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An album that fuses the influence of African music, jazz-rock, and free improvisation, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath shares affinities with the '70s music of Don Cherry and Miles Davis. Somewhat of a legendary album amongst collectors of British jazz and fusion, the LP was originally released in the '70s and in early 2002 finally became reissued by the Italian label Akarma. Enlisted on the session were the talents of a group of extraordinary musicians from the free jazz, progressive rock, and improvisation scenes. Chris McGregor led the group on piano and African xylophone with Malcolm Griffiths and Nick Evans on trombones, Mongezi Feza on pocket trumpet and Indian flute, Mark Charig on cornet, Harry Beckett on trumpet, and Dudu Pukwana on alto saxophone. Ronnie Beer's tenor saxophone is outstanding, and pitched up against Alan Skidmore's tenor and soprano saxophone, completing a massive horn section, are two bigger names: '70s U.K. jazzman Mike Osborne on alto saxophone and clarinet and John Surman on baritone and soprano saxophone. Brotherhood of Breath created one of the defining recordings of ethno-jazz with this album; with an expansive use of African-inspired melodies, they trace textures which culminate in an ecstatic peak on "Night Poem," the album's 20-minute standout track. Not to forget, the album is driven by the organic pulse of the rhythm section -- bassist Harry Miller and drummer Louis Moholo, no less -- who will be names familiar to fans of British free jazz. This album comes highly recommended to fans of Don Cherry, Afro-beat sounds, and the Sun Ra Arkestra.
© Skip Jansen /TiVo
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pukwana Mtutuzeli Dudu, Composer, Lyricist - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, MainArtist
2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd 2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, MainArtist - Davashe Sherwood Mackay, Composer, Lyricist
2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd 2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pukwana Mtutuzeli Dudu, Composer, Lyricist - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, MainArtist
2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd 2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
Chris McGregor, Composer, Lyricist - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, MainArtist - Warlock Music., MusicPublisher
2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd 2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Mc Gregor Chris, Composer, Lyricist - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, MainArtist
2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd 2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Mc Gregor Chris, Composer, Lyricist - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, MainArtist
2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd 2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
Album review
An album that fuses the influence of African music, jazz-rock, and free improvisation, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath shares affinities with the '70s music of Don Cherry and Miles Davis. Somewhat of a legendary album amongst collectors of British jazz and fusion, the LP was originally released in the '70s and in early 2002 finally became reissued by the Italian label Akarma. Enlisted on the session were the talents of a group of extraordinary musicians from the free jazz, progressive rock, and improvisation scenes. Chris McGregor led the group on piano and African xylophone with Malcolm Griffiths and Nick Evans on trombones, Mongezi Feza on pocket trumpet and Indian flute, Mark Charig on cornet, Harry Beckett on trumpet, and Dudu Pukwana on alto saxophone. Ronnie Beer's tenor saxophone is outstanding, and pitched up against Alan Skidmore's tenor and soprano saxophone, completing a massive horn section, are two bigger names: '70s U.K. jazzman Mike Osborne on alto saxophone and clarinet and John Surman on baritone and soprano saxophone. Brotherhood of Breath created one of the defining recordings of ethno-jazz with this album; with an expansive use of African-inspired melodies, they trace textures which culminate in an ecstatic peak on "Night Poem," the album's 20-minute standout track. Not to forget, the album is driven by the organic pulse of the rhythm section -- bassist Harry Miller and drummer Louis Moholo, no less -- who will be names familiar to fans of British free jazz. This album comes highly recommended to fans of Don Cherry, Afro-beat sounds, and the Sun Ra Arkestra.
© Skip Jansen /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:57
- Main artists: Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fledg'ling
- Genre: Jazz Contemporary Jazz
2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd 2007 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
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