The Globe Unity Orchestra
- Type: Orchestra
- Country: Germany
- Born: November 3, 1966 in Berlin, Germany
- Active: 1966 - 2006
Biography
The Globe Unity Orchestra is a free jazz orchestra founded in Berlin in 1966 by Alexander von Schlippenbach. A cornerstone of European free improvisation, it united players such as Peter Br枚tzmann, Evan Parker and Kenny Wheeler in large-ensemble collective improvisation. Its main activity ran to 1987, with 40th-anniversary concerts held in 2006. It remains the defining large ensemble of European free jazz.
The Globe Unity Orchestra Discography
- Globe Unity (1967) - Album - rated 3.8/5
- Improvisations (1978) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- Compositions (1979) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- Intergalactic Blow (1983) - Album - rated 3.78/5