Cory Library and Historical Archives

Breath of fresh air

Item

Hyder, Ken, “Breath of fresh air”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 31 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/3545

Title

Breath of fresh air

Creator

Hyder, Ken

Description

Photocopied article from the English magazine Melody Maker about Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath. "Chris McGregor is the wizard of jazz. He is an alchemist who brews up a mixture of African, European and American influences. He puts a spell on a dozen or more musicians from widely differing backgrounds and he calls the whole potion The Brotherhood of Breath". There is a picture of Chris McGregor with this article untitled "Wizard of Jazz".

Date Issued

1973

Subject

McGregor, Chris--1936-1990

Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group)

Jazz

Jazz musicians

Type

Article

Rights

The Chris McGregor Jazz Collection, having been signed over to Rhodes University as a donation, is open for research. Copyright in the photographs and published texts resides with Maxine McGregor and other copyright owners. To obtain a license for the use of photographs in the collection, contact Maxine McGregor, Moulin de Madone 47380, Pinel-Hauterive, FRANCE – Cell 0795923219 or maxinemcgregor@gmail.com

Language

English

Source

Melody Maker

Extent

1 page

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006426

Item sets

Chris McGregor Jazz Collection

Media

vital_13543+SOURCEPDF+SOURCEPDF.0.pdf

Hyder, Ken, “Breath of fresh air”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 31 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/3545