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Alexander von Schlippenbach / Globe Unity Orchestra: Globe Unity - 50 Years
ByAlexander von Schlippenbach
pianob.1938
This recordingmade some fifty years after the pianist created a big band by combining the

Manfred Schoof
trumpetb.1936

Peter Brötzmann
woodwinds1941 - 2023
Buschi Niebergall
b.1938
Peter Kowald
bass, acoustic1944 - 2002

Paul Rutherford
tromboneb.1940

Kenny Wheeler
flugelhorn1930 - 2014

Derek Bailey
guitar1932 - 2005

Han Bennink
drumsb.1942

Axel Dorner
trumpetb.1964

Rudi Mahall
clarinet, bassAnd what is this free improvisation fermentation? Like those fifteenth-century Belgians, we have no scientific knowledge of how the transformation takes place. These eighteen musicians came together for the 2016 Berlin Jazzfest and produced forty-four minutes of instant composition out of thin air. They did so without noise, without overcrowding, and without a score. Credit must be given to the sound supervisor Wolfgang Hoff and engineer Peter Schladebach for capturing this large ensemble with so much detail that it allows us to identify
Gerd Dudek
saxophone, sopranob.1938

Evan Parker
saxophone, sopranob.1944

Paul Lovens
percussionb.1949

Paul Lytton
drumsb.1947
Track Listing
Globe Unity Orchestra - 50 Years.
Personnel
Henrik Walsdorff: alto saxophone; Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky: alto saxophone, clarinet, flute; Daniele D’Agaro: tenor saxophone, clarinet; Gerd Dudek: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute; Evan Parker: soprano saxophone; Rudi Mahall: bass clarinet; Axel D?rner: trumpet; Manfred Schoof: trumpet, flugelhorn; Jean-Luc Cappozzo: trumpet; Tomasz Stańko: trumpet; Ryan Carniaux: trumpet; Christof Thewes: trombone; Wolter Wierbos: trombone; Gerhard Gschl?ssl: trombone; Carl Ludwig Hübsch: tuba; Alexander von Schlippenbach: piano; Paul Lovens: drums; Paul Lytton: drums.
Album information
Title: Globe Unity - 50 Years | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Intakt Records
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