Peter Brötzmann/Joe McPhee/Kent Kessler/Michael Zerang - Tales Out of Time

Über-lunged German saxophonist Peter Brötzmann teamed up with American vanguard legend Joe Mcphee (who plays alto, tenor, trumpet, and pocket cornet here), bassist Kent Kessler, and drummer Michael Zerang (four-tenths of the Tentet Brötzmann toured and recorded with in the late '90s) for a single day of exchanging tunes and improvising in June 2002. Mcphee and Brötzmann are perfect foils for one another on the front line. They both have requisite force, but Mcphee is also a chameleon's player; he understands what lies in the spaces and knows how to make the most of it. Read More