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Top Avant-Garde Jazz albums of 1994

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Updated: 7 May
Average Ratings Reviews
The Necks - Aquatic, Cover art
Aquatic
The Necks
3.76 894 894 8 8
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Ambient Minimalism ECM Style Jazz
instrumental repetitive atmospheric hypnotic avant-garde aquatic acoustic rhythmic
894 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.76 Average
Masada - א (Alef), Cover art
א (Alef)
Masada
3.66 750 750 12 12
17 December 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz Klezmer
Post-Bop
complex improvisation instrumental avant-garde playful spiritual technical dissonant
750 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.66 Average
PainKiller - Execution Ground, Cover art
Execution Ground
PainKiller
3.61 953 953 13 13
15 November 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz Dark Ambient Ambient Dub
Ambient Dub Dark Jazz Ritual Ambient Drone
atmospheric disturbing ominous avant-garde infernal dissonant heavy instrumental
953 Ratings 13 Reviews 3.61 Average
Bill Dixon - Vade Mecum, Cover art
Vade Mecum
Bill Dixon
3.70 169 169 3 3
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Improvisation
improvisation atmospheric sparse suspenseful instrumental atonal avant-garde ominous
169 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.70 Average
Miłość - Taniec Smoka, Cover art
Taniec Smoka
Miłość
3.52 296 296 3 3
1994 Album
Yass
improvisation mysterious instrumental complex technical progressive avant-garde
296 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.52 Average
16-17 - Gyatso, Cover art
Gyatso
16-17
3.39 508 508 8 8
1994 Album
Noise Rock Avant-Garde Jazz Brutal Prog
Free Jazz No Wave Industrial
chaotic noisy infernal rhythmic instrumental dissonant repetitive mechanical
508 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.39 Average
Barry Guy & London Jazz Composers' Orchestra - Portraits, Cover art
Portraits
Barry Guy & London Jazz Composers' Orchestra
3.69 138 138 2 2
1994 Album
Experimental Big Band Free Jazz
Free Improvisation
138 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.69 Average
The Flying Luttenbachers - Constructive Destruction, Cover art
Constructive Destruction
The Flying Luttenbachers
3.47 139 139 1 1
1994 Album
Free Jazz Experimental Rock
Noise Rock Brutal Prog
chaotic noisy improvisation complex technical avant-garde aggressive manic
139 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.47 Average
Henry Threadgill - Carry the Day, Cover art
Carry the Day
Henry Threadgill
3.53 135 135 2 2
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Experimental Big Band
135 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.53 Average
Henry Threadgill - Song Out of My Trees, Cover art
Song Out of My Trees
Henry Threadgill
3.51 99 99 1 1
February 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Jazz Fusion
99 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.51 Average
Peter Brötzmann, Fred Hopkins & Rashied Ali - Songlines: Music Is a Memory Bank for Finding One's Way About the World, Cover art
Songlines: Music Is a Memory Bank for Finding One's Way About the World
Peter Brötzmann, Fred Hopkins & Rashied Ali
3.59 106 106 1 1
4 November 1994 Album
Free Jazz
106 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.59 Average
Alexander von Schlippenbach - The Morlocks and Other Pieces, Cover art
The Morlocks and Other Pieces
Alexander von Schlippenbach
3.82 59 59 1 1
1994 Album
Experimental Big Band Modern Creative
Third Stream Free Jazz Conducted Improvisation Modern Classical
quirky complex acoustic technical avant-garde sombre atmospheric improvisation
59 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.82 Average
Music Revelation Ensemble - In the Name Of ..., Cover art
In the Name Of ...
Music Revelation Ensemble
3.78 58 58 2 2
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz Jazz Fusion
avant-garde
58 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.78 Average
Franklin Kiermyer & Pharoah Sanders - Solomon's Daughter, Cover art
Solomon's Daughter
Franklin Kiermyer & Pharoah Sanders
3.46 79 79 2 2
1994 Album
Free Jazz
79 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.46 Average
Tim Berne's Caos Totale - Nice View, Cover art
Nice View
Tim Berne's Caos Totale
3.65 61 61
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
61 Ratings 3.65 Average
Charles Gayle Quartet - Raining Fire, Cover art
Raining Fire
Charles Gayle Quartet
3.69 56 56 1 1
1994 Album
Free Jazz
Spiritual Jazz
56 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.69 Average
Blowhole - Guerilla Jazz, Cover art
Guerilla Jazz
Blowhole
3.27 85 85 4 4
1994 Album
Free Improvisation Free Jazz
Noise Rock
85 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.27 Average
Dave Douglas - The Tiny Bell Trio, Cover art
The Tiny Bell Trio
Dave Douglas
3.62 48 48 4 4
6 June 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Jazz Fusion Third Stream
48 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.62 Average
David S. Ware - Earthquation, Cover art
Earthquation
David S. Ware
3.73 52 52 1 1
1994 Album
Free Jazz
Spiritual Jazz
improvisation spiritual avant-garde energetic instrumental
52 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.73 Average
Krakatau - Matinale, Cover art
Matinale
Krakatau
3.46 51 51 1 1
October 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz Free Jazz ECM Style Jazz
mysterious avant-garde improvisation instrumental
51 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.46 Average
Kahil El'Zabar Ritual Trio - Renaissance of the Resistance, Cover art
Renaissance of the Resistance
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio
3.92 34 34
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Modal Jazz Hard Bop
acoustic improvisation rhythmic warm avant-garde passionate instrumental
34 Ratings 3.92 Average
Valentin Clastrier - Le bûcher des silences, Cover art
Le bûcher des silences
Valentin Clastrier
3.65 38 38 1 1
1994 Album
Avant-Folk French Folk Music Avant-Garde Jazz
38 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.65 Average
Sonny Simmons - Ancient Ritual, Cover art
Ancient Ritual
Sonny Simmons
3.58 44 44
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
