Peter Brotzmann

DIGIPACK EDITION

Peter Brötzmann has spent more than 50 years repping the aggro fringe of free jazz. But the saxophonist behind famously abrasive Sixties sessions such as Machine Gun has always been a more nuanced player than his reputation as an air-raid-siren screamer would suggest. That’s why Sparrow Nights is a revelation. The 77-year-old German improviser has rarely sounded more vulnerable than he does on this set of atmospheric studio-recorded duets with American-born pedal-steel guitarist Heather Leigh, his frequent foil in recent years.

PERSONNEL:

• PETER BRÖTZMANN, bass, alto clarinet
• HEATHER LEIGH, pedal steel guitar

Recorded in Vienna, May 2017.

SIDE A

01. Summer Rain 02. This Word Love 03. It's Almost Dark 04. Sparrow Nights

SIDE B

01. This Time Around 02. River Of Sorrow