Brötzmann Unleashed

An article on Peter Brötzmann has been posted.

Peter Brötzmann’s name will always be associated with 1968’s “Machine Gun,” a bombast-for-bombast’s-sake exercise that is so aggressive it is nearly unlistenable. The free-jazz saxophonist has recorded prolifically since then, but his output had dropped off lately. Now Brötzmann is back with a vengeance – and bunch of new CDs.
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The shock of “Born Broke” (Atavistic), a double-disc set of duets with drummer Peeter Uuskyla, is in the absence of shock. It’s doubtful that Brötzmann, 67, has mellowed with age, but this session is remarkably tempered and wide-ranging. It also reminds us that there is structure beneath all the wailing.