It was with a heavy heart that I learnt of the passing of Peter Brötzmann on Thursday aged 82. An absolute titan of free jazz, both radical and revolutionary, he took the form into areas previously unthought of.
His legendary Last Exit quartet remains the only outfit that could give Borbetomagus a run for their money ... and then some!
The CD version released in Japan on Enemy Records in 1986
fare well
This recording of the band playing at Deutsches Jazzfestival in 1986 is just utterly wild and easily the best thing you will have seen for quite a while.
RIP, Peter Brotzmann
ReplyDeleteWith Bill Laswell, Sonny Sharock, & Ronald Shannon Jackson...the very best.
ReplyDeleteSad news but excellent post. Thanks.
However, the Last Exit link just leads back here.
ReplyDeleteHuh, he died on my birthday
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ReplyDeleteforgot to add the album link ... done now
ReplyDeleteCould not agree more with your comments. Thank you vey much for the recognition, you are speaking for many!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis one hurts
ReplyDeleteRIP Mr. Brotzmann. Absolute titan indeed. More punk than any "punk" will ever live to be. Adolphe Sax could hardly imagine...thankfully for us, Peter Brotzmann did.
ReplyDeleteGratitude, fondness and appreciation always.
A wonderful player to these ears who seems more than a little familiar with Mr. Brotzmann is saxophonist/flautist Zoh Amba. Her latest release, The Flower School, features Mssrs. Chris Corsano and Bill Orcutt, names familiar to anyone who frequents this marvelous blog.
ReplyDeleteRIP Brötzmann. Thank you BB for the upload
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