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Product Details
* Audio CD (January 11, 1999)
* Original Release Date: October 1970
* Number of Discs: 1
* Format: Import
* Label: Repertoire
* ASIN: B000025R01
* In-Print Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
* Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Editorial Reviews
Reissued 1971 album. One of South Africa's most distinguished Jazz pianist McGregor, an ex member of the Bluenotes, released the LP in 1970 on RCA's neon label. Assisting him on the six-featured tracks were the likes Dudu Pukwana, Harold Beckett and Louis Moholo, in other words the finest jazz musicians of the late 60's.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Joyful Noises, March 17, 2001
By Mark Carlin (Oxford, England)
One of the absolute key documents of British jazz (or indeed post-Ornette jazz of any nationality), this is the 1970 Joe Boyd-produced debut album by the big band formed by the exiled South African pianist and composer Chris McGregor. Basically an extension of his working band the Blue Notes (from whose ranks appear trumpeter Mongezi Feza, altoist Dudu Pukwana, tenorman Ronnie Beer and drummer Louis Moholo, with fellow SA expatriate Harry Miller on bass) utilising the finest cutting-edge British players of the time. The sax section is completed by the "SOS" team, i.e. John Surman, Mike Osborne and Alan Skidmore; from the Keith Tippett Group come cornettist Marc Charig and trombonist Nick Evans; and the line-up is completed by trombonist Malcolm Griffiths (from the Mike Westbrook band, as were Miller, Surman and Osborne) and the great West Indian trumpeter Harry Beckett. The opening track, "Mra," is five minutes of insistent riffing and rhythm (used in fact for many years as the theme tune of BBC Radio 3's "Jazz Record Requests") and cries out to be sampled. Wonderful interplay between the different sections, slightly reminscent of Tadd Dameron. The next track "Davashe's Dream" is a bittersweet ballad feature for the simultaneously caressing and slashing alto sax of Pukwana, combining lyricism and pain in a haunting way (there's also a great, slightly sardonic trumpet solo from Feza). More riffing in "The Bride" with Surman's Coltranesque soprano rising above the ensemble and knitting impeccably with the unbeatable Miller/Moholo rhythm team. "Andromeda" is a terrific, light-hearted avant-Basie swing romp with some outrageous playing from Feza and Evans (Wynton Marsalis would hate it!). The centrepiece of the album, however, is the extended 20-minute workout "Night Poem," an intricately-constructed ambient dreamland with riffs drifting in and out of focus; Indian flutes and African xylophone interacting with the free playing (Beckett, Griffiths and Osborne - on clarinet - being the most discernible). To finish with, the that's-all-folks 200 mph one-minute sign-off of "Union Special." If you dig this you should also seek out "Live At Willisau" recorded in 1973 and reissued on the independent Ogun label on CD in Europe in 1994 (and still, to my knowledge, available). Evan Parker and Radu Malfatti also appear on the latter and drive the music into even more abstract (and sometimes prototype punk-jazz) territory.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, July 10, 2007
By C. Daniels (Berkeley, CA United States) (REAL NAME)
I can't imagine anybody not loving this music at first listen. Comparisons to Mingus are very apt, as this music not only slashes, bubbles, sings and rumbles: it also also possesses an elegance that comes right out of Ellington. Dudu Pukwana and Mongezi Feza play magnificently, McGregor was a wonderful composer/arranger/pianist and the band includes extremely accomplished soloists, many of whom are content to play a purely supportive role. This is one of the most beautiful - and most important - big-band jazz albums, period. Get it before it becomes ridiculously expensive again!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, October 12, 2001
By A Customer
This great album by a legendary band has long been unobtainable, vinyl copies change hands at high prices. The music is similar to some of Mingus' work, but with the township jive feel replacing the funky gospel of Mingus. The soloists are 1st rate, Dudu Puckwana and Mongezi Feza stand out. This is passionate music played from the heart by an extraordinary band at its peak. Bravo Chris Mcgregor!
