Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records From Valley To Valley by Peter Brotzmann, Roy Campbell, Hamid Drake, William Parker

he debut north american performance of peter brötzmann's quartet for the apocalypse, recorded live at the '98 fire in the valley festival, amherst, massachusetts. roy campbell's open & muted brass replaced kondo for these seventy uproarious minutes of group conjuring. only brötzmann delivers music of this immediacy & old testament purpose. violent & beautiful enough to rip you, briefly, out of history cadence magazine readers poll top recordings 1999 cadence magazine reviewer's choices, top 10 recordings 2000 coda magazine writers choice top ten recordings 2000 This version of the Die Like a Dog Quartet substitutes trumpeter Roy Campbell on trumpet. Otherwise, in addition to Brötzmann, the group includes percussionist Hamid Drake and bassist William Parker. From the perspective of free-style jazz, it does not get much better than this, the group totally in sync for three untitled pieces recorded live at the Fire in the Valley jazz festival in Amherst, Massachusetts. From any perspective, this very tight, highly disciplined unit is one of the leading ventures in the history of avant-garde jazz. On the second "tune," they launch into a magnificent dialogue for forty minutes, rising and ebbing, with distinguished improvisations along the way. Campbell is a big plus, his clipped phrases, bold gestures, and confidant lines a welcome addition to the group sound. As to be expected, Brötzmann electrifies with never-ending torching, while Parker and Drake flow in and out with mesmerizing solidity. --Steven A. Loewy, Allmusic credits released October 5, 2018 Brötzmann: alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, tarogato Roy Campbell: flugelhorn, trumpet, pocket trumpet Hamid Drake: drums & percussion William Parker: bass 25 July 1998, Fire In The Valley Festival, Bezanson Recital Hall, UMASS Amherst

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