30 giugno 2026

Torna alla luce - stavolta solo in formato digitale, dopo una prima apparizione in cd a tiratura limitatissima nel 2007 - la registrazione effettuata il 29 giugno 1980 a Sens (Francia) di un breve e raro duetto di Peter Brötzmann (1941-2023) con l'amico carissimo (e quasi perfetto coetaneo) Harry Miller (1941-1983). Alla pubblicazione provvede a Chicago, oggi come allora, Corbett vs. Dempsey: Brötzmann & Miller.

Although they worked together extensively, including their trio with drummer Louis Moholo, Peter Brötzmann and Harry Miller rarely played as a duet. The German saxophonist and clarinetist was extremely fond of the South African bassist, who was a mainstay of groups like Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath and his own ensemble Isipingo. Three years before his untimely death in a car accident in 1983, Miller joined Brötzmann for a short set of improvisations and a version of bassist Charlie Haden's classic Song for Ché, demonstrating their tremendous kinship and the warmth that was an underacknowledged part of the saxophonist's fiery musical persona. The late Dutch producer Dick Lucas, who started Data Records, offered his audience recording of the concert to Corbett vs. Dempsey. It was issued in 2007 in an edition of 200, with the first 50 hand-signed by Brötzmann.

https://corbettvsdempsey.bandcamp.com/brotzmann-miller