (vo, cond of Children's choir), Chango Spasiuk (accor) and Childrens choir
AVAN-051	DIM SUM CLIP JOB	HARMOLODIC JEOPARDY	02.07.01	Laura Cromwell (ds, per), Robert Price (g), Gordon Knauer (as), Jay Brown (b) with Chris Cochrane (g), Kenny Wolleson (ds, per), Hope Cromwell (rain stick): Harmolodic Jeopardy, the debut album from New York quartet Dim Sum Clip Job is an exciting rollercoaster with hairpin turns and thrills galore
AVAN-006	DNA	DNA	02.07.01	Recorded by John Kilgore, at CBGB's June 25, 1982; Arto Lindsay (g, vo), Ikue Mori (ds), Tim Wright (b)
AVAN-066	DOUGLAS, DAVE	SANCTUARY	03.07.01	2-CD: Dave Douglas (tp), Cuong Vu (tp), Yuka Honda (sampler), Anthony Coleman (sampler), Hilliard Greene (b), Mark Dresser (b), Chris Speed (ts, cl), Dougie Bowne (ds)
AVAN-075	DRAGON BLUE	HADES PARK	03.07.01	Blending intensity, quirkiness and improvisational unpredictability, Dragon Blue is one of Japan's most important underground bands
AVAN-022	DRURY, STEPHEN	FAITH LOSS FAITH & RETURN OF FAITH	02.07.01	Stephen Drury (p): Classical Music is lucky to have a pianist as dedicated and passionate as Stephen Drury. A close collaborator of both John Cage and John Zorn, Drury's virtuosic solo recitals and critically acclaimed recordings are establishing him as one of contemporary music's most important performers
AVAN-073	EAS	SIDE PERCUSSION	03.07.01	James Pugliese (per), Christine Bard (per), Michael Evans (per): Together, they are EasSide Percussion and here in their debut recording they explore a world of acoustic and electric percussion not yet imagined. Chains, bamboo clackers, water jars, Korean Shaman bells, Almglocken, Pachinko balls, mini-gamelan, lamp shades, oven parts, toys, Theremin and countless other instruments and everyday objects are used as sound sources in this dynamic suite of 20 compositions that range from musique concrete, modern classical to funk, rock and out-and-out noise
AVAN-052	FAIR, JAD/SHAPIR-O'RAMA	WE ARE THE RAGE	02.07.01	Jad Fair (vo), Kim M. Rancourt (vo, Casio sax, bells), Chuck Marcus (g), Dave Rick (b), Steve Dibenedetto (ds) with guest musicians Yamamoto, Tsushima, Hasegawa, Bob Meetsma, Jeff Schoen: The awkward sincerity, the joi de vivre - it's a return to form for Half Japanese vocalist, indie - rock trendsetter and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Jad Fair
AVAN-065	FELDMAN, MARK/SYLVIE COURVOISIER	MUSIC FOR VIOLIN & PIANO	03.07.01	Sylvie Courvoisier (p), Mark Feldman (vln): Mark Feldman, the violinist, has taken part in more than 200 artists/bands like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Diana Ross and Carol King. And also in these days, he is often asked to play with in many sessions like by John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Don Byron, Illianne, and Dave Douglas. This duo contains of him and up and coming female pianist in England
AVAN-024	FRENCH, JOHN	O SOLO DRUMBO	02.07.01	John French (ds): An adventurous rock classic by one of the most important innovators in rock drumming.John Drumbo French is best known as the man responsible for creating the percussive backdrops for legendary underground rock pioneer Capt. Beefheart
AVAN-057	FRIEDLANDER, ERIK	CHIMERA	03.07.01	Erik Friedlander (cello), Drew Gress (b), Chris Speed (cl), Andrew D'Angelo (bcl): Erik Friedlander is fast becoming a household name on the downtown/NY jazz scene. A member of Dave Douglas' string group, John Zorn's Bar Kokhba and Masada String Trio, various ensembles with jazz great
AVAN-008	FUSHITSUSHA	ALLEGORICAL MISUNDERSTAND	02.07.01	Produced by Fushitsusha and John Zorn; w/Haino Keiji (g, vo), Ozawa Yasushi (b), Kosugi Jun (ds)
AVAN-012	GARLAND, PETER	NANA AND VICTORIO	02.07.01	William Winant (per, vib), Julie Steinberg (p)
AVAN-062	GHANA	DRUMS OF DEATH	03.07.01	Field Recordings In Ghana
