The Bishop's Move

The Bishop's Move is a live album that combines two trios, one led by saxophonist Evan Parker, and the other led by saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. It was recorded on May 19, 2003, at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Quebec, Canada, and was released in 2004 by Les Disques Victo. Parker is accompanied by pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach and drummer Paul Lytton, while Brötzmann is joined by bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. Reception In a review for AllMusic, François Couture described the album as "a magical 75 minutes of relentless improvising, with a constant shift between open-ended sharing and thrust-and-parry dynamics." He wrote: "Most supergroups don't live up to expectations, but this one delivers all the promises contained within its name." The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a titanic encounter," and stated: "Parker's group and Brötzmann's seem to face off cross the Victoriaville stage and argue like dissenters at some ancient debate. Except the language is entirely of now and constantly evolving."