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Artist:Peter Brotzmann |Label: okkadisk 12022 |Format: 3xCD |Genre:Jazz | CD Condition: Mint | Jacket Condition:New
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Octet / Tentet
okkadisk 12022
NEW3 CD box. Package includes 3 CDs in unique cardboard cases, fold-out insert with phots and notes, and a slip-case to house the set. These are hand numbered..
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Musicians are;
BRTZMANN CHICAGO OCTET:
Peter Brtzmann sax/clarinet/tarogato
Mars Williams tenor/alto sax/clarinet
Ken Vandermark tenor sax/clarinet/bass clarinet
Jeb Bishop trombone
Fred Lonberg-Holm cello
Kent Kessler bass
Michael Zerang drums/percussion
Hamid Drake drums/percussion
BRTZMANN CHICAGO TENTET:
Peter Brtzmann tenor sax/clarinet/tarogato
Mars Williams tenor/alto/soprano sax/clarinet
Ken Vandermark tenor sax/clarinet/bass clarinet
Mats Gustafsson baritone sax/fluteophone
Joe McPhee pocket cornet/valve trombone/soprano sax
Jeb Bishop trombone
Fred Lonberg-Holm cello
Kent Kessler bass
Michael Zerang drums/percussion
Hamid Drake drums/percussion
Design & Art by: Peter Brtzmann
Photos by: John Corbett
Additional Design & Production by: Louise Molnar
Disc 1
Brtzmann Chicago Octet (live):
1. Burning Spirit (for Kazuka Shiraishi) 29:42 Peter Brtzmann (GEMA)
Brtzmann Chicago Tentet (live):
2. Other Brothers 24:39 Ken Vandermark (exploding music/BMI)
3. Old Bottles, No Wine 9:46 Mats Gustafsson (STIM)
4. Aziz 9:46 Michael Zerang (MUNIMULAMUSIC/BMI)
Disc 2
Brtzmann Chicago Tentet (live):
1. Divide By Zero 12:53 Jeb Bishop (Harustex)
2. Foolish Infinity 26:45 Peter Brtzmann (GEMA)
Brtzmann Chicago Tentet (studio):
3. Immediate Music 13:49 Fred Lonberg-Holm (Jilmar Music)
4. Makapoor 12:53 Michael Zerang (MUNIMULAMUSIC/BMI) & Hamid Drake (Smiling Forehead Music/BMI)
Disc 3
Brtzmann Chicago Tentet (studio):
1. Foolish Infinity 26:12 Peter Brtzmann (GEMA)
2. Old Bottles, No Wine 9:20 Mats Gustafsson (STIM)
3. Other Brothers 24:44 Ken Vandermark (exploding music/BMI)
4. Divide By Zero 10:40 Jeb Bishop (Harustex)
recorded at:
AirWave Studio (9/16/97)
Tentet & The Empty Bottle (1/29/97)
Octet & (9/17/97) Tentet.
engineer/mix: John McCortney
produced by: Peter Brtzmann, Bruno Johnson & John Corbett
Exec. Producer: Bruno Johnson
Should be fairly described as a landmark recording on several levels: a major documentation of Brtzmann on an American label, a rare instance of his large-group music, and a definitive meeting of himself with some of the many American masters from McPhee to Vandermark whove been influenced by him. (We should also remark that the simple elegance of the design and artwork, also by Brtzmann, makes a mockery of the elaborate and preposterous packaging which major labels such as Verve seem to be investing so much effort in.) There are one and a half discs each of live and studio material, with three compositions appearing in each incarnation. In fact, Brtz himself contributes only two pieces, Burning Spirit and Foolish Infinity; the others come from Bishop, Gustafsson, Zerang, Drake and Lonberg-Holm, so it can fairly be said to be a co-operative effort, even if the saxophonists name features on the marquee. Of course he plays a huge role as a performer, but so do the other reed players, besides the other participants. The sheer exhilaration of hearing Brtzmann, Williams, Vandermark, and Gustafsson piledriving along as a reed section is about as awesome as youd expect, but theres much else here to surprise and captivate: the wordly groove of Makapoor, the sombre granite-block textures of Other Brothers which explode into a fast shuffle. An affecting tribute to the great man and his influence on a world of improvising which is still evolving and expanding but the players were clearly having too much of a good time to get all weepy and emotional about it. Rah! Rah! Rah!
Richard Cook & Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, fifth edition
NEW3 CD box. Package includes 3 CDs in unique cardboard cases, fold-out insert with phots and notes, and a slip-case to house the set. These are hand numbered and limited.
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