AVAN-032	GOD IS MY CO-PILOT	MIR SHLUFN NISHT	02.07.01	Sharon Topper (vo, instruments), Craig Flanagin (g, ds), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Alex Klein (b), Michael Evans (ds), Siobhan Duffy (ds): Mir Shlufn Nisht is God Co's most delightful and entertaining recording; an eclectic pot pourri of Klezmer tunes, Finnish folk melodies, Russian ballads and the like, all delivered with God Co's inimitable post-everything sensibility
AVAN-035	GOLDBERG, BEN	TWELVE MINOR	02.07.01	Ben Goldberg (cl, bcl, contra-alto clarinet), Miya Masaoka (koto), Carla Kihlstedt (vln), Rob Sudduth (ts), Trevor Dunn (b), Kenny Wollesen (ds): Twelve Minor is the newest project from Ben Goldberg, the brilliant clarinetist and compositional mastermind behind the landmark group New Klezmer Trio
AVAN-048	HAAS, ANDY	ARNHEM LAND	02.07.01	Andy Haas (didjeridu), Ikue Mori (drum machines), Cyro Baptista (per), Haino Keiji (voice), Fred Frith (g), Anthony Coleman (org), Makigami Koichi (voice): An original member of Martha and the Muffins, Andy Haas has performed and or recorded with God Is My Co-Pilot, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Thurston Moore and countless others
AVAN-080	HORVITZ, WAYNE	FROM A WINDOW	03.07.01	Wayne Horvitz (p, prepared piano, Hammond B-3, pump organ, synth, toy piano), Eyvind Kang (vln, viola), Tucker Martine (live electronic processing, live drum machine), Julian Priester (tb), Reggie Watts (key, vo, live drum machine, p), Skerik (bs): Another beautiful CD of soulful chamber music by downtown veteran Wayne Horvitz who has been straddling the borders of jazz, classical, folk and pop since the mid-1970s
AVAN-015	HYLA, LEE	IN DOUBLE LIGHT	02.07.01	Mary Ruth Ray (vla), Tim Smith (bcl), Elizabeth Rodgers (p), Jim Pugliese (per), Elizabeth Brown (fl, a-fl), Theodore Mook (cello), Lee Hyla (p, cond), Lydian String Quartet: Wilma Smith (vln), Judith Eissenberg (vln), Mary Ruth Ray (vla) and Rhoda Rider (cello)
AVAN-037	JOHNSTON'S, PHILLIP -BIG TROUBLE-	UNKNOWN	02.07.01	Phillip Johnston (ss, as), Steve Swell (tb), Bob Debellis (bs, bcl, fl, alto flute), Joe Ruddick (p, Kurzweil K2000RS, Ensoniq KS32), David Hofstra (b), Kevin Norton (ds, vib, per)
AVAN-076	KANG, AYVIND	DYING GROUND	03.07.01	Joined here by Kato Hideki (Ground Zero, Death Ambient) on bass and Grant Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman, James Blood Ulmer, Miles Davis) on drums, this dynamic live recording captures the power and excitement of Е@this band at its peak. Intense and captivating
AVAN-074	KEIJI, HAINO	AN UNCLEAR TRIAL	03.07.01	Haino Keiji (g), Greg Cohen (b), Joey Baron (ds): Haino's guitar screams, stretches and swings in a jazz power trio inspired by among others, James Blood Ulmer and Argentine swing legend Oscar Aleman. Produced by John Zorn, this is Haino like you've never heard him before; and probably never will
AVAN-055	LARVAL	LARVAL	03.07.01	Bill Brovold (g), Eric Gustafson (g), Beth Wilusz (g), Dean Western (b), Wil Osler (ds), Otto Kentrol (sax), John Evans (sax): Instrumental Rock at its best. Blending together the intellectual structures of rock minimalism with the visceral edge of surf and grunge pioneer Link Wray, Bill Brovold has forged a bold new instrumental music of pulsing intensity
AVAN-014	LEWIS, GEORGE E.	VOYAGER	02.07.01	George E. Lewis (tb), Roscoe Mitchell (as, ss)
AVAN-023	LUBAMBO, ROMERO	LUBAMBO	02.07.01	Beautiful and exotic Brazilian music for solo guitar by a musician of almost unbelievable strength and imagination. Romero Lubambo has worked with just about every major contemporary Brazilian artist and was recently featured on Cyro Baptista's critically acclaimed CD Vira Loucous
