♪ Genres · 21 reviewed records
Free Jazz
21 reviewed records, 1961 to 2014
Every Free Jazz record reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 21 albums, 1961 to 2014, by 8 artists, led by John Coltrane, Terumasa Hino, Eric Dolphy. Every record links to its review.
21Reviewed records
8Artists
1961–2014Years
14Five-star records
Most reviewed artists
Who turns up most in Free Jazz among the records reviewed here. The number is reviewed records in this genre.
On which labels
The labels behind the Free Jazz records reviewed here.
- Impulse! Records11
- Atlantic2
- CBS/Sony1
- Columbia Records1
- Douglas Records1
- East Wind1
- Enja1
- Geffen Records1
Reviewed records
By year of release as printed on the review. Red is the site’s rating out of five.
1960s
- 1961Free JazzOrnette Coleman Double Quartet · Atlantic★★★★★
- 1962Live at the Village VanguardJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1966AscensionJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1966Chappaqua SuiteOrnette Coleman · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1966Live at the Village Vanguard Again!John Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1966MeditationsJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1966The Avant-GardeJohn Coltrane & Don Cherry · Atlantic★★★★☆
- 1967ExpressionJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1967Kulu Sé MamaJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★☆
- 1968Iron ManEric Dolphy · Douglas Records★★★★★
- 1968OmJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★☆☆
1970s
- 1971Hino at Berlin Jazz Festival '71Terumasa Hino · Victor★★★★★
- 1971VibrationsTerumasa Hino with Heinz Sauer · Enja★★★★☆
- 1973Live in JapanJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1973Live!Terumasa Hino · Three Blind Mice★★★★★
- 1974Interstellar SpaceJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1974Journey into My MindTerumasa Hino · CBS/Sony★★★★☆
- 1979Wheel Stone Live in NemuroTerumasa Hino · East Wind★★★★★
1980s
- 1986Song XPat Metheny & Ornette Coleman · Geffen Records★★★★☆
2000s
- 2001The Olatunji ConcertJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
2010s
- 2014Offering: Live at Temple UniversityJohn Coltrane · Impulse! Records★★★★★
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