ESP-Disk
Founded	1966
Founder	Bernard Stollman
Genre	underground rock, free jazz, folk rock
Country of origin	USA
Location	Brooklyn, New York
Official website	www.espdisk.com

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Other artists who have recorded for this label include Ornette Coleman (the "Town Hall Concert"), Pharaoh Sanders (who made his recording debut on ESP), Sun Ra, Ronnie Boykins, Marion Brown, Sonny Simmons, Paul Bley, Ran Blake, and Perry Robinson. Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist Violinist Trumpeter and Composer. Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940 Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra; Ronnie Boykins ( December 17, 1935 - April 20, 1980) was a Jazz bassist and is best known for his work with pianist/bandleader Marion Brown (born 8 September 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a Jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist Huey "Sonny" Simmons (b August 4, 1933, Sicily Island, Louisiana) is an American jazz musician Paul Bley, CM, (born November 10, 1932) is a Canadian Free jazz pianist. Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American Pianist and composer Perry Morris Robinson (born September 17 1938 in New York City is an American jazz clarinetist and composer

The label's catalog has been licensed frequently over the years, but Stollman has reportedly resumed direct responsibility for reissues.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 ESP 1000 series 1.2 ESP 2000 series 1.3 ESP 3000 series 2 See also 3 External links

Discography

ESP 1000 series

• 1001 Ni Kantu En Esperanto
• 1002 Albert Ayler – Spiritual Unity
• 1003 Pharaoh Sanders Quintet – Pharaoh's First)
• 1004 New York Art Quartet
• 1005 Byron Allen Trio
• 1006 Ornette Coleman – Town Hall, 1962
• 1007 Giuseppi Logan Quartet
• 1008 Paul Bley – Barrage
• 1009 Bob James (musician) – Explosions
• 1010 Albert Ayler – Bells
• 1011 Ran Blake – Plays Solo Piano
• 1012 Lowell Davidson Trio featuring Gary Peacock
• 1013 Giuseppi Logan – More
• 1014 Sun Ra – The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One
• 1015 Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble
• 1016 Albert Ayler & Don Cherry – New York Eye and Ear Control
• 1017 Sun Ra – The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two
• 1018 The Fugs – Broadside Album
• 1019 Jean Erdman – The Coach With The Six Insides
• 1020 Albert Ayler – Spirits Rejoice
• 1021 Paul Bley – Closer
• 1022 Marion Brown Quartet
• 1023 Frank Wright Trio
• 1024 Burton Greene Quartet
• 1025 Patty Waters Sings
• 1026 Henry Grimes– The Call
• 1027 Timothy Leary – Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
• 1028 The Fugs
• 1029 Charles Tyler Ensemble
• 1030 Sonny Simmons – Staying On The Watch
• 1031 Noah Howard Quartet
• 1032 Sunny Murray
• 1033 (Various Artists) – ESP Sampler
• 1034 East Village Other
• 1035 Tuli Kupferberg – No Deposit, No Return
• 1036 Byard Lancaster – (NEVER ISSUED)
• 1037 The Godz – Contact High Wit Da Godz
• 1038 The Fugs – Virgin Fugs
• 1039 Randy Burns – Of Love And War
• 1040 Marion Brown – Why Not?
• 1041 Karl Berger – From Now On
• 1042 Gunter Hampel – Music From Europe
• 1043 Sonny Simmons – Music From The Spheres
• 1044 Marzette Watts – Marzette & Company
• 1045 Sun Ra – Nothing Is
• 1047 Godz – Godz 2
• 1048 Alan Sondheim – Ritual-All-7-70
• 1049 Gato Barbieri – In Search Of The Mystery
• 1050 William Burroughs – Call Me Burroughs
• 1051 (Various Artists) – ESP Sampler
• 1052 James Zitro – West Coast Music
• 1053 Frank Wright – Your Prayer
• 1054 Pearls Before Swine. is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world Albert Ayler ( July 13, 1936 – November 1970 was an American avant-garde Jazz saxophonist, singer and Composer. Spiritual Unity is an Album by the American Jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler (1936-1970 Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940 The New York Art Quartet was a Free jazz ensemble made up of Saxophonist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, Drummer Milford Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961, in Detroit Michigan, U Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist Violinist Trumpeter and Composer. Town Hall 1962 is an album by Ornette Coleman released on the ESP-Disk label Giuseppi Logan (born May 22, 1935) was a Jazz musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who taught himself to play Piano Paul Bley, CM, (born November 10, 1932) is a Canadian Free jazz pianist. Bob James (born December 25, 1939 in Marshall Missouri) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning Smooth jazz Keyboardist Albert Ayler ( July 13, 1936 – November 1970 was an American avant-garde Jazz saxophonist, singer and Composer. Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American Pianist and composer Lowell Davidson ( 1941 – 1990) was a Jazz Pianist from Boston, Massachusetts. Gary Peacock (born 12 May 1935 in Burley Idaho) is an American Jazz Double-bassist. Giuseppi Logan (born May 22, 1935) was a Jazz musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who taught himself to play Piano Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra; The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Volume One is a 1965 album by the Jazz musician Sun Ra. Milford Graves (b Queens NY, August 20, 1941) is an American-born jazz drummer and Percussionist, most noteworthy for Albert Ayler ( July 13, 1936 – November 1970 was an American avant-garde Jazz saxophonist, singer and Composer. Don Cherry may refer to Don Cherry (ice hockey (born 1934 hockey player coach and commentator Don Cherry (jazz (1936-1995 trumpeter New York Eye and Ear Control is an Album of group improvisations recorded by an augmented version of Albert Ayler 's group to provide the soundtrack for Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra; The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Volume Two is a 1965 recording by the Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra The Fugs are a band formed in New York City in 1965 by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums The Fugs First Album is the 1965 debut