Jazz Articles about Last Exit

Last Exit: Iron Path

by Mark Corroto
June 8, 2015

In saxophonist Peter Brötzmann's interview memoir We Thought We Could Change The World (Wolke Verlag Hofheim, 2014) he spoke about meeting Sonny Sharrock in Berlin 1969, when the guitarist was working for Herbie Mann. Brotzmann never forgot the meeting, and when bassist Bill Laswell conceived the idea of Last Exit in the mid-1980s, Sharrock was on the wish list. So, too, was Ronald Shannon Jackson, the former drummer for Albert Ayler in the 1960s, he “had some kind of voodoo," ...

Last Exit: Koln

by John Eyles
December 29, 2005

A re-release such as this provides an opportunity to stand back, draw breath, and reassess. Many listeners may still remember the combination of shock and adrenalin-induced thrill you got when you first heard Last Exit. You may now also be shocked to learn that the group's debut was some twenty years ago. Koln features the foursome's recorded debut, captured on February 12, 1986 (four days before the tracks on Last Exit, the group's first release).

Some fans will give you ...