Jazz Articles about Chris McGregor

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath: Eclipse at Dawn

by Jerry D'Souza
May 12, 2008

The advent of a recording from the Brotherhood of Breath is a time of eager anticipation. The band was always inventive, their music challenging. They rode the winds of free jazz, added the flavor of dance music and enticed with the beat of the kwela. They bring all these elements together once more on this live recording from the Berlin JazzTage festival on November 4, 1971.

The music on the recording is continuous. Yet it does ...