AUM Fidelity Market Share Analysis for May 2026

Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2011 by David S. Ware / Planetary Unknown   [AUM074] - CD in 4-panel digipak with 2 additional light paintings adorning it / Down to the last box. Do Not Sleep.David S. Ware: tenor saxophoneCooper-Moore: pianoWilliam Parker: bassMuhammad Ali: drums "Since having his kidney transplant a few years back David S. Ware has been playing as vibrantly and as powerfully as he ever has. With a stunning series of solo recordings and the cracking new combo Planetary Unknown, the sax dynamo is deep into a productive period right now. This live set consists of three long tracks filled with an incredibly tight, focused improvisatory vision from the leader. Planetary Unknown has group dynamic, clarity, and sense of form in abundance, sizzling in the details and compelling over the duration." –Jason Bivins, Dusted"Planetary Unknown kick some serious ass. This free improvisation quartet is animated by a bright collective soul." –François Couture, Monsieur DélireHere, this critically acclaimed new ensemble was celebrating the 2011 release of its self-titled debut, which reviewers called “gravity-defying” (Marcus O’Dair, Jazzwise), “breathtaking .. staggering .. mesmerizing” (Marc Medwin, The New York City Jazz Record), “the rare all-star session that’s more than than the sum of its parts” (Jeff Jackson, Jazziz) and “a tour de force of free improvisation from four masters of the form” (Troy Collins, All About Jazz).That album was the latest in a series of diverse AUM Fidelity releases since 2009 documenting the next phase of David S. Ware’s long and distinguished career. Recent reviews had called him “a master musician” (Dan Warburton, The Wire), “a force-of-nature improviser” (Nate Chinen, New York Times) and “one of today’s more important artists” (Troy Collins, Point of Departure). BBC Music’s Daniel Spicer added, “Ware’s playing is astonishing, pushing the limits of brain, fingers and equipment, ideas rushing out in a stream of furious, liquid inven