He was part of the core of the Free jazz scene in New York in the 1960s. There, alto saxophonist Marion Brown was part of the band with which
John Coltrane recorded the Free jazz manifesto
Ascension in 1965. In the late 1960s, Brown could be found mostly in Europe where he recorded, among others, the album
Porto Novo (1967) in Holland with
Han Bennink and Maarten Altena. First released Mary Ann
… contains live recordings from April 1969 at the Lila Eule Club in Bremen. Here, with a German/American quartet, Brown gave a long and intense concert. The saxophonist was convinced that even free jazz - no matter how atonal and eccentric - should always swing and let his saxophone with bluesy undertones scream and yell on African rhythms. A wanton and energetic whole. (MR)more
