''Guts'' is an album by

Joe McPhee Joe McPhee (born November 3, 1939) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist born in Miami, Florida, a player of tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, flugelhorn and valve trombone. McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and is ...

Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann (born 6 March 1941) is a German saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Early life Brötzmann was born in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He studied painting in Wuppertal and was involved with the Fluxus movement ...

, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang recorded in 2005 and released on the Okka Disc label in 2007.Joe McPhee discography
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Reception

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reviewer Phil Freeman states "While the group is capable of Ayler-esque blare, the two horn players (McPhee switches back and forth between saxophones and trumpet or cornet) can also bring things down quite a bit, murmuring introspective phrases with the rhythm section at rest. This happens during each of the two long pieces that make up ''Guts'', and it helps give the listener's ears a momentary break, but also builds tension for when the full ensemble comes back".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee, Peter Brötzmann, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang. # "Guts" – 17:41 # "Rising Spirits" – 41:16

Personnel

– alto saxophone,

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, clarinet, tárogató *

– alto saxophone,

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

* Kent Kessler – bass *Michael Zerang – drums

References

{{Joe McPhee Peter Brötzmann live albums Joe McPhee live albums 2007 live albums Collaborative albums