Peter Brötzmann, Han Bennink, Fred Van Hove

Tip! The two recent Outspan 1 & 2 in a (slightly discounted) bundle. Joining their longstanding dedication to the back catalog of the legendary German imprint, FMP, Cien Fuegos returns with the first ever reissues of two towering artefacts of European free jazz / improvisation from the 1970s, the quartet of Peter Brötzmann, Han Bennink, Albert Mangelsdorff, and Fred Van Hove’s Outspan No 1, and the trio of Peter Brötzmann, Han Bennink, and Fred Van Hove’s Outspan No 2. Both recorded live in 1974 and released the following year, before falling out of print for much of the time since, each is an astounding gesture of spontaneous creativity that remains vital, like a kick to the gut, nearly a half century on, and represent high-water marks in the output of each of these seminal artists.