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Source: http://www.amazon.com/Chris-McGregors-Brotherhood-Breath/dp/B000025R01
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Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Genre: Jazz
Style: Free Jazz, Free Improvisation
Year: 1970
Tracklist
MRA 05:06
Davashe's Dream 07:30
The Bride 07:16
Andromeda 04:10
Night Poem 20:42
Union Special 01:50
Versions
Title, Format Label Cat# Country Year
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath (LP) Neon (RCA) NE 2 UK 1970
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath (CD) Repertoire Records REP 4468 Germany 1994
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath (CD, Album, RE, RM) Fledg'ling Records FLED 3062 UK 2006
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath (LP) Akarma AK 200 Italy
Source: http://www.discogs.com/Chris-McGregors-Brotherhood-Of-Breath-Chris-McGregors-Brotherhood-Of-Breath/master/29645
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Chris McGregor - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath (1971)
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 fusio. 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. This album comes highly recommended to fans of Don Cherry, Afro-beat sounds, and the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Source: http://oufarkhan.blogspot.com/2009/04/chris-mcgregors-brotherhood-of-breath.html
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Artist: MCGREGOR'S BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH, CHRIS
Title: Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
Label: FLEDG'LING (UK)
Format: CD
Price: $17.00
Catalog #: FLED 3062CD
Reissued by Fledg'ling in 2007, this is a classic title from 1971 by Chris McGregor's magnificent big band -- Brotherhood Of Breath. Arguably one of the most influential albums to emerge from the London jazz scene of the early 1970s, the Brotherhood of Breath was an exuberant big-band created by South African-born pianist and composer, Chris McGregor. In South Africa, McGregor had formed the racially mixed Blue Notes in the early 1960s. By 1964, finding it very difficult to work at home, they left for Europe, finally settling in London in 1966. The Blue Notes -- Chris McGregor, Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Johnny Dyani and Louis Moholo -- made a huge impact on London's jazz scene and befriended many in London's emerging avant-garde jazz community. The Brotherhood Of Breath was essentially the expatriate Blue Notes augmented by a large number of their friends from the British jazz community. The ensemble played an energetic mixture of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Sun Ra, but retained a unique feel due to the South African influences and the intelligent arrangements. McGregor dreamed of keeping the band together "not as an institution, but as a community." Unfortunately, the economics of touring with such a large ensemble made that impossible. The group with a varying line-up continued to perform and record sporadically until McGregor's untimely death in May 1990.
Source: http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/mcgregors.brotherhood.of.breath.chris.html
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Label: Fledg'ling
Catalog ID: FLED 3062CD
Squidco Product Code: 7780
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2007
Country: UK
Packaging: Cardstock 3 page foldover
Originally released on the Neon label in 1971 as Neon 2. Produced by Joe Boyd.
Personnel:
Harry Beckett - Trumpet
Ronnie Beer - Flute, Tenor Sax, Wind
Marc Charig - Trumpet, Cornet
Nick Evans - Trombone
Mongezi Feza - Flute, Trumpet, Pocket Trumpet
Malcolm Griffiths - Trombone
Chris McGregor - Piano, Keyboards, Leader, Xylophone
Harry Miller - Bass
Louis Moholo - Percussion, Drums
Mike Osborne - Clarinet, Saxophone, Alto Sax
Dudu Pukwana - Saxophone, Alto Sax
Alan Skidmore - Saxophone, Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax
John Surman - Saxophone, Baritone Sax, Soprano Sax
Source: http://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=7780
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Artist Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
Album Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
Rating AMG Pick 4 Stars
Release Date Oct 1970
Label Repertoire Records
Time 46:48
Genre * Jazz
Styles * African Jazz
* World Fusion
* Avant-Garde Jazz
Review by Skip Jansen
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.
Tracks
Title Composer Time
1 Mra Pukwana 5:05
2 Davashe's Dream Davashe 7:33
3 The Bride Pukwana 7:43
4 Andromeda McGregor 4:09
5 Night Poem McGregor 20:43
6 Union Special McGregor 1:44
Releases
Year Type Label Catalog #
1999 CD Repertoire Records 4468
2007 CD Fledg'ling 3062
2009 LP Vinyl Lovers 900755
2002 LP Akarma Records 00016298
2007 CD Disk Union 7225
2007 CD Fledg'ling Records FLED3062
Source: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxfixqwgld0e
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