Peter Brötzmann (1941–2023) was a German saxophonist and clarinetist, a central figure of European free jazz, known for intense, loud and highly energetic free-improvisation projects and many collaborations.

Known for extreme free-improvisation and collaborations with leading European improvisers. Frequently associated with loud, abrasive saxophone playing and a career spanning from the 1960s until 2023. Mentioned collaborators in the reviews include Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink and Paal Nilssen-Love (spelled in reviews as Nissen-Love/Nilsen-Love).

DeBaser's reviews praise the Trio/ensemble work for intense, unbridled free improvisation. "Nipples" is framed as a cornerstone of late-60s free jazz; "Sweet Sweat" is a vital, energetic live concert recording. Recommended primarily for listeners who seek extreme, abrasive, and ecstatic free-jazz experiences.

For:Fans of free jazz and avant-garde improvisation; listeners who seek intense, noisy, experimental saxophone-led music.

 The extremization of the concept of free improvisation, the almost metaphysical violence of inaudible sounds devoid of any harmonization and any aesthetics of beauty, everything in these grooves sounds ugly and for this damnably fascinating, the goal of this collective seems to be to push desperately beyond the boundaries of antimusicality, a proposal that throws the listener into the mazes of a sonic holocaust made up of strangled winds, violated pianos, devoured guitars and annihilated percussions.

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 Peter Brotzmann, active for more than forty years in the field of the most chaotic and dissonant free jazz, has not lost his characteristic style that has made him one of the leading exponents of the European movement.

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