McGregor: I tried to forget South Africa
- Authors: Aimé, Bernard , Loll, Jacques
- Date: 2012-09-20 , 1989
- Subjects: Jazz , Mndebele, Sonti , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Shepp, Archie , Mothle, Ernest , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Matthews, Gilbert
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13465 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001375 , Jazz , Mndebele, Sonti , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Shepp, Archie , Mothle, Ernest , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Matthews, Gilbert
- Description: Photocopied interview from the French Jazz Magazine of Chris McGregor about the evolution of his music and the music in South Africa. This article has been written when Archie Shepp joined the Brotherhood of Breath. On the first page, the top picture shows Chris McGregor at the time of the interview playing Piano, and the bottom picture shows him with the Big Band Blue Notes during the '60s. There are also 2 pictures on the second page. The left one shows Chris McGregor at the Piano, the singer Sonti Mndebele and the saxophonist Archie Shepp. The picture on the right represents Chris McGregor and Archie Shepp.
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- Date Issued: 1989
Requiem for SA Jazzman
- Authors: Albert, Don
- Date: 2012-09-20 , 1990
- Subjects: Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13470 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001392 , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group)
- Description: Photocopied obituary of Chris McGregor from the newspaper The Star
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- Date Issued: 1990
Photos convey magic of '60s jazz scene
- Authors: Accone, Darryl
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Breakey, Basil , Mpale, Dennis , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Ibrahim, Abdullah -- 1934- , Dollar Brand -- 1934-
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13467 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001383 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Breakey, Basil , Mpale, Dennis , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Ibrahim, Abdullah -- 1934- , Dollar Brand -- 1934-
- Description: Photocopied article form the newspaper Star Tonight about Basil Breakey and how he met other contemporary jazz musicians such as Chris McGregor and Abdullah Ibrahim.
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- Date Issued: 1989
A fraternal breath
- Authors: Marmande, Francis
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13598 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012254 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz
- Description: Photocopied article from the French newspaper Le Monde about Chris McGregor's death. "The pianist and composer born in South Africa, Chris McGregor, died of cancer. He was 54."
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Blue Notes, White and Black - The Unique White Child
- Authors: Lorrai, Marcello , Dimonopoli, Gregorio
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Martin, Costant
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13591 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012246 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Martin, Costant
- Description: Two photocopied articles from the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto. The first article is an obituary of Chris McGregor and the second article is a conversation between the journalist and the critic and McGregor's friend Costant Martin. A picture of Chris McGregor at the time of Blue Notes is also accompanying this article.
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Brotherhood of Breath : Ronnie Scott's Sun
- Authors: Mackness, Kerstan
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz Musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13594 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012250 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz Musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from Time Out London about the origins, the evolution and the musical influences of Brotherhood of Breath.
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Chris - The Brother I loved.
- Authors: McGregor, Tony , Goldblatt, David
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13535 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006325 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa)
- Description: Photocopied interview of Tony McGregor, Chris McGregor's brother from the newspaper Vrye Weekblad. "With his imagination and his fingers, Chris McGregor created a rich legacy of music, infused with the complex rhythms and harmonies of Africa. Tony McGregor remembers his brother, the jazz giant who died in 1990.". A picture of the Blue Notes with (from left to right) Dudu Pukwana, Sammy Maritz, Chris McGregor and Mongezi Feza.
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Chris McGregor "Brotherhood of Breath"
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz
- Language: German
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13687 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012693
- Description: Photocopied article in German about Chris McGregor and the Brotherhood of Breath. This article review Chris McGregor's life in exile. There is a picture of the band with the article.
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Chris McGregor Notes
- Authors: Chauvat, Alain , Renaud, Philippe
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Shepp, Archie , Country Cooking , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13513 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006090 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Shepp, Archie , Country Cooking , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Original copy of the French revue Notes. It's a long interview of Chris McGregor. On the front page there is a picture of Chris McGregor, on page 3 there is a picture of Chris McGregor playing piano, on a page 4 there is a picture of Chris McGregor bowing on stage and on page 5 there is a photo of Chris McGregor standing next to the organizer of the Nantes music festival.
