The Chicago Octet/Tentet, by Peter Brötzmann

The Chicago Octet/Tentet

by Peter Brötzmann

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John Cratchley I have owned the OKKA disc set for many a moon (box no 0730)...uncompromising and influential on my listening; wanted to share it on BC because I want it to be heard by as many people as possible!
Also, check out 'Brotzmann Graphic Works 1959-2015' published by Wolke...a feast.

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1.	Burning Spirit (for Kazuka Shiraishi) [Octet/Live] 29:43	buy track
2.	Other Brothers [Tentet/Live] 24:38	buy track
3.	Old Bottles, No Wine [Tentet/Live] 09:45	buy track
4.	Aziz [Tentet/Live] 09:46	buy track
5.	Divide By Zero [Tentet/Live] 12:53	buy track
6.	Foolish Infinity [Tentet/Live] 26:44	buy track
7.	Immediate Music [Tentet/Live] 13:51	buy track
8.	Makapoor [Tentet/Live] 12:57	buy track
9.	Foolish Infinity [Tentet/Studio] 26:17	buy track
10.	Old Bottles, No Wine [Tentet/Studio] 09:24	buy track
11.	Other Brothers [Tentet/Studio] 24:47	buy track
12.	Divide By Zero [Tentet/Studio] 10:40	buy track

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"With a creative rhythm section anchoring and coloring the compositions, these brass- and woodwind-heavy outfits are simply amazing and, in some cases, nearly essential for fans of modern jazz." —Joshua Klein, The Onion, 4-10 March 1999

"Should be fairly described as a landmark recording on several levels: a major documentation of Brötzmann on an American label, a rare instance of his large-group music, and a definitive meeting of himself with some of the many American masters –from McPhee to Vandermark– who’ve been influenced by him." —Richard Cook & Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz
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Recorded at:
AirWave Studio (9/16/97)
Tentet & The Empty Bottle (1/29/97)
Octet & (9/17/97) Tentet.

engineer/mix: John McCortney
produced by: Peter Brötzmann, Bruno Johnson & John Corbett
Exec. Producer: Bruno Johnson

Design & Art by: Peter Brötzmann
Photos by: John Corbett
Additional Design & Production by: Louise Molnar

Okka Disk 12022

Released 1999

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released November 30, 2016

Octet
Peter Brötzmann: sax/clarinet/tarogato
Mars Williams: tenor/alto sax/clarinet
Ken Vandermark: tenor sax/clarinet/bass clarinet
Jeb Bishop: trombone
Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello
Kent Kessler: bass
Michael Zerang: drums/percussion
Hamid Drake: drums/percussion

Tentet
Peter Brötzmann: tenor sax/clarinet/tarogato
Mars Williams: tenor/alto/soprano sax/clarinet
Ken Vandermark: tenor sax/clarinet/bass clarinet
Mats Gustafsson: baritone sax/fluteophone
Joe McPhee: pocket cornet/valve trombone/soprano sax
Jeb Bishop: trombone
Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello
Kent Kessler: bass
Michael Zerang: drums/percussion
Hamid Drake: drums/percussion

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