AVAN-067	MANERI, JOE	PANIOTS NINE	03.07.01	Joe Maneri (ts, cl), Don Burns (p), John Beal (b), Pete Dolger (ds), Greg Silverman (p): An exciting first release of Joe's legendary 1963 quartet recordings
AVAN-070	MCAULIFFE, MARIE -ARK SEXTET-	PLAYS BURT BACHARACH	03.07.01	ArKsextet: Marie McAuliffe (p), Rob Henke (tp, flh), Rich Perry (ts), Chris Washburne (tb, tu), Dave Hofstra (b), Kevin Norton (ds, vibes): One of the highlights of Tzadik's Burt Bacharach tribute from 1996, Marie McAuliffe follows up her brilliant arrangement of I Say A Little Prayer with an entire album of Bacharach material featuring her exciting unit, the ArKsextet
AVAN-038	MENGELBERG, MISHA -TRIO-	WHO'S BRIDGE	02.07.01	Misha Mengelberg (p), Brad Jones (b), Joey Baron (ds): One of the father figures of the Dutch jazz scene, a founding member of the European Fluxus movement and one of the most enigmatic pianists in jazz, Misha Mengelberg is captured here in his first piano trio recording, performing eleven of his most enduring compositions
AVAN-030	MORI, IKUE	PAINTED DESERT	02.07.01	Ikue Mori (drum machines), Robert Quine (g), Marc Ribot (g): Following her legendary drumming with No Wave pioneers DNA, Ikue Mori has devoted herself to creative adaption of electronic drum machines. Painted Desert, originally released in 1995, is her most finely-focused album, investigating the textures and spirit of Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western soundtracks with guitar twang virtuosos Robert Quine (Lou Reed, Richard Hell & The Voidoids) and Marc Ribot (Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Marianne Faithfull)
AVAN-041	OSTERTAG, BOB	FEAR NO LOVE	02.07.01	Bob Ostertag (sampling, syn, etc), Joey Blake (back vo), Justin Bond (vo), Lynn Breedlove (vo), Chris Brown (sampler), Trevor Dunn (b), Fred Frith (g, b), Jim Hedges (g), Philip Horvitz (vo), Christian Huygen (vo), Andrea Lewis (back vo), Raz Kennedy (vo), Sara Miles, Mike Patton (vo), JD Reilly (key, p), Annie Toone (harmonica), Richie Waits, William Winant (el-per)
AVAN-016	OSWALD, JOHN	PLEXURE	02.07.01	John Oswald (reproduce, rearrange, remix)
AVAN-018	PARKINS, ZEENA	ISABELLE	02.07.01	Zeena Parkins (sampler, el.harp, p, sn.drum, East Berlin toy), Lisa Crowder (p), Margaret Parkins (cello), Sara Parkins (vln) and Ikue Mori (el.per)
AVAN-027	PIG PEN	V AS IN VICTIM	02.07.01	Wayne Horvitz (key), Fred Chalenor (b), Briggan Krauss (as), Mike Stone (ds): Wayne Horvitz is a master of many styles and a veteran of many bands, but few have been as exciting as Pigpen. Featuring the talented young alto saxophonist Briggan Krauss, V As In Victim takes the traditional instrumentation of sax, keyboard, bass and drums to some surprising new places
AVAN-028	PLOTKIN, JIM	JOY OF DISEASE	02.07.01	James Plotkin (g, b, rhythms samples), Franz Treichler (ominous guitar loop on track 2, samples on track 8), Mick Harris (drifting gate on track 8, atmosphere and cymbals on track 4), Ruth Collins (words and voice): The Joy Of Disease is an ambient-hardcore dub project by the mastermind behind Earache band OLD
AVAN-053	PRELAPSE	PRELAPSE	03.07.01	Alex Lacamoire (key), Rev. Mason Wendell (b, vo), Dane Johnson (g), Andy Sanesi (ds), Jeff Hudgins (as, cl) with special guest John Zorn (as): This first CD presents their startling original music alongside a dozen unrecorded compositions by John Zorn originally written for the Naked City repertory circa 1990
AVAN-036	PREVITE, BOBBY	SLAY THE SUITORS	02.07.01	Robin Eubanks (tb, electronics), Wayne Horvitz (Hammond org, key, p), Steve Gaboury (p, key, keyboard bass), Jerome Harris (g, ac-b), Roger Squitero (per), Bobby Previte (ds): Bobby Previte has been a driving force in the downtown NYC Jazz scene for well over a decade. His various groups (Empty Suits, Weather Clear Track Fast, The Horse, Latin For Travellers) and projects (Claude's Late Morning, Bitches Brew, Moscow Circus) have received both awards and unanimous praise for their passion, creativity and adventurousness
