Change of the Century — 1960

A bold free-jazz peak of melodic liberation. Inventive and acclaimed. A genre cornerstone. Mid-catalogue, but far from a placeholder.

On vinyl: The original pressing is a collector's piece; a modern remaster is the sensible route.

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