Pierre Crépon
@avantgardejazz.bsky.social
Writer on jazz history. Bylines at The Wire, NYC Jazz Record, Point of Departure, Chimurenga, We Jazz. Liner notes for Pharoah Sanders and Byard Lancaster box sets.
Newsletter at acousticalswing.substack.com.
Publication list at pierrecrepon.com.
Newsletter at acousticalswing.substack.com.
Publication list at pierrecrepon.com.
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
Now archived @wfmu.bsky.social
Journey to the Ancient: Yusuf Mumin Interview
new album out now via @wewantsounds.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Journey to the Ancient: Yusuf Mumin Interview
new album out now via @wewantsounds.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
November 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Now archived @wfmu.bsky.social
Journey to the Ancient: Yusuf Mumin Interview
new album out now via @wewantsounds.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Journey to the Ancient: Yusuf Mumin Interview
new album out now via @wewantsounds.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
🔥OUT TODAY 🔥
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive! Feat. liner notes by Yusuf Mumin and Pierre Crépon
Order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive! Feat. liner notes by Yusuf Mumin and Pierre Crépon
Order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🔥OUT TODAY 🔥
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive! Feat. liner notes by Yusuf Mumin and Pierre Crépon
Order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive! Feat. liner notes by Yusuf Mumin and Pierre Crépon
Order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
Sonny Simmons: A Playlist and Excerpts from an Obscure Sample Library acousticalswing.substack.com/p/sonny-simm...
Sonny Simmons: A Playlist and Excerpts from an Obscure Sample Library
For the long-awaited publication of the autobiography of Sonny Simmons, Better Do It Now Before You Die Later, Sonny’s coauthor, Marc Chaloin, and I have compiled a selection of tracks from Sonny’s ca...
acousticalswing.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Sonny Simmons: A Playlist and Excerpts from an Obscure Sample Library acousticalswing.substack.com/p/sonny-simm...
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Wire playlist: Sonny Simmons
Pierre Crépon selects tracks from the catalogue of US saxophonist Sonny Simmons, with input from Marc Chaloin, co-author of new autobiography Better Do It Now Before You Die Later
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Pierre Crépon selects tracks from the catalogue of US saxophonist Sonny Simmons, with input from Marc Chaloin, co-author of new autobiography Better Do It Now Before You Die Later
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Wire playlist: Sonny Simmons - The Wire
Pierre Crépon selects tracks from the catalogue of US saxophonist Sonny Simmons, with input from Marc Chaloin, co-author of new autobiography Better Do It Now Before You Die Later
www.thewire.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wire playlist: Sonny Simmons
Pierre Crépon selects tracks from the catalogue of US saxophonist Sonny Simmons, with input from Marc Chaloin, co-author of new autobiography Better Do It Now Before You Die Later
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Pierre Crépon selects tracks from the catalogue of US saxophonist Sonny Simmons, with input from Marc Chaloin, co-author of new autobiography Better Do It Now Before You Die Later
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
Yusuf Mumin - Journey To The Ancient
First-ever release of rare spiritual fire unearthed from the vaults of cult musician Yusuf Mumin (Black Unity Trio) featuring previously unreleased music from his personal archive
releases October 31, 2025
wewantsounds.bandcamp.com/album/journe...
First-ever release of rare spiritual fire unearthed from the vaults of cult musician Yusuf Mumin (Black Unity Trio) featuring previously unreleased music from his personal archive
releases October 31, 2025
wewantsounds.bandcamp.com/album/journe...
October 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Yusuf Mumin - Journey To The Ancient
First-ever release of rare spiritual fire unearthed from the vaults of cult musician Yusuf Mumin (Black Unity Trio) featuring previously unreleased music from his personal archive
releases October 31, 2025
wewantsounds.bandcamp.com/album/journe...
First-ever release of rare spiritual fire unearthed from the vaults of cult musician Yusuf Mumin (Black Unity Trio) featuring previously unreleased music from his personal archive
releases October 31, 2025
wewantsounds.bandcamp.com/album/journe...
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
Official release supervised by the artist with liner notes by Yusuf Mumin and Pierre Crépon
All tracks previously unreleased, from the audio archives of Yusuf Mumin. Coordination by Pierre Crépon @avantgardejazz.bsky.social
Remastered by Colorsound Studios
All tracks previously unreleased, from the audio archives of Yusuf Mumin. Coordination by Pierre Crépon @avantgardejazz.bsky.social
Remastered by Colorsound Studios
October 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Official release supervised by the artist with liner notes by Yusuf Mumin and Pierre Crépon
All tracks previously unreleased, from the audio archives of Yusuf Mumin. Coordination by Pierre Crépon @avantgardejazz.bsky.social
Remastered by Colorsound Studios
All tracks previously unreleased, from the audio archives of Yusuf Mumin. Coordination by Pierre Crépon @avantgardejazz.bsky.social
Remastered by Colorsound Studios
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
"Basically, what's important to me is that I don't play music outside my studio, because there's no point in playing. There's really no market. There hasn't been any market created for the music since Coltrane died."
An interview with Marzette Watts
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/i...
An interview with Marzette Watts
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/i...
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Basically, what's important to me is that I don't play music outside my studio, because there's no point in playing. There's really no market. There hasn't been any market created for the music since Coltrane died."
