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Peter Brötzmann
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Saxophonists · 1941–2023

Peter Brötzmann

German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1941–2023)

Born
6 March 1941
Remscheid
Died
22 June 2023
Wuppertal
Country
Germany
Active
1967–
Record labels
CIMP, FMP/Free Music Production
Discography
126 albums

Biography

Peter Brötzmann was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Peter Brötzmann was born on 6 March 1941 in Remscheid and died on 22 June 2023 in Wuppertal. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: CIMP and FMP/Free Music Production. The discography here lists 126 albums, from “Balls” (1970) to “Live in Wiesbaden” (2026). Honours include European Film Award for Best Composer (2021).

Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – 22 June 2023) was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz. Throughout his career, he released over fifty albums as a bandleader. Amongst his many collaborators were key figures in free jazz, including Derek Bailey, Anthony Braxton and Cecil Taylor, as well as experimental musicians such as Keiji Haino and Charles Hayward. His 1968 Machine Gun became "one of the landmark albums of 20th-century free jazz".

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Balls 1970
Live in Berlin '71 1971 · Live
FMP 130 1973
Hot Lotta 1973
Outspan No 1 1975
Tschüs 1975
Solo 1976
Ein Halber Hund Kann Nicht Pinkeln 1977
Schwarzwaldfahrt 1977
3 Points and a Mountain 1979
The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat 1979
Atsugi Concert 1980
Edelgard..., Maar Helaas! 1981
Opened, but Hardly Touched 1981 · Live
14 Love Poems 1984
Pica Pica 1984
Go-No-Go 1987
Low Life 1987
Réservé 1989
In a State of Undress 1990
Last Home 1990
Wie das Leben so Spielt 1990
No Nothing 1991
Dare Devil 1992
Funny Rat 1992 · Live
Visions & Blueprints 1992
Love Comes Like Sour To Milk 1993
Sacred Scrape 1994 · Live
Songlines 1994
The Dried Rat-Dog 1994
Nothing to Say: A Suite of Breathless Motion Dedicated to Oscar Wilde 1996
進化してゆく恥じらい、或いは加速する原罪 1996
The “WELS” Concert (Parts 1–3) 1997 · Live
1 / 2 / 3 1998
Neurotransmitter 1998
Stalker Songs 1998
Invisible Touch 1999 · Live
Live at the Empty Bottle 1999 · Live
Noise of Wings 1999
Fuck de Boere 2001 · Live
Live at Nefertiti 2001 · Live
Solo - Right as Rain 2001
Subtle Twister 2001
The Atlanta Concert 2001 · Live
Nothung 2002 · Live
Organized Chaos 2002
Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink 2003
Danquah Circle 2003
Never Too Late But Always Too Early 2003 · Live
Sharp Knives Cut Deeper 2003
Soria Moria 2003
The Ink Is Gone 2003
medicina 2003
14 Love Poems Plus 10 More 2004
Live at Spruce Street Forum 2004 · Live
Petroglyphs 2004 · Live
Tales Out of Time 2004
Live at the 'Bottle' Fest 2005 2005 · Live
Full Blast 2006 · Live
Guts 2006
Live in Beirut 2005 2006 · Live
No Hard Feelings: For Steve Lacy 2006
Total Music Meeting 1977 Berlin 2006 · Live
The Fat Is Gone 2007
Born Broke 2008
Funny Rat/s 2 2008 · Live
Head On 2008 · Live
The Brain of the Dog in Section 2008
Berg- Und Talfahrt - A Night In Sana'a 2009
Funny Rat/s 3 ...Flying Crow... 2009
Hairy Bones 2009 · Live
Lost & Found 2009
Brøtzmann / Drake 2010 · Live
Goosetalks 2010 · Live
Volda 2010
Woodcuts 2010
Dolunay 2011
...the worse the better 2012
Going All Fancy 2012 · Live
Solo + Trio Roma 2012 · Live
Solo At Dobialab 2012 · Live
Yatagarasu 2012 · Live
I Am Here Where Are You 2013 · Live
Solid and Spirit 2013
Dead and Useless 2014
Mental Shake 2014
Mollie's in the Mood 2014
Soulfood Available 2014 · Live
Whatthefuckdoyouwant 2014 · Live
Modern Persuasion 2015
Münster Bern 2015 · Live
Two City Blues 1 2015
Two City Blues 2 2015 · Live
...The Worse the Better 2016 · Live
A Crack to Beauty 2016 · Live
Beautiful Lies 2016
Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann 2016
Conversations About Not Eating Meat 2016
Ears Are Filled With Wonder 2016
Song Sentimentale 2016 · Live
The Message: Live at Kargart 2016 · Live
Sex Tape 2017 · Live
SweetSweat 2017 · Live
Crowmoon 2018
Ouroboros 2018
Sparrow Nights 2018
Fifty Years After... 2019 · Live
I Surrender Dear 2019
Live at the Empty Bottle 2019 · Live
At Mu 2020 · Live
Memories of a Tunicate 2020
South Moon Under (The Red Hook Concert) 2020 · Live
The Catch of a Ghost 2020 · Live
Tongue in a Bell 2020 · Live
An Eternal Reminder of Not Today / Live at Moers 2022 · Live
Historic Music Past Tense Future 2022 · Live
Jazz in der Kammer Nr. 71 2022 · Live
Catching Ghosts 2023 · Live
Naked Nudes 2023 · Live
TRIANGLE – LIVE at OHM, 1987 2023 · Live
Butterfly Mushroom 2024 · Live
Chicken Shit Bingo 2024
Complete Link 2024 · Live
Ranging 2024 · Live
The Quartet 2025 · Live
Live in Wiesbaden 2026 · Live · Not Two Records

Awards

  • 2021 European Film Award for Best Composer

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Peter Brötzmann play?

Peter Brötzmann is known for playing saxophone.

When and where was Peter Brötzmann born?

Peter Brötzmann was born 6 March 1941 in Remscheid.

What are Peter Brötzmann's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Live in Wiesbaden (2026), Balls (1970), Live in Berlin '71 (1971), FMP 130 (1973) and Hot Lotta (1973).

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