Big Band Swing
* Brotzmann’s Chicago Octet/Tentet: Immediate Music (17.5 mb) | Makapoor (17.5 mb)
From The Chicago Octet/Tentet : Okka Disk : OD12022
Sometimes there are certain musicians that just blow away your preconceptions of what music is and should be and they manage to introduce you to a whole genre of music that was previously unattainable. For me, Peter Brotzmann (look here) is one such fellow. And to a certain extent, Mr. Brotzmann (along with maybe one other musician) really cut the top of my head off, dug into my brain and showed me just what this free jazz was all about. And his Octet/Tentet album really paved the way.
This album is a monumental achievement. The music contained on these three disks is absolutely mind blowing. You’d think, with 8 to 10 musicians, that the music would just be a muddled mess. Yet, the opposite happens. Showing the power of masterful musicians, they manage to play their hearts out, and yet somehow leave enough room for the others to shine. Recorded ten years ago, this album is as vital now as it was when it was first released.
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And if you’re in Chicago, over the next week and a half, you can enjoy the Brotzmann Tentet in various forms at a number of different venues all over the city. Look over here for more info.
Anonymous said,
December 9, 2007 @ 7:50 am
Thanks a lot !
the of mirror eye » Wind Power said,
December 13, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
[...] was in town celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his landmark group, The Chicago Tentet (look here). And for some reason, I couldn’t get it together enough to go see them. With a variety of [...]
bikefridaywalter said,
December 15, 2007 @ 3:12 am
any the other musician?
bikefridaywalter said,
December 15, 2007 @ 3:13 am
er.. and, not any.
cb said,
December 15, 2007 @ 2:51 pm
the other musician would definitely have to be William Parker. He’s an absolutely amazing improv bassist with an impeccable sense of swing and was one of the first improv musicians i got into.
What’s awesome, if you’re into him or Brotzmann, is that you can practically trace the history/future of free jazz by who they’ve played with and who they’re currently playing with. when i first got into those two, i just started looking for releases that they played with, and when i liked the other players on the album, i looked for their releases. and pretty soon was spending way too much on cds and music.
-cb