Eventually Bennink, on the shell, and Brötzmann, on tenor, duel for a few moments, dancing around like two birds in flight (the shell/sax combo appears again on "Filet Americain").
It opens with Bennink and Van Hove's scraping abstractions, which cease upon Brötzmann's entrance. The title track is perhaps the best indicator of what this record is all about. Van Hove is a diverse player, as his lickety-split calisthenics merge effortlessly with the influences of jazz and classical music. However, what also makes this release so enticing is the album's quieter moments, particularly when Van Hove and Bennink engage in active discourse. Sure, the sonic blasts are here, with Brötzmann's take-no-prisoners approach leading the group to meet his challenge.
PETER BROTZMANN BALLS FULL
Given the participants and its subtitle, "Free Action!", one might expect that the nearly hour-long program is full of bombast and torrential intensity.
PETER BROTZMANN BALLS SERIES
Originally recorded on one August day in 1970, the record has been out of print for some time Atavistic's reissue on its Unheard Music Series imprint sweetens the deal by including two new unreleased tracks from the era ("Untitled 1" and "Untitled 2"). At the time of the recording, the trio had been playing together for some time, including forming the nucleus for a number of other recordings (including both the groundbreaking Machine Gun and Nipples offerings). Following on the heels of European Echoes, Balls was the second release by the German FMP label it remains one of the great documents of Peter Brötzmann's core late-sixties/early-seventies trio with pianist Fred Van Hove and drummer Han Bennink.
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