Sam Pawlett wrote:

>How about Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Anthony Braxton and Harry Partch?

You have my vote for Mingus & Monk, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane & Albert
Ayler.  Another name I never see mentioned here and which is decidedly very
much in the *classical* realm is Henze.  Anybody as enthusiastic as I am?

Oh, and Kagel of course!

Philip