{"product_id":"peter-brtzmann-free-jazz-revolution-and-the-politics-of-improvisation-9781915672407","title":"Peter Br?tzmann: Free-Jazz, Revolution and the Politics of Improvisation","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplores the heroic life and revolutionary music of the pioneering German saxophonist, and the radical social and political convictions that informed them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Br?tzmann\u003c\/i\u003e is the first ever, full-length, English-language biography of one of the most fascinating and inspiring personalities in the history of Western improvised music - and one of the key artistic figures to emerge from the socio-cultural tumult of the 1960s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive interviews with Br?tzmann and key associates, it traces the German saxophonist's crucial role as a pioneer of European free jazz, his restless travels and collaborations and his eventual superstardom, examining the life and work of a fiercely uncompromising artist with a reputation for gruff intensity and total commitment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDigging deep into the history and aesthetics of free jazz in Europe and beyond, it provides detailed analysis of music by Br?tzmann and other major figures, while positioning Br?tzmann's work - and the wider free jazz milieu - in the context of the revolutionary left-wing, humanist and utopian ideals that inspired and underpinned it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth intimate and wide-ranging, it tells the story of a man and a music that changed the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Spicer \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, broadcaster, improviser and poet. He writes about music for \u003ci\u003eThe Wire, Jazzwise, Songlines, WeJazz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Turkish Psychedelic Music Explosion: Anadolu Psych (1965 - 1980)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Repeater","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185782915346,"sku":"9781915672407","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff93f5fc-7554-4143-a5ed-13710533fe1a.jpg?v=1744587288","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/peter-brtzmann-free-jazz-revolution-and-the-politics-of-improvisation-9781915672407","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}