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Thurston Moore Curates 100 Essential Free Jazz Recordings

11/29/2025

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Thurston Moore will release NOW JAZZ NOW: 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80] on December 5 through his Ecstatic Peace Library.
In an interview, he highlights the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen" for its anti-Royalist message.
He remembers Iggy And The Stooges' "I Need Somebody" as a catchy tune.
He also recalls emotional connections to John Tavener's "Song for Athene" and Beethoven's "Für Elise."

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Thurston Moore will release NOW JAZZ NOW: 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80] on December 5 through his Ecstatic Peace Library.
In an interview, he highlights the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen" for its anti-Royalist message.
He remembers Iggy And The Stooges' "I Need Somebody" as a catchy tune.
He also recalls emotional connections to John Tavener's "Song for Athene" and Beethoven's "Für Elise."