An interview with Marzette Watts
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/i...
An interview with Marzette Watts
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/i...
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
"Coltrane was instrumental in keeping some kind of interest in avant garde music in America. After John passed, there hasn't been any opportunity to play in any kind of dignified conditions, where going to play music means that you come home with something for your children."
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Coltrane was instrumental in keeping some kind of interest in avant garde music in America. After John passed, there hasn't been any opportunity to play in any kind of dignified conditions, where going to play music means that you come home with something for your children."
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
Unpublished interview with the late US saxophonist and synth player Marzette Watts, conducted at his home in New York City on 3 July 1974. Interview by Chris Flicker. Transcribed, edited and introduced by Pierre Crépon @avantgardejazz.bsky.social Photos by Thierry Trombert
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Unpublished interview with the late US saxophonist and synth player Marzette Watts, conducted at his home in New York City on 3 July 1974. Interview by Chris Flicker. Transcribed, edited and introduced by Pierre Crépon @avantgardejazz.bsky.social Photos by Thierry Trombert
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
OUT 31 OCT
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive!
Featuring liner notes by Mumin and Pierre Crépon
order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive!
Featuring liner notes by Mumin and Pierre Crépon
order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
September 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
OUT 31 OCT
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive!
Featuring liner notes by Mumin and Pierre Crépon
order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
YUSUF MUMIN
JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT
#YusufMumin - founder of #BlackUnityTrio with Abdul Wadud and Hasan Al-Hut - unveils previously unreleased music from his personal archive!
Featuring liner notes by Mumin and Pierre Crépon
order (LP/digi) bit.ly/406AsGa
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
Sonny Simmons with Marc Chaloin :: Better Do It Now before You Die Later 📘
November 4 :: Blank Forms Edition
blankformseditions.bandcamp.com/merch/better...
November 4 :: Blank Forms Edition
blankformseditions.bandcamp.com/merch/better...
July 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Sonny Simmons with Marc Chaloin :: Better Do It Now before You Die Later 📘
November 4 :: Blank Forms Edition
blankformseditions.bandcamp.com/merch/better...
November 4 :: Blank Forms Edition
blankformseditions.bandcamp.com/merch/better...
The Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown, Emory Douglas: Selected Sources on Revolutionary Art acousticalswing.substack.com/p/the-black-...
The Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown, Emory Douglas: Selected Sources on Revolutionary Art
The latest issue of We Jazz magazine contains my essay "Elaine Brown and the Black Panther Party on Motown." It covers the history of singer Elaine Brown’s self-titled 1973 Motown album, her second wi...
acousticalswing.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown, Emory Douglas: Selected Sources on Revolutionary Art acousticalswing.substack.com/p/the-black-...
Portal and Parallels (Guest Special) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/portal-and...
July 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Portal and Parallels (Guest Special) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/portal-and...
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RIP Louis Moholo-Moholo (1940-2025)
June 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
RIP Louis Moholo-Moholo (1940-2025)
Acoustical Swing Year 1 Recap acousticalswing.substack.com/p/acoustical...
Acoustical Swing Year 1 Recap
This Substack page was launched a year ago, and posts have been added on a (mostly) weekly basis.
acousticalswing.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Acoustical Swing Year 1 Recap acousticalswing.substack.com/p/acoustical...
The 1960s-70s French Jazz Underground on Record (Guest Special) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/the-1960s-...
May 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The 1960s-70s French Jazz Underground on Record (Guest Special) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/the-1960s-...
Reposted by Pierre Crépon
These underground jazz musicians from France in the 1960s and ‘70s charted truly original paths.
Inside France’s Underground Jazz Movement of the ’60s and ’70s
In ’60s and ’70s France, a wave of jazz artists redefined the genre — crafting some of the era’s most adventurous sounds, now ripe for rediscovery.
www.discogs.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
These underground jazz musicians from France in the 1960s and ‘70s charted truly original paths.
Out There: Frank Kofsky Photo Collection acousticalswing.substack.com/p/out-there-...
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Out There: Frank Kofsky Photo Collection acousticalswing.substack.com/p/out-there-...
The Vendémiaire Label: A Preliminary Checklist acousticalswing.substack.com/p/the-vendem...
April 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Vendémiaire Label: A Preliminary Checklist acousticalswing.substack.com/p/the-vendem...
Some Jazz Records: Joseph Déjean Clippings acousticalswing.substack.com/p/some-jazz-...
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Some Jazz Records: Joseph Déjean Clippings acousticalswing.substack.com/p/some-jazz-...
Out There: 50 Miles of Elbow Room acousticalswing.substack.com/p/out-there-...
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Out There: 50 Miles of Elbow Room acousticalswing.substack.com/p/out-there-...
A Short Chronology of Candid Records, 1960-62 acousticalswing.substack.com/p/a-short-ch...
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A Short Chronology of Candid Records, 1960-62 acousticalswing.substack.com/p/a-short-ch...
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Out There: Noah Howard Papers acousticalswing.substack.com/p/out-there-...
Some Jazz Records: Steve Lacy Clippings (Watazumi Dōso Special) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/some-jazz-...
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Some Jazz Records: Steve Lacy Clippings (Watazumi Dōso Special) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/some-jazz-...