Letter from Ellert Bernard
- Authors: Bernard, Ellert
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Bernard, Ellert , Jazz musicians
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13559 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006443 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Bernard, Ellert , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied letter in French from Ellert Bernard who speaks on behalf of Chris McGregor's family, friends and neighbors after the publication of an article in the French newspaper Sud-Ouest which doesn't fully honors Chris McGregor's death.
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Live Wire
- Authors: Lake, Steve , Him, Christian
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13558 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006442 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the English magazine The Wire about the Moers 15th music festival in Germamy, where Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath played amongst other bands. The author of this article gives a rather negative critique on the performances.
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Mandela is my man
- Authors: John, Hans , Yipphie
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Mothle, Ernest , Riermeyer, Albrecht , Jazz musicians
- Language: German
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13548 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006431 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Mothle, Ernest , Riermeyer, Albrecht , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the German newspaper Der Zeit about Chris McGregor. This article is based on Chris McGregor's vision on music and politics. The interview has been done after Chris McGregor's concert at Quasimodo and during his tour of the German Democratic Republic. There are 3 pictures on the first page of this article. The top picture shows, from left to right, Ernest Mothle, Albrecht Riermeyer and Chris McGregor. The bottom left picture is a portrait of Johnny Dyani playing double bass and the right picture shows Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone. There is a picture of an advertisement for fruits from South Africa on the second page, untitled: "South Africa in daily Western Berlin - a chain store advertises for fruit from the Republic of racists. Boycott them!"
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Marabi in exile: From Transkei to London
- Authors: Koch, Eddie , Weinberg, Paul
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Marabi, Mabaqanga , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13551 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006434 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Marabi, Mabaqanga , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from Weekly Mail (February 20-26, 1987) with 2 pictures of Chris McGregor. The picture on the left represents Chris McGregor at the beginning of Blue Notes and the right picture shows him more than 20 years later. " Described as the only white jazz performer to become truly South Africanised, Chris McGregor has lived as exile for more than 20 years."
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May remembered 68.
- Authors: Boyd, Joe
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13499 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005746 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the magazine The Wire by Joe Boyd, ex-producer of Chris McGregor
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McGregor was more than just an exiled muso
- Authors: Gordon, Steve
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13536 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006329 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article form the newspaper Sowetan about Chris McGregor's death. There is a picture of Chris McGregor with this article.
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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: Ten years at Angoulême
- Authors: Carin, Sylviane
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Shepp, Archie , Jazz musicians
- Language: French
- Identifier: vital:13509 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005772 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Shepp, Archie , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the French newspaper Charente Libre about a concert in Angoulême, France, with Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath and Archie Shepp. There is a picture of Chris McGregor playing the piano (left) with the Brotherhood of Breath and Archie Shepp playing the tenor saxophone (front row - center).
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McGregor: the last message.
- Authors: Bethune, Christian , Rouy, Gerard
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: French
- Identifier: vital:13502 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005749 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied interview in French of Chris McGregor. "Before the fight against apartheid started to grow, he created in black and white the two bands Blue Notes and Brotherhood of Breath from the South of Africa to the French West Coast. Remember Chris McGregor...". A picture of Chris McGregor is also accompanying this interview.
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Mestre Jazz 80
- Authors: Miramo, Tomolo
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Language: French
- Identifier: vital:13575 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006531 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Description: Original program for the music festival "Mestre Jazz 80" in Italy.
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Mongs: unique stylist
- Authors: Lake, Steve
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13557 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006441 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper Melody Maker about Mongezi Feza's death. There is a portrait of Mongezi Feza playing trumpet.
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Music in a blue haze
- Authors: Lautre, Maxine
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13587 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009492 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Star about a concert by Chris McGregor and the Blue Notes at the Dorkay House, at Eloff Street in Johannesburg, South Africa. There is a picture of Chris McGregor playing piano with Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone, with this article.
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Now a jazz from distinctively South African
- Authors: Baneshik, Percy
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Dollar Brand
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13487 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005622 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Dollar Brand
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper the Rand Daily Mail about "South African sound beginning to emerge in Jazz" developed by Chris McGregor. There is also a portrait of Chris McGregor with this article.
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Personal background from an application for a cultural grant
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13569 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006523 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied five pages from the book The Classic about Chris McGregor's early life in South Africa.
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Photocopied article from the Jazz Magazine
- Authors: Azoulay, Eliane
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Dollar Brand , Mabuse, Sipho
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13485 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005620 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Dollar Brand , Mabuse, Sipho
- Description: Photocopied article in French from Jazz Magazine about the various South African bands who came to and stayed in Europe, because they were forbidden in their country. There is a short interview of Chris McGregor about his return in South Africa in 1987 and announcing his forthcoming recording with the band Brotherhood of Breath.
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Program: Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Parker, Evan , Miller, Harry , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13567 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006453 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Parker, Evan , Miller, Harry , Jazz musicians
- Description: Original program of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath concert version of T.B.S. (Tebugo's Birthday Song) in the second half of the concert, the premiere of "Our God is a consuming Fire", suite written by Chris McGregor. The names of the players are also in the program as well as some extracts from newspaper's articles and recordings advertising. There are 2 pictures on this program. Chris McGregor is on the left picture and the right picture shows Louis Moholo playing drums.
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SA Jazz great for Cape Festival
- Authors: Albert, Don
- Subjects: Jazz , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Pukwana, Dudu , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Miller, Harry , Mothle, Ernest , Carling Circle , Jazz Legends Awards , Carling Jazz Festival
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13469 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001389 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Pukwana, Dudu , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Miller, Harry , Mothle, Ernest
- Description: Article from the newspaper The Star announcing a concert by Chris McGregor with the band Brotherhood of Breath at the Carling Jazz Festival, held in Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, after winning an award at the Jazz Legends Awards. There is also a picture of Chris McGregor with the article.
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Sincere jazz takes a bow on the Brow
- Authors: Baneshik, Percy
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13488 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005710 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper Rand Daily Mail about a concert by Chris McGregor and his jazz band at Hillbrow.
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Sometimes black, sometimes white urges Africa to Mainz Open Ohr Festival
- Authors: Deul, Dieter
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Open Ohr Festival , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: German
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13525 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006102 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Open Ohr Festival , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the German newspaper Metropol-Gesellschaft about the music Open Ohr Festival in Mainz, Germany, where Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath is playing.
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Spirits - Rejoice
- Authors: Moholo, Louis , Williams, Richard
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feni, Dumile , Patience, Princess , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13562 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006446 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feni, Dumile , Patience, Princess , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied album cover of Spirits/Rejoice. On the first page Louis Moholo is dedicating the "music to the memory of [his] brothers and sister". On the second page, from left to right, a photo of Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza and Harry Miller and on the third page, from left to right Johnny Dyani and Chris McGregor. On the fourth page there is a picture of Louis Moholo and on the last page a photo of the Blue Notes in 1964.
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