Peter Brotzmann / Fred Van Hove / Han Bennink - Balls-
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In the late 1960s Brötzmann's core trio was made up of pianist Fred Van Hove and drummer Han Bennink. Together they stirred the European free jazz scene. From its foundation, the trio (and invited guests) recorded numerous sessions of Europe's "new thing" including the seminal Machine Gun (FMP) recording of Brötzmann's free jazz octet in 1968 and sextet/quartet Nipples (Unheard Music Series 1969). But it is the trio dates Live In Berlin '71 (FMP), Tschus (FMP 1975), and the long out of print Balls, from 1970, that hold enduring attraction. Between the waves of sound, pummeling of keys, and beating of tom-toms lie artful moments of free jazz joy. Bennink always has needle sharp-witted responses to everyone and everything. He even blows through a shell to reply to Brötzmann's delivery. The trio edges in and out of moments of abandon with paused silence and bare minimal offerings of sound. Van Hove's fifteen-fingered ramblings dot the sentences of the German's horn. But truth is divulged in those "in-between" moments. The band exhales and works through fierce yet irenic passages. Yes, there are the famous power surges, frantic keyboard runs, and creative percussiveness associated with these musicians. But it's those moments of hesitant ecstasy that endure here. ~ Mark Corroto
Cover and vinyl are both in Very Good condition.
This week I'm selling all my old vinyl featuring Peter Brötzmann, mostly on the FMP label and dating back to the early 1970s. Most of these records were purchased new, and remain in very good to excellent condition - I will specify in the listing where any have surface scratches - none have skips or jumps. I've posted rips of some tracks at http://bjorsq.net/fmp/ so you can check out the sound before purchasing - if you have any specific questions about the quality and condition of individual LPs, please contact me.
Next week I'm selling a similar number of records which I have on FMP by other artists. Featured artists include Fred Van Hove, Han Bennink, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock, Misha Mengelberg, Andrew Cyrille, Albert Mangelsdorff, gunther Sommer, Harrry Miller, Louis Moholo, Alfred 23 Harth, Willi Kellers, Alex Schlippenbach, Willem Breuker, Rudiger Carl, Irene Schweizer and Peter Kowald.
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