Travelling Somewhere, by Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath

Travelling Somewhere

by Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath

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Nick Bradey Another classic release from Chris McGregor. Braving the apartheid regime of
the time - now in the dustbin of history .
It would be great to have other musicians from South Africa coming to the UK . I will now hunt down other gems to expand my collection of this timeless music . Favorite track: Ismite Is Might.

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	1.	MRA 12:14
	2.	Restless 09:48
	3.	Ismite Is Might 03:58
	4.	Kongi's Theme 06:44
	5.	Wood Fire 13:41
	6.	The Bride 06:26
	7.	Travelling Somewhere 07:21
	8.	Think of Something 09:54
	9.	Do It 09:19

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South African born and raised pianist/bandleader Chris McGregor formed the racially mixed Blue Notes in the early 1960's, touring and trying to get by in extremely difficult political circumstances as best they could.

By 1964, facing continuous government harassment, Chris & the Blue Notes fled their South African homeland, finally settling in London in 1966. They made a huge impact on London's jazz scene and befriended many in London's emerging avant-garde jazz community.

By 1969, the Blue Notes had drifted apart. Not too long afterwards, Chris formed The Brotherhood Of Breath, which was essentially the Blue Notes, augmented by a large number of the friends that they had made in the British jazz community. The band toured constantly during their peak years of 1971-74, but they only released 3 albums in their lifetime.

Travelling Somewhere was recorded at a well known jazz club in Bremen, Germany on January 19th, 1973 for radio broadcast, and is by far the best recorded live document of the Brotherhood. The 12 piece band is a who's who of many of the big names of British free jazz of the early/mid 1970's. Called "One of the truly legendary modern jazz big bands." by The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, Travelling Somewhere adds to the band's still growing legacy, and will bring their music to a new generation of fans.

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released August 3, 2001

Harry Beckett - trumpet
Mark Charig - trumpet
Nick Evans - trombone
Mongezi Feza - trumpet
Malcolm Griffiths - trombone
Chris McGregor - piano
HarryMiller - double bass
Louis Moholo - drums
Mike Osborne - alto sax
Evan Parker - tenor sax
Dudu Pukwana - alto sax
Gary Windo - tenor sax

Recorded January 19th, 1973 at Lila Eule, Bremen, Germany.

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