Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath-FREE JAZZ-NEW LP

CHRIS MCGREGOR'S BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH-

BROTHERHOOD

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath-FREE JAZZ-

new and sealed  LP

REISSUE

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath ‎– Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Label:
Soundvision (4) ‎– 03510
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold
Country:
Europe
Released:
2013
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Free Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz
Tracklist

A1     Mra

    Written-By – Dudu Pukwana

    
A2     Davashe's Dream

    Written-By – Mackay Davashe

    
A3     The Bride

    Written-By – Dudu Pukwana

    
B1     Andromeda

    Written-By – Chris McGregor

    
B2     Night Poem

    Written-By – Chris McGregor

    
B3     Union Special

    Written-By – Chris McGregor

    
Credits

    Alto Saxophone – Dudu Pukwana, Mike Osborne
    Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – John Surman
    Bass – Harry Miller
    Clarinet – Mike Osborne
    Cornet – Marc Charig
    Design [Album] – Keef (4)
    Drums – Louis Moholo
    Engineer – Roger Mayer
    Flute – Mike Osborne
    Flute [Indian] – Mongezi Feza, Ronnie Beer
    Leader – Chris McGregor
    Percussion – Louis Moholo
    Piano – Chris McGregor
    Producer – Joe Boyd, Joe Boyd
    Tenor Saxophone – Ronnie Beer
    Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
    Trombone – Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans
    Trumpet – Harry Beckett
    Trumpet [Pocket] – Mongezi Feza
    Xylophone [African] – Chris McGregor

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 Londons jazz scene and befriended many in Londons emerging avant-garde jazz community.

Arguably one of the most influential albums to emerge from the London jazz scene of the early 1970s.

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. Sadly Mongezi Feza died in December 1975, Johnny Dyani in October 1986 and Dudu Pukwana June 1990. Their wonderful joyous music continues to be performed by the occasional Dedication Orchestra.
Chris McGregor ~ leader, piano, African xylophone
Malcolm Griffiths ~ trombone
Nick Evans ~ trombone
Mongezi Feza - pocket trumpet, Indian flute
Mark Charig ~ cornet
Harry Beckett ~ trumpet
Dudu Pukwana ~ alto saxophone
Ronnie Beer ~ tenor saxophone, Indian flute
Alan Skidmore ~ tenor and soprano saxophone
Harry Miller ~ bass
Louis Moholo ~ drums, percussion
Mike Osborne ~ alto saxophone, clarinet
John Surman ~ baritone and soprano

¿Probably the most exciting band of any kind in London at the present¿ Melody Maker 1971