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Chris McGregor, the exiled
- Authors: Clerfeuille, Sylvie
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Clegg, Johnny , Gordon, Jeff , Dollar Brand , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13515 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006092 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Clegg, Johnny , Gordon, Jeff , Dollar Brand , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Sylvie Clerfeuille, co-author of the book Musiciens afriacins des années 80 (Harmattan publishing) interviewed Chris McGregor in 1986. The article is divided into 5 questions: "How many times did you go back to South Africa since 1964, and did you find any problem?", "Is your style different than the other jazz influences?", "Comments on JOhnny Clegg and Mahlatini's bands", "Why recreating a new band of 15 musicians (Brotherhood of Breath)?" and "the forthcoming projects". At the end of the article there is an announcement of a coming concert at La Villette in Paris, France and at the Montpellier Jazz Festival
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Chris McGregor: Brotherhood of Breath "Country Cooking".
- Authors: Balen, Noel
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Beckett, Harry , Matthews, Gilbert , DeFries, David , Deppa, Claude , Williamson, Steve , Whitehead, Annie , Mothle, Ernest , Biscoe, Chris
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13486 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005621 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Beckett, Harry , Matthews, Gilbert , DeFries, David , Deppa, Claude , Williamson, Steve , Whitehead, Annie , Mothle, Ernest , Biscoe, Chris
- Description: Photocopied article form the French newspaper Jazz Hot about the new recording of the Band Brotherhood of Breath "Country Cooking". Under the title, there is a list of the tracks to be found on the recording and a list of the players, then a short description of the band. There are also 2 other articles about other recordings, one about Joachim Kuhn Walter Quintus and the second one about Jean-Louis Mechali.
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Concert to honour SA jazzmen
- Authors: Albert, Don
- Subjects: Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Ibrahim, Abdullah -- 1934- , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , 100 Club
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13468 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001387 , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Ibrahim, Abdullah -- 1934- , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group)
- Description: Photocopied article which announces a concert tributed to Chris McGregor and all the members of Brotherhood of Breath, who died at the 100 Club, London.
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Daily Telegraph - Chris McGregor
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13702 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012713
- Description: Photocopied epitaph of Chris McGregor from the newspaper Daily Telegraph.
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Homage to Brother Chris
- Authors: Frech, Ida , Armand, Inessa
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13530 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006108 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied homage from the magazine Africa Sports and Lifestyle about Chris McGregor. There are 4 pictures with this article. On the first page a picture of Chris McGregor playing the piano, on the third page, the top picture shows Chris McGregor and the below picture shows 3 members of the Blue Notes (from left to right) Dudu Pukwana, Nikele Mayoke and Louis Moholo and on the fourth page there is a picture of the Blue Notes in 1964.
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Honks from a rain barrel
- Authors: Fordham, John
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13528 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006105 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied obituary of Dudu Pukwana from the newspaper The Guardian. A picture of Dudu Pukwana is also accompanying this article.
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Interview Chris McGregor
- Authors: Chauvat, Alain , Renaud, Philippe , Gignoux, Dany
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13514 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006091 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied interview of Chris McGregor. There are 2 pictures with this article. On the first page there is a photo of the Brotherhood of Breath rehearsing and on the second page a picture of Chris McGregor playing the piano.
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Jazzman dies in France
- Authors: Dowson, Jeremy
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13526 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006103 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Argus about Chris McGregor's death. There is a photo of Chris McGregor on top of the article and also a handwritten message.
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McGregor's (discography) return
- Authors: Russ, Jacques
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Beckett, Harry , Ranku, Lucky , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Matthews, Gilbert , Big Band
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13466 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001382 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Beckett, Harry , Ranku, Lucky , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Matthews, Gilbert
- Description: Photocopied article from the French newspaper La Dépêche about a reissue of one of Chris McGregor's live CD's "Thunderbolt". There is a picture of Chris McGregor titled "a posthumous return in the record stores". At the back of this photocopied article there is a hand written note in French: "Kisses! Did you get the chance to have last Saturday's La Dépêche? See you soon".
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McGregor: Without leaving an address
- Authors: Loupien, Serge
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz Musicians
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13593 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012249 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz Musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the French newspaper Libération about Chris McGregor's death. The author relates his life. A picture of Chris McGregor wearing a music notes shirt and pulling his hair is also accompanying the article.
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Music Universe
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13734 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012748
- Description: Photocopied article from the New Zealand Jazziz Magazine about Maxine McGregor's book "Chris McGregor and The Brotherhood of Breath" (Bamberger Books).
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