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Recorded in 1968 at Lile Eule club in Bremen, Germany, the Peter Brotzman Octet's MACHINE GUN is a Rosetta Stone for continental free jazz. Featuring such soon-to-be improv legends as saxophonist Evan Parker, reeds player Willem Breuker, and of course Brotzman himself, MACHINE GUN is a mind-blowing study in unbridled musical energy. The playing is simply furious, and hits a fever pitch from note one, letting up for nary a second over the course of the album's three extended tracks. Yet despite the seemingly chaotic timbre of the proceedings, there are moments that genuinely swing here, making it clear that Brotzman and his boys are part of the jazz tradition even if their intent may be to drag that tradition into shocking new realms.
Atavistic Records reissued the complete sessions in 2008 on their Unheard Music Series imprint, and included a pair of alternate takes and a live performance of "Machine Gun."
Peter Brötzmann: Willem Breuker (bass clarinet); Evan Parker (tenor saxophone); Peter Brötzmann (baritone saxophone); Fred Van Hove (piano); Bushi Niebergall, Peter Kowald (bass guitar); Han Bennink, Sven-Ĺke Johansson (drums).The Wire (p.51) - "[T]he bulk of MACHINE GUN is an unfettered blast of pure punk jazz.....Brotzmann, Parker and Breuker's horns welded together form the bedrock of the recording..." Complete Machine Gun Sessions Music Peter Brotzmann Octet Complete Machine Gun Sessions Songs Complete Machine Gun Sessions Music Review Purchase Complete Machine Gun Sessions CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Arthur Blythe Lenox Avenue Breakdown CD (1978)
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As one review once put it, James was putting the "smooth" into "jazz" long before the genre had its formal name, and it was fun to take stock of his lengthy quarter-century-plus recording career with 2001's double CD Restoration: The Best of Bob James. Hardly about to rest on his laurels, he's chugging ahead in 2002 with a new Fourplay album (Heartfelt) and this likeable, diverse effort. The idea seems to be to return to the spirit and groove of his classic albums of the '70s and early '80s, but play those licks in the company of latter-day top stars (Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Keiko Matsui, Paul Jackson, Jr., Chuck Loeb). And let's not forget the groovemeisters Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and Will Lee (bass), so hip and sly on mood-swinging tunes like "Baby Cakes." Considering that the disc mostly focuses on sharply composed, tightly played, and slickly produced tracks by genre hitmakers like Loeb and Paul Brown, it seems curious that James would open with a somewhat alienating, experimental track ("Street Smart"). It opens with scratches, ambience, and darting piano runs that scream "avant-garde," before getting into a heavier groove, classical piano ideas, and finally moving into a brief big band swing section. It's interesting, but all over the place. Loeb's tune, "Just One Thing," is the complete opposite, a crisp, dreamy, light funk piece perfect for smooth jazz radio; Jamesand Loeb make good studio bedfellows with a smart, witty repartee and tandem energy. The title track is another excellent middle-of-the-road piece, with Dave Koz providing the genuine smiles and extra commercial melodic thrust. "Hands On" is a bouncy jam piece that evokes the loose energy of James' early albums. And labelmate Braun helps bring the romantic "Five O'Clock Chateau" to a deeper place full of soul and energy. Some of the other tunes seem more artsy and fusion-minded, but all of them have a singular focus. Maybe that's ...
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