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Peter Brötzmann, the heart — and lungs — of European free jazz, dead at 82

Posted by boredop
Tags: jazz.free, avant garde, free improvisation, saxophone, obituaries, peter brotzmann, musicians, germany, author.nate chinen, source.npr
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1184005533/peter-brotzmann-the-heart-and-lungs-of-european-free-jazz-dead-at-82

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Nate Chinen
Published
Jun 23 2023
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    rsl12
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    Can someone link me something that is accessible? All I know about him is Machine Gun. I like jazz, but this is not my cup of tea (but I will say it's like nothing I've ever heard before).

    Can someone link me something that is accessible? All I know about him is Machine Gun. I like jazz, but this is not my cup of tea (but I will say it's like nothing I've ever heard before).

    1. boredop
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      If an accessible Brötzmann track exists, I've never heard it! Although I'm not an expert on his work. I need to be in a very particular mood to listen to music like his, and even then I usually...

      If an accessible Brötzmann track exists, I've never heard it! Although I'm not an expert on his work. I need to be in a very particular mood to listen to music like his, and even then I usually can only take it in small doses.

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