![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Willem Breuker, alto and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet ġ.Stary Dobry Cirkus/Good old circus (Albert Mangelsdorff)(06.15)ģ.Dalsi Rovna Dzungle/Another flat jungle (Willem Breuker) (06.As jazz's first extended, continuous free improvisation LP, Free Jazz practically defies superlatives in its historical importance. Trevor Watts, soprano and alto saxophones Jirí Stivín, flute, whistle, alto saxophone They are attached to this post in the comments section. By the way, if there are any followers from the Czech Republic or Slovakia, it would be interesting to know what the sleeve notes say. Listen especially to Moholo's "Khanya", a ferocious workout over the majestic theme, but there's also Breuker's "Another flat jungle", a circus-like theme giving way to beautiful ensemble work and a Breuker solo firing up Bednarek and Moholo behind him.Īll in all, an ultra-fine record and on a label which I have rather associated with Dvorak and Smetana! It was later rereleased on the FMP label, but this is taken from the original Czechoslovakian release. The title hints at circus music, and the burlesque playfulness of the Kollektief and the Brotherhood are on display with merry themes and raucous collective improvisation with the expert team of Bednarek and Moholo keeping a rock-solid rhythmic backbone. The original version of "Khanya" is the opening tune on Moholo's "Spirit Rejoice" release on Ogun in 1978, later rereleased on cd and which should be part of any serious jazz collection. ![]() Breuker is here and so is Louis Moholo, the drummer with the BoB and the later Dedication Orchestra. This is a fine addition to the catalogue of European free jazzy big bands, suffice it to mention Globe Unity Orchestra, Willem Breuker Kollektief, Instant Composers Pool and the venerable Brotherhood of Breath. This was, I believe, a one-off event, so I doubt whether they have met later, but if they have, I would be interested to know. I thought it looked good on paper, so when the chance came to get a copy, I found to my delight that it sounded good in practice as well. I've been pondering over this record for a while. ![]()
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