Peter Brotzmann

Documenting raggo times with some of the best in the game circa 1974, ‘Jazz in der Kammer Nr.71’ spotlights the trio of Peter Brötzmann (tenor saxophon, clarinet), Fred van Hove (piano), and Han Bennink (drums, percussion) in tempestuous form at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, playing to a clearly receptive audience. For 80 minutes they characterise a distinctly European take on the US idiom with a frenetic yet fiercely disciplined dismantling of ragtime and free jazz,

PERSONNEL:

• Peter Brötzmann – (alto/ tenor saxophon)
• Fred van Hove - (piano)
• Han Bennink - (drums)

Recorded live on April 11, 1974, at Deutsches Theater, Berlin

TRACKS:

• 01. Schwarzspecht
• 02. Filet Americain
• 03. Der Mammutzahn aus Balve
• 04. Boogie Fuer Fred
• 05. Serieuze Serie
• 06. Involved