album by The Fugs, described in their All Music profile as "arguably the first underground rock Jean Erdman (born February 20, 1916) is a dancer and choreographer of Modern dance. Albert Ayler ( July 13, 1936 – November 1970 was an American avant-garde Jazz saxophonist, singer and Composer. Paul Bley, CM, (born November 10, 1932) is a Canadian Free jazz pianist. Marion Brown (born 8 September 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a Jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist Frank Wright may refer to Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959 an American architect Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III 1972 the Burton Greene (born June 14, 1937) is a Free jazz Pianist born in Chicago Illinois, though most known for his work in New York Patty Waters is a Jazz vocalist best known for her Free jazz recordings in the 1960s for the ESP-Disk label Henry Grimes (born November 3, 1935 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a Jazz Double bassist. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist Turn On Tune In Drop Out is an album credited to Timothy Leary. The Fugs are a band formed in New York City in 1965 by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums Admiral Sir Charles Tyler GCB ( 1760 - 28 September 1835) was a British admiral who gained fame during the Napoleonic Wars as one Huey "Sonny" Simmons (b August 4, 1933, Sicily Island, Louisiana) is an American jazz musician Noah Howard (b April 6 1943 is an American Free jazz alto saxophonist James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray (born Idabel Oklahoma in 1936 is one of the pioneers of the Free jazz style of Drumming Murray spent The East Village Other (often abbreviated as EVO) was a leading underground newspaper in New York City during the late 1960s Tuli Kupferberg (born September 28, 1923) is an American counterculture Poet, Author, Cartoonist, Pacifist Byard Lancaster (born August 6, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Jazz Multi-instrumentalist whose primary instrument For the Columbus Ohio Rock band that emerged in the mid-70s see The Godz (Ohio band. The Fugs are a band formed in New York City in 1965 by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums Marion Brown (born 8 September 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a Jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist Karl Hanns Berger (born March 30, 1935 in Heidelberg, Germany) is a Musicologist with a PhD in Music Sociology Jazz Gunter Hampel (born August 31, 1937) is a German Jazz vibraphonist, Clarinettist, Saxophonist, Flautist Huey "Sonny" Simmons (b August 4, 1933, Sicily Island, Louisiana) is an American jazz musician Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra; For the Columbus Ohio Rock band that emerged in the mid-70s see The Godz (Ohio band. Alan Sondheim is an American Poet and Critic. His works Sondheim's books include the anthology Being on Line Net Subjectivity ( Lusitania Leandro Barbieri (born on November 28 1934 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina) better known as Gato Barbieri William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word Frank Wright may refer to Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959 an American architect Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III 1972 the Pearls Before Swine was an American Psychedelic folk band formed by Tom Rapp in 1965 in Eau Gallie, now part of Melbourne Florida – One Nation Underground
• 1055 Patty Waters – College Tour
• 1056 Movement Soul – Love Recording Of Songs And. Patty Waters is a Jazz vocalist best known for her Free jazz recordings in the 1960s for the ESP-Disk label . .
• 1057 Peter Lemer – Local Colour
• 1058 Sean Gagnier – (never issued)
• 1059 Charles Tyler – Eastern Man Alone
• 1060 Steve Lacy – The Forest And The Zoo
• 1061 Jerry Moore – Ballad Of Birmingham (aka Life Is A Constant Journey Home)
• 1062 Jacques Coursil – Unit (never issued)
• 1063 New York Electric String Ensemble
• 1064 Noah Howard – At Judson Hall
• 1065 Music From The Orthodox Liturgy
• 1066 Bud Powell – Blue Note Cafe Paris 1961
• 1067 / ORO 5 HARYOU Percussion Ensemble – Sounds Of Ghetto Youth
• 1068 Holy Modal Rounders – Indian War Whoop
• 1069 / ORO 1 Bruce MacKay – Midnight Minstrel
• 1070 / ORO-4 All that the name implies – Side 1
• 1071 Paul Bley – [never issued double album]
• 1072 Tony Snell – Fungus And Englishmen Abroad
• 1073 Norman Howard – Burn, Baby, Burn
• 1074 Burton Greene Trio - On Tour
• 1075 Pearls Before Swine. Peter Lemer (born June 14, 1942) is an English Jazz Musician. Admiral Sir Charles Tyler GCB ( 1760 - 28 September 1835) was a British admiral who gained fame during the Napoleonic Wars as one This article is about the jazz musician For the CEO of Meredith see Steve Lacy (businessman. Gerald Hundley "Jerry" Moore (born July 18, 1939 in Bonham Texas) is the current head football coach of the Appalachian State University Noah Howard (b April 6 1943 is an American Free jazz alto saxophonist Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell ( September 27[[ 924]] &ndash July 31[[ 966]] in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist, usually considered The Holy Modal Rounders were an American Folk music duo from the Lower East Side of New York City which started in the early 1960s consisting of Peter Stampfel Pearls Before Swine was an American Psychedelic folk band formed by Tom Rapp in 1965 in Eau Gallie, now part of Melbourne Florida – Balaklava
• 1076 Nedley Elstak – The Machine
• 1077 The Godz – Third Testament
• 1078 Seventh Sons – Four AM At Frank's (aka Raga)
• 1080 Karel Velebny – SHQ
• 1081 (Various Artists) – An Evening At Home With ESP
• 1082 Alan Sondheim – T'Other Little Tune
• 1083 Free Music Quintet – Free Music 1 & 2
• 1085 Lou Killen – Sea Chanteys (aka Folk Songs)
• 1089 Randy Burns – Evening Of The Magician
• 1091 Alan Silva – Skillfulness
• 1092 Ed Askew – Ask The Unicorn
• 1095 Levitts – We Are The Levitts
• 1097 / ORO 6 Todd Kelley – Folksinger
• 1098 MIJ – Yodeling Astrologer
• 1099 Erica [Pomerance] – You Used To Think (aka Surreal)
• 1111 (Various Artists) – Boots 'n Roots

