Peter Brotzmann

It's hard to imagine how this record -- and it's mate, Outspan No 2 -- managed to remain more or less out of circulation from the CD era onward. Outspan No 1 is nothing less than an ideal distillation of the broad approach to sound creation utilized by the three-ring circus that is Brötzmann, Van Hove, and Bennink, here with the added bonus of Mangelsdorff. Two short numbers, two long, too perfect.

PERSONNEL:

• Peter Brötzmann - (alto & baritone saxophone, clarinet)
• Albert Mangelsdorff - (trombone)
• Fred Van Hove - (piano)
• Han Bennink - (drums, selfmade clarinet, vocals)

Recorded live on April 14 & 15 1974, at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. Serieuze Serie
• A2. Boogie Für Fred

• SIDE B:
• B1. Der Spaziergang
• B2. Outspan 1