Köln
Live album by
Last Exit
Released1990 (1990)
RecordedFebruary 1986 (1986-02) at Alter Wartesaal, Köln
GenreFree jazz
Length38:00
LabelITM
ProducerLast Exit
Last Exit chronology
Best of Live
(1990)		 Köln
(1990)		 Headfirst into the Flames
(1993)

Köln is the fourth live album by the free jazz group Last Exit, released in 1990 by ITM Records.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

In a review for AllMusic, John Dougan wrote: "Another live set from the 1986 tour, Köln could well be the best of the bunch... the record's release was postponed for a couple of years. But man, was it ever worth the wait. Open up and burn."[2]

Writing for Trouser Press, Greg Kot stated: "Sharrock has said he first met Jackson on the way to the group's first concert a few days before, and the lack of rehearsal brings spontaneity, energy and a palpable tension to the group interaction. The nineteen minutes of 'Hard School' are as harrowing as they are unrelenting, with Brötzmann, goaded by Jackson, coming out screaming and later inciting Sharrock to join in the carnage."[4]

In a 2005 review for All About Jazz, John Eyles commented: "It is incredible to think that these recordings were made some twenty years ago; this music has a timeless quality and its influence has been immense in the decades since it was recorded, on groups like Napalm Death, Naked City, Aufgehoben No Process, and others. Last Exit remains as in your face and impossible to ignore as ever."[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Peter Brötzmann, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Bill Laswell, Sonny Sharrock, except "Brain Damage" by Ronald Shannon Jackson

No.TitleLength
1."Hard School"18:28
2."Brain Damage"6:04
3."Taking a Beating"2:50
4."Last Call"4:17
5."Dark Heart"6:21

Personnel

Last Exit
Technical personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Germany 1990 ITM CD ITM 1446
Japan 1995 Atavistic CD ALP252CD

References

  1. ↑ Kot, Greg (2007). "Last Exit". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Dougan, John. "Köln". Allmusic. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 656.
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg (2007). "Last Exit". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Eyles, John (December 29, 2005). "Last Exit: Koln". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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