Pierre Crépon

photo of Yusuf from The Wire magazine, he's seen sitting outside a house, seen through a doorway. The open door frames him, the view is from inside the house, we can see a keyboard in the corner. Yusuf is wearing red Fez type hat and wearing white clothes. Palm trees are behind him, presumably at his home in Florida

Now archived @wfmu.bsky.social

Journey to the Ancient: Yusuf Mumin Interview

new album out now via @wewantsounds.bsky.social

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🔥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

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...

Sonny Simmons: A Playlist and Excerpts from an Obscure Sample Library acousticalswing.substack.com/p/sonny-simm...

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

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...

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...

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

"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

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"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."

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

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

Sonny Simmons with Marc Chaloin :: Better Do It Now before You Die Later 📘

November 4 :: Blank Forms Edition

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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...

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...

RIP Louis Moholo-Moholo (1940-2025)

Acoustical Swing Year 1 Recap This Substack page was launched a year ago, and posts have been added on a (mostly) weekly basis.

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-...

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.

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-...

The Vendémiaire Label: A Preliminary Checklist acousticalswing.substack.com/p/the-vendem...

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-...

A Short Chronology of Candid Records, 1960-62 acousticalswing.substack.com/p/a-short-ch...

Out There: Jimmy Giuffre OST acousticalswing.substack.com/p/out-there-...

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-...

Some Jazz Records: Steve Lacy Clippings (Part 2) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/some-jazz-...

Wire Playlist: Ellen Christi’s free jazz vocals - The Wire Pierre Crépon explores the career of American jazz singer Ellen Christi, from her work on New York’s 1970s loft jazz scene to her recent album with bassist William Parker

Wire Playlist: Ellen Christi’s free jazz vocals

Pierre Crépon explores the career of American jazz singer Ellen Christi, from her work on New York’s 1970s loft jazz scene to her recent album with bassist William Parker

Listen and read the piece here:

www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

Some Jazz Records: (Early) Steve Lacy Clippings acousticalswing.substack.com/p/some-jazz-...

Some Jazz Records: Notes from Mike Johnston (Part 2, Guest Special) acousticalswing.substack.com/p/some-jazz-...

Howard Riley (16 February 1943–8 February 2025)

The UK jazz and free music pianist died in February aged 81. As a tribute, we have made Julian Cowley’s 2010 interview in The Wire 318 free to read in our online library.

www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...