ESP 2000 series

• 2000 Octopus – Rock-New Music Fusion
• 2001 Cromagnon – Elliot/Grasmere Connecticut Tribe (aka Cave Rock/Orgasm)
• 2002 Jayne County – Goddess Of Wet Dreams
• 2003 Charles Manson and the Family Sing 13 Songs - Lie: The Love and Terror Cult
• 2004 Sweet Pie – Pleasure Pudding: Livid at Fat City
• 2004 Sweet Pie – Honky Tonk Jive
• 2005 Barry Titus – Do Wappa Do
• 2006 Emerson's Old Timey Custard-Suckin' Band – Emerson's Old Timey Custard-Suckin' Band
• 2007 Randy Burns – Songs For An Uncertain Lady
• 2008 Joel Tobias – God Is Watching America
• 2009 Barry Titus – 42nd Street
• 2010 Woodstock Workband – Armed And Dangerous
• 2012 Woodstock Band – Sword In The Hand
• 2013 Jimi Lalumia & The Psychotic Frogs – Live At Max's Kansas City 1981
• 2015 Don Moore – In The Groove
• 2016 Don Moore – Party Goin' On In Woodstock
• 2017 Godz - Godzundheit
• 2018 The Fugs – Fugs 4, Rounders Score
• 2020 Les Visible – Too Old To Rock And Roll
• 2021 Les Visible – Jews From Outer Space
• 2022 (Various Artists) – ESP-disk Guide To Funky
• 2044 (Various Artists) – Woodstock: Moods And Moments
• 2051 (Various Artists) – ESP Sampler (promotional only)

