The saxophonist David S Ware, the pianist Cooper-Moore, and the bassist William Parker are Seventies veterans, pre-dated by half a generation by the drummer Muhammad Ali, whose brother Rashied defied time for John Coltrane when he broke rules still being broken here.
Planetary Unknown is an instant genre classic, Cooper-Moore’s pendulous suspensions bracketing sustained ecstatic group blowouts.
While European improvisers seem playfully excited by unfettered sound for its own sake, possibly as a metaphor for absolute freedom, the American free jazzers sound as if they are trying to conjure God out of their horns.
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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World Without End, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk