RogerF Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 CHRIS McGREGOR'S BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH With DUDU PUKWANA/EVAN PARKER/MIKE OSBORNE/HARRY BECKETT/BRUCE GRANT/MARC CHARIG/NICK EVANS/RADU MALFATTI/HARRY MILLER/JOHNNY DYANI/LOUIS MOHOLO - Procession: Live At Toulouse + 3 (Ogun 39; UK) McGregor (piano),Harry Beckett, Marc Charig (trumpets), Radu Malfatti (trombone), Mike Osborne, Dudu Pukwana (alto saxes), Evan Parker (tenor sax), Bruce Grant (baritone sax, flute), Johnny Dyani, Harry Miller (basses), Louis Moholo (drums). CD features three BONUS TRACKS not on the original album: "TBS", "Andromeda", and "You Ain't Gonna Know Me Cos You Think You Know Me". "Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath may have had fairly conventional instrumentation for a small big band (four saxophonists, two trumpets, one trombone, two bassists, drums and the leader on piano) but the music was anything but safe and predictable. McGregor and three of his fellow Blue Notes (altoist Dudu Pukwana, bassist Johnny Dyani and drummer Louis Moholo) join some of England's more advanced players, including altoist Mike Osborne, Evan Parker on tenor, and trumpeter Harry Beckett, for three originals, including two which are quite lengthy. Although the themes are strong, the emphasis is on improvising, particularly by the full group together, and there are plenty of intense sections on this colorful LP. Recommended to open-eared listeners, this is one of the Brotherhood of Breath's best recordings." This looks to be released 1 July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjet Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Looks very tasty. Thanks, Roger. There's a great private archive of early Chris McGregor ( and other South African jazz ) collected here : http://electricjive.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=chris+mcgregor This collection was recorded on reel-to-reel tape in the 60s by Ian Bruce Huntley. Well worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 have been waiting for this release for a while now - even made a request to Hazel a few years ago just made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Dusty Groove has it (or had it; just checked their site, it is out of stock) Got my copy last Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Oh nice. Would like to hear the unreleased tracks. Excellent LP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 I e-mailed Hazel a few days ago to ask whether she has any copies for sale. It seems strange that it's available in the US over a month before being released in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 If anyone's interested, here's at a festival last month, featuring a number of Blue Notes/Brotherhood-related tunes... Psyched to hear Procession for the first time...a real rarity in being 1) Brotherhood with Dyani; and 2) Brotherhood playing 'You Ain't Gonna Know Me...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerF Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 If anyone's interested, here's at a festival last month, featuring a number of Blue Notes/Brotherhood-related tunes... Psyched to hear Procession for the first time...a real rarity in being 1) Brotherhood with Dyani; and 2) Brotherhood playing 'You Ain't Gonna Know Me...' Excellent set - many thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 My copy arrived from Hazel this morning. Sound is excellent and the music is, well, just as you would expect....astonishing! A brilliant reissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Who's the additional alto player on the photo on the back, there's Dudu facing the camera and an alto on each of his sides, both, uhm, palefaces (beardy times, huh?) ... Mike Osborne to the left, and to the right, Elton Dean? So this photo is from another concert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPC Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Who's the additional alto player on the photo on the back, there's Dudu facing the camera and an alto on each of his sides, both, uhm, palefaces (beardy times, huh?) ... Mike Osborne to the left, and to the right, Elton Dean? So this photo is from another concert? Elton Dean for sure, so the photo must be from another concert. This is an excellent release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Yes, definitely Elton Dean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thought so, but wasn't 100% sure - thanks for confirming! Dean was on the Bridgewater part of the "Bremen to Bridgewater", rec. 1975 ... he might be on other stuff circulating from 1975, and he seems to be on the Moers 1976 concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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