Vladimir Rezitsky

In the second half of the 70’s a similar, but jazzier line was taken by the jazz band Arkhangelsk (from jazz to free jazz). It is interesting, that the founder and the leader of the band, saxophonist Vladimir Rezitsky, played more modernly than Chekasin. Actually, Vladimir Petrovich Reznitsky was the first saxophonist, who played as modernly as the leaders of European avant-garde jazz – Peter Brotzmann, Willem Boecker, Evan Parker – with a fine technique