Opened, But Hardly Touched
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Live album by Peter Brötzmann, Harry Miller, and Louis Moholo | |
Released | 1981 |
Recorded | November 5 and 6, 1980 |
Venue | The Flöz, Berlin |
Genre | Free jazz |
Length | 1:28:09 |
Label | FMP 0840/0850 |
Producer | Jost Gebers, Peter Brötzmann |
Opened, But Hardly Touched is a live album by saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, double bassist Harry Miller, and drummer Louis Moholo. It was recorded on November 5 and 6, 1980, at the Flöz in Berlin, and was released on vinyl as a two-album set in 1981 by FMP/Free Music Production. In 2014, the album was reissued on CD by the Cien Fuegos imprint of Trost Records.[1][2][3][4][5]
The album is the trio's second release, following The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat (FMP, 1979).[6]
Reception
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In an article for DownBeat, Peter Kostakis wrote: "The boundaries between composition and improvisation are intentionally blurred. Yet the trio's explorations manage an in-built tension and variety that scarcely lapses into boredom."[10]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that the trio setting "bring[s] out some of Brötzmann's best playing," and called the music "big and brawling encounters which realign the saxophonist's playing with a 'mainstream' free-jazz approach."[8]
The Free Jazz Collective's Martin Schray described the album as "a must-have," and "the missing link between [Brötzmann's] old trios, his rock excursions in the 1980s, his sax drum duos and Die Like A Dog." He commented: "Moholo and Miller are his anchor, never denying their South African background but they combine it with a lot of western influences. Moholo sometimes even mumbles, groans and shouts in the background – as if it was an anticipation to what Brötzmann was going to do soon with Ronald Shannon Jackson and Last Exit."[7]
Milo Fine of Cadence noted: "Sometimes spontaneous heads are created and developed, at other times, the sheer energy of intent keeps things moving and interesting. There is plenty of space for each player to make solo statements, and, at times, each musician drops out allowing for duo and a cappella sections."[11]
Track listing
All music by Peter Brötzmann, Harry Miller, and Louis Moholo.
- "Eine Kleine Nachtmarie" – 9:28
- "Trotzdem Und Dennoch" – 9:28
- "Special Request for Malibu" – 22:20
- "Opened, But Hardly Touched" – 21:08
- "Double Meaning" – 22:32
Personnel
- Peter Brötzmann – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, E♭ clarinet, tárogató
- Harry Miller – double bass
- Louis Moholo – drums
References
- ^ a b "Peter Brötzmann / Harry Miller / Louis Moholo: Opened, But Hardly Touched". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Brötzmann - Opened, But Hardly Touched". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "FMP discography: main FMP series of LPs". JazzLists. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "FMP 0840/50". FMP. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Brötzmann / Miller / Moholo: Opened, But Hardly Touched" (PDF). Cien Fuegos Records. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Brötzmann - The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Schray, Martin (June 7, 2014). "Peter Brötzmann Roundup". The Free Jazz Collective. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 147.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 604.
- ^ Kostakis, Peter (April 1983). "Reviews". DownBeat. No. 4.
- ^ Fine, Milo (March 1982). "Reviews". Cadence. No. 3.
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