Marc Capel on Hammond L100 organ, Fender Rhodes piano, Challen piano, Yamaha CS60 & Jen SX1000 synthesizers, Dimitris Bikos on fretless bass, Natsuko Sugao on trumpet, the Hien Trinh on trombone, Alfonso Munoz on alto, soprano & baritone saxophone & Vasco Trilla Gomes Dos Santos on drums & percussion. CD

3 sets of recordings from Chris McGregor's legendary Brotherhood Of Breath ensemble of the 70s – live dates from Bremen, Germany and Bridgwater, UK – hence the title! The style here is a looser extrapolation of the Brotherhood Of Breath sound heard on the group's studio LPs – and a fair bit of these tunes are arguably more outside, and more experimental – especially in the horn work, which opens up with plenty of sharp edges! Players include Harry Beckett, Mongezi Feza, and Marc Charig on trumpets; Elton Dean, Dudu Pukwana, and Mike Osborne on alto saxes; Evan Parker, Alan Skidmore, and Gary Windo on tenors; Radu Malfatti and Malcolm Griffiths on trombones; Harry Miller on bass, Chris McGregor on piano, and either Louis Moholo or Keith Bailey on drums. 2CD set features 8 numbers from 1971 in Bremen, and 8 more from 1975 in Bridgwater. Titles include "Do It", "Kongi's Theme", "Now", "The Bride", "Funky Boots March", "Think Of Something", "Sonia", "Untitled Original", "Kwhalo", "Yes Please", and "Restless". CD

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Great work from drummer Chad Taylor – a player we've always loved, but who seems more and more on fire in recent years! The group's a trio – with Brian Settles on tenor and Neil Podgurski on piano – and there's this wonderful angular energy going on between all three players – this way of spinning out a tune, and building up a groove that has all three members participating equally in these great towering blocks of sound – a rhythmic conception that really showcases Taylor's creative, yet swinging approach to the drums. Chad's always got this way of reaching out, yet never going too far outside – and that approach really seems to bring out the best in Settles here, as he works with this subtle tension that's beautiful. Titles include "Prism", "Swamp", "Birds Leaves Wind Trees", "Recife", "Between Sound & Silence", "Resistance", and "The Shepherd". CD