Peter Brötzmann, Fred Hopkins, Rashied Ali's lyrics & chords

In perhaps the most understated performance of his entire career, German saxophone giant Peter Brötzmann played in a trio with American free jazz legends Fred Hopkins and Rashied Ali back in 1991 at the now mythical Total Music Meeting. This “meeting” was designed to level the playing field between musicians on both sides of the Atlantic who regarded each other warily at best. The Europeans, who had had terminal jazz envy for decades had decided that no music from America, institutional or free, was worth crap. Hilarious to think of now th...read more