AVAN-033	RIBOT, MARC	SHREK	02.07.01	Marc Ribot (g, bjo, tp, Eb horn, ds, pump organ), Chris Wood (g), Marc Anthony Thompson (autoerotic harp), David Shea (sampler, sticks), Sebastian Steinberg (b), Christine Bard (ds, per), Jim Pugliese (ds)
AVAN-017	ROUGH ASSEMBLAGE	CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION	02.07.01	Tim Smith (bcl), Anthony Coleman (keyboard sampler), Mark Degliantoni (keyboard sampler), Christine Bard (per), Leonard Emanuel (hollerin'), Lindy Clear (ringing the pig)
AVAN-068	SAFT & VU	RAGGED JACK	03.07.01	Jamie Saft (p), Cuong Vu (tp), Jim Black (ds), Andrew D' Angelo (as, bcl): Exploring the vast space between jazz composition and free improvisation, Saft / Vu develops structures built of dark shadow and jagged plateau, constantly redefining their own musical language. Pianist Jamie Saft and trumpeter Cuong Vu have recently drawn attention for their contributions to Bobby Previte's Too Close To The Pole
AVAN-013	SHEA, DAVID	SHOCK CORRIDOR	02.07.01	David Shea (turntables, sampler, voice, jaw harp, har), Anthony Coleman (p, org), Shelley Hirsch (vo, electronics), Ikue Mori (drum machine), Zeena Parkins (el-harp), Jim Pugliese (per), Jim Staley (tb, didjeridu)
AVAN-045	SHEINMAN, JENNY-QUARTET-	LIVE AT YOSHI'S	02.07.01	Jenny Scheinman (vln), Dave Mac Nab (g), Todd Sickafoose (b), Scott Amendola (ds): Jenny Scheinman is one of the most versatile young violinists in that netherworld falling in between the cracks of jazz, classical, country and rock. Joined here by an all-star lineup of San Francisco's best musicians, her concert at famed jazz club Yoshi's is one of those perfect nights of improvisation
AVAN-046	SOLA/WU MAN	CHINA COLLAGE	02.07.01	Liu Sola (voice), Wu Man (pipa): Liu Sola has done vocal work on various projects with Bill Laswell, who produced her fascinating debut Blues In The East (Axiom / Island), but we think Sola & Wu Man's China Collage is the album that will stand the test of time as her masterpiece
AVAN-019	SOLDIER, DAVE	SMUT	02.07.01	Tiye' Giraud (voices solo on 4), Napua Davoy (voices solo on 2), Wilber Pauley (voices solo on 7), Ben Neill (tp), Rob Bethea (tb), Dave Soldier (g), Bob Bannister (g), James Pugliese (ds), Samm Bennett (ds), Richard Auldon Clark (cond) and Children's Choir of Our Lady of Lourdes, Harlem, NY
AVAN-078	TUBMAN, HARRIET	TRESURE HUNT FOR THE PROTOTYPE	03.07.01	Brandon Ross (g), Melvin Gibbs (b), J.T. Lewis (ds): The Prototype will not find his head over the fireplace, nor does he dance to the Swing of dead-man Jazz
AVAN-031	V/A	DISCO BHANGRA - WEDDING BANDS FROM RAJASTHAN	02.07.01	One of the most bizarre releases in years and the first in a new series of AVANT World Music recordings, Disco Banghra is an absolute must: brass band wedding music recorded live in the field in Ragasthan, Northern India. Clarinet and brass with drums, organ and highly reverbed scat vocals perform some of Indian film music's greatest hits in a loose and endearing fashion that makes Guatamala's legendary San Lucas Band sound like seasoned professionals (Prakash Band's spirited version of Tequila will make your teeth crack!) Detailed liner notes and location photographs give historical background to a sound that for all intents and purposes shouldn't have one
AVAN-047	V/A	SMARNAMISA! RESIA VALLEY MUSIC	02.07.01	From beneath the Alps, near the Slovenian border in Northeast Italy, comes a gorgeous and haunting album of traditional dances, songs and fairy tales from Resia Valley
AVAN-005	V/A	In His Own Sweet Way - Tribute To Dave Brubeck	02.07.01	All music by Dave Brubeck: Dave Slusser, Uri Caine, Pachora, Bill Frisell, Ruins, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Anthony Coleman, Eyvind Kang, Slowpoke, Erik Friedlander, Sex Mob, Dave Douglas, Joey Baron, David Krakauer