ESP 3000 series

• 3000 Charlie Parker – Live Performances
• 3001 Charlie Parker – Broadcast Performances, Vol. Balaklava was the second album recorded and released by psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine, in 1968 For the Columbus Ohio Rock band that emerged in the mid-70s see The Godz (Ohio band. Rāga ( Sanskrit, lit "colour" or "mood" or rāgam in Carnatic music) refers to melodic modes used Alan Sondheim is an American Poet and Critic. His works Sondheim's books include the anthology Being on Line Net Subjectivity ( Lusitania Alan Silva (born Alan Treadwell da Silva, Bermuda, January 22, 1939) is an American Free jazz Double bassist Jayne County, formerly known as Wayne County, is an influential Transsexual performer musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades Lie The Love and Terror Cult (actual title Charles Manson Sings) is the debut album by Charles Manson, originally released by ESP-Disk. For the Columbus Ohio Rock band that emerged in the mid-70s see The Godz (Ohio band. The Fugs are a band formed in New York City in 1965 by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums 2
• 3002 Billie Holiday – Broadcast Performances, Vol. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter 1
• 3003 Billie Holiday – Broadcast Performances, Vol. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter 2
• 3004 Tony Snell – Medieval & Latter Day Lays
• 3005 Billie Holiday – Radio & TV Broadcasts (1953-1956)
• 3006 Billie Holiday – Broadcast Performances, Vol. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter 4
• 3007 Revolutionary Ensemble – Vietnam 1 & 2 (at the Peace Church)
• 3009 Tiger Tiger – Sun Country
• 3010 Captain Matchbox-Wow – Smoke Dreams
• 3011 Marc Black – Big Dong Dharma
• 3012 Rolf Kemp – Daydreamer
• 3013 Frank Lowe – Black Beings
• 3014 Peter Stampfel & Luke Faust – Wendigo Dwain Story
• 3015 Nadolski – New Music From Poland 1 [NEVER ISSUED]
• 3016 Niemen Enigmatic – New Music From Poland 2
• 3017 Lester Young – Newly Discovered Performances 1
• 3018 Sea Ensemble – We Move Together
• 3019 Paul Thornton, Fradkin, & Unger & The Big Band – Pass On This Side
• 3020 Bill Horwitz – Lies, Lies, Lies
• 3021 Bud Powell – Winter Broadcasts 1953
• 3022 Bud Powell – Spring Broadcasts 1953
• 3023 Bud Powell – Summer Broadcasts 1953
• 3023 ? – New Music From Japan
• 3024 Bud Powell – Autumn Broadcasts 1953
• 3025 Anton Bruhin – New Music From Switzerland
• 3026 Ronnie Boykins – The Will Come Is Now
• 3028 Michael Gregory Jackson – Clarity
• 3029 Harvey
Windbiel Sorgen, Bob
S. Paul Thornton is a founding member of The Godz (NYC band He is a New York City actor and an active member in Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA See Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell ( September 27[[ 924]] &ndash July 31[[ 966]] in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist, usually considered Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell ( September 27[[ 924]] &ndash July 31[[ 966]] in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist, usually considered Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell ( September 27[[ 924]] &ndash July 31[[ 966]] in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist, usually considered Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell ( September 27[[ 924]] &ndash July 31[[ 966]] in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist, usually considered Rust – Outlet
• 3030 Albert Ayler – Prophecy
• 3031 Albert Ayler – Live At Slug's Saloon 1
• 3032 Albert Ayler – Live At Slug's Saloon 2
• 3033 Sun Ra – Concert For The Comet Kohoutek

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• http://www.espdisk.com/ Official site
• http://www.myspace.com/espdisk Official myspace
• Collectors' discography
• The Old New Thing is Newer Than Ever. This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also Liner notes for an ESP-Disk mash-up by Wu Ming 1

A mashup or bootleg (also mash up and mash-up) is a song or composition created from the combination of the music from one song with the A cappella Wu Ming (extended name Wu Ming Foundation is a Pseudonym for a group of Italian authors formed in 2000 from a subset of the Luther Blissett community

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