Nolle Neels - tenor saxophone
Ronald Lecourt - vibes
Jasper Van 't Hof - piano
Paul Van Gysegem - double bass
Pierre Courbois - drums
1971/2011 Futura Records
Peter Brotzmann's landmark recording "Machine Gun" was released in 1968 - somehow a birth certificate of new european music - inspired by 'new thing' in american jazz, but rooted heavily in all the traditions of euroepean avant-garde movements. This cd is a testimony of how rich and active and vital was the improvised music scene in Europe at that time.
Now apart from this Jasper Van Hof (his first contribution to an LP) and Pierre Curbois (a pioneer of free jazz in Holland) the players appearing on this cd are fairly anonymous to me, especially the leader of the group. Which, as I see it, makes this re-release even more welcomed.