AVAN-079	VIVIAN SISTERS	VIVIAN SISTERS	03.07.01	Jamie Saft (g, key, theremin, .etc.), Laura Cromwell (ds, g, b,..etc.), Vanessa Hodge (vo) with special guests: Zeena Parkins (el-harp), Andrew D'Angelo (bcl), Briggan Crauss (water baritone), Mr. Dorgon (vo), Adam Levy (g)
AVAN-077	WATSON, DAVID	SKIRL	03.07.01	David Watson (bagpipes), Julie Brown (bagpipes), Doug Safranek (bagpipes), Jim Pugliese (vibes, per), Christine Bard (ds, per), Tony Buck (ds, bellafon, Roto toms), Cyro Baptista (jaw harp, berimbau, quica), Beat the Donkey (per), Marjorie Fitts (harp), Michael Attias (as), Andy Haas (didjeridu): A swirling free polyphony of bagpipes over thunderous grooves, with funky phasing lines flowing into Coltrane jazz, microtonal drones and lush orchestral percussion
AVAN-020	WEINSTEIN, DAVID	PERFUME	02.07.01	David Weinstein is a composer who uses electronic and recording technology to fashion improbable orchestral and musical juxtapositions
AVAN-071	WHISTLING HANGMEN	BARHOPPING	03.07.01	Oren Bloedow (g), Danny Blume (g), Don Falzone (b), Aaron Heick (sax, cl, low fl), Ben Perowsky (ds), John Medeski (org on track 5): This is hip, modern instrumental music that fuses jazz, R & B, funk, rock and soundtrack music into new musical statement that you will want to hear time and time again
AVAN-063	WOMMA, BERNARD	LIVE AT THE PITO BAR	03.07.01	Bernard Woma (balafon): Bernard Woma, a member of the Dagara tribe from northern Ghana, is considered one of the foremost balafon players in the world. On Sunday afternoons, Bernard and his friends go to Nandem House to kick back, relax, drink Pito (a homemade beer brewed from millet), dance and play some music
AVAN-021	XIAO-FEN, MIN	AND SIX COMPOSERS	02.07.01	Min Xiao-Fen is one of the outstanding pipa (Chinese 4-string lute) virtuosos of our time. Well versed in the traditional Chinese repertoire, she was the pipa soloist with the famed Nanjing National Music Orchestra
AVAN-034	Z'EV	HEADS AND TALES	02.07.01	Conceptual artist, dancer, musician, scholar and poet, Stefan Weisser began playing the drums at age 4. Moving to New York City from San Francisco in 1979, and adopting the name Z'ev, his work with performance/noise percussion broke new ground and drew the attention of rock symphonist Glenn Branca, dancer Simone Forti, guitarist Rudolph Grey and just about everybody related to the downtown scene
AVAN-004	ZORN, JOHN	ABSINTHE	02.07.01	John Zorn (as), Bill Frisell (g), Wayne Horvitz (key), Fred Frith (b), Joey Baron (ds)
AVAN-002	ZORN, JOHN	GRAND GUIGNOL	02.07.01	Naked City: John Zorn (as, vo), Bill Frisell (g), Wayne Horvitz (key), Fred Frith (b), Joey Baron (ds), Yamataka Eye (vo), Special Guest Vocalist: Bob Dorough
AVAN-001	ZORN, JOHN	HERETIC	02.07.01	Recorded and mixed at Shelley Palmer Studios, NYC, 1991; John Zorn (as), Bill Frisell (g), Wayne Horvitz (key), Fred Frith (b), Joey Baron (ds), Yamataka Eye (vo)
AVAN-003	ZORN, JOHN	RADIO	02.07.01	John Zorn (as, vo), Bill Frisell (g), Wayne Horvitz (key), Fred Frith (b), Joey Baron (ds), Yamataka Eye (vo)
AVAN-049	ZORN, JOHN -COBRA-	TOKYO OPERATIONS '94	02.07.01	Isso Yukihiro (nokan, dengakubue), Uemura Masahiro (per), Uchihashi Kazuhisa (g), Kinoshita Shinichi (shamisen), Senba Kiyohiko (per), Takei Makoto (shakuhachi), Tanaka Yumiko (gidayu), Nakamura Hitomi (hichiriki), Maruta Miki (koto), Mekken (b), Yamamoto Kyoko (vo), Ito Taeko (ortin doo), Makigami Koichi (prompter)
AVAN-043	ZORN, JOHN/MIKE PATTON	WEIRD LITTLE BOY	02.07.01	John Zorn (sax, samplers, key), Chris Cochrane (g), Trey Spruance (g, key, ds), Mike Patton (ds, vo), William Winant (per): Weird Little Boy is a special band project spearheaded by John Zorn and Mike Patton