Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1941-2023) · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Died at 82
Peter Brötzmann was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz. Throughout his career, he released over fifty albums as a bandleader.
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Rashied Ali Duets: Songlines (1994)
Joe McPhee Duets: Tales Out of Time (2004)
Louis Moholo Duets: The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat (1979)- Fred Hopkins Duets: Songlines (1994)
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Amongst his many collaborators were key figures in free jazz, including Derek Bailey, Anthony Braxton and Cecil Taylor, as well as experimental musicians such as Keiji Haino and Charles Hayward. His 1968 Machine Gun became "one of the landmark albums of 20th-century free jazz".
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