44 Ratings 3.58 Average
Urs Leimgruber, Adelhard Roidinger & Fritz Hauser - Lines, Cover art
Lines
Urs Leimgruber, Adelhard Roidinger & Fritz Hauser
3.70 34 34 2 2
1994 Album
Free Jazz European Free Jazz
acoustic playful dissonant chaotic improvisation suspenseful instrumental
34 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.70 Average
Misha Mengelberg - Who's Bridge, Cover art
Who's Bridge
Misha Mengelberg
3.73 31 31
8 November 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Improvisation
31 Ratings 3.73 Average
Edward Vesala / Sound & Fury - Nordic Gallery, Cover art
Nordic Gallery
Edward Vesala / Sound & Fury
3.58 34 34 1 1
1994 Album
ECM Style Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz Free Jazz
Chamber Music
34 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.58 Average
John Lindberg, Albert Mangelsdorff, Ed Thigpen & Eric Watson - Quartet Afterstorm, Cover art
Quartet Afterstorm
John Lindberg, Albert Mangelsdorff, Ed Thigpen & Eric Watson
3.84 27 27 1 1
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
avant-garde acoustic improvisation instrumental
27 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.84 Average
The Julius Hemphill Quartet - Five Chord Stud, Cover art
Five Chord Stud
The Julius Hemphill Quartet
3.73 24 24
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
24 Ratings 3.73 Average
John Surman Quartet - Stranger Than Fiction, Cover art
Stranger Than Fiction
John Surman Quartet
3.35 42 42 1 1
September 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
42 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.35 Average
Sclavis / Pifarély / Ducret / Chevillon - Acoustic Quartet, Cover art
Acoustic Quartet
Louis Sclavis, Dominique Pifarély, Marc Ducret & Bruno Chevillon
3.44 33 33 1 1
17 January 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz Chamber Jazz
acoustic chamber music dissonant
33 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.44 Average
Mark Dresser - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Cover art
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Mark Dresser
3.73 25 25
1994 Album
Film Score Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Jazz
instrumental
25 Ratings 3.73 Average
Ray Anderson, Han Bennink & Christy Doran - Azurety, Cover art
Azurety
Ray Anderson, Han Bennink & Christy Doran
3.53 28 28
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Blues Rock Free Jazz Free Improvisation Noise
28 Ratings 3.53 Average
Clusone Trio - Soft Lights and Sweet Music, Cover art
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
Clusone Trio
3.40 33 33 2 2
1994 Album
Free Jazz Jazz Standards
Post-Bop Free Improvisation
33 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.40 Average
Michael Formanek - Low Profile, Cover art
Low Profile
Michael Formanek
3.69 20 20
June 1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
20 Ratings 3.69 Average
The Vandermark Quartet - Solid Action, Cover art
Solid Action
The Vandermark Quartet
3.50 27 27
1994 Album
Free Jazz
27 Ratings 3.50 Average
Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy & Evan Parker - Three Blokes, Cover art
Three Blokes
Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy & Evan Parker
3.29 29 29 1 1
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Improvisation
29 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.29 Average
Wayne Horvitz and Pigpen - Miss Ann, Cover art
Miss Ann
Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen
3.28 27 27 1 1
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
27 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.28 Average
Charles Gayle With Sunny Murray & William Parker - Kingdom Come, Cover art
Kingdom Come
Charles Gayle With Sunny Murray & William Parker
2.96 44 44 2 2
November 1994 Album
Free Jazz
44 Ratings 2 Reviews 2.96 Average
The Dedication Orchestra - Ixesha (Time), Cover art
Ixesha (Time)
The Dedication Orchestra
3.44 26 26 1 1
1994 Album
Experimental Big Band Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Jazz Cape Jazz
acoustic playful energetic dissonant improvisation quirky rhythmic complex
26 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.44 Average
Bobby Previte's Empty Suits - Slay the Suitors, Cover art
Slay the Suitors
Bobby Previte's Empty Suits
3.54 22 22 1 1
1994 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz Jazz Fusion
22 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.54 Average
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  • Brötzmann / Kondo / Parker / Drake - Die Like a Dog: Fragments of Music, Life and Death of Albert Ayler, Cover art
    Die Like a Dog: Fragments of Music, Life and Death of Albert Ayler
    1994 Album
    285 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.66 Average
    3.66 285 285 3 3
  • 阿部薫 [Kaoru Abe] - またの日の夢物語 (Solo.1972.1.21), Cover art
    またの日の夢物語 (Solo.1972.1.21)
    1994 Album
    232 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
    3.65 232 232 3 3
  • Evan Parker - 50th Birthday Concert, Cover art
    50th Birthday Concert
    1994 Album
    140 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.96 Average
    3.96 140 140 2 2
  • 高柳昌行 New Direction - Call in Question, Cover art
    Call in Question
    1994 Album
    226 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.51 Average
    3.51 226 226 7 7
  • The Feel Trio - Celebrated Blazons, Cover art
    Celebrated Blazons
    1994 Album
    123 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.84 Average
    3.84 123 123 3 3
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  • Sun Ra Arkestra - Live From Soundscape NYC, Cover art
    Live From Soundscape NYC
    1994 Album
    30 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.92 Average
    3.92 30 30 3 3
  • Hamiet Bluiett - Bearer of the Holy Flame, Cover art
    Bearer of the Holy Flame
    1994 Album
    22 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.88 Average
    3.88 22 22 1 1
  • Anthony Braxton & George Lewis - Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976, Cover art
    Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976
    1994 Album
    39 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.26 Average
    3.26 39 39 2 2
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