Kharma Records was a short-lived jazz record label run by Dan Serro specializing in free jazz and avant-garde jazz music. Dan Serro was an avid collector as well as importer/exporter of Jazz records and his loft in downtown Manhattan that was filled with Jazz records was mentioned in several books about the Jazz loft scene including the book Loft Jazz by Michael C. Heller. [1] Many of the label's releases are considered highly collectible today.
PK | Leader | Album |
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1 | Sunny Murray | Charred Earth |
2 | Frank Lowe | Doctor Too Much |
3/4 | Jerome Cooper | Positions 3 6 9 |
5 | Roland Alexander | Live At The Axis |
6 | Burton Greene | Variations On A Coffee Machine |
7 | Kenny Davern | Unexpected |
8 | Gunter Hampel | Flying Carpet |
9 | Butch Morris | In Touch...But Out Of Reach |
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