[anilgulecha]

Put this on in the background: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbt9DDolcag

[microtonal]

And let's not forget that he made many great albums after 'Free Jazz' and 'The Shape of Jazz to Come':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPWFIuuntE4

[tragic]

Science Fiction is a great, great record - really good entry point for the avant jazz scene.

[ablation]

Absolutely. A fantastic album, especially for the fantastic double-stop bass playing.

[fauigerzigerk]

True. He's one of the few who actually did more than one thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTre1pLZnog&index=5&list=PLo...

[topogios]

Listening to that reminds me of a joke you will likely hear multiple times if you play bigband gigs: How do you get 2 _your_own_instrument players to play unison? You shoot one of them. How do you get 2 _other_guy's_instrument players to play unison? You shoot both of them.

[anttipoi]

"Tomorrow is the question" is also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjVURhB4bsE

Less free, more rooted in traditional tonality, yet playful and creative.

[shadgregory]

And after that, you can get a little bit funky with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM5WPCsWA3M