Machine Gun (Peter Brötzmann album)
| Machine Gun | ||||
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| Studio album by The Peter Brötzmann Octet | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | May 1968 | |||
| Genre | European free jazz | |||
| Length | 36:55 | |||
| Label | BRÖ | |||
| Producer | Peter Brötzmann | |||
| The Peter Brötzmann Octet chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |    [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Jazz | 5/5[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Machine Gun is the second album by jazz saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, released on the BRÖ label in 1968, later reissued on the FMP label in 1971. In 1990 FMP issued the album on CD, adding two previously unreleased alternate takes. In 2007, Atavistic Records reissued the album again as The Complete Machine Gun Sessions, adding the only live recording of the title piece (previously issued on the Fuck DeBoere CD). In 2011 the label Slowboy reissued the first studio take again on vinyl in tip-on style cover with 3 color silkscreen.
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the release four out of four stars plus a special "crown" accolade, and placed it in its "core collection" of jazz albums. The review states that while "the recording is crude," the three saxophonists "fire off a ceaseless round of blasting," resulting in "fearsome power."[5]
Track listing
Original release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Machine Gun" | 17:16 |
| 2. | "Responsible (for Jan van De Ven)" | 8:17 |
| 3. | "Music for Han Bennink" | 11:22 |
1991 Re-release
- "Machine Gun" (Second Take) – Brötzmann
- "Machine Gun" (Third Take) – Brötzmann
- "Responsible (for Jan van De Ven)" (First Take) – Van Hove
- "Responsible (for Jan van De Ven)" (Second Take) – Van Hove
- "Music for Han Bennink" – Breuker
Personnel
- Peter Brötzmann (tenor and baritone saxophones)
- Evan Parker (saxophone)
- Willem Breuker (reeds)
- Peter Kowald (bass)
- Buschi Niebergall (bass)
- Sven-Åke Johansson (drums)
- Han Bennink (drums)
- Fred Van Hove (piano)
- Production
- Günther Zipelius (recording engineer)
- Jost Gebers (reissue producer)
References
- ^ Collins, Troy (August 14, 2007). "Peter Brotzmann: The Complete Machine Gun Sessions". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Layne, Joslyn. Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Peter Brötzmann". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann, eds. (1998). "Peter Brötzmann". MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Music Sales Corporation. ISBN 0-8256-7253-8.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 787. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ sideburndude (January 22, 2013). "Peter Brotzmann: Machine Gun". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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