MARION BROWN – In Sommerhausen (Reissue) – LP – Random Colour Vinyl [APR 25]

LP – Limited Edition Random Colour Vinyl. Only500 units worldwide!

Historical live recordings from the Bavarian State Conservatory of Music in Wuerzburg/Germany from 1969/05/17 feat Guner Hampel (vibraphone, bass-clarinet,
percussion) affectionately mastered by Johannes Scheibenreif.

Alto saxophonistMarion Brown was an initially underrated hero of the jazzavant-garde.It was only after he moved from Atlanta to New York and joined John Coltrane thataudiences and critics took notice. Dedicated to discovering the far- reaching
possibilities of improvisational expression, Brown possessed a truly lyrical voice. In
the early seventies, he played with Anthony Braxton, Andrew Cyrille, Bennie Maupin,Jeanne Lee, and Chick Corea, among others. On this recording he was accompaniedby the German jazz musician Gunter Hampel (composer, vibraphonist, saxophonist,flutist, pianist and bass clarinetist).

His son Djinji remembers his father by saying, “The way he played sounded like his
speaking voice, the way he held his horn reminded me of the way he held my hand, theway he walked was in the same rhythm as his songs, and then everything made
sense. His music was frst and foremost who he was. It was the purest expression of
his soul, and everything he did had the same gentle power as his music. He was truly
one with his art; there was no separation between the two.”

Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Dance No.1
2. Exhibit B
3. The Sound Of A Song

Side 2
1. Malipieros Midnight Theatre
2. II Ne Chant Pas
3. Dance No. 2