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{{Infobox album
| name       = Guts
| type       = Live
| artist     = [[Joe McPhee]], [[Peter Brötzmann]], [[Kent Kessler]] and Michael Zerang
| cover      = Guts (Joe McPhee and Peter Brötzmann album).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 2007
| recorded   = August 3, 2005
| venue      =
| studio     = the Empty Bottle in Chicago
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 58:57
| label      = Okka Disc <small>OD12062</small>
| producer   = Bruno Johnson and Peter Brötzmann
| chronology = [[Joe McPhee]]
| prev_title = [[Roulette at Location One]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [[The Open Door (Joe McPhee album)|The Open Door]]
| next_year  = 2005
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[Peter Brötzmann]]
| prev_title = [[No Hard Feelings: For Steve Lacy]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| title      = Guts
| year       = 2005
| type       = live
| next_title = [[Full Blast (Peter Brötzmann album)|Full Blast]]
| next_year  = 2006
}}
}}
'''''Guts''''' is an album by [[Joe McPhee]], [[Peter Brötzmann]], [[Kent Kessler]] and Michael Zerang recorded in 2005 and released on the Okka Disc label in 2007.<ref name="Joe McPhee discography">[http://joemcphee.com/guts.html Joe McPhee discography] accessed May 4, 2015</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="AAJ">Horton, L., [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/guts-joe-mcphee-okka-disk-review-by-lyn-horton.php All About Jazz Review], August 2, 2007</ref>
}}
[[Allmusic]] reviewer Phil Freeman states "While the group is capable of [[Albert Ayler|Ayler]]-esque blare, the two horn players (McPhee switches back and forth between saxophones and trumpet or cornet) can also bring things down quite a bit, murmuring introspective phrases with the rhythm section at rest. This happens during each of the two long pieces that make up ''Guts'', and it helps give the listener's ears a momentary break, but also builds tension for when the full ensemble comes back".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Phil |last=Freeman |class=album |id=mw0001623480 |title=''Guts'' – Review |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
All compositions by Joe McPhee, Peter Brötzmann, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang.
# "Guts" – 17:41
# "Rising Spirits" – 41:16
== Personnel ==
*[[Peter Brötzmann]] – [[alto saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]], [[clarinet]], [[tárogató]]
*[[Joe McPhee]] – [[alto saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]], [[trumpet]]
*[[Kent Kessler]] – [[Double bass|bass]]
*Michael Zerang – [[Drum kit|drums]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Joe McPhee}}
{{Peter Brötzmann}}
[[Category:Peter Brötzmann live albums]]
[[Category:Joe McPhee live albums]]
[[Category:2007 live albums]]
[[Category:2007